Now the God of patience and consolation grant you to be likeminded

“When we have got our corruptions restrained and our natural appetites and inclinations toward worldly things in some measure subdued, we must proceed to such exercises as have a more immediate tendency to excite and awaken the divine life.  And first let us endeavor conscientiously to perform those duties which religion requires, and where unto it would incline us if it did not prevail in our souls.”