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True Christian Love
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| Thy ſelf devoting unto Griefs, | Luke 2. 47. |
| is ground of all my Joys. | |
| Thy empting, my Fulneſs is, | |
| Thy Meanneſs me promotes; | |
| Thy hiding of thy royal State, | |
| a Kingdom me allots. | |
| Thy Servant's ſhape, and Service done, | Phil. 2. 7. |
| from Service ſets me free, | |
| And Bondage of proud Satan's yoke, | |
| and Sin's ſtrong Tyrannie. | |
| Thy lurking thirty Years unknown: | Luke 3. 23. |
| for ever makes me ſhine, | Mat. 13. 16. |
| With Glory far above the reach | |
| of ſubtileſt ingine. | |
| Thy Name inrol'd in Sinners Book | |
| by Baptiſm, makes my Name | |
| to be inrol'd among the Saints, | |
| even thoſe of greateſt Fame, | |
| Thy offering Suretiſhip for me, | |
| to God, at Jordan's Bank, | |
| Hath fre'd me of my Sins, and Hell: | |
| well's me, and God I thank. | |
| hear thee ſay to God, Behold | Iſa. 8. 18. |
| me, and my Children all. | |
| hear the Father anſwer thee, | |
| I love you great and ſmall. | |
| hear thee ſay: take me for them, | |
| let me their Burthen bear; | |
| hear the Father cry, Content, | |
| come, Children, come and hear. | Iſai. 55. 5. |
| Come hear the Covenant between | |
| me and my deareſt SON | |
| Come give your Hearts Conſent thereto, | |
| and then your Bargan's done. |
