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Obituary.*—Mrs. Elizabeth New. S6&
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Mr*. Elizabeth New. Died At Evesham, On ...
goodfiess of providence in afford . j <* g her so many comforts end blessings . She waited in the spirit of Christian piety and resignation till her great change came . Her principal joy arose , as that of every Christian in the prospect of death musU from the glorious hopes of tbe gospel , which hath brought life and immortality to light . She had a steady
unwavering hope , after this short scene was iover * of entering the glorious mansions of the just . This , like every intelligent Christian , she expected , not as the purchase of Blent , but as the reward of faith * - ¦ fulness * - according to the riches of Gobi ' s grace by Jesus Christ . Our
sentiments as those who believe that the Father forgives sins and confers eternal life , not on account * of an equivalent received , are misrepresented of misunderstood . No obedience we are capable of can purchase everlasting life . Were We to yield perfect obedience to the laws of God , from the cradle ^ $ fcfe t ? grave , even that would not entitle us to the never ending joys « tf heaven , for no axiom is more clear than this , that no finite
*> fofc 0 ience can merit an infinite reward . Eternal life is the gift ^ f God by Josus Christ ; but to only those who by patient continuance in weli doing seek for glo-Ty * Honour and immortality—for % utli doing is a necessary qualification for enjoying the pleasures of heaven * Our worthy friead expressed herself m the mo-
Mr*. Elizabeth New. Died At Evesham, On ...
dest language of Christian humility when congratulated on her rneetness for death * 4 c Whatever good I have done I am indebted to God for the ability , and my
hopes of future happiness are founded on his grace and goodness . ' * To the last , notwithstanding the severity of pain at times , she was calm and tranquil , uttering no murmurs or complaints * Her constitution was quite exhausted ; and when sitting in the parlour surrounded bv her family ,
who supposed she had fallen into a gentle sleop ; so easy was her departure , that the change was not for some time perceived by those about her , after it had taken place . Sh ^ now is at rest , and sleeps in Jesus ; having for ever left these mortal scenes . But though her place shall know her no more , her memory will be cherished by her family with fond
anection— her partner tfetiough liie will think with pleasing melancholy of her various excellencies , and her grateful offspring with , filial veneration will often call to remembrance her instructions and her example ; nor can they raise a nobler monument to her praise * than by treasuring up in their minds her wise counsels , and imitating that excellent Christian pattern she has left them , of prudence , of purity and piety , of benevolence ^ compassion and charity . " Dv
Obituary.*—Mrs. Elizabeth New. S6&
Obituary . *—Mrs . Elizabeth New . S 6 &
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Monthly Repository (1806-1838) and Unitarian Chronicle (1832-1833), June 2, 1814, page 369, in the Nineteenth-Century Serials Edition (2008; 2018) ncse.ac.uk/periodicals/mruc/issues/mrp_02061814/page/49/
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