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hand。     No   wisdom   profiteth�察  �if   Thou   leave   off   to   guide   the   helm。   No 

strength availeth�察�if Thou cease to preserve。            No purity is secure�察�if Thou 

protect   it   not。  No   self´keeping   availeth�察  �if   Thy   holy   watching   be   not 

there。    For when we are left alone we are swallowed up and perish�察�but 

when we are visited�察�we are raised up�察�and we live。                 For indeed we are 

unstable�察    �but  are   made    strong   through    Thee�察   �we   grow    cold�察  �but  are 

rekindled by Thee。 

     3。 Oh�察�how humbly and abjectly must I reckon of myself�察�how must I 

weigh it as nothing�察�if I seem to have nothing good�              �Oh�察�how profoundly 

ought I to submit myself to Thy unfathomable judgments�察�O Lord�察�when I 

find   myself   nothing   else   save   nothing�察  �and   again   nothing�     �Oh   weight 

unmeasurable�察      �oh   ocean    which    cannot   be   crossed    over�察 �where    I  find 

nothing of   myself   save   nothing   altogether�       �Where�察 �then�察  �is   the   hiding´ 

place of glory�察�where the confidence begotten of virtue�拭              �All vain´glory is 

swallowed up in the depths of Thy judgments against me。 

     4。 What is all flesh in Thy sight�拭       �For how shall the clay boast against 

Him that fashioned it�殖�2��         How can he be lifted up in vain speech whose 

heart is subjected in truth to God�拭         �The whole world shall not lift him up 

whom Truth hath subdued�察�nor shall he be moved by the mouth of all who 



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praise him�察  �who   hath   placed   all   his hope   in   God。      For   they  themselved 

who   speak�察  �behold�察  �they   are   all   nothing�察  �for   they   shall   cease   with   the 

sound of their words�察�but the truth of the Lord endureth for ever。��3�� 

     ��1�� Job xv。 15。        ��2�� Psalm xxix。 16。          ��3�� Psalm cxvii。 2。 



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         How we must stand and speak�察�in everything that we desire 

     ;My Son�察�speak thou this in every matter�察�'Lord�察�if it please Thee�察�let 

this come to pass。      Lord�察�if this shall be for Thine honour�察�let it be done in 

Thy  Name。       Lord�察 �if   thou see it good   for   me�察 �and   approve   it   as   useful�察�

then grant me to use it for Thy honour。            But if thou knowest that it shall 

be hurtful unto me�察�and not profitable for the health of my soul�察�take the 

desire   away   from   me'�     �For   not   every   desire   is   from   the   Holy   Ghost�察�

although it appear to a man right and good。              It is difficult to judge with 

certainty whether a good or an evil spirit move thee to desire this or that�察�

or   whether     thou   art  moved     by   thine   own   spirit。   Many      have   been 

deceived at the last�察�who seemed at the beginning to be moved by a good 

spirit。 

     2。 ;Therefore�察�whatsoever seemeth to thee desirable�察�thou must always 

desire   and   seek   after   it   with   the   fear   of   God   and   humility   of   heart�察  �and 

most   of   all�察 �must   altogether  resign   thyself�察 �and   commit   all   unto   Me  and 

say�察�'Lord�察�thou knowest what is best�察�let this or that be�察�according as Thou 

wilt。   Give what Thou wilt�察�so much as Thou wilt�察�when Thou wilt。                    Do 

with me as Thou knowest best�察�and as best shall please Thee�察�and as shall 

be   most   to   Thine   honour。   Place   me   where   Thou   wilt�察  �and   freely   work 

Thy will with me in all things。          I am in Thine hand�察�and turn me in my 

course。     Behold�察�I am Thy servant�察�ready for all things�察�for I desire to live 

not to myself but to Thee。        Oh�察�that I might live worthily and perfectly。'; 

              A    PRAYER       TO    BE    ENABLED         TO    DO     GOD'S     WILL 

PERFECTLY 

     3。 Grant me Thy grace�察�most merciful Jesus�察�that it may be with me�察�

and work in me�察�and persevere with me�察�even unto the end。 Grant that I 

may ever desire and wish whatsoever is most pleasing and dear unto Thee。 

Let Thy  will   be   mine�察 �and   let   my  will   alway  follow Thine�察  �and   entirely 

accord with it。     May I choose and reject whatsoever Thou dost�察�yea�察�let it 

be impossible for me to choose or reject except according to Thy will。 



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    4。 Grant that I may die to all worldly things�察�and for Thy sake love to 

be despised and unknown in this world。       Grant unto me�察�above all things 

that I can desire�察�to rest in Thee�察�and that in Thee my heart may be at peace。 

Thou art the true peace of the heart�察�Thou alone its rest�察�apart from Thee 

all things are hard and unquiet。     In Thee alone�察�the supreme and eternal 

Good�察�I will lay me down in peace and take my rest。��1��       Amen。 

    ��1�� Psalm iv。 9。 



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                    That true solace is to be sought in God alone 

     Whatsoever I am able to desire or to think of for my solace�察�I look for 

it not here�察�but hereafter。       For if I alone had all the solaces of this world�察�

and   were   able   to   enjoy   all   its   delights�察  �it   is   certain   that   they   could   not 

endure long。       Wherefore�察�O my soul�察�thou canst be fully comforted and 

perfectly refreshed�察�only in God�察�the Comforter of the poor�察�and the lifter 

up of the humble。         Wait but a little while�察�my soul�察�wait for the Divine 

promise�察�and thou shalt have abundance of all good things in heaven。                       If 

thou longest too inordinately for the things which are now�察�thou shalt lose 

those which are eternal and heavenly。 Let temporal things be in the use�察�

eternal things in the desire。 Thou canst not be satisfied with any temporal 

good�察�for thou wast not created for the enjoyment of these。 

     2。 Although   thou   hadst   all   the  good   things   which   ever  were   created�察�

yet   couldst   not   thou   be   happy   and   blessed�察  �all   thy   blessedness   and   thy 

felicity lieth   in God   who created   all things�察  �not such   felicity as   seemeth 

good   to   the   foolish   lover   of   the   world�察  �but   such   as   Christ's   good   and 

faithful servants wait for�察�and as the spiritual and pure in heart sometimes 

taste�察�whose conversation is in heaven。��1��             All human solace is empty and 

short´lived�察�blessed and true is that solace which is felt inwardly�察�springing 

from the truth。       The godly  man everywhere beareth about with him his 

own   Comforter�察  �Jesus�察  �and   saith   unto   Him�此   �Be   with   me�察  �Lord   Jesus�察�

always   and   everywhere。        Let   it   be   my   comfort   to   be   able   to   give   up 

cheerfully all human comfort。 And if Thy consolation fail me�察�let Thy will 

and   righteous   approval   be   alway  with   me   for   the   highest   comfort。      For 

Thou   wilt   not   always   be   chiding�察  �neither   keepest   Thou   Thine   anger   for 

ever。;��2�� 

     ��1�� Philippians iii。 20。        ��2�� Psalm cii。 9。 



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                        That all care is to be cast upon God 

     ;My   Son�察  �suffer   me   to   do   with   thee   what   I   will�察  �I   know   what   is 

expedient for thee。      Thou thinkest as a man�察�in many things thou judgest 

as human affection persuadeth thee。; 

    2。 Lord�察�what Thou sayest is true。         Greater is Thy care for 

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