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Now none can tell how tranfporting it 

 will be to a good Soul, when it feels it felf 

 the beloved of God, as well as full of love 

 to him ; becaufe we cannot think how great 

 the Love of the Almighty is, unlefs we 

 could know how great he is himfelf. This 

 is a thing that cannot fail to have a flrange 

 power over our affeflions, and to matter 

 them ; fo that we fliall be quite taken out 

 of our felves, for we all extremely love to 

 be beloved. 



If any Neighbour (hews us an unexpected 

 and undeferved Kindnefs, we are apt to . 

 think he is the befl perfon in the World : 

 and the pooreft wretch in the World, 

 if we fee in him the undoubted figns of an 

 hearty love to us, we cannot chufe but re- 

 quite it with fome Expreffions of kindnefs 

 back again ; nay if a Dog, or fuch a dumb 

 Creature do but fawn upon us, or delight 

 in our Company, and with a great deal of 

 obfervance follow us wherefoever we go, 

 we cannot but be fo far pleafed with his 

 inclination towards us, as to make much 

 of it, and to be troubled to fee any harm 

 befall it, and to love to fee it play, and 

 be well pleafed. Judge then what a plea- 

 fure it will be to pious Souls to find them- 

 felves beloved of him, who hath put thefe 

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