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very often a ravishing sense of God's love
accompanying a sense of His excellency. They rejoice in a sense of the
faithfulness of God's promises, as they respect the future eternal
enjoyment of Him.

The unparalleled joy that many of them speak of, is what they find when
they are lowest in the dust, emptied most of themselves, and as it were
annihilating themselves before God; when they are nothing, and God is
all; seeing their own unworthiness, depending not at all on themselves,
but alone on Christ, and ascribing all glory to God. Then their souls
are most in the enjoyment of satisfying rest; excepting that, at such
times, they apprehend themselves to be not sufficiently self-abased; for
then above all times do they long to be lower. Some speak much of the
exquisite sweetness, and rest of soul, that is to be found in the
exercise of resignation to God, and humble submission to His will. Many
express earnest longings of soul to praise God; but at the same time
complain that they cannot praise Him as they would, and they want to
have others help them in praising Him. They want to have every one
praise God, and are ready to call upon every thing to praise Him. They
express a longing desire to live to God's glory, and to do something to
His honor; but at the same time complain of their insufficiency and
barrenness; that they are poor and impotent creatures, can do nothing of
themselves, and are utterly insufficient to glorify their Creator and
Redeemer.

While God was so remarkably present amongst us by His Spirit, there was
no book so delightful as the Bible; especially the Book of Ps