First, In all his personal relations. God the Father must be taken for thy Father. Jer. 3. 4, 19, 22. O come to him with the Prodigal, Father I have sinned against Heaven, and in thy sight, and am not worthy to be called thy Son: but since of thy wonderful mercy, thou art pleased to take me, that am of my self a dog, a swine, a devil to be thy child, I solemnly take thee for my father, I commend my self to thy care, and trust to thy providence, and cast my burden on thy shoulders. I depend on thy provision, and submit to thy correction, and trust under the shadow of thy wings, & hide in thy chambers, & fly to thy name. I renounce all confidence in my self• I repose my confidence in thee, I depose my concernments with thee. I will be for thee, and for no other. Again, God the Son must be taken for thy Saviour, for thy Redeemer, and righteousness. John 1. 2. He must be accepted, as the only way to the Father, and the only means of life. Heb. 7. 25. Oh then put off the raiment of thy captivity, on with the wedding garment, and go and marry thy self to Jesus Christ. Lord, I am thine, and all that I have, my body, my soul, my name, my estate. I send a bill of divorce to my other lovers: I give my heart to thee. I will be thine undividedly, thine ⟨p. 152⟩everlastingly. I will set thy name on all I have, and use it only as thy goods, as thy loan, during thy leave, resigning all to thee. I will have no King, but thee: reign thou over me. Other Lords have had dominion over me: but now I will make mention of thy name only, and do here take an oath of fealty to thee, promising and vowing, to serve, and love, and fear thee, above all competitors. I disavow mine own righteousness, and despair of ever being pardoned and saved for mine own duties, or graces, and lean only on thine all-sufficient sacrifice and intercession for pardon, and life, and acceptance before God. I take thee for mine only guide and instructor, resolving to be led and directed by thee, and to wait for thy counsel, and that thine, shall be the casting voice with me. Lastly, God the Spirit must be taken for thy Sanctifier, Rom. 8. 9, 14. Gal. 5. 16, 18. for thine Advocate, thy Counsellor, thy Comforter, the teacher of thine ignorance, the pledge and earnest of thine inheritance. Rom. 8. 26. Psal. 73. 24. John 14. 16. Eph. 1. 14. John 14. 26. Eph. 4. 30.
First, In all his personal relations. God the Father must be taken for thy Father. Ier. 3. 4, 19, 22. O come to him with the Prodigal, Father I have sinned against Heaven, and in thy sight, and am not worthy to be called thy Son: but since of thy wonderful mercy, thou art pleased to take me, that am of my self a dog, a swine, a devil to be thy child, I solemnly take thee for my father, I commend my self to thy care, and trust to thy providence, and cast my burden on thy shoulders. I depend on thy provision, and submit to thy correction, and trust under the shadow of thy wings, & hide in thy chambers, & fly to thy name. I renounce all confidence in my self• I repose my confidence in thee, I depose my concernments with thee. I will be for thee, and for no other. Again, God the Son must be taken for thy Saviour, for thy Redeemer, and righteousness. Iohn 1. 2. He must be accepted, as the only way to the Father, and the only means of life. Heb. 7. 25. Oh then put off the raiment of thy captivity, on with the wedding garment, and go and marry thy self to Jesus Christ. Lord, I am thine, and all that I have, my body, my soul, my name, my estate. I send a bill of divorce to my other lovers: I give my heart to thee. I will be thine undividedly, thine ⟨p. 152⟩everlastingly. I will set thy name on all I have, and use it only as thy goods, as thy loan, during thy leave, resigning all to thee. I will have no King, but thee: reign thou over me. Other Lords have had dominion over me: but now I will make mention of thy name only, and do here take an oath of fealty to thee, promising and vowing, to serve, and love, and fear thee, above all competitours. I disavow mine own righteousness, and despair of ever being pardoned and saved for mine own duties, or graces, and lean only on thine all-sufficient sacrifice and intercession for pardon, and life, and acceptance before God. I take thee for mine only guide and instructour, resolving to be led and directed by thee, and to wait for thy counsel, and that thine, shall be the casting voice with me. Lastly, God the Spiri• must be taken for thy Sanctifier, Rom. 8. 9, 14. Gal. 5. 16, 18. for thine Advocate, thy Counseller, thy Comforter, the teacher of thine ignorance, the pledge and earnest of thine inheritance.
