Romans 15:33

REFLECTIONS

Reader! let you and I seek for grace everlastingly to have in view the Person of Jesus. Nothing will tend to endear us more to our weaker brethren, and prompt us to be gentle and affectionate towards them, as when, under God the Spirit's glorifying Christ to our view, we behold his gentleness and meekness to his redeemed, in the days of our Lord's flesh, what reproaches he endured, and what unequalled grace and humility he manifested under all. Lamb of God! let a portion of thy meek Spirit be upon me, and upon all thy Church and people!

Almighty Author of thy Holy Scriptures, let the sweet savor of thy word be always uppermost in my heart. Let me never lose sight of thy love, thou gracious God the Spirit, in that thou hast caused whatsoever things were written aforetime, to be written for our learning. Lord! may I esteem thy word more than my necessary food! And do thou, O God of hope, fill my soul with all joy and peace in believing, that I may abound in hope, through the power of the Holy Ghost.

And do thou, glorious God and Father! who art the God of peace; and in proof of it didst bring again from the dead our Lord Jesus, that great Shepherd of the sheep through the blood of the Everlasting Covenant, be with all; thy people and thy Churches alway, to confirm them to the end. Yea, Almighty God! do thou establish them in thy truth, and make the blessed word of thy servants mutually refreshing, both to ministers and people. Amen.