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Co$cLUSiOÑ.

is the wine

of

the kingdom

lbr bur

cordial.

Are

we

fainting and

feeble

?

Hereis

spiritual

food to

nourish

and

support

us..

Are

we

oppressed under

temptations

and

grfeat

conflicts

!

Here

is

the Spirit

of God

to

enable.

us to

overcome them

;

here

is

the blood

of

the

Iamb

to

cast

down the

tempter. Are

we

drawing near

to

death

and

the grave,

with

sorrows

or

sickness

?

Here

is

a

dying

Saviour

set before you, who now lives and

reigns'

in glory, as

our

pattern

and our

forerunner.

Though he

was once a

Man

of

sorrows,

and

acquainted

with

grief,

who

was

put

to

death through

weakness

;

vet,

behold, he

lives

by

the power

of God

raising

him

from the

dead.

IMPROVEMENT.

I.

In

what a feeble

state are Christians

in this

world,

both

with

regard

to

their temporal

life

and peace

;

and

yet

how well

secured

by

the grace

of Christ

and

the

Gospel

:

Ever

dying,

and behold they

live.

The

bush

turning

is

not

consumed

:

God

is

in

the

bush.

II.

How glorious a grace

is

faith

to

support

dying

Christians

through

so

many distresses and

difficulties,

both

in

flesh

and spirit?

The

Christian's

life

is

upheld

by faith

;

this revives

us

from all

our

dying

circumstances,

and

under

all

our

sinkings this

supports

us.

III.

What

foundation

is

laid for

the

courage and hope

of

Christians

in

their

lowest

state

in

this

life:

when they

consider

this

hath been

the case

of

their predecessors

in

all ages

;.

dyin

; and

behold

they

live

!

The

church

of

God

itself, how

often

hash it

been

near

destruction

?

but

the

arm

and

love

of

God.

bath

preserved

it

:

every

parti-

cular saint bath

liad his

dangers and

his fears,

and,

be-

hold, they

arse

brought to salvation

!

IV. What

a

blessed

state are

we

travelling

to,

when

we shall be possessed

of

life

without

any

danger or fear

of

dying;

where

we

shall

be

vested

With

immortality and

life

in

perfection

:

where

we

shall

live a life

of

strength

without

weakness; of health, without

sickness;

of safety,

without

danger; of

peace,

without

disturbance

;

of

ho-

liness,'

without

sin

or temptation

;

and

unknown joy;

without

fear or

sorrow,

Sor

ever.

Amen.

THE

END

OF

THE

PRACTICAL

WORKS,

PRINTED

BY

J.

CU

DEB,

IVY -LANE.