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proyement . Some of his friends then suggested , and he was himself inclined to hope , that a voyage across the Atlantic might be of service to his health ; and that a winter spent
in the mild climate of England might perfect bis recovery . He accordingly left Boston in the month of September . His passage was remarkably expeditious . But the weather being uncommonly wet was unfavourable to an invalid . About three weeks
ago , he landed at Liverpool , and proceeded to Yorkshire , where he passed a few days in the house of a friend . But finding himself a little revived lie was anxious to continue his progress towards the south :
being desirous after passing a few weeks near the metropolis to spend the winter in the West of England . He traveled slowly , and by short stages , as he was able to Tbear it ( accompanied by Mrs . Cary , whose tender solicitude £ br his health and comfort
animated her to endure the fatigues of a k > ng voyage , and of a , residence in a land of stranger * , together with another friend ) . Being refreshed by gentle exercise and change of air , he pleased himself with the hope that upon some early day , perhaps at this
very hour , he should be able to assist in divine worship in the Chapel which Mr . Lindsey had founded , in which that great and good , man had statedly officiated , and where the doctrine which he himself regarded as of the first importance , that of the
sole unrivalled majesty and worship of the one God and Father of all , was still publicly taught . But this favour was denied . Last Lord ' s Day ( October 22 , ) he was at Cambridge , in better spirits than usual ; and expressed his delight in the transient
view which he enjoyed of the venerable and majestic buildings of that ancient seat © f learning . In the evening he pursued his journey , but a mile before he « came to Royston , he was seized with a difficulty of breathfag , and an acute pain across the chest . With much difficulty he was
taken forward to the end of the stage : and notwithstanding all the assistance which could be given * and the humane attention which he experienced not only from the few friends who accompanied him bat froiti the strangers who surrounded faicn , Mr . Cary < £ x |> ired within two h&um aftter his WivaL
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" Almost with his latest breath he expressed a wish that his remains might be taken to London , and that his funeral service might be performed by the officiating minister of Essex-Street Chapel : to whom he had
brought a letter of introduction , and with whom he had expressed a desire to become acquainted , and who , on his part would have been truly gratified had an interview , however
short , been permitted with a character so interesting . All that Divine Providence in fact allowed was , that he should fulfil the dying request of his unknown friend by officiating at his funeral . Such was the will of
Him who doth all things well . And may his will be done , and ever be cheerfully acquiesced in by all his reasonable creatures . Nor , after all , ? was the disappointment of great account . Pass but a few fleeting years , and the virtuous of all countries and
of all ages , will meet , to part no friore . " Events like these are not intended to excite curious inquiry and speculation concerning the divine conduct , but to impress upon the mind the most important lessons of wisdom : they are loud and awakening calls
to a careless and thoughtless world , they teach us to acknowledge the government of God , to adore his sovereign authority , to bow to his supreme disposal , to resign our wiJl and wisdom to his : to disengage our affections from sublunary objects , and to prepare for that awful but unknown hour when our Lord shall
come , and shall require an account of our stewardship . And in particular such events as these beyond all others are calculated to fix upon the mind the important and affecting lesson , cease from man whose hreath is in his nostrils , for wherein is he tQ be accounted of ?"
To this interesting and affecting tribute of respect to Mr . Cary , we have only to add the testimony of the human being in the world that knew him best , that habitual piety and devotion , perfect resignation to
the will of heaven , love of the truth , liberality towards those who differed from him on reli g ious points , and ardent desire to improve the talents committed to his trust , were virtues which shone in Mm with distinguished lustre .
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Some Account of the late Rev . Samuel Cary . <~ 731
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Monthly Repository (1806-1838) and Unitarian Chronicle (1832-1833), Dec. 2, 1815, page 731, in the Nineteenth-Century Serials Edition (2008; 2018) ncse.ac.uk/periodicals/mruc/issues/vm2-ncseproduct1767/page/3/
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