FEAR OF DEATH. 4-17 men more than the praise of God ! how fervently will he pray that his mercies may not aggravate the account of his sins ; that his talents may not become the instrument of his punishment ! How earnestly will he supplicate for pardon, how devoutly will he " give glory to God before his feet stumble on the dark mountains !" The man of business, to whom we have already adverted, who thought his schemes so deeply laid, his speculations so prudently planned, that nothing could frustrate them ; who calculated that the future was as much in his power as the present, forgot that death, that grand subverter of projects, might interpose his veto. This man, who could not find time to pray, must find time to die - he may at length find - happy if he ever find it, - that he cannot meet his end with a peaceful heart, and a resigned spirit, without the preparation of prayer for support in that awful period, " when T 5
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