. Officium eucharisticum : a preparatory service to a devout and worthy reception of the Lord's Supper . A MEDITATION FOR EVERY DAYOF THE WEEK. Jttontrays fglfCitation. OF THE END FOR WHICH I WAS BORN. My God, who is not capable of any ac-cession of glory or happiness by bringing meinto this world, yet hath been pleased tobring me out of nothing and give me abeing, that so He might make me the objectof His love; and hath now placed me in acondition far above all His other creatures,except His Angels ; and as all His othercreatures are sul3servient to my use, so hathHe also ordained those heave
. Officium eucharisticum : a preparatory service to a devout and worthy reception of the Lord's Supper . A MEDITATION FOR EVERY DAYOF THE WEEK. Jttontrays fglfCitation. OF THE END FOR WHICH I WAS BORN. My God, who is not capable of any ac-cession of glory or happiness by bringing meinto this world, yet hath been pleased tobring me out of nothing and give me abeing, that so He might make me the objectof His love; and hath now placed me in acondition far above all His other creatures,except His Angels ; and as all His othercreatures are sul3servient to my use, so hathHe also ordained those heavenly pieces ofHis creation to be ministering Spirits for myprotection and advantage; and hath givenme an understanding, will, and memory ; abody, vigorous, active, fit for employment ofseveral kinds. But surely as I did not makemyself, nor give myself those endowments;so am I not to think that I am made for 2 c 194 Jactitations. myself, or to serve myself alone; No! I amtold by Solomon, that God made all tliinjjsfor Himself; and if all tliing-s, then myselftoo, who enjoy no small share of His lovinj^
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