This is a beautiful little book of edited Puritan prayers and devotions. Consider this:
‘Destroy in me every lofty thought,
Break pride to pieces and scatter it
to the winds,
Annihilate each clinging shred of
self-righteousness
Implant in me true lowliness of spirit,
Abase in me to self-loathing and self-abhorrence,
Open in me a fount of penitential tears,
Break me, then bind me up;
Thus will my heart be a prepared dwelling
for my God;
Then can the Father take up his abode in me,
Then can the blessed Jesus come with healing
in his touch,
Then can the Holy Spirit descend in
sanctifying grace;
O Holy Trinity, three Persons and one God,
inhabit me, a temple consecrated to thy glory.’
Compare the beauty, depth and simplicity of those words with some of the drivel that passes for ‘worship’ today and it is no contest. A great little devotional aid.