ing Apostle, made a good and unexceptionabe confeffion, when after his converfion, he declared to his Mafter, that he was "his "Lord and his God'." O Lord Jefus, who didft hear the prayer and receive the spirit of holy Stephen thy martyr, Thou who haft declared Thyfelf to be the first and the laft, faying, "Fear not, I am the firft and the laft: He that 66 66 3 liveth, and was dead; and behold, I am " alive for evermore, Amen "." Thou, who didft" Open the understandings of thy dif 66 ciples, that they might understand the Scriptures," fo open my understanding that I may fee fomething of those holy myfteries which thou haft revealed therein; and as Isaiah thy fervant faw fomething of thy glory when he beheld Thee " fitting upon Thy throne, high and lifted up "," with the holy feraphims about the fame; crying, Holy, holy, holy is the Lord of hosts; "the whole earth is full of his glory "." Give me fimilar difpofitions, and grant that • John xx. 28. • Luke xxiv. 25. 4. z Acts vii. 59. 3 Rev. i. 17, 18. John xii. 41. I alfe 2 At thy name " Every knee shall bow both " in heaven and in earth "." O therefore give me grace to "Honour Thee the Son, even as I honour the Father; knowing "that he that honoureth not the Son, ho"noureth not the Father who hath fent " him "." 3 In pursuance of Thy promife, I also look up to Thee for that Holy Spirit which thou haft promised in Thy Word+; with the gracious declaration by thy Apoftle Paul, that the bodies of those who are thy true fervants, are Temples of this Holy Spirit." Keep me from defiling the temple of God, knowing the admonition, that "If any 66 truth keep me from every evil way. Thy Word declares that Ananias and Sapphira agreed together to "lie unto the Holy Spirit ; and that they did not lie unto man, but unto God '." May their fearful example impress in me the most reverential obedience to Thy Spirit: That spirit, who in the creation, “moved the face of the waters 2. upon O holy Father! hear my prayer'; 0 Lamb of God, who takeft away the fin of the world, hear my petition. O God, "who art a spirit, and who haft declared "that those who worship Thee, must wor fhip Thee in fpirit and in truth, keep me from flighting, irreverently treating, or confufing, the gracious declarations which Thou haft given us in Thy Word, And in firm faith may we receive thy declaration, that "there are three that bear record "in heaven; the Father, the Word, and the "Holy Spirit; and these three are one In pursuance of Thy commandment, I was baptized in this faith, "In the name of the • Acts v. 4. • John i. 29. 2 Gen. i. 2. S John iv. 24. 3 Matt. vi. • 1 John v. 7. 9. "Father, the Lamb," and rejoicing, join the heavenly chorus, faying, "ALLELUIA! "SALVATION, AND GLORY, AND HONOUR, and "POWER, UNTO THE LORD OUR GOD3." "ALLELUIA! "FOR THE LORD GOD OMNIPOTENT REIGNETH 4." AMEN. WE NOW ENQUIRE OF OUR DISTURBERS: Doft thou believe that the Word was God? That all things were made by Him, and without Him was not any thing made that was made? Sapphira lied unto the Holy Ghost, they ied unto God? Doft thou believe that there are three that bear record in heaven, the Father, the Word, and the Holy Spirit, and that these three are one? 6 nd cry, 66 Doft thou ever, by anticipation, fall down Bleffing, and honour, and glory, and power, be unto Him that fitteth upon the throne, and unto the Lamb, for ever and ever'?" Pray be explicit; for if we are rightly inFormed, inftead of joining in fuch a fong, you would rather stop your ears, and run away, han hear fuch words. Oh! if you hope for heaven, confider well; you may run away from fuch fongs on earth; Rev. V 13. but |