The Handmaid to Private Devotion, Part 21 · Wednesday
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enemies; for I fly to thee to helpe me, verse 9.
Be mercifull vntounto mee, and blesse mee, and shew the light of thy countenance vponupon mee, and be mercifull vntounto me, Psal. 67. 1.
God is the Lord who hath shewed vsus light; binde the sacrifice with cords to the hornes of the Altar, Psal. 118. 27.
There is sprung vp a light for the righteous, and ioyfull gladnesse for such as be true of heart, Psal. 97. 11.
Reioyce in the Lord, O yee Righteous, and giuegive thankes for a remembrance of his holinesse, verse 12.
I will consider the heauens, euen the worke of thy fingers; the Moone, the Starres which thou hast ordained, Psal. 8. 3.
The Heauens declare the glory of God, and the Firmament sheweth his handy work, Psal. 19. 1.
In them hath hee set a Tabernacle for the Sunne, which commeth forth as a Bridegroome out of his chamber, and reioyceth as a Gyant to runne his course, verse 5.
It goeth forth from the vttermost part of heauen, and runneth about to the end of it againe, and nothing is hid from the heate thereof, verse 6.
The Lord is my light and my saluation, whom then shall I feare? The Lord is the strength of my life, of whom then shall I be afraid? Psal. 27. 1.
Though I should walke through the valley of the shadow of death I will feare no euill, for thou art with me; thy Rod and thy Staffe they comfort me, Psal. 23. 4.
Surely kindnesse and mercy shall follow mee all the dayes of my life; and I shall remaine a long season in the house of the Lord, verse 6.
The admonition for Wednesday morning, being an exhortation to mercy, wherevnto our Sauiour ascribeth the fifth Beatitude.
THE ANALYSIS.
Mercy is a vertue highly to be esteemed, and carefully to be practised, because it is
1 Our onley plea and hope.
2 The soueraigne attribute of God.
3 His strickt charge to vsus.
4 That vponupon which hee proceedeth in the last Iudgement.
5 A choice fruit of the Spirit.
6 The Saints constant practise.
7 The Touch-stone of true Religion.
8 The assurance of our saluation.
9 The meanes to obtaine manifold blessings in this life, and in the life to come.
THE TEXTS.
ENter not into iudgement with thy seruants,Saluation by Mercy. O Lord, for in thy sight shall no man liuing be iustified, Psal. 143. 2.
The Lord grant vntounto him that he may finde mercy of the Lord in that day, 2 Tim. 1. 18.
That he might make knowne the riches of his glory on the vessels of mercy, Rom. 9. 23.
For God hath concluded all vnderunder vnbeliefe, that hee might hauehave mercy vponupon all, Rom. 10. 31.
And the Lord passed by before him,It is the most eminent attribute to God. and proclaimed, The Lord, the Lord God, mercifull and gracious, long suffering, and abundant in goodnesse and in truth, Exod. 34. 6.
Keeping mercy for thousands, forgiuing iniquity, transgression and sinne, ver. 7.
God is rich in mercy, Ephesians 2. 4.
Thy mercy, O Lord, is in the Heauens, and thy faithfulnesse reacheth to the Clouds, Psalme 36. 5.
For thou, Lord, art good and ready to forgiue, and plenteous in mercy to all them that call vponupon thee, Psal. 86. 5.
The Lord is gracious and full of compassion; slow to anger, and of great mercy, Psal. 145. 8.
The Lord is good vntounto all, and his tender mercies are ouer all his workes, ver. 9.
Blessed be God, the Father of our Lord Iesus Christ, the Father of mercy, and God of all comfort, 2 Cor. 1. 3.
He hath shewed thee,Precepts of mercy. O man, what is good; and what doth the Lord require of thee, but to doe iustly, and louelove mercy, &c. Micah 6. 8.
Thus speaketh the Lord, Execute true iudgement, and shew mercy and compassion eueryevery man to his brother, Zach. 7 9.
Be ye mercifull as your father also is mercifull, Luke 6. 36.
GiueGive Almes of those things which are within, and behold all things shall bee cleane to you, Luke 11. 41.
Sell that yee hauehave, and giuegive Almes, Luk. 12. 13.
Be yee kinde one to another; tender-hearted, forgiuing one another, euen as God, for Christs sake, hath forgiuen you, Ephes. 4. 32.
I will hauehave mercy, and not sacrifice, Hos. 6. 6 Mat. 9. 13.
Put on therefore, as the Elect of God, bowels of mercy, &c. Col. 3. 12.
To doe good and communicate forget not, for with such sacrifices God is well pleased, Hebr. 3. 16.
Finally, be ye all of one minde, hauing compassion one of another, louelove as brethren; be pittifull, be courteous, 1 Pet. 3. 8.
Remember those that are in bonds, as though yee were bound with them, Heb. 13. 3.
Come ye blessed of my Father;The last iudgement proceeds vponupon works of mercy. inherit the Kingdome prepared for you, from the foundations of the world, Mat. 25. 34.
For I was hungry, and ye gaue me meat, ver. 35.
I was thirsty, and ye gaue mee drinke, &c.
In that ye did it to the least of my brethren, ye did it vntounto me, ver. 40.
But the fruits of the Spirit are ioy,Mercy, the fruit of the Spirit. peace, long-suffering, gentlenesse, goodnesse, &c. Gal. 5. 22.
The fruit of the Spirit is in all goodnesse, and righteousnesse, and truth Eph. 5. 9.
If I hauehave with-held the poore from their desire;The Saints practise. if I hauehave caused the eye of the widdow to faile; if I hauehave eaten my morsell alone, and the fatherlesse hath not eaten thereof, Iob. 31. 17.
If I hauehave seene any perish for want of cloathing, Iobs.or any poore without couering, ver. 19.
If his bones hauehave not blessed me, and if hee were not warmed with the fleece of my sheepe, ver. 20.
Now there was in Ioppa a certaine woman, a Disciple called Tabitha, Tabithas.which by interpretation is called Dorcas; this woman was full of good workes and almesdeeds which she did, Act 9. 36.
There was a certaine man in Cesaria called Cornelius, Cornelius.of the band, called the Italian band, Act. 10. 1.
A deuout man, and one that feared God with all his house, which gaue much almes to the people, ver. 2.
There came a certaine Samaritane also that way,The good Samaritans and when he saw him, hee had compassion on him, Luke 10. 33.
And went to him, and bound vp his wounds, powring in Oyle and Wine, &c. ver. 34.
He said, Hee was his Neighbour that shewed mercy on him; then said Iesus to him, Goe thou, and doe likewise, ver. 37.
Now I hauehave all:Philippians. I abound, I am full, hauing receiued from Epaphroditus the things that were sent from you, an ointment of a sweet smelling sacrifice acceptable and pleasing to God, Phil. 4. 18.
The Lord giuegive mercy to Onesiphorus his house,Onesiphorus for hee oft refreshed me, and was not ashamed of my chaines, 2 Tim. 1. 16.
We hauehave great ioy and consolation in thy louelove,Philemons. because the bowels of the Saints are refreshed by thee, brother, Phil. 7.
Pure Religion, Workes of mercy, a certaine note of pure Religion.and vndefiled before God, euen the Father, is this; to to visit the fatherlesse and widdowes in their aduersities, and to keepe himselfe vnspotted of the world, Iam. 1. 27.
There shall be iudgement mercilesse to him that sheweth no mercy; In assurance of saluation, and meanes of obtaining mercy▪ at Gods hand.and mercy reioyceth against iustice, Iam. 2. 13.
Blessed are the mercifull, for they shall obtaine mercy, Mat 5. 7.
The liberall soule shall be made fat, and hee that watereth shall bee watred also himselfe, Prou. 11. 25.
GiueGive, and it shall be giuen vntounto you good measure, pressed downe, and running ouer, Luke 6. 38.
Whosoeuer shall giuegive to drink vntounto one of these little ones, a cup of cold water, only in the name of a Disciple, verily he shall not lose his reward.
THE PRAYER FOR Wednesday morning;
composed of
1. Petitions sutable to the worke of the day.
2. Motiues to workes of mercy, agreeable to the precedent exhortation.
O Lord, what is man that thou art so mindfull of him, or the sonne of man, that thou so regardest him? Thou madest so much of him, that thou madest all creatures for him; the Fowles of the Aire, Fish in the Sea, and Beasts of the Field to furnish his Table, and clothe his nakednesse, and serue his vse. The earth thou createdst to sustaine him, the water to wash and coole him, the aire to breath him, the fire to warme him, the Flowers to refresh him, the Herbes to cure him, the Fruits and Graines to nourish him, the Mines to inrich him, the precious Stones to adorne him; yea, the glorious Lamps of Heauen, The Sunne and Moone, to light him, the one in the Day, the other in the Night, and both to measure his time, to direct his husbandry, to recreate him in his trauells, to ripen his fruits and increase his store. Nay, (which farre surpasseth the glorious beames of the Sunne, and his comfortable light) thou gauest him a sure light of prophecy before the day dawne, and the daystarre arose in the Firmament of the Church, and afterwards causedst the Sunne of righteousnesse to arise vponupon him, to shine in his heart in this life by grace, and in Heauen by glory for euermore. Shall I not reioyce in this light? Shall I not open all the Casements of my soule to let it in? Shall I not account their feet beautifull, and the ground happy on which they tread, who bring me tidings of this wonderfull Light? Shall I not louelove thee aboue all things, who hast preferred mee aboue all things? Shall I not serue thee with all the faculties of my body and soule, who makest all thy Creatures serue me? What pretext can I hauehave for my ingratitude and disobedience to thee, so gracious a Lord and Master? I cannot pleade ignorance of thy Deity, for the Heauens declare thy glory, and the Firmament sheweth thy handy-worke. I cannot pretend ignorance of thy Law, for thou hast put thy Word into my mouth, and written thy Law in my heart. I cannot alledge that I neuer heard of, or saw the Light of thy Gospell, for the light came into the world, and shined in the darkenesse, and the darkenesse comprehended it not. Neuer had any Nation a more bright Sun-shine of the Gospell then ours. But we louelove darkenesse more then light, because our deeds are euill. And because we louelove darkenesse more then light, thou mightest most iustly hauehave already cast vsus into outward darkenesse. But there is mercy with thee, that thou mayest be feared; there is Balme in Gilead to cure cur deadly wounds; there is Vnctim in Christ; there is saluation in Iesus; there is redemption in his bloud; there is satisfaction in his death; there is merit in his perfect obedience; there is hope in his resurrection and ascension; and euerlasting comfort in his sitting at the right hand of his Father, to make intercession for vsus. O Eternall Aduocate, pleade my muse. Thou, who out of thy pierced side openedst to all the inhabitants of the earth a Fountaine for sinne and vncleannesse, wash mee from my wickednesse, and clense me from my sinne: grant me thy peace which thou promisest thy chosen, that my heart bee not troubled. Make an atonement for mee, and bring me into fauour, with thy Father, and my Father, thy God, and my God. And because all my hope is in thy mercy, Lord let me imitate that vertue in thee which I implore. Let mee patterne that grace in my life, which saueth my life. Let mee from my heart forgiue my brethren their trespasses, compassionate their infirmities, relieue their necessities, ease their crosses, and beare their burthens. Let the hungry hauehave neuer a iust action against me at thy Barre, for not giuing them meate, nor the thirsty for not giuing them drinke; nor the naked, for not clothing them; nor the sicke and imprisoned, for not visiting them; nor the fatherlesse and widowes for not protecting & defending them. Let me, who need abundant mercy, shew abundant mercy. Let me mete such measure to my brethren as I expect from thee. As a good childe, let mee follow the example of my heauenly Father, who (as on this day) caused the Sunne to rise vponupon the Iust and the vniust. So let the light of my knowledge, and heat of my louelove be extended to all, but especially to those of the houshold of faith. And as the Sun shineth vponupon my body, so make thy countenance shine vponupon my soule. As the Sunne draweth vp exhalations from the earth, so raise thou my thoughts and desires from earthy comforts to heauenly obiects. As the Sunne melteth Snow and Ice: so melt thou my heart frozen in the dregs of sinne. As the Snnne dispelleth all mists of darkenesse, and cleereth the Aire from all Fogs and noysome Vapours: so let thy Spirit disped all errors of my vnderstanding, and cleere my will from all fogs and fumes of noysome lusts. GiueGive mee grace to keepe a regular, constant, and vnwearied course vponupon earth, as the Sunne doth in Heauen; and to grow in grace, and increase in heauenly wisdome, as the Sunne ascendeth higher, and shineth still brighter till it bee high Noone. Lastly, the Sunne reioyceth as a Gyant to runne his course: So grant that I may cheerefully runne and finish my race, and after I hauehave finished it, receiue the reward of the Righteous, who shall shine as the Sun in the Kingdome of the Father for euermore. Amen.
The close out of Scripture.
Grant, Lord, that I may bee filled with the knowledge of thy Will in all wisdome and spirituall vnderstanding, Col. 1. 9.
That I may walke worthy of thee, & please thee in all things, being fruitfull in all good workes, and increasing in the knowledge of thee, ver. 10.
Strengthened with all might through thy glorious power vntounto all patience, and long suffering, with ioyfulnesse, ver. 11.
The Deuotion for Wednesdayes Euening.
THE HYMNE.
O GiueGive thankes vntounto the Lord, for he is gracious, and his mercy endureth for euer, Psal. 136. 1.
Which onelyonly doth wonders; for his mercy indureth for euer, ver. 4.
Which by his excellent wisedome made the Heauens; for his mercy endureth for euer, ver. 5.
Which made great lights, for his mercy endureth for euer, ver. 7.
The Sunne to rule the day; for his mercy endureth for euer, ver. 8.
The Moone and the Stars to gouerne the night; for his mercy endureth for euer, ver. 9.
He telleth the number of the Starres, and calleth them by their names, Psal. 147. 4.
He appointed the Moone for certaine seasons; and the Sun knoweth his going downe, Psal. 104. 19.
Thou makest darknesse that it may be night, wherein all the beasts of the Forrest doe moue, ver. 20.
The Sunne ariseth, and they get them away together; and lay them downe in their dens, ver. 22.
Man goeth forth vntounto his worke and to his labour vntill the Euening, ver. 23.
O Lord, our Gouernour, how excellent is thy Name in all the world, Psal. 8. 9.
The Admonition for Wednesday Euening, being an Exhortation to purity in heart, answerable to the sixth Beatitude.
THE ANALYSIS.
Purity, especially in heart, is to bee prayed for, and sought after in regard of God his
1. Speciall command for it.
2. Particular taking notice of it.
3. High esteeme and approbation thereof.
4. Gracious promises to it, of
1 Life.
2 Fauor of Kings
3 Sight of himselfe.
4 His fauour and bounty.
5 Profit by the Word.
6 Abode in Heauen.
THE TEXTS.
NOw therefore serue the Lord, 1. Precepts for it.and serue him in sinceritie of heart, and in truth, Ios. 24. 14.
Prepare your hearts vntounto the Lord, and serue him onelyonly, 1. Sam. 7. 3.
They that are of a forward heart are an abomination to the Lord, but such as are vpright in the way are his delight, Prou. 11. 20.
My sonne giuegive mee thy heart, and let thine eyes obserue my wayes, Pro. 23. 26.
Cleanse your hands yee sinners, and purge your hearts yee double-minded, Iam. 4. 8.
Serue God with a perfect heart, 2. God takes notice of it.and with a willing minde; for the Lord searcheth all hearts, and vnderstandeth all imaginations of the thoughts, 1. Chron. 28. 9.
O Ierusalem wash thine heart, Ier 4. 4.
God seeth not as man seeth; for man looketh on the outward appearance; but God iudgeth the heart, 1. Sam. 16. 7.
Thou knowest the hearts of all men, Acts 1.
He will lighten things hid in darknesse, and make the counsels of thy heart manifest, 1. Cor. 4. 5.
Thou louest truth in the inward parts, Psal. 51. 6.
Wee speake not as pleasing men but as pleasing God who tryeth the hearts, 2. Thes. 2. 4.
Let it bee the hidden man of the heart in that which is not corruptible,3. God highly esteemes it. the ornament of a meeke and quiet spirit; which is in the sight of God of great price, 1. Per. 3. 4.
Keepe the heart with all diligence;4. Promises of 1. Life. for out of it are the issues of life, Prou. 4. 23.
Hee that loueth purenesse in heart, the King shall be his friend, 2. Fauour of Kings.Prou. 22. 11.
Blessed are the pure in heart, 3. Sight of God.for they shall see God, Math. 5. 8.
Truely God is good vntounto Israel, 4. Gods fauours.euen to him that is of a cleane heart, 5. Profiting by the Word.Psal. 73. 1.
That which fell on good ground, are they which with an honest and good heart heare the Word, and keepe it, and bring forth fruits with patience, Luke 18. 15.
Who shall ascend into the Hill of the Lord;6. Abode in heauen. or who shall stand in his Holy place? Psal. 24. 3.
He that hath cleane hands, and a pure heart, verse 4.
Hee that walketh vprightly, and speaketh vprightly, &c. Isai. 33. 15.
He shall dwell on high, &c.
The Prayer for Wednesday-Euening.
Composed of
1 Petitions sutable to the sufferings of Christ on this day.
2 Motiues to perswade purity in heart, and sincerity, agreeable to the precedent exhortation.
MOst holy, blessed, and glorious God, who dwellest in light which none may approach, I miserable and sinfull creature, by nature a child of the night, and of darknesse; nay, very darknesse it selfe, am ashamed and confounded to lift vp mine eyes to heauen, or looke towards the place where thine honour dwelleth. For, I hauehave sinned against heauen and against thee, and deserue to be cast out for euer from the sight of thy face, and presence of thy glorious Maiestie into vtter darknesse which the diuel the Prince of darknesse, and his Angels that are reserued in chaines of darknesse, till the great and terrible Day of thy wrath. For that heauenly light which thou hast kindled in my heart (though I seeke to smother it neuer so much) clearely conuinceth my conscience, that I preferre the pleasures of sinne which are the workes of darknesse, before the glorious inheritance of thy Saints in light, hauing my very vnderstanding, the onelyonly light which is in me, much darkened through the ignorance that is in me, by reason of the hardnesse of my heart. And notwithstanding thou hast called mee early and late, and stretched thy hands all the day long vntounto mee, yet I hauehave walked still in the vanitie of my minde, and wearied my selfe in the wayes of wickednesse, and hauehave not hearkened to thy voice whereby I might walke in thy lawes which thou hast appointed for me. Or if for a short time I hauehave reioyced in the light of the Gospel, yet soone after I hauehave quenched thy Spirt, and hauehave giuen my selfe to wantonnesse, to worke filthinesse with greedinesse. Enter not into iudgement with thy seruant, O Lord, for in thy sight shall no man liuing be iustified. Though thou shouldest drowne all my former sinnes in the bottomelesse sea of thy mercy; yet the sins of this day alone giuegive sufficient euidence against mee, to condemne mee. My vnsanctified desires, and impure thoughts, and vaine imaginations, and idle words, and vnfruitfull workes make mee vnexcusable before thee. I cannot answer for my abuse of the creatures, mis-spending my time which is most precious, & ouerstipping many occasions of doing good. How negligent hauehave I beene in the duties of my calling? How cold and dull in my exercises of Religion? How defectiue in the confession of my sinnes? How carelesse in applying the soueraigne remedies of the Word? My very prayers which I make vntounto thee for the supplying of all my wants, and healing of all my infirmities, are accompanied with so many wants and infirmities, that I hauehave neede to aske pardon for these my imperfect prayers. Lord giuegive mee a sense of my stupidity and senselesnesse, and a feruent desire of more feruency and zeale, and true remorse and sorrow for want of remorse and sorrow for these my sinnes. And because that I know not how to pray as I ought, let thy Spirit make intercession for me with sighs and grones which cannot be expressed, and let the bloud of thy Sonne speake better things for mee then the bloud of Abel. O let not the glorious light of Heauen goe downe vponupon thy displeasure against me, but for thy decre Sonne, Iesus Christ his sake, who is the pr… pitiation for my sinnes, be reconciled vntounto mee while it is called to day, that I may finde rest vntounto my soule this night, together with the comfortable refreshing of my body by sleepe. So shall I neuer cease with a ioyfull heart, and a cheerefull voice, to praise thee for thine vnspeakable louelove in electing me to eternall life in Heauen, before thou hadst laid the foundations of the earth: Thy goodnesse in creating mee after thine owne Image; thy mercy in redeeming mee with the bloud of thine onelyonly begotton Sonne; thy grace in calling mee to the knowledge of thy truth; and thy fatherly care in safely protecting me, mercifully correcting, and liberally prouiding for me euer since the day thou breathedst into me the breath of life. GiueGive me yet more, O Lord. What wilt thou giuegive me? GiueGive mee a thankefull heart for all these inestimable fauours of thine infinite louelove, that I may continually blesse thee for thy continuall blessings, with the dew of thy grace descending vponupon me, alwaies beginning the day with thy mercy, and ending it with thy praise. Blessed Redeemer, who wert this day sold for thirty pieces of Siluer, redeeme me from the thraldome of sinne, and neuer suffer mee with Ahab, to sell my selfe to worke wickednesse against thee. Let the heinousnesse of Iudas his sinne, and the horrour of his punishment deterre me from betraying thy truth for any worldly aduantage whatsoeuer. O Bread of Life, which hungredst for my sake; O Source of the Springs of Libanon, who thirstedst for my sake; O Ioy of all mankinde, which sorrowedst for me; O Truth it selfe and fidelity, which wast by false trechery betrayed for my sake; O the true Wedding garment which wast stript for mee; O the Redemption and ransome of the world, who wert sold for my sake; O the Life and Resurrection of all that hope in thee, who dyedst for me; imprint thy louelove so deepe into my heart, that neither hunger, nor thirst, nor sorrow, nor nakednesse, nor trechery, nor thraldome, nor hope of reward, nor feare of persecution, nor life, nor death may race it out. Was it not enough, O Lord, to become man for mee, but thou must become a seruant? Was it not enough as a seruant to bee scourged for me, but must thou also, like a bondslaue, bee sold for me, that am a bond-slaue of Satan, sold vnderunder sinne? Was it not too much to be sold, but must thou bee sold at so vile a price as thirty pieces of siluer? Was no means thought meane enough to abase thee? The cheaper thou wert sold, the dearer I cost thee; for thou gauest not onelyonly thy liberty and life, but thy estimation also for mee. The lower thou wert abased, the higher thou hast exalted mee. The lesse was giuen for thee, the more I owe thee, who wert content to bee prized solow, and made of no reputation for me. O strange ransome! The Redeemer is sold, that the sold bond-slaue may be redeemed. O admirable iudgement! The righteous is condemned, that the vnrighteous may righteously bee acquitted. O wonderfull cure! The Physician is sicke, and dyeth, that the Patient may liue. Me…ke Sauiour, thou foresawest that the Diuell would enter into Iudas before hee entered. Thou knewest that hee would betray thee, yet thou chosest him: that hee would lift vp his foot against thee, yet thou shoddest him with the preparation of the Gospell of peace: that hee would sell thee, yet thou trustedst him with thy Purse: that the poyson of Aspes was vnderunder his lip, yet thou sufferedst him to touch thy Lips in which there was no guile, and seale them with a kisse; and gently vnsealing them, thou saidst no more to him but, Friend, how camest thou hither? Doest thou betray the Sonne of man with a kisse? Sweet Sauiour, how wilt thou entertaine thy friends, when thou thus intreatedst thy trecherous seruant? Thou who wert so good to him, that was so bad, as worse neuer was; how will thy grace and goodnesse abound to them that excell in vertue. If thou sufferedst a Traitor to kisse thee, thou wilt neuer resuse to cheere vp the drooping countenance of a penitent sinner with a kisse. Thy Espouse emboldneth me to beg that kindnesse of thee which she did. Let him kisse me with the kisses of his lips. Kisse thou me with a kisse of louelove, but let me neuer kisse thee with the kisse of Iudas. Let mee neuer draw neere to thee with my lips, and be farre from thee in my heart, but first draw …y heart, & then my body & soule vntounto thee. Thou requirest the heart, and searchest the heart, and … the heart, and acceptest of no seruice or sacrifice without it; Lord, giuegive me a cleane heart, and … a right Spirit within me, that I may giuegive thee such a heart as thou requirest. Clense the thoughts, and affections, and intentions of my heart from all impurity, impiety, iniquity, in-sincerity, fraud, and hypocrisie. Let all the thoughts of my heart bee pure, the desires holy, the intentions sincere, the affections vnfained, and let all my words and works be hearty. O let my heart be alwaies fixed vponupon thee; possessed with thee; established in thee; true vntounto thee; vpright towards thee; and sincere for thee; that in the great Day, when the secrets of all hearts shall bee manifested, my heart may not condemne mee, but thou approue it, and accept it, and fill it with such ioyes as neuer entred into the heart of man. So be it. Amen.
The close out of Scripture.
Thanks bee giuen to the Father, which hath made me meet to be partaker of the inheritance of the Saints in light, Col. 1. 12.
Who hath deliuered me from the power of darknesse, and hath translated mee into the Kingdome of his deare Sonne, ver. 13.
In whom I hauehave redemption through his bloud, euen the forgiuenesse of sinnes, ver. 14.