Love the Lord, all ye his saints, Psalms 31:23.
It is highly necessary for all, even the most religious, but especially for young people, to avoid a familiar conversation with persons of the other sex. The corruption of our nature being too great, and the enemy too cunning. It may at least produce an addictedness inconsistent with the love of Christ, and have a bad appearance, which will be matter of grief to the righteous, and of slander to the wicked. But to cleave only to Christ is the best preservative against the love of creatures.
Come, Holy Spirit, heavenly Dove,
With all thy quickening powers.
Kindle a flame of sacred love
In these cold hearts of ours.
Look how we grovel here below,
Fond of these trifling toys:
Our souls can neither fly nor go
To reach eternal joys.
Dear Lord! and shall we ever live
At this poor dying rate?
Our love so faint, so cold to thee
And thine to us so great.
Come, Holy Spirit, heavenly Dove,
With all thy quickening powers;
Come shed abroad a Saviour’s love,
And that shall kindle ours.