Of the imitation of Christ : four books . reatly humbled, and by thee delivered. ^ Job i. 21 ; Psalm cxiii. 2. ^ Matt. xxvi. ; John xii. 27. IMITATION OF CHRIST. 231 Let it please thee, Lord, to deliver me; ^ for,wretched that I am, what can I do, and whithershall I ofo without thee ? Grant me patience, O Lord, even now in thismy strait. Help me, my God, and then I will notfear how grievously soever I be afflicted. 2. And now in these my troubles what shall Isay ? Lord, thy will be done ! ^ I have well deservedto be afflicted and grieved. Surely I ought to bear it; and O that I maybear it with
Of the imitation of Christ : four books . reatly humbled, and by thee delivered. ^ Job i. 21 ; Psalm cxiii. 2. ^ Matt. xxvi. ; John xii. 27. IMITATION OF CHRIST. 231 Let it please thee, Lord, to deliver me; ^ for,wretched that I am, what can I do, and whithershall I ofo without thee ? Grant me patience, O Lord, even now in thismy strait. Help me, my God, and then I will notfear how grievously soever I be afflicted. 2. And now in these my troubles what shall Isay ? Lord, thy will be done ! ^ I have well deservedto be afflicted and grieved. Surely I ought to bear it; and O that I maybear it with patience, until the tempest be over-past, and all be well again, or even better! But thine omnipotent hand is able to take eventhis temptation from me, and to assuage theviolence thereof, that I utterly sink not under it;as oftentimes heretofore thou hast done unto me,O my God, my Mercy ! And the more difficult it is to me, so much themore easy to thee is this change of the right handof the most High. ^ Psalm xxxvii. 40. ^ Matt. vi. 10,.
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