The great exemplar of sanctity and holy life according to the Christian institution: described in the history of the life and death of the Ever Blessed Jesus Christ the Saviour of the worldWith considerations and discourses upon the severall parts of the story; and prayers fitted to the severall mysteriesIn three parts; with many additionals . to anger^ caufe thee to remove thy drvelUng^or draw a cloud before thy holy face •, but if thou art pleafedupon a defigne of cha-nty^ or trial^ to cover my cjcs^that I may not behold the bright rayes of thy favour^nor be refrcjhed Tvithjpiritual comforts
The great exemplar of sanctity and holy life according to the Christian institution: described in the history of the life and death of the Ever Blessed Jesus Christ the Saviour of the worldWith considerations and discourses upon the severall parts of the story; and prayers fitted to the severall mysteriesIn three parts; with many additionals . to anger^ caufe thee to remove thy drvelUng^or draw a cloud before thy holy face •, but if thou art pleafedupon a defigne of cha-nty^ or trial^ to cover my cjcs^that I may not behold the bright rayes of thy favour^nor be refrcjhed Tvithjpiritual comforts; let thy love fttpport my fpirit^by tvayeswfenfible^ and in all my needs give mefuch a portion^ as may be injlrumental and incentive to performance of rny duty-^andin all accidents let me continue tofeek theeby prayers^and humiliation, and frequent defires, and the (Irichnffes of a holy lifer^that I maf follow thy example, purfue thy footjleps^be fupported by tlry firength^guided by thy hand, enlightncdby thy favour, and may at lajl after a per feveringholmef andan unwearied induflry dwell with thee tnthc Regions of light, andeternal glory, where there jhall be no fears of parting fror/> the habitations of felicityand the union and fruition of thy prefence, o blefjed andmofl holy JESUS. Araenu N 3 S B c T . Part I. t!^ Of the f reaching c/ J o h n the Baptift , freparatitjeto the manifejlation of f SSV S, ^H E N ficrod had drunk fo great a draught of bloqd at ^Md fought for more from the Hil country,£^f/^ carried her fon into the Wilderneflej therein the defert places and recelTes to hide him from, thefury of that beaft, where flie attended him with asmuch care and tendernefle, as the affedions and fearsof a Mother could exprefTe in the permiflion of thofe ^«A *•?fruitlefle folitudes •, the childe was about eighteen ^ *moneths old, when he firft fled to fandtuary •, but after forty days his Mo-ther dyed ^ and his Father Zechary at the ti
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