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The next thing should be to show that man is to be acquainted with God; but we will first take a review of these things. We have taken these things into our understandings; now let us set our hearts to these things, for in these things is the life of Religion. If there be acquaintance with God, then gross wickedness drops off, as scales from an ulcerated body, when the constitution of the body is mended. In acquaintance with God will be your only true comfort in this life; and the perfection of it, is the very happiness of Heaven. Let us then behold, till our hearts earnestly desire, till our souls be drawn out after acquaintance with God. If God be to be known, to be approached unto, to be conversed with by me, will he communicate himself to me? and I my self to him. Oh that he would love me, that I might love him! Oh blessed are they that know him, as they are known of him! It is good for me to draw night to him. A day in his Court is better than a thousand elsewhere. My soul longeth, yea fainteth for the Courts of the Lord. My heart and my flesh crieth out for the living God. Oh that I were received into converse with God! that I night hear his voice, and see his countenance, for his voice is sweet, and his countenance comely! Oh that I might communicate my self to God, and that he would give himself to me! Oh that I might love him! that I were sick of Love! that I might die in love! that I might lose my self in his Love, as a small drop in the unfathomless depth of his Love! that I might dwell in ⟨p. 21⟩the eternal love of him? This is acquaintance with God.

The next thing should be to shew that man is to be acquainted with God; but we will first take a review of these things. We have taken these things into our understandings; now let us set our hearts to these things, for in these things is the life of Religion. If there be acquaintance with God, then gross wickedness drops off, as scales from an ulcerated body, when the constitution of the body is mended. In acquaintance with God will be your only true comfort in this life; and the perfection of it, is the very happiness of Heaven. Let us then behold, till our hearts earnestly desire, till our souls be drawn out after acquaintance with God. If God be to be known, to be approached unto, to be conversed with by me, will he communicate himself to me? and I my self to him. Oh that he would love me, that I might love him! Oh blessed are they that know him, as they are known of him! It is good for me to draw night to him. A day in his Court is better than a thousand elswhere. My soul longeth, ye fainteth for the Courts of the Lord. My heart and my flesh cryeth out for the living God. Oh that I were received into converse with God! that I night hear his voice, and see his countenance, for his voice is sweet, and his countenance comly! Oh that I might communicate my self to God, and that he would give himself to me! Oh that I might love him! that I were sick of Love! that I might die in love! that I might lose my self in his Love, as a small drop in the unfathomless depth of his Love! that I might dwell in