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MAny a man is sain to travell farre to see a great man, and to suffer ma∣ny dangers, and perhaps when he comes to his jour∣neys end, he shall find either his Lord from home, or not at leasure, perhaps dead, or if alive not willing to plea∣sure him. It is not so with God: For if I come once to Heaven, to see my Lord and Master, my dear Father and best Friend; as Mary
and Joseph after their jour∣ney found him in the Tem∣ple amongst the Doctors, so shall I be sure to finde him in his holy Temple amongst the Angells; yea, I shall be sure of such kinde enter∣tainment, that I shall never think of my paines and la∣bour in coming, or once dream to returne.
Lord, give me grace to be stedfast, unmovable, always abounding in the work of the Lord, for as much as I know that my labour is not in vain in the Lord. Lord, I will come unto thee, and seek thee whilest thou mayest be found. I will knock and ••••ll at midnight at thy mer∣cy,
and though I have no friends either to plead my cause, or to preferre my pe∣tition unto earthly Lords; yet (dear Father) I have an advocate in thy Court that will both plead my cause, and pitty my case, even thy Son, Jesus Christ our Lord.