"Death is to us a fweet repofe ;
"The bud was op'd to fhew the rofe
"The cage was broke to let us fly,
“And build our happy neft on high.
"Lo, here we do triumphant reign,
"And joyful fing in lofty ftrain:
"Lo, here we reft, and love to be,
"Enjoying more than faith could fee.
"The thoufandth part we now behold,
By mortal tongues was never told;
"We got a tafte, but now above
"We forage in the fields of love.

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"Faith once ftole down a diftant kifs,
"Now love cleaves to the cheek of blifs ::

"Beyond the fears of more mishap "We gladly reft in glory's lap..

"Earth was to us a feat of war,

"In thrones of triumph now we are. "We long'd to see our Jefus dear,

"And fought him there, but find him here..
"We walk in white without annoy,
"In glorious galleries of joy :
"And crown'd with everlasting bays,
"We rival Cherubs in their praise.

"No longer we complain of wants,
"We fee the glorious King of faints,
"Amidst his joyful hofts around,
"With all the divine glory crown'd.
"We fee him at his table head
"With living water, living bread,
"His cheerful guests inceffant load
"With all the plentitude of God.

"We fee the holy flaming fires,
"Cherubic and feraphic choirs;
"And gladly join with those on high,
"To warble praise eternally..

"Glory to God that here we came, "And glory to the glorious Lamb. "Our light, our life, our joy, our all "Is in our arms, and ever shall.

"Our Lord is ours, and we are his ; "Yea, now we see him as he is: "And hence we like unto him are, "And full his glorious image share. "No darkness now, no difmal night, "No vapour intercepts the light; "We fee for ever face to face, "The highest Prince in highest place. "This, this, does heav'n enough afford, "We are for ever with the Lord: "We want no more, for all is given; "His prefence is the heart of heav'n." While thus I laid my lift'ning ear Close to the door of heav'n to hear; And then the facred page did view, Which told me all I heard was true; Yet fhew'd me that the heav'nly fong Surpaffes ev'ry mortal tongue, With fuch unutterable ftrains As none in fett'ring flesh attains :

Then faid I, "O to mount away, "And leave this clog of heavy clay ! "Let wings of time more hafty fly, "That I may join the fongs on high.'

PART VI.

THE BELIEVER'S PRINCIPLES,

CONCERNING

1. CREATION AND REDEMPTION.

2. LAW AND GOSPEL.

3. JUSTIFICATION AND SANCTIFICATION.
4. FAITH AND SENSE.

5. HEAVEN AND EARTH.

CHAPTER I.

The Believer's Principles concerning Creation and Redemption; or, fome of the first principles of the Oracles of God.

The first chapter of Genefis compendifed; or, the firft Seven
Days Work, from the following Latin lines Englished:

PRIMA dies cœlum, & terram, lucemque, creavit.
Altera diftendit fpatium, difcrimen aquarum.
Tertia fecernens undas, dat gramina terris.
Quarta creat folem et lunam, cœleftiaque aftra.
Quinta dedit pifces, eadem genus omne volantum.
Sexta tulit pecudes, hominem quoque quem Deus ipse
Condidit; inde operis requies lux feptima fulfit.

In English thus:

1. The first day heav'n, earth, light, Jehovah fent. 2. The next, a water fund'ring firmament.

3. The third made dry land fpring with flow'ry pride. 4. The fourth fet up bright lamps time to divide. 5. The fifth brought fwimming fifh and flying fowl. 6. The fixth, earth's herds, and man to bear the rule. The feventh brought forth no more yet brought the best, The lab'ring creatures and Creator's rest.

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Or thus ;

The first day at Jehovah's word,

Did heav'n, and earth, and light afford.

The next, a firmament fo wide

As might the waters' courfe divide.

The third, fevering land from feas,

Made earth produce herbs, grafs, and trees.
The fourth, fun, moon and ftars of light,
Set up to rule the day and night.

The fifth made fish in depths to move,
And fowls to fly in air above.

The fixth all earthly beasts did bring,
And man to be the creatures' king.
The feventh of all these days the best,
Was made for God and man to reft.

Redemption work doth bring again.
The first of thefe to be the main.

Fetching new heav'ns and earth in fight,,
And immortality to light.

Since then the firft is now the best,
Keep well this pledge of endless rest.
The fum of Creation.

All things from nothing, to their Sov'reign Lord
Odedient rofe at his commanding word.

Fair in his eye the whole creation stood;

He faw the building and pronounc'd it good.
And now each work (while nature's fabric ftands)
Loud for its wife and mighty Lord demands
A rent of praife, a loud and lofty fong,
From ev'ry rational beholder's tongue.

SECT. II. Of Redemption.

The mystery of the Redeemer's incarnation; or God manifefted 1 Tim. iii. 16. John i. 14.

in the flesh.

WHAT though the waters, ftruck with dread,

Rife up and form a pyramid ?

Though floods fhould gufh from rocks and ftones,
Or living fouls from wither'd bones?

To hear of an incarnate God,
Is yet more wonderful and odd;
Or to behold how God most high
Could in our nature breathe and die.
What though the bright angelic forms.
Degraded were to crawling worms?
Thefe creatures were but creatures ftill,
Transform'd at their Creator's will.
Though creatures change a thousand ways,
It cannot fuch amazement raise,
Nor fuch a scene as this difplay,
The eternal Word a piece of clay.
God-man a ftrange contexture fix'd;
Yet not confufed nor commix'd;
Yet ftill a mystery great and fresh,
A Spirit infinite made flesh.

What though when nothing heard his call,
Nothing obey'd and brought forth all?
What though he nothing's brood maintain,
Or all annihilate again?

Let nothing into being pafs,
Or back again to what it was?
But, lo! the God of beings here,
As turn'd to nothing doth appear.
All heav'n's aftonish'd at his form,
The mighty God became a worm.
Down Arian pride to him fhall bow,
He's Jefus and Jehovah too.

The fum of Redemption.

With haughty mind to Godhead man afpir'd, With loving mind our manhood God defir'd; Man was by pride from place of pleasure chas'd, God man by love in greater pleasure plac'd.