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r ^^ J ^| tf s ^ a con * stitution , ru $ iipp £ | ire 4 by inteinpe * ranee , be seemed built for several ftuur a , ye ^ jrs : , h is mental powe rs retained & . eir vigoujy and hia Ha * turaI strength was little , abated ; bu-t infinite wisdom fixed the bounds of his habitation , and appointed li is lot on earth . Many merciful circumstances have aU tended Jiis removal * In point of extent of d u ratio ru he had lived
quite as iohg as a wise man would choose , to live , if he dared to choose , at all . } and yet he had i \ Qt lived long eaough , to become a burden or tri&l to his friends ^ Q % ; , a . cuiiiber- » ground m society . H ^ had nut lived so as to out * li ve
hi ^ u ffolness . ; preaching , with * out difficulty , cm xme JLOrd ' s day > aijd taking Jus flight into eternity ^ ar ^ yon ifee wording of the next . AikJ rwheii hedid die , lie died in % bp faith and hope and puace of a Christian ^ in the bosom of his
family , amidst the tears and be . wdictions of his friends , the re ~ ffj ^ fr of a large proportion of / Uristiau <^ liu rciies and the uru leaned respect of a v ? ry extensive
i ) $ ighbe > urhood * His qualities and yirMies net ! beiog of a shovv . y , daezling descriptioa ^ . but intrinsic and suJ ^ taati ^ l ^ will probably secure psi'mantnoe of reCollectmn and
J ^ qp ec ^ f-. toy theit solidity ; and therefore 1 iventure to predict , that h \ s foaie will last longer than that *)< « i ) a « y of more noisy and popu « ] # r t * ame ; nay , that he will be in H 3 bonottred after his deaths
than duning his life . " -The aie-W ) ry «© f 4 l ^ e J ust is blessed . " 4 < Tfee righteous shall . < b « to ever * lading ffomertibramce . ' * As to the peaceful £ > tate of mind so < whickSic 4 io < j . I . have trtii tittle
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evidenceto produce ; , arising fefqni w ha * t fell from his lips ; but what I have to produce amounts to tbd contents of volumes , because from thence it appears probable ^ tbat ^ strictly and literally speaking , tne last day of his life was , in point
of mental ahd soiritual hftt > Dineiss - of mental Ahd spiritual happiness , the most blessed of any ihi his whole earthly existence . After taking soihe refreshmetit , he repeated the language of the apostle , " I have fought the good figbt , t have finished my course , I have
kept the faith ; henceforth tbere ; is laid tip for me a crown of righV teousness , " &c . Observing to * wards evening that the wh <> le badL been a vety comfortably day tot hinn both in bociy and mind , hi *
said that he could subscribe to AJ r * Henry ^ remark ( of-wfcom h $ talked much ) , that " a life ispeut in the service of God , and com * qjunion with him is the happiest life of any in the world / ' and whichj said h ^ , no one ever
repented . Upon its being obsprv ^ id to hUn tbat his mind appeared perfectly serene h « replied * Religion , religion is nil in all ; nothing without iu" He often said * It is
^ finished - r *~ my work is done—our only mediator : " aiul it is a remarkable fact , that realwring views of the mediatorial cha * racter of Christ seemed to fill his soul with sacred joy , particularly in the repetition of that passage , 64 Behold Jtbe Lamb of God which
takcth away . the sin of the worlds * The text also of bis last sermon was frequently repeated , and soeanu ed to be deeply enjoyed- — " Has commandments are not grievousi *' He oft « en appeared engibged £ n prayer ,, uttered » etutenccs < miy im * + perifipctiy fataxd , and At kogth > ia
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Monthly Repository (1806-1838) and Unitarian Chronicle (1832-1833), Feb. 2, 1814, page 77, in the Nineteenth-Century Serials Edition (2008; 2018) ncse.ac.uk/periodicals/mruc/issues/vm2-ncseproduct2437/page/5/
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