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the beauties of Holiness! I desire to lament my innumerable imperfections. Oh,
may the Lord Jesus be my advocate, and I receive of Him the garments of His
salvation! Pity, Lord, Thy unworthy, sinful servant, take away his iniquities and
restore lives, joy, peace, and also health and ease to his distressed flesh; help also
my dear colleague and bring him speedily home, to perform Thy work in Thy
Sanctuary. Be with poor, feeble me, also in the Boght. Thy presence go along
with me, and bless us, now and forever. Amen.
23. Oh, when will the Lord pity and visit me and my family with His salvation. I
desire still to wait on the Lord, who is mighty to deliver, and to save out of all our
troubles, fears, and miseries! May strength be given out of much pain and
weakness, o blessed Jesus, and Thy grace be sufficient for poor me in every time
of need! Pardon, Father of mercies, and restore, heal, and help, and the glory shall
be Thine. Amen.
25. Thanks to the Lord for His aid and assistance yesterday, when preaching in
the Boght. Though full of pains in my bowels at night, and frightened by a dream
(of a sudden thunderclap, which was non real, but so brought to my ears when
asleep that I awoke and trembled, being as loud and audible to the imagination as
ever I have heard) yet during the service I enjoyed some relief, and preached from
John 10.16, 465 exordium 466 Psalm 23.1, 467 to an attentive audience of my country
friends. Oh, may the Lord Jesus be our shepherd, and fulfill His promise of
bringing His elect to Himself and His fold. I desire to go on in Thy strength. O,
my Lord and Savior, leave me not, nor forsake me, but keep, and comfort, heal,
and help, and prosper unworthy, sinful me and my family and people. Amen.
26. This morning my dear consort had a narrow escape from being much hurt by
a fall from the stairs. Oh, may every mercy be imported to warn against sins, and
every affliction be sanctified to our souls, that we may hear the Rod and fear,
blessed Jesus! Be Thou our advocate and preserver, and deliver us from the
assaults and temptations of the Evil One. May we stand in the Lord, and become
more than victorious over all our enemies! I desire also to rejoice in the prospect
of my dear colleague’s recovery and return. May the Lord spare us both and all
His faithful servants, and make us more and more diligent and fervent in spirit.
Prepare me, Lord, for Thy service, and be my light and life, and the strength of
our salvation, now and evermore. Amen.
29. Yesterday I was strengthened again for the service of the Lord’s House, and
preached from Zechariah 3.9. 468 May I be more and more convinced of the
Divinity of Jesus, the stone of Israel 469 and rock of salvation. 470 The Lord bless
my poor labors for the establishing of His people and bringing many to His
blessed Communion. Oh, may my family be preserved from the power of the
465 I have other sheep that do not belong to this fold. I must bring them also, and they will listen to my
voice. So there will be one flock, one shepherd.
466 Also exordium remotum, Latin for [unrelated] introduction.
467 The Lord is my shepherd, I shall not want.
468 For on the stone that I have set before Joshua, on a single stone with seven facets, I will engrave its
inscription, says the Lord of hosts, and I will remove the guilt of this land in a single day.
469 Genesis 49:24.
470 Isaiah 17:10.
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