he that believes in Me, the Works do he shall do alfo; and greater tha thefe fhall he do, becaufe I go to M Father.

Refp. Unhappy Nature! are not the words of Truth it felf Sufficient to perfwat thee? are not the Miracles of God him felf enough to convince thee? *Lord, I beleive; O help my unbelief. The Mysteries Thou revealst are dark; but Thy veracity makes them certain the Doctrines Thon teachest feem contrary to fenfe; but, the Works Thou doft fure our Faith. Lord, I Leffon 254.

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If you fhall ask Me any thing in My Name, I will do it; and whatever you fhall ask the Father in My Name, do it; that the Father may be glorified in the Son. If you love Me, keep my Commandments: and I will pray the Fa ther, and He will give you another Com forter, that He may abide with you for ever the Spirit of Truth whom the World cannot receive, because it fee Him not, nor knows Him: but, you Thal know Him, for He shall abide with you and be in you, I will not leave you of

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hans; I will come to you. Yet a little hile, and the World fees Me no more: at you fee Me; because I live, and you all live. At that day you fhall know hat I am in My Father, and you in fe, and I in you. He that has my Commandments, and keeps them, he it that loves Me: and he that loves Mé, all be loved of My Fathers & I wil ve him, and will manifeft my felf to im.)

efp. My God I am loft unleß beloved of Thee which yet I dare not hope, unless I love Thee: My God, I must not say I love Thee unless I obey Thee; which yet I cannot do, unlefs Thon enable me Omy adored Redeemer, whatever I want I beg of Thee, and of Thy Father, in Thy Name: remember Thy promife, relieve me. Infufe Thy Holy Spirit into my Soul, , and govern all my faculties with Thy Heavenly grace, that by my love of Thee I may obey Thee, and by Thy love of me be made to love Thee. *0 my

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feft Thy felf to us, and not to the World JESUS answered, and faid to him a man love Me he will keep my Word and My Father will love him; and w will come to him, and make our abode with him. He that loves Me not, keeps not My Words, and the Word which you have heard is not Mine, but the Fathers who fent me. Thefe things have I fpoken to you being prefent with you: But, the Comforter, the Holy Spi rit, whom the Father will fend in my Name; He shall teach you all things and fuggeft to you all things whatever fhall fay to you. Peace I leave with you, my peace I give to you: not as the World gives I give to you. Let not your heart be troubled, nor afraid. You have heard how I faid to you, I go away and I come again to you. If you loved Me,you would rejoice, because I fay I go to my Father for, the Father is greater then I, And now I have told you before it come to pafs, that when it fhall, come to pa you may believe. I will not now fpea many things with you: For, the Prin of this World comes, and has not an thing in Me. But, that the World m

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ow I love the Father; and, as the ther gave me commandment, fo I Arife, let us go hence.

p. Needs must thefe virtues nearly con cern us, fince our Lord fo often repeats them: ftill we must love, still we must obey, and the Father will come to us, and the Son will dwell with us, and the Holy Ghost will comfort us. We shall enjoy that peace which the World cannot give: we shall enjoy that peace which the World cannot take away. Rejoyce, Soul, in the Glory of thy Lord, who reigns for ever at the right hand of His Father fing eternal praises to the King of Heaven, who is gone to prepare a place for His fervants. We

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I am the true Vine, and My Father the Husband man. Every branch in Me that bears not fruit He will take way: and every branch that bears fruit le will purge, that it may bring forth more fruit. Now you are clean, through he Word I have spoken to you. Abide n Me, and I in you. As the branch annot bear fruit of it felf, except it

abide in the Vine: no more can you, except you abide in Me. I am the Vine, & you are the branches:he that abides in Me and I in him, brings forth much fruit. For, without Me, you can do nothing, If any abide not in Me, he fhall be at forth as a branch, and wither; and they fhall gather him up, and caft him into the fire, and he burns. If you abide in Me, and My Words abide in you, you fhall ask whatever you will, and it thall be done to you: Herein is My Father glorified, that you bear much fruit, and become My Difciples. As the Father has loved Me, I alfo have loved you: continue in My love. If you keep My Com mandments, you thall abide in My love as I alfo kept My Fathers Commandments, and abide in His love. These things have I fpoken to you, that My joy may be in you, and that your joy may be full. 15. Refp. Lord,tis at firft Thy grace grafts us on Thee; 'tis now Thy grat that preferves us in Thee: the branches bear the fruit but Thou must bear the branches, and make them bear the fruit * For, without Thee we can do nothing

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