and Glories of thy Kingdom Thou O Lord hast opened the Kingdom of Heaven to all Believers let the Everlasting Gates be opened and receive his Soul let the Angels who Rejoyce at the Conversion of a Sinner Triumph â—nd be Exalted in his Deliverance and Salvation make him partaker of the Benefits of thy Holy Incarnation Life and Sanctity Passion and Death Resurrection and Assension and of all the Prayers of the Church of the Joy of the Elect and all the Fruits of the Blessed Communion of Saints and daily add to the number of thy beatified Servants such as shall be saved that thy coming may be hastned and the expectation of the Saints may be fulfiled and the Glory of thee our Lord Jesus be advanced all the whole Church Singing Praises to the Honour of thy Holy Name who Livest and Reignest ever one God World without end Amen OH Most Merciful Jesu who didst die to redeem us from Death and Damnation have Mercy upon this thy Servant whom thy Hand has visited with Sickness of thy Goodness be pleased to forgive him all his Sins and Seal his hopes of Glory with the refreshments of thy Holy Spirit Lord give him Strength and Confidence in thee asswage his Pain repel the assaults of his Gostly Enemies by thy Mercies and a Guard of Holy Angels preserve him in the Unity of the Church keep his Senses intire his Understanding right give him a great measure of Contrition true Faith a well grounded Hope and abundance of Charity give him a quiet and a joyful departure let thy Ministring Spirits conveigh his Soul to the Mansions of Peace and Rest there with certainty to expect a joyful Resurrection to the fulness of Joy at thy right Hand where there is pleasure for evermore Amen A Prayer for a Penitent O Thou who still remainest the same Richfulness in thy self and the same bright Glory to all the Blessed have Mercy upon me and all Mankind in the 〈◊〉 and full Pardon and forgiveness of all our Sins that ever we have committed from our Infancy to this present Moment and indue us with thy preventing and assisting Grace that we never fall into those Sins of the which we have Repented but fill us with thy Holy Spirit that we may increase in all Goodness in the Spirit of Might of Wisdom and Counsel Knowledge Piety and thy Holy Fear that we may do all such good Works as thou hast prepared for us to walk in by the assisting Power and Might of thy Holy Strength which we beseech thee constantly to afford us to our last Breath that when we shall breathe out our Souls they may be received instantly to Glory And this we begg for thy sake who didst begin to Bleed and Suffer for our Sin even thee O Blessed Jesus who tookest that Heavenly Name thy Blessed purpose to Proclaim Oh! may we bow our Heartâ— and Knee bright King of Names to Glorious thee who thus beginest our Bliss thus carriedest on our Happiness to thee all Praise be paid O Great Misterious Three for ever Live and ever be Obeyed Beloved Adored by Men and Angels all abroad Hallelujah O Lord make us eminent Examples of Perfect Christianity and kindle in our Hearts Zealous Emulations of thy Grace that here immitating thy Life O Christ we may be constant in the Truth to our last Breath that in our Mouths there may not at any time be found a lie that we may be worthy to be presented without spot before thy Throne O God and thou maiest exalt us to thy Kingdom and there admit us to tast of thosâ— Glorious Joys which incurcel thy Blessed Thronâ— above to which we are Intituled by the Suffering oâ— Christ our Lord. Oh give us true Repentance that wâ— may not fail of attaining of them though I have noâ— been strong enough to be perfectly Innocent Yet makâ— me Humble enough to be truly Penitent make mâ— Heartily sorry that ever I have done amiss and never again dare to do that for which I am sorry but perpetually Watch and Change my Thoughts to more diligent and concerning Cares how to redeem my mispent Time with Sighs and Tears and Prayers and prepare our Understanding to assent to thy Truths and our Wills to follow thy Divine Inspirations that thou O God maiest fill our Memories with innumerable Mercies and our whole Souls with the Glory of his adorable Atributes that thy Blessed Spirit may come and breathe thy spacious Odor into our Hearts in these dull Regions here beneath to fill our Souls with thy sweet Grace and Inspire us to give all possible Glory to that secret Three One ever Living Sovereign Lord as at the first still may be Beloved Praised Feared and Adored Hallelujah O Lord open the Eyes of our Understanding and shew us thy clear and supernatural Light even 〈◊〉 thou didst to the Apostles together with the whole Army of Martyrs that we may confidently â—ffirm to others what we know so Infallibily cerâ—ain our selves And be pleased to infuse into all â—â—ens Hearts the fulness of thine own Divine Charity that every one may instruct his Family and with Courage and Patience overcome their Oppressors that being thus Illuminated with a pure and clear â—â—ight and inflamed with the ferver of Grace â—hey may mightily shew forth thy Glory and Conâ—ert many Souls to thee that thy Grace may run â—nd be Glorious over all the World and thy Holy â—pirit be aimable in the Hearts of every Creature â—hat all dulness may be removed from them and they â—nay with swift Glances understand the sweet Will 〈◊〉 their Divine Master that they may Daily more and â—ore increase in Virtue and be inebriated with thy â—eavenly Wine and filled with an Heroick Spirit â—â—at may keep alive in their Hearts the Primitive Grace Grant this O God who art still the same and with an equal Spirit Governs the World replenish us all we beseech thee with the Holy Ghost which warms without scorching and shines without dimâ—ess and inlightens without consuming Kindle in every one of our Hearts this Holy Spirit of Meekness Peace and Unity that all the World may know that we belong to thee That exercising those Virtues of Meekness Long Suffering Patience Contentedness and Charity thou maiest difuse thy Holy Joy into our Breast that may fill our Hearts with Strength and undaunted Courage that may duly qualify us to ascend to those satisfing Joys above where all our Faculties shall be exercised in Adoring and Worshiping thee O Lord our God who wilt fill our Souls full of Joy and Ravish our Hearts with overflowing Pleasures and make us ever give Glory to Father Son and Holy Ghost the undivided Three One equal Glory one same Praise from henceforth and for ever be Hallelujah A Prayer for the Rich and Noble O Lord I beseech thee make the Great and Honourable become Good and Just O suffer them never to consent nor combine with the Counsel of the Wicked but teach the Rich and
Noble to learâ— to wait for thy Kingdom cause them to imâ—ploy their Wealth and Power in Piety for Religioâ— and Charity for the Poor let them not loosâ— their Courage in thee O King of Kings for any diffiâ—culties they meet with in their way but increase theiâ— Faith and support their Hope that they may go oâ— cheerfully in their Duty firmly trusting in thee withâ—out being removed from the Hope of a Blessed acceâ—â—tance and a sure Reward O make them diligent 〈◊〉 all their indeavours by removing all lets and hinderances of Piety cause them Religiously to trust in thy never failling Goodness which will rather work a Miracle which thy Power can do Then forsake or slight thy Servants which thy Goodness cannot let the firm assurance of this support them in every Centre of their Lives that they may always dedicate themselves to thy Service striving to be beneficial to the Poor that so at â—ength both Poor and Rich may meet together in the Kingdom of Glory to Praise the Eternal King for ever and ever Amen A Charitable Prayer for the Conversion of all Hereticks O Thou all-knowing Being have Mercy upon the Church of Rome bless her with the choicest and â—he richest of thy Blessings power on her a double Portion of thy Spirit illuminate her with thy Truth â—urge out of her all Errors Heresie and Superstition â—nd whatsoever is contrary to Truth make her such â—s she once was a Pure Spotless and Holy Church â—â—ee her from all those Abominations which now she 〈◊〉 involved in illuminate her once again with the â—right Beams of thy pure Truth that she may see â—er Errors and forsake them and cleave only to thee 〈◊〉 God that she may become such as thou canst not â—huse but love and be delighted with take from her â—hatsoever displeaseth thee make her Pure Spotless â—nd Innocent full of Charity and good Fruits free â—er from all those Superstitions and Corruptions she â—ave of late imbrac'd With her be merciful to all â—ther Churches which differ from the Ancient Truth â—ake us all one Sheepfold under one Shepherd Christ â—â—sus that we may all give thee Honor and Praise is most justly due compleat that Promise of giving thy Son the Heathen for his Heritage and the utmost parts of the Earth for his Possessions Bless the King 's Most Excellent Majesty JAMES by thy Grace of Great Brittain and Ireland Supream Governor bind up his Soul in the Bundle of Life give him a long and prosperous Reign with abundance of Peace and Plenty and when at length it shall please thee to gather him to his Fathers Crown him with Immortal Glory And with him bless his Queen with Queen Dowager their Royal Highnesses William and Mary the Prince and Princeses of Orange and the Princess Anne of Denmark make them Instruments of much Good to the Church of England and these Nations and give them a Crown of Immortal Glory in thy Heavenly Kingdom Bless all the Nobility the Judges and the Gentry with the whole Commonalty of these Nations give them all True Faith and Fear to thee their God Loyalty to our Gracious Sovereign and Brotherly Love and Charity one towards another and Bless with the choicest of thy Blessings the Clergy of this Nation the Most Reverend the Arch-Bishops and the Right Reverend the Bishops with all Priests and Deacons Grant we beseech thee that thy Grace may illustriously appear in them that by the Holiness of their Lives and the Soundness of their Doctrine they may bring many Souls to the Obedience of our Most Holy Faith and because no Man's Greatness or Wisdom can secure him from the Grave We beg thee bless all Schools and Nurseries of Piety and Learning especially the two Universities of our Land that from thence may proceed Men able and willing to tell Judah of her Sins and Israel of her Transgressions and be mindful oâ— those who suffer Affliction with Joseph comfort all those who in this transitory Life are in Trouble Sorrow Need Sickness or any other Calamity supporâ— them under and give them a happy Issue out of alâ— their Troubles bind up their Souls Wounds and fiâ—â— their Spirits with Joy and Gladness be with all those that are going through the Valley of the Shadow of Death let thy Holy Angels conduct them safe to thy Eternal Kingdom let the Blood of Jesus bespeak their Peace with thee appoint those blessed Spirits to bring their Souls safe into Bliss and Glory make us all we pray thee mindful of our Departure that from thenceforth we may be for ever happy Mean time make us all truly thankful to thee for all Spiritual and Temporal Mercy to us for the blessed Use of thy Word and Sacraments for Food and Nourishment and for all the Blessings we daily injoy Health Peace and Liberty for all the Conveniencies of this Life and for the Means and Hopes of a better O impress in our Minds the lovely Idea of thy Majesty that we may seek to worship and adore thee according to thy excellent Greatness who art infinitely worthy of all Praise Honour and Glory O inlarge our Souls to pay thee such Praises as may be in some degree worthy of thee or at least such as thou wilt be graciously pleased to accept These Mercies we beg of thee for Jesus Christ's sake To whom with thee O Father and the Eternal Spirit be all Honour Glory Power and Praise Might Majesty and Dominion now henceforth and for ever Hallelujah O Lord I beseech thee to magnify thy Power in my Preservation that my feeble Knees fains not preserve me from all unconstancy and deceitfulness of Heart that I may be presented to thee pure and unblamable Be not wroth with us very sore neither remember our Iniquities for ever but cause thy Face to shine upon thy Sanctuary which is in danger of being desolate Give Ease to those that are in Pain Supplies to all that are in Want. Give presumptious Sinners a deep Sense of their Sins and a true Sight of thy Mercies to all that are in despair that they may â—ot cast away their Confidence in thee nor place it any where but in thee Abhor them not nor cast them away in displeasure but wean all our hearts from the love of this World and dispose of us as thy all-wise Counsel have determined but câ—use us to set our Affections above where thou O King of Glory seteth at the Right Hand of thy Father to interceed for us that all our Weaknesses may be pitied our Sins pardoned our Graces strengthened and our Souls eternally saved In all our Pains of Body and Agonies of Spirit give us thy refreshing Comforts endew us with Patience and Courage Fortitude and a full measure of Faith to bear to undergo and to overcome Look with Compassion upon all poor Creatures that draw near the approaches of Death open the Gates of thy everlasting Mercy to them and receive them to thy Favour cause Death to be to them a Joyful Gate of Glory and an Entrance into everlasting Bliss for thine own bowels and compassion sake Amen A Prayer for a Member of the Church of England O Lord take not off thy afflicting hand till I am reformed and my Sins consumed suffer me never to receive the least check against nor disaffection to the True Religion Established in the Church of England Let me return an humble denial to all that shall propose such an unreasonable Question to me but if my denial will not suffice in this case give me courage rather to part from my Life than to forsake my Faith and if my case be so happy give me Grace with chearfulness to pray for my Persecutors though dying by their Cruelty that I may deeply impress constancy and true courage in the hearts of all my Spectators that we all may sacrifice our Wills to God before our Bodies and both whenever it shall please him to require them at our hands assist us in the doing this by the powerful Operations of thy Divine Grace which we beseech thee always plentifully to supply us with for thy Mercy sake Amen O Lord have Mercy upon our Parents let thâ— Souls be bound up in the bundle of Life grant them Grace to live a quiet and peaceable just and honest Life here that when they come tâ— die they may live with thee and thy Christ in thâ— Heavenly Kingdom Look not upon their Merit but pardon their Offences for thy Bowels anâ— Compassions sake to whom be all Honour and Glorâ— World without end Amen A Prayer at receiving the Holy Sacrament O Lord and Heavenly Father we thy humble Seâ—â—vants beseech thy Fatherly Goodness to looâ— down from Heaven thy Holy Habitation thâ— Throne of thy Glory with an Eye of Pitty and Compassion upon us thy Servants let not our Sins hindeâ— our Prayers from ascending up unto thee or prevenâ— thy Mercies coming down upon us but come we pray thee and Sanctifie these Souls and Bodies oâ— ours and make them fit Habitations for thy Holy Spirit to dwell in and come Sanctifie these thy Creatures to the end for which we receive them that the receiving the Blessed Sacrament may be unto us for the Conformation of our Faith for the Strengthning our Hope and for the Pardoning of all our Sins and for the increase of all thy Graces in us that the Palâ—ate of our Souls may be so changed thereby that we may relish nothing besides thee but Hunger and Thirst after this Bread of Life and Cup of Salvation till we change this place of Misery to enjoy thy Presence in thy Heavenly Kingdom for ever and ever Amen FINIS ERRATA PAge 1. line 6. for whose read what p. 7. l. 21. r. the Judge of p. 24. l. 2. r. nor repine p. 70. l. 29. 〈◊〉 exclude
by Day They Curse that Traytor Life and Limb Tho Curse themselves in Curfing him The Thief and Slanderer are almost the same The one steals my Goods the other my good Name The one lives in Scorn the other dies in Shame But from these dark som Clouds Good Lord deliver us Let them not interpose betwixt thy Glory and us For thou alone art our Creator in whom we trust Some trust too much in their doing well In seeking Heaven they find the flames of Hell But the pure of Heart have Power to refuse Being endow'd with Wisdom the Evil and Good to chuse He that gives Wisdom to refuse Inspires the Art which to chuse ' In thee O King my pensive Soul respires ' Thou art the fulness of my choice desires ' Thou art that Sacred Spring whose Waters burst ' In streams to him that seeks with Holy Thirst ' Thrice happy Man Thrice happy Thirst to bring The fainting Soul to so sweet a Spring God is just what his deep Counsel wild His Prophets told and justice hath fulfill'd But Man the Child of ruin to avoid Less dangers by a greater is destroy'd Whose Spring is like a Flower for a Days delight At Noon we flourish and we fade at Night If Plants be cropt because their Fruits are small Think you to Thrive that bears no Fruit all But who so Fruitful is and worthy to Drink this Shall be receiv'd unto Eternal Bliss Such cannot Dye the Sacred Nine deny All Souls that merits Fame shall ever Dye For these must survive for their self clos'd Eyes That now lie slumbering in the dust shall rise The highest Heavens have Decreed to Bless The Fruitful Souls and with a fair success For that they built their Bliss not on the blaze of Glory Nor seated their Happiness in things transitory O Lord how great is the Power of thy Hand Glorious is thy Name in every Land Great God Unlimited are thy Confines And assistest Man in his good Designs Thy Mercies like the dew of Hermon Hill Or like the Oyntment dropping downward still Thy Love is boundless thou art apt and free To turn to Man when Man returns to thee â— Sacred Subject of a Meditation Thy Works are full of Admiration Thy Judgments all are just severe and sure They quite cut off or else by lancing Cure. ' My Faith not Merits hath assur'd thee mine Thy Love not my Desert hath made me thine Unworthy I whose drousie Soul rejected Thy precious Favours and secure neglected Thy glorious Presence how am I become A Bride befitting so Divine a Groom ' It is no Merit no Desert of mine Thy Love thy Love alone hath made me thine Since then the bounty of thy dear Election Have styl'd me thine Oh let the sweet reflection ' Of thy Illustrious Beams my Soul inspire ' And with thy Spirit inflame my hot Desire ' Unite our Souls oh let thy secret rest ' Make a perpetual home within my Breast ' Instruct me so that I may gain the skill 'To suit my Service to thy secret Will. Then shall my Soul that suffers through dispite Of Error and rude Ignorance have right Then shall my Soul injoy within this Breast A Holy Sabboth of Eternal rest And my dearest Spouse shall Seal me on his Heart So sure that envious Earth may never part Our joyn'd Souls let not the World remove My chast Desires from so chast a Love. ' All you that wish the bountiful encrease ' Of dearest Pleasures and Divinest Peace ' I charge you all if ought my charge may move ' Your tender Hearts not to disturb my Love ' Vex not his gentle Spirit nor bereave ' Him of his Joys that is so apt to grieve That he may teach his living Plants to thrive And such as are a dying to revive He walks about such tender Plants To smell their Odours and supply their wants That he may leave his secret Spirit in their Breast As Earnest of an Everlasting rest To thy Creatour hast my Soul and let thy Sacreâ— Vows Plight Holy Contracts with so sweet a Spouse His Left Hand 's full of Treasure and his Right Of Peace and Honor and unknown Delight Then shall it please our gracious Lord To Crown with Audience his suppliants Word O Glory chace Disloyal Thoughts let not thiâ— World allure My chast Desires from a Spouse so pure He 'l endow my ardent Soul with sweetness and inspire With Heavenly ravishment my rapt Desires O let all times be prosperous and all places Be Witness to our undefil'd imbraces Sure is the Knot that true Religion ties And Love that 's rightly grounded never dies ' If Error lead not my dull Thoughts amiss ' My genius tells me where my true Love is ' He 's busie labouring in the flowry Banks ' Inspiring Sweetness and receiving Thanks ' Watering those Plants whose tender Root are dry ' And Pruning such whose Crests aspire too high ' Transplanting Grafting Reaping from some ' And covering others that are newly come Then take from each to make one perfect Grace Yet would my Love out-shine that borrow'd Face So perfect are his Graces so Divine So full of Heaven are those fair looks of thine O Sacred Symetry O rare Connexion Of many Perfects to make one Perfection O let my Lips like a perpetual Story Divulge thy Graces and declare thy Glory Hear comes a Critick close thy Page Thou art no Subject for this Age Thou hast no Guilt that does require That thou should'st lurk nor yet retire Thou hast no Lustre of thy own But what 's deriv'd from Heaven alone Fear not thy Heaven instructed Page Will either please or teach the Age For the Wise with ease shall riddle out Which is the voice of Wonder which of Doubt For God sends an Angel to protect As well from Evil as to Good direct O thou the beginning and the end before whom Things past and present and things to come Are all alike O prosper my Designs And let thy Spirit inrich my feeble Lines Rejoyce my Soul and give my Pen the Art Wisely to move and me an understanding Heart Earthly Glories are scarce worth craving to obtain They are Happinesses that must be lost again Gasp not for Honour wish no blazing Glory For these will perish in an Ages Story Nor yet for Power Power may be carv'd To Fools as well as thee that hast deserv'd Thirst not for Lands nor Mony wish for none For Wealth is neither lasting nor our own Riches are fair Inticements to deceive us They flatter while we live and dying leave us What fit of Madness makes us love them thus We leave our lives and pleasure leaveth us Pleasure is fleeting still and makes no stay It lends a smile or twain and steals away The pleasures of this World soon abate They are lively emblems of our own Estate Which like a Banquet at a Funeral show But sweeten Grief and serve to flatter Woe How slight a
from the dismal Thoughts that 't is impossible to acquire the good so much wished for for we should not be afflicted penetrated and overwhelm'd with the Privation of good if we did not Love it which made St. Augustin say That the Eternal Dispair of the Reprobates in Hell is a true Love of the Sovereign good but this being a nicity that concerns us not we may not with saifty dive into it or amuse our selves about it but strive to be Cloathed with the true Love of God whereby we are sure we may be qualified to enjoy the full Bliss of Heaven the true hopes of which fills every Holy Soul with exceeding Joy even such reviving Joy as may give him some small glimmerings even in this Life of what hereafter will undoubtedly be his Portion in those Glorious Regions above where every true Penitent will be a Favorite of that great tremendious King who is the searcher of every Heart and observer of every Action here and the Infinite rewarder of every Virtue hereafter To him therefore be Glory and Praise Might Majesty and Dominion ascribed by us â—nd all the whole Creation now and for ever A Recapitulation of the moral consequences drawn from what have been established concerning our Souls and for the Conviction of our Duties and the Condemnation of Disorder NO Man of Reason can believe that Ingratitude is an Ornament to Nature or that Injustice Meâ—s a reward nor that Treachery is a Virtue or an Honest and Commendable Quality nor on the contrary that Justice Fidelity and Gratitude are things Condemnable and Wicked Men make Laws according to their Fancy they make themselves Obey'd for fear of Punishment when they have the Power in their Hands But it 's remarkable that Men who make Laws cannot make themselves Obey'd nor be Beloved or Beleived when they act things disagreeable For Unjust and Tyrannical Laws People pay only an exterior Obedience to their Commands but the Heart and the Spirit cries out and demandâ— Justice from him whom all Men naturally feel over their Heads as a Protector of Justice and an avengeâ— of Oppression and Unjust Authority We sometime receive Unjust Laws but we do not believe them to be Just for all that but as to the natural Laws oâ— Duty and Consciences all Men receive them and be lieve by an invincible Determination of a Superioâ— Light which equally perswades them alike for Natural Light convinces us with invincible force and this is an Infallible Character of Natural Light. Conscience is then in us undoubtedly Natural and as certain as it is an Essential Companion of our Nature and a Propriety inseparable from our Soul From hence arises in us by the help of Grace all Moraâ— and Christian Virtues because it is impossible to conceive that Corporeal Nature can be the subject oâ— Magnanimity of Justice of Fidelity of Continencâ— and of Truth for a Corporeal Nature alone cannoâ— have the Light of Order or of Duty or the Inclination or Determination of Duty or the Pleasure oâ— Performance or the Pain of the Violation of Duty for Duty Order and Justice have no Bodies they arâ— things totally Spiritual and Intelligible and there fore without the assistance of the Soul cannot havâ— the Idea or the Sentiment of them because it is by the Soul that they are Ingrafted and poured into ouâ— Corporeal Nature God having assembled togetheâ— both these in one single whole not as one but acting by this Indubitable Method God have prescribed by reason of their dependance one upon another or to say better the Union betwixt each other and are all animated with one and the same Influence of Divine Life and marked with one and the same resemblance and equally Impelled by the same Love of Duty For which reason we are obliged to Love and to Accomplish all the extents of Justice of Truth of Charity and of Civility and of Mutual or Reciprocal respect towards all Men upon the consideration that this Life is short and troublesome and all things in it are frail and perishable and the noblest Pleasures in it are essentially false as well as empty they leave the Heart even during this Life Sick and Famished and if not retired from before Death they will leave the Soul Eternally deceived by a cruel Privation and an insupportable desolation of regret For the best injoyments of this Life are a perpetual alternativeness of real Cares and Torments all things here being but false shadows of Repose and lucid Intervals of Reason a Theater of Eternal Mutations a Chain interlinked with short and transitory Felicities and long and durable Miseries a vehement and impetuous Whirl-wind of Hurry and Ambition which after having much tormented and agitated the Body and Soul having raised a Thousand snares in the Heart and Spirit it disappears into Air and Smoak for so it is that this Life doth not exercise it self but upon the false and perishable Objects of Time and â—s deceitful and deceiving Oeconomy whereas the nâ—ture Life exercises it self upon Objects wholly True and wholly Solid because the future Life is â—ut as it were one Day all Uniformity for there very Holy Soul will Eternally be United to eversting Triumphs and Felicities for there every Soul â—ill be Essentially Living infinite Happy and Joyous no here it have been exercised in Trouble in the future Life it shall rest in Glory and endless Felicities as the Apostle saith Such as Eye hath not seen nor Ear heard nor Heart conceived 2 Cor. 12. 4. Much less can the feeble Eloquence of Man express by any description that his Idea or Sentiment can conceive to put into Method to declare or so much as describe Our Soul is said to commence when it goes out of the Body That which we call time is taken either by relation to the duration of the abode of every Soul in its Body or by relation to the duration of the whole present Oeconomy of the visible World destined to the Tryal of the Souls in the Bodys and in whatsoever signification we take Time in opposition to Eternity it signifies precisely a State of Instability of Change and Vicissitude i. e. a State which ought to have an end for these are two things which enter Essentially into the Idea which is called Time Vicissitude and End the space of the duration that our Souls are in our Bodies is called Time for these two Reasons First because it is to have an end And Secondly because in the interim so long as it endures it holds us exposed to a Thousand Chainges and Vicissitudes and which is to be lamented that Vicissitude of being obnoxious to pass from Good to Evil from Virtue to Sin to Crimes or Vice but on the contrary Eternity is Immutable and an Interminable State and Order of things As much as Time includes Instability and End so much does Eternity excludes both Time speaks Changeâ— and End Eternity speaks the Being always the same and never ending Thus as our