People; with whom he has a (o) continual Union and real Prefence, in a more vital and intimate Way, than the Light and Air have with our natural or animal Bodies. The Spirit of true Prayer is only this Hunger and Thirst, confined to no Time or Place, but awakened, felffelt and known, as the Hunger and Thirst of the Body is only knowable by its own Senfation. True Prayer requires therefore the Words of no other Man, but our own inward Breathings, fervent Defires, and lively Hunger and Thirft to be filled with the Bread of Life and the Wine of the Kingdom. This Prayer is no Burden, nor Yoke of bodily Worship, but fweet, affectionate, and delightful to thofe, who love the divine Bridegroom.

VII. In the fame Proportion as the faithful dye to, and renounce this World, the Land (p) of Egypt and (q) Babylon with her falfe and deceitful Goods, fo the Powers of the World to come, the Virtues and Fruits of Heaven and Paradise enter and fill hungry Souls with the Meat that perifbeth not.

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VIII. Few. have Faith in this Kingdom within them, and from that Defect obtain not the (r) white Rayment, and are not clothed upon

with the (s) Houfe from Heaven, but dye in their nakedness, their State in the old Adam, and are caft out into utter Darkness, till they have paid the laft Farthing in the fecond Death: Which is now, and has been adminiftering with different Durations, called Ages, by the Law and Gospel; in which Part of divine Juftice, and exact Retaliation, every one unregenerated, will. receive according to the various Degrees of their Sins and Wickedness.

IX. Chrift will finally (t) fubdue all Things and Perfons unto himself, and yet will (u) punish the wicked, and reward the good, without pufhing the Mercy and Juftice of God into thofe Extremes of Lenity on one Side, and inflexible Rigour on the other, which Divines have fo generally adopted.

X. The Order of rifing in Chrift is pointed out in the Feafts of Mofes: The First-born and Firft-fruits in the Paffover and Pentecofte; the Latter-born, and Latter-fruits in the Festivals that follow. This Mystery or fecret Council of God has been more fully explained in the Treatife on the Firft- born and Firft-fruits, publifhed by me in 1763, where the Election of Grace, and of Predeftination is defended, and fet in its true Light.

(s) II. Cor. v. 2.

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(t) Phil. iii. 21. I. Cor. (u) Luke xii. 47, 48. Rom. ii. 9, 19.

These are the principal Truths revealed in the facred Writings, which could not be known without an exprefs Revelation, because none of them can be derived from the Light of Nature, though Reafon may eafily embrace them, when they have been revealed. Of which I fhall fay in the Words of an excellent Writer and spiritual Heart: "If any one think these Things too myftical, fuch as think fo, may "let them alone and welcome, provided they

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do not thereby any Injury to their own Souls,

by being meer Hiftory-Mongers, or by pre"ferring the Shells of Religion to the Kernell; "which is the Cafe of all thofe who are wrapt 66 up in the meer outward Ordinances, without "the Life and Light and Power of the Spirit, "and which is too near a Kin to the Popish

Opus Operatum." For my own Part, I can join in that noble and benevolent Wish of Mofes; (x) "Would God that all the Lord's "People were Prophets, and that the Lord "would put his Spirit upon them :" For it is my greatest Joy and Comfort to fee a Part of the Glory of the Feast of Trumpets, when the Spirit of the Lord will be poured out in more plentiful Measure, and the Fire of Heaven will fanctify more Sacrifices in the Blood of Jefus Chrift, AMEN.

(*) Numb. xi. 29.

The following Tracts published by me, are fold by Mr. ToWNSEND, Printer, in LondonStreet, Mark-lane.

I. The Sabbatical Year of Mofes explained by the Gospel, 25. 6 d.

II. The Mysteries of the Feast of Trumpets on the first Day of the feventh Month of the Law, opened by the Gospel of Jefus Chrift,

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III. The Mysteries of the First-born and Firstfruits of the Law, illuftrated by the Gospel; and the true Senfe of Predeftination, pointed out, and fet in its proper Light, 45.

The Daily Service, or continual Ministry of the Law.

N the Explanation of this great Appointment of the continual Sacrifice, and of the feveral other Inftitutions connected with it, I shall purfue that Order which is prescribed by the Law, fo far as it is clear and exprefs: in other Ceremonies and Rites, it will be neceffary to follow the Tradition and Teftimony of the Hebrew Writers, who have no Interest in thefe Points to deceive or mislead. The Ritual Service of the Day confifted of fix eminent Parts, which were the Preferva tion of the Fire on the Altar, the Oblation of the two Lambs, the Removal of the Afbes, the Meat-Offering of the HighPrieft,

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