The works of George Swinnock, M.A

Hast thou that high, that holy, that weighty work of worshipping and glorifying the great God of Heaven and Earth, and of working out thy own salvation, and yet hast thou nothing to do! O that I might never hear such language in thy thoughts, much less read it in thy life, when thou hast so much business of absolute necessity to be done, lying upon thy hands, that if all the Angels in Heaven should offer thee their help, unless the Son of God himself do assist, thou canst not dispatch it in many millions of ages! Lord, I am thine, absolutely thine, universally thine; all I am is thine, all I have is thine; O when shall I live as thine! I have no business but with ⟨p. 439⟩thee, and for thee; O that I could live wholly to thee; I confess it is thine infinite gra•e to suffer such a worm as I am, to converse with thy glorious Majesty; that Heaven should thus stoop to earth, and the most holy condescend to so great, so grievous a sinner; O affect my heart with thy kindness herein, and so fill me with thy blessed spirit, that as thou art ever with me, whether I am alone, or in company, so when I awake, I may be still with thee.

Hast thou that high, that holy, that weighty work of worshipping and glorifying the great God of Heaven and Earth, and of working out thy own salvation, and yet hast thou nothing to do! O that I might never hear such language in thy thoughts, much less read it in thy life, when thou hast so much business of absolute necessity to be done, lying upon thy hands, that if all the Angels in Heaven should offer thee their help, unless the Son of God himself do assist, thou canst not dispatch it in many millions of ages! Lord, I am thine, absolutely thine, universally thine; all I am is thine, all I have is thine; O when shall I live as thine! I have no business but with ⟨p. 439⟩thee, and for thee; O that I could live wholly to thee; I confess it is thine infinite gra•e to suffer such a worm as I am, to converse with thy glorious Majesty; that Heaven should thus stoop to earth, and the most holy condescend to so great, so greivous a sinner; O affect my heart with thy kindness herein, and so fill me with thy blessed spirit, that as thou art ever with me, whether I am alone, or in company, so when I awake, I may be still with thee.