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O H. Jesu, who, to reward the Faith and Zeal of these de∣vout Pilgrims, didst not only signify to them the Birth of the Messiah in general, but conduct them also to Jerusalem; and at last, when they departed thence,* 1.1 attend them even to Bethlehem, by the Star which they saw in the East, that went before them til it came and 〈◊◊〉〈◊◊〉
where the yong Child was, to [ 10] their great joy:
I bless and prais thy Name,
For being found of them that seek Thee, according to thy faithful Promise, I will never leav thee nor forsake thee. Lord, since from those general Tearms which gave us Expectations of a Savior, that should be a Man, and of the Jewish Nation (which alone had been a special Favor and Priviledg to the World); thou hast descended to more exact particulars in fore telling us by thy Prophets, That He should be of the Seed of David, born in Bethlehem, and that of a Virgin: Let me not rest satis∣fied with any general Report or superficial Knowledg of thy Coming in the Flesh, til my own Soul experimentaly find that Thou art com to be my Redee∣mer
in particular. For this pur∣pos, let me never want or neg∣lect the Light of thy Gospel; pardon and reliev as wel my Blindness as my Backwardness hitherto, which hath render'd me unprofitabl under it; and make us all so duly sensibl of our Abuse or Mis-improvment of the Tenders of thy Grace and Mercy, that we may hence∣forth obey all thy godly Mo∣tions, til our Experience of thy Lov fil us with Joy unspeakabl and ful of Glory.
S. Mat. 2. 9.