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and virtues, in which he doth ſtrengthen ⟨the⟩ weak, comfort the afflicted, heal the lame, ⟨cure⟩ the blind, make the dumb to ſpeak, the deaf ⟨to⟩ hear, and the dead to walk, and the ⟨infernal⟩ devils to tremble. Then, ſince it is ſo ⟨that⟩ Chriſt is our Saviour, Redeemer and ⟨Comforter,⟩ how ought we to glorify the great God of ⟨heaven⟩ for ſending his only begotten Son to ſuffer for ⟨sin⟩ who knew no ſin; and to bear the curſe of ⟨the⟩ croſs for our offences? O what ſatisfaction ⟨ſhall⟩ we render to the Lord of lords, and King ⟨of⟩ kings! Nothing like a new heart, and a ⟨new⟩ ſpirit, renewed by the newneſs of life, that ⟨we⟩ may receive the new birth, without which it ⟨is⟩ impoſſible to ſee God. Then, as new-born ⟨babes⟩ do thirſt for the milk to nouriſh them, ſo will ⟨our⟩ ſouls long and thirſt after the waters of ⟨righteouſneſs⟩, to taſte of the tree of life, and to ⟨have⟩ our names recorded in the book of God, for ⟨his⟩ choſen ones, yea his beloved ones, according ⟨to⟩ the Epiſtle of Paul to the Theſſalonians ch. i. (illegible text) Knowing brethren, beloved, your election of ⟨God⟩ O how happy is that ſoul, that is linked to ⟨God⟩ and united to the bleſſed unity of God the ⟨Father⟩, God the Son, and God the Holy Ghoſt, in ⟨which⟩ divine Body, the glorious Majeſty, the ſaints ⟨and⟩ martyrs, prophets, prieſts, apoſtles, and ⟨angels⟩ have joint communion, where the ⟨omnipotent⟩ God encompaſſes the royal camp of heaven, ⟨and⟩ where all are made heirs and co-heirs with ⟨Christ,⟩ triumphing over death, hell, and the devil, ⟨reigning⟩ and ruling in majeſty, on the higheſt ⟨throes⟩ of felicity, joy and glory, which is the moſt ⟨infinite⟩ and unſpeakable, wearing crowns of ⟨gold⟩
