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,,*ri/ians                              
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,,infidels4                ,picture3    
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,price ,"o ,p5ny4          ,,*ri/ians   
,,& ,,infidels4      8,,if !re is "o    
condition 9 life m happy ?an ano!r1 x is
 surely  t ( him :o f\nds all 8 hopes ( 
futurity on ! promises ( !              
,gospel40--,^! are ! words ( a respect$ 
au?or1 & des]ve !  consid]ation ( e "o4 
,! h\r ( dea? puts ^! pr9ciples /ill m  
/rongly to ! te/  ?an any ev5ts ( our   
lives4  ,!re are _m m5 :o laugh at !    
,bible1  & reject ! idea ( a ,savi\r1 & 

say !y are happi] ?an ^?  :o are %ackl$ 
) ! re/ra9ts ( religion4  ,!y say !y are
  happi]2 yet _! lives g5]ally prove !  
falsity ( ! ass]tion1  & _! dea?s always
 d4  ,_! dea?-b$s %ew ! mis]able /ate ( 
^? :o ?us reject ! hope t is set be=e   
!m2 &1 :5  contra/$ ) ! la/ h\rs (      
believ]s1 ! diff]5ce appe>s /ill  m     
/rongly m>k$4    ,a /rong in/ance ( ?is 
is /at$ 9 a lett] f ! ,rev4 ,j4 ,h]vey  
to ! well-kn[n ,beau ,na% ( ,ba?4  ,x is
 z foll[s3--        8,sir1 ,i 0 n long  
s9ce call$ to visit a poor g5tleman1    
ere:ile      ( ! mo/ robu/ body1 & ( !  
gaye/ temp] ,i ev] knew4  ,b      :5 ,i 
visit$ him2 ,oh6 h[ 0 ! glory dep>t$ f  
him6  ,i f\nd      him no m t sprightly 
son ( joy :i* he us$ to be2 b           
langui%+1 p9+ away1 & )]+ "u ! *a/5+ h& 
(      ,god4  ,8 limbs feeble & trembl+2
 8 c\nt5ance =lorn &      gha/ly2 & !   
little brea? he _h left1 sobb$ out 9    
sorr[ful      sighs6  ,8 body ha/5+     
apace to lodge 9 ! sil5t grave1 !       
l& ( d>kness & desolation4  ,8 s\l j go+

 to ,god :o gave      x2 prep>+ itself  
to w+ away unto its long home2 to ent]  
^u      an un*angeable & et]nal /ate4   
,:5 ,i 0 come up into 8      *amb]1 & _h
 seat$ myself on 8 b$1 he fir/ ca/ a mo/
      wi%ful look ^u me1 & !n began1 z  
well z he 0 able1 to      speak4  #8,oh6
 t ,i _h be5 wise1 t ,i _h consid]$ my  
latt]      end4  ,ah6 ,mr4 ,h]vey1 dea? 
is knock+ at my doors3 9 a few h\rs     
m ,i %all draw my la/ gasp2 & ?an       
judgm5t1 ! trem5d\s      judgm5t6 h[    
%all ,i appe>1 unprep>$ z ,i am1 be=e ! 
all-kn[+1 & omnipot5t ,god8  ,h[ %all ,i
 endure ! day ( 8      com+8'  ,:5 ,i   
m5tion$1 among _m o!r ?+s1 t /rict      
hol9ess1 :i* he _h =m]ly s slightly     
e/eem$1 he repli$ )      a ha/y         
eag]ness3 #8,oh6 t hol9ess is ! only ?+ 
,i n[ long      =4  ,i w\ld gladly "p ) 
a _w to obta9 x4  ,n[ my      b5ight$   
eyes are enlight5$1 ,i cle>ly disc]n !  
?+s t are      excell5t4  ,:at is !re 9 
! place :i!r ,i am go+1 b ,god4      ,or
 :at is !re to be desir$ on e>? b       

religion8'--,b if ?is      ,god %\ld    
re/ore y to heal?1 said ,i1 d y ?9k y   
%\ld      alt] y\r =m] c\rse8--#8,i call
 heav5 & e>? to witness1' said      he1 
#8,i w\ld lab\r = hol9ess1 z ,i %all    
soon lab\r = life4      ,z = ri*es &    
pleasures1 & ! applauses ( m51 ,i c\nt  
!m      z dross--no m to my happ9ess ?an
 ! fea!rs t lie on !      floor4  ,oh6  
if ! righte\s ,judge w\ld try me once m2
 if he      w\ld b reprieve1 & sp>e me a
 little long]2 9 :at a _s      w\ld ,i  
sp5d ! rema9d] ( my days6  ,i w\ld "k no
 o!r      bus9ess1 aim at no o!r end1   
?an p]fect+ myself 9 hol9ess4           
,:atev] contribut$ to t2 e means (      
grace2 e opportunity      ( spiritual   
improvem5t1 %\ld be de>] to me ?an ?\s&s
 (      gold & silv]4  ,b1 alas6 ! be/  
resolutions are n[      insignificant1  
because !y are too late4  ,! day 9 :i*  
,i %\ld      h work$ is ov] & gone1 & ,i
 see a sad horrible night      approa*+1
 br++ ) x ! blackness ( d>kness = ev]4  
,h]et(ore1 woe is me6 :5 ,god call$1 ,i 

refus$3 :5 he invit$1 ,i      0 "o ( !m 
t made excuse4  ,n[1 !re=e1 fe>fulness &
      trembl+ are come ^u me2 ,i sm>t1 &
 am 9 sore angui% already2      & yet   
?is is b ! beg9n+ ( sorr[s6  ,x do? n   
yet appe>      :at ,i %all be2 b sure ,i
 %all be ru9$1 undone1 & de/roy$      ) 
an ev]la/+ de/ruction6'        8,?is sad
 sc5e ,i saw ) m9e eyes2 ^! words1 & _m 
m1      equally affect+1 ,i he>d ) m9e  
e>s2 & soon aft] att5d$      ! unhappy  
g5tleman to 8 tomb40    ,let u comp>e   
?is acc\nt ) ! la/ mom5ts ( ,mr4 ,,h]vey
 himself4  ,we are told1 t :5 8         
dissolution drew ne>1 he said to ^? ab\t
  him3 8,h[ ?ankful am ,i = dea?6  ,x is
 ! passage to ! ,"l &  ,giv] ( et]nal   
life4  ,o welcome1 welcome dea?6  ,?\   
maye/ well be  reckon$ among ! treasures
 ( ! ,*ri/ian2 #8,to live is ,*ri/1 b to
  die is ga96'  #8,"l1 n[ lette/ ?\ ?y  
s]vant dep>t 9 peace1  accord+ to ?y mo/
 holy & com=table ^w2 = m9e eyes h se5  
?y preci\s salvation4'--,"h is my       
cordial6 :at are all ! cordials  giv5 to

 support ! dy+1 9 comp>ison ( t :i*     
arises f !  promises ( ,salvation by    
,*ri/8--,?is1 ?is supports me60    ,_m  
in/ances might be giv51 prov+ t m51     
al?\gh le>n$1 are z  fools1 if ignorant 
( ,*ri/ & ! way ( salvation2 "o w be    
suffici5t4    ,mr4 ,,hobbes1 0 a        
celebrat$ ,infidel 9 ! la/ age1 :o1 9   
bravado1  w\ld sometimes speak v        
unbecom+ ?+s ( ,god & 8 ^w4  ,yet1  :5  
alone1 he 0 haunt$ ) ! mo/ torm5t+      
reflections1 &  w\ld awake 9 great      
t]ror1 if 8 c&le happ5$ only to g out 9 
!  night4  ,he c\ld nev] be> any        
disc\rse ( dea?1 & seem$ to  endeav\r to
 ca/ (f all ?\ghts ( x4  ,he liv$ to be 
upw>ds (  n9ety4  ,8 la/ words 71 :5 he 
f\nd he c\ld live no long]1 8,i  %all be
 glad to f9d a hole to creep out ( ! _w 
at40  ,&1  not)/&+ all 8 high pret5sions
 to le>n+ & philosophy1 8  uneas9ess    
con/ra9$ him to confess1 :5 he drew ne> 
to ! grave1  t 8he 0 ab\t to take a leap
 9 ! d>k40    ,consid] ?is 9 contra/ )  
,dr4 ,,john ,,lel&4 :o1 aft] sp5d+ a    

long life 9 ! s]vice ( ! ,gospel1 clos$ 
x ) ! foll[+  words3--8,i give my dy+   
te/imony to ! tru? ( ,*ri/ianity4  ,!   
promises ( ! ,gospel are my support &   
consolation4  ,!y1 alone1  yield me     
satisfaction 9 a dy+ h\r4  ,i am n      
afraid to die4  ,!  ,gospel ( ,*ri/ has 
rais$ me above ! fe> ( dea?2 = #8,i "k t
  my ,r$eem] live?4'0    ,dr4 ,,lee*man1
 late ,pr9cipal ( ! ,college ( ,glasg[1 
at ! close (  life1 ?is address$ a "y   
man1 ^: education he _h p>tly           
sup]9t5d$3 8,y see ! situation ,i am 94 
,i h n _m days to  live3 ,i am glad y h 
_h an opportunity ( witness+ !          
tranquillity ( my la/ mom5ts4  ,b x is n
 tranquillity &  composure alone2 x is  
joy & triumph2 x is complete            
exultation40  ,8  features k9dl$1 8     
voice rose z he spake4  8,& :5ce10 says 
he1  8does ?is exultation spr+8--,f t   
book1 7po9t+ to a ,bible t  lay on !    
table7--f t book1 too mu* neglect$      
inde$1 b :i*  conta9s invaluable        
treasures6 treasures ( joy & rejoic+6 = 

x  makes u c]ta9 t #8?is mortal %all put
 on immortality4'0    ,let u n[ take a  
/rong] contra/2 namely1 ( ! horrors (   
despair 9  an unbeliev]1 & ! triumphant 
confid5ce ( "o :o _h fl$ to  ,*ri/ =    
salvation1 & ^: hopes 7 f\nd$ !reon4    
,_m  in/ances ( awful dea?s ( ,infidels 
& ,dei/s are well kn[n2--^? (           
,voltaire1 ,newport1 & _m o!rs1 are s   
fully be=e ! public1 x is  unnecess>y to
 cite !m "h2 b ! read] probably has n   
met )  ! foll[+ acc\nt4  ,x occurr$ a   
few ye>s s9ce 9 ,london1 & !  tru? ( x  
is well kn[n4    ,mr4 ,b4 0 a man (     
consid]able abilities1 8 mann]s 7       
g5tlemanly1  & be+ lively & gay1 z well 
z good temp]$1 8 company 0 mu*  s\ght   
aft]3 ) ^! advantages x is n surpris+ t 
he 0 :at  ! _w usually calls a happy    
man2 b we mu/ add1 t he 0 9 !  fulle/   
s5se ( ! ^w1 an ,infidel4  ,8 greate/   
pleasure 0 to  laugh at religion & to   
burlesque ! ,bible4    ,?us he w5t on = 
sev]al ye>s1 enjoy+ a /ate ( /rong      
heal?1 &  e circum/ance :i* c\ld        

contribute to 8 worldly gratification4  
,at l5g? he 0 attack$ by a sev]e        
illness4  ,9 a few days !  progress (   
disease 0 rapid2--he 0 al>m$1 & eag]ly  
enquir$1  :e!r he 0 suppos$ to be 9     
dang]4  ,8 fri5ds obs]v+ 8  al>m1 & fe>+
 a k ( 8 real /ate w\ld ha/5 8 end1     
conceal$ 8 dang] f him1 z is too        
frequ5tly done1 endeav\r+  to assure him
 t 8 illness w\ld soon abate4  ,at l5g?1
 he 0  consid]$ z decid$ly pa/ hope (   
recov]y & x 0 become necess>y  to       
acqua9t him ) 8 dang]4  ,8 fri5ds did   
?is 9 ! milde/  mann]1 /ill endeav\r+ to
 buoy up 8 hopes1 & to prev5t him f  be+
 al>m$2 b ! tru? c\ld be no long]       
conceal$2--he n[ saw  8 awful /ate4     
,in/antly he broke out into ! mo/       
dreadful  exclamations1 cry+ out1 t 8   
s\l 0 lo/1 &1 = "s h\rs1  cont9u$ to    
repeat simil> expressions1 at ! same "t 
groan+  deeply4  ,aft] a %ort int]val1  
he r5ew$ 8 exclamations1 decl>+  he 0 n[
 conv9c$ ! ,bible 0 true1 & t !re 0     
reality 9  religion1 & express$ ! mo/   

e>ne/ desire t 8 life might be  sp>$ = a
 ye>1 = a mon?1 or ev5 = a week1 t he   
might  decl>e he 0 conv9c$ ( ! falsehood
 ( 8 =m] op9ions4  ,9  ?is /ate he      
cont9u$ = "s "t1 :5 feel+ 8 end         
approa*+1  he r5ew$ 8 e>ne/ wi%es1 t if 
he c\ld n be sp>$ = a week1  a day1 a   
s+le day1 might be grant$1 8t he might  
w>n o!rs1 z  he himself 0 go+ to hell40 
,at l5g? he cri$ out1 8,i am s9k+  into 
hell6--,oh6 ! burn+--! burn+--! torm5ts 
( hell60  ,?is1 & simil> exclamations1  
he cont9u$ to utt]1 :ile life la/$1  7= 
ab\t ?irty h\rs long]17 %riek+ & groan+ 
s dreadfully  t 8 fri5ds all fl$ f 8    
b$-side1 & ev5 ! nurse1  accu/om$ z %e 0
 to dea?-b$ sc5es1 c\ld sc>cely be      
induc$ to  cont9ue 9 ! room4  ,at l5g?  
he expir$1 on ! ?ird day aft] 8  dang] 0
 communicat$ to him2 ! :ole int]val hav+
 be5 a  cont9u$ sc5e ( horror & despair1
 :i* ! p5 fails to describe1  & !       
imag9ation is unable fully to conceive4 
,f ?is dreadful picture1 let u turn to a
 bright] sc5e--! foll[+  extracts pres5t

 u ) an acc\nt ( ! la/ h\rs ( ! le>n$ & 
excell5t ,bi%op ,,b$ell4    ,aft] a life
 sp5t 9 ! mo/ labori\s s]vice ( 8 ,div9e
 ,ma/]1  :5 he appreh5d$ 8 great *ange  
to draw ne>1 he call$ = 8  family &     
spake to !m1 at sev]al times1 z he 0    
able1 z ne>ly z  c\ld be recollect$1 9 !
 foll[+ words2 ) _m o!r simil>          
expressions3--        8,i am go+ ! way (
 all fle%3 #8,! "t ( my dep>ture is at  
h&4'  ,kn[+1 !re=e1 t #8%ortly ,i mu/   
put (f ?is      tab]nacle1 ev5 z our ,"l
 ,jesus ,*ri/ ha? %[n me4  ,i "k        
also1 t if ?is my e>?ly h\se ( ?is      
tab]nacle 7      dissolv$1 ,i h a build+
 ( ,god1 a h\se n made ) h&s1           
et]nal 9 ! heav5s4'  ,!re=e1 to #8me to 
live is ,*ri/1 & to      die is ga92 :i*
 increase? my desire ev5 n[ to dep>t1 & 
to be      ) ,*ri/1 :i* is f> bett]' ?an
 to cont9ue "h 9 all      transitory1   
va91 & false pleasures ( ?is _w1 ( :i*  
,i h      se5 an end4        8,he>k51   
!re=e1 unto ! la/ words ( y\r dy+ fa!r4 
#8,i am      no m 9 ?is _w1 b ye are 9 !

 _w4  ,i asc5d to my      ,fa!r & y\r   
,fa!r1 to my ,god & y\r ,god1' ?r\gh !  
all-suffici5t m]its ( ,jesus ,*ri/1 my  
,r$eem]2 #8:o ev] lives      to make    
int]cession = me2' :o is #8a            
propitiation' = my s9s1      & wa%$ me f
 !m all 9 8 own blood2 :o is #8wor?y to 
receive glory & hon\r1 & p[]2 :o ha?    
creat$ all ?+s1 &      = ^: pleasure !y 
are & 7 creat$4'        8,i _h a desire 
& resolution to walk be=e ,god 9 e /age 
(      my pilgrimage1 f my y\? up to ?is
 day1 9 tru? & ) an      upright he>t1 &
 to d t :i* 0 upright 9 8 eyes to !     
utmo/ ( my p[]2 & #8:at ?+s 7 ga9 to me 
=m]ly1 ^!      ?+s ,i c\nt n[ loss =    
,*ri/3 yea1 d\btless1 & ,i c\nt all     
?+s b loss1 = ! excell5cy ( ! k ( ,jesus
 ,*ri/      my ,"l2 = :om ,i h suff]$ ! 
loss ( all ?+s2 & ,i c\nt      !m z     
no?+1 t ,i may w9 ,*ri/1 & be f\nd 9    
him1 n      hav+ my own righte\sness1   
:i* is ( ! law1 b t :i* is      ?r\gh ! 
fai? ( ,*ri/1 ! righte\sness1 :i* is (  
,god by      fai?4'        8,let no?+   

sep>ate y f ! love ( ,*ri/4  #8,9 all   
?+s we      are m ?an conqu]ors1 ?r\gh  
him t lov$ u3 = ,i am      p]suad$1 t   
nei!r dea?1 nor life1 nor angels1 nor   
pr9cipalities1 nor p[]s1 nor ?+s pres5t1
 nor ?+s to come1      nor height1 nor  
dep?1 nor any creature1 %all be able to 
sep>ate me      f ! love ( ,god 9 ,*ri/ 
,jesus1 my ,"l4'  ,!re=e1 #8love n      
! _w1 nor ! ?+s ( ! _w2' b prep>e daily 
& h\rly      = dea?1 :i* besieges u on e
 side2 & be fai?ful unto      dea?1 t we
 may meet toge!r joyfully on ! "r h& (  
,*ri/      at ! la/ day1 & #8foll[ !    
,lamb :i!rsoev] he goe?2' )      all ^? 
t are clo!d 9 :ite robes 9 sign (       
innoc5cy1 &      palms 9 _! h&s 9 sign (
 victory2 #8:i* came out ( great        
tribulation1 & h wa%$ _! robes1 & made  
!m :ite 9 !      blood ( ! ,lamb4'0     
,aft]w>ds he bless$ 8 *ildr5 & ^? :o    
/ood ab\t him1 9  ^! words1        8,god
 ( 8 inf9ite m]cy bless y all1 & pres5t 
y holy &      unblameable1 &            
irreprovable 9 8 sight1 t ye may meet   

toge!r      at ! "r h& ( our bless$     
,savi\r ,jesus ,*ri/1 #8) joy           
unspeakable & full ( glory4'  ,am560    
,& aft] a little int]val1 he said1      
8#8,i h kept ! fai?' once giv5 to !     
sa9ts2 = ! :i*      cause ,i h also     
suff]$ ^! ?+s3 #8b ,i am n a%am$1 = ,i  
"k 9 :om ,i h believ$1 & am p]suad$ t he
 is able to      keep t :i* ,i h        
committ$ to him aga9/ t day4'0    ,aft] 
?is1 ! good ,bi%op spake little m4  ,8  
sickness increas$1  8 spee* fail$1 & he 
slumb]$ ! rema9d] ( 8 "t away1 till  8  
dis*>ge came4    ,let ,incr$ulity itself
 say1 if ?is 0 n a desirable close ( s  
useful a life z ?is excell5t man is kn[n
 to h liv$4  ,we may defy  all ! sons ( 
,infidelity to %[ u an example among _! 
bre?r51 (  a life s useful1 & a dea? s  
great1 s noble1 s glori\s z ?is (  !    
good ,bi%op4    ,read]1 ^! ?+s are true4
  ,consid] !m2--reflect ^u !m2--ask     
y\rself :i* y wi% to be y\r own case4   
,d y wi% to die l  an ,infidel1 or l a  
,*ri/ian8--^u ?is "q !re c be no  d\bt4 

,flee !n1 :ile !re is "t1 to ! only     
,refuge4  ,seek !  ,"l :ile he may be   
f\nd2 call ^u him :ile he is ne>4  ,flee
 to  ,*ri/1 :o %$ 8 blood ^u ! cross = a
 ransom = _m2 he has  said t ^? :o come 
to him 9 fai?1 he w n ca/ out4  ,read   
aga9 ! acc\nt ( ! la/ h\rs ( ,bi%op     
,b$ell2 weigh c>efully  e ^w he utt]$2 &
 pray t ! ,holy ,_s may bless x to y\r  
s\l1 & t y may be ( ! numb] :o are sav$ 
f ev]la/+  p]dition4                    
99 99 99 99 99                          
99 99 99 99 99    ,london3 ,pr9t$ by    
,,augu/us ,,applega? & ,,edw>d ,,c[p]1  
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 ,,coll9s1 ,no4 #ef1  ,pat]no/]-r[2 &   
,,evans & ,,sons1 #db1 ,long-lane1      
,smi?field4