Jesus and the resurrection justified by witnesses in heaven and in earth in two parts : the first shewing that Jesus is the Son of God, the second that in him we have eternall life / by Symon Patrick ...

A PRAYER.

ALL thy works praise thee, O holy Je∣sus, they all show the greatness of thy power, and declare thee to be the Lord. All thy Saints therefore ought to bless thee, and to speak good of thy Name: who didst manifest forth thy glory in such miraculous works upon Earth, and art now crowned with such glory and honour in the Heavens. Great was the glory of that Almighty love, which gave health to the sick, feet to the lame, eyes to the blind, and life to the dead. How gloriously didst thou triumph over the Devil and all the

powers of darkness: declaring thy self to be the Redeemer of the World, by delivering those who were oppressed by him? Great was thy Majesty, and therefore greatly to be prai∣sed. Those triumphs ought to have been at∣tended with the most joyful shouts of Praise and Thanksgiving to thee, as the Saviour of men, and the Lord of Men and Angels. All that saw thy wonderful works, ought with never-ceasing love, to have glorified thee, the great Lover of mankind, the Repairer of our ruines, the Restorer of our happiness, our mighty Deliverer from all our Enemies, and the inexhaustible Fountain of life and all other good things, which thou every where dispensedst to them.

How ought all our hearts now to overflow with love to thee, the blessings of whose good∣ness so overflowed in all places, that none can tell the number of them? Especially when we remember how by the mighty working of the same Spirit which glorified thee so on Earth; thou art raised from the dead, carried to Hea∣ven, set at the right hand of God, and made the King of glory. This is the Lord's do∣ing, and it is marvellous in our eyes. This is the sovereign Balsam of all our wounds. This is our solace and comfort in the greatest troubles. This raises our Spirits when they

are oppressed, and gives us life in death it self. Be thou honoured and acknowledged by me and by all mankind, with the humblest, the most hearty and affectionate devotion to thy service. Be thou ever praised, as much as thou wast reproached and blasphemed. Let thy Name be sweet, and mentioned with de∣light and joy throughout all the World. Live, O blessed Jesus, in the glory wherein thou art inthroned. Sit and reign there, till all thine Enemies become thy foot-stool. For among the Gods there is none like unto thee, O Lord: neither are there any works like unto thy works. All Nations whom thou hast made shall come and wor∣ship before thee, O Lord; and shall glori∣fie thy Name. For thou art great, and hast done wondrous things: Thou art Lord alone.

O give unto the Lord, ye kindreds of the people, give unto the Lord glory and strength. Ascribe unto the Lord the glory due unto his name: O worship him in the beauty of holiness. Say among the Hea∣then, the Lord reigneth: who was dead, but is alive again, and liveth for ever∣more. O sing unto the Lord a new song, sing unto the Lord all the Earth. Yea, sing unto the Lord a new song, and wor∣ship

him all ye Gods. For thou Lord art high above all the Earth, thou art exalted far above all Gods.

Blessed is the people that know this joy∣ful sound: they shall walk, O Lord, in the light of thy countenance. In thy name shall they rejoyce all the day; and in thy righteousness shall they be exalted. For thou art the glory of their strength, and by thy favour shall we be highly honoured. For thou hast a mighty arm, strong is thy hand, and high is thy right hand. I know that thou canst do every thing, and that no thought of thine can be hindred. Thou canst break the chains of death, and raise our dust and ashes to immortal life. Thou canst tread Satan under our feet, and send thy Angels for our security and defence. By thee we shall run through the greatest dan∣gers, and surmount all the difficulties that are in our way to thee. Who shall separate us from thy love, O Christ: who diedst for us, yea rather art risen again, who art even at the right hand of God, who also makest intercession for us? O live thou for ever in my mind and heart: and be the daily delightful subject of my thoughts. Direct and guide me in all my ways: and lead me safe unto thy self. Still let my meditations of

thee be sweet: and my joy exceeding great in thy salvation. Still fix mine eyes on things above, where thou art at Gods right hand. Lord, still increase my Faith, that it grow∣ing in strength may work by a more vigorous love. Let me feel the power of thy holy Spi∣rit perpetually in my heart: that being led by the Spirit, and mortifying thereby the deeds of the body; He that raised thee up from the dead, may also quicken my mor∣tal body, by his Spirit that dwelleth in me: Now unto him that is able to do ex∣ceeding abundantly above all that we ask or think, according to the power that wrought such wonders, unto him be glo∣ry in the Church by Christ Jesus, throughout all ages, world without end. Amen.