. The school of the heart, or, The heart (of itself gone away from God) brought back again to Him, and instructed by Him : in forty-seven emblems . h. Such infinite tranfcendent price Is there in thy fvveet facrifice ! 6. But is this all ? Muft there not bePeace-cfferings, and facrifice- of Thankfgiving, tendered unto thee?Yes, Lord, I knovi^ I fhould but mocic, and fcofT Thy facrifice for fm, ihould I My facri^e of praife deny, v Bu §4 THE SCHOOL OF THE HEARXe 7- But I have nothing of mine ownWorthy to be prefented in thy fight; Yea, the whole world affords not oneOr ram, or lamb, wherein tho
. The school of the heart, or, The heart (of itself gone away from God) brought back again to Him, and instructed by Him : in forty-seven emblems . h. Such infinite tranfcendent price Is there in thy fvveet facrifice ! 6. But is this all ? Muft there not bePeace-cfferings, and facrifice- of Thankfgiving, tendered unto thee?Yes, Lord, I knovi^ I fhould but mocic, and fcofT Thy facrifice for fm, ihould I My facri^e of praife deny, v Bu §4 THE SCHOOL OF THE HEARXe 7- But I have nothing of mine ownWorthy to be prefented in thy fight; Yea, the whole world affords not oneOr ram, or lamb, wherein thou canft delight. Lefs than myfelf it muft not be : For thou didft give thyfelf for me. 8. Myfelf, then, I muft facrifice:And fo 1 will, mine heart, the only thing Thou doft above all other prizeAs thine own part, the beft I have to bring. An humble hearts a facrifice, , Which I know thou wilt not defpifc, 9. Lord, be my altar, fan6^ifyMine heart thy facrifice, and l^t thy Spirit Kindle thy fire of I©ve, that I»Burning with zeal to magnify thy merit,. May both confume my fins, and I2\£&r Eternal trophies lo thy praiie. The A/,,/.. COTU3IS POI^ Wi3JGHrNG of the Heart. T/iis Gifh oft/i^ne niff rifrt ofip^oj- So qrexit,rn/ff,v n/ffrt frip^f itiiror^^^ offtro/if^-Tn^f^ht. THE SCHOOL OF THE HEART. 65 The Weighing of the Heart Prov. xxl. 2. The Lord pondereth the hearU E P I G. 20. rrHE heart thou gtv/l as a great gtft^ my hve^-^ Brought to the trial^ nothing fiuh will prove \If jujlice equal balance tell thy fight^ThsU^ weighed with my law^ it is ton light. ODE XX, ^ Tis true, indeed, an as \X. ought to be,Intire and found in ev*ry part,Is always welcome unto that would pleafe mc with an a better have, altho he were a klng« And there is none fo , if he will, he mayBring me an heart, altho* no on mine altar may it facrifice which 1 like beft, is fuchAs rich men cannot boaft, and poor men need not [grutch.
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