Sacramental meditations upon divers select places of scripture

Secondly: A mighty strength and power coming into their souls, and actuating all its faculties and graces. When God comes near, new powers enter the soul; the feeble is as David, Psal. 138. 3. In the day that I cried, thou ¹answeredst me, and strengthenedst me with strength in my soul: Hope was low, and Faith was weak, little strength in any grace, except desires; but when the Lord comes, strength comes with him. Then as it is Neh. 8. 10. The joy of the Lord is your strength. O the vigorous sallies of the heart to God! Psal. 63. 8. O the strength of Love, Cant. 8. 6. Duties are other manner of things than they were wont to be. Did not our hearts burn within us, Luk. 24. 32.

1. 1Cant. 1. 12. Whilst the King siteth at his Table, my Spikenard, •c.

Thirdly: A remarkable transformation and change of spirit follows it.

These things are found to be marvellously assimilating. The sights of God, the felt presence of God, is as fire which quickly assimilates what is put into it, to its own likeness. So