We
can
only
honour
the
all
of
God
by
our
NOTHINGNESS
j
and
we
have
no
sooner
become
no-thing,
than
God,
who
will
not
suffer
us
to
be
empty,
fills
us
with
Himself.
Oh,
if
all
knew
the
blessings
which
come
to
the
soul
by
this
prayer,
they
would
be
satisfied
with
no
others
:
it
is
the
pearl
of
great
price;
it
is
the
hidden
treasure.
He
who
finds
it
gladly
sells
all
that
he
has
to
buy
it
(Matt.
xiii.
44,
46).
It
is
the
well
of
living
water,
which
springs
up
into
everlasting
life
(John
iv.
14).
It
is
the
practice
of
the
pure
maxims
of
the
gospel.
Does
not
Christ
Himself
tell
us
that
the
kingdom
of
God
is
within
us?
(Luke
xvii.
21).
This
kingdom
is
set
up
in
two
ways.
The
first
is,
when
God
is
so
thoroughly
master
of
us
that
nothing
resists
Him
:
then
our
heart
is
truly
His
kingdom.
The
other
way
is,
that
by
possessing
God,
who
is
the
sovereign
Lord,
we
possess
the
kingdom
of
God,
which
is
the
height
of
felicity,
and
the
end
for
which
we
were
created.
As
it
has
been
said,
to
serve
God
is
to
reigti.
The
end
for
which
we
were
created
is
to
enjoy
God
in
this
life,
and
men
do
not
believe
it
!
