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Oct. 1. Sabbath day, At my Entrance on my morning meditation on Gods Covenant, I had a great combate in my Spirit, about my laying claim to God as my God, having been lately foiled by my sins, but God helped me, and shewed me out of his word that, I might and ought to keep my hold of God as my God, Not∣withstanding my often backslidings from him, Jer. 3. 1, 5, 7, 8. yet v. 19. saith God, Thou shalt call me, my Father Hos. 2. 5. with 16.
The same evening considering how often and greatly I had sinned, and yet had been for∣given, I pondered on that Scripture. Luke 7, 47. and saw that I had cause to love the Lord much because I had much forgiven, and Considering how I should shew my Love to God, and that much, these Scriptures were hinted to me, Ps. 40. 16. Let such as love thy name say Continu∣ally, let the Lord be Magnified, Ps. 97. 10. Ye that Love the Lord hate evil. Joh. 14. 10. If ye Love me keep my Commandments, Joh. 21. 15. Simon lovest thou me? feed my sheep, feed my Lambs, Lord help me thus to shew much love to thee.