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 13 ‘ And be assured, William, the Lord hears that prayer. He pardoned and accepted the thief upon the cross, and he will not reject you; he will in no wise cast out any that come to him.’ ‘ No, Sir, I believe it; but there is so much sin in my heart, it make me afraid and sorry. Massa, do you see these limpets, how fast they stick to the rocks here ? just so, sin stick fast to my heart.’ ‘ It may be so, William ; but take another compari- son : do you cleave to Jesus Christ by faith in his death and righteousness, as those limpets cleave to the rock, and neither seas nor storms shall separate you from his love.' ‘ Dat is just what me want.’ ‘ Tell me, William, is not that very sin which you speak of a ‘burden to you ? You do not love it ?’ ‘ O yes ; me give all this world, if me had it, to be without sin.’ ‘ Come then, and welcome to Jesus Christ, my broth- er; his blood cleanseth from all sin. He gave himself as a ransom for sinners. He hath borne our griefs, and carried our sorrows. He was wounded for our trans- gressions ; he was bruised for our iniquities ; the chas- tisement of our peace was upon him, and with his stripes we are healed. The Lord hath laid on him the iniquity of us all. Come freely, come to Jesus the Saviour of sinners.’ ‘ Yes, Massa,’ said the poor fellow, weeping, me will come; but me come very slow, very slow: Massa, me want to run, Jesus is very goot to poor Nego, to send you to tell him this.’ ‘ But this is not the first, time you have heard these truths ?’ ‘ No, Sir, they have been comfort to my soul many time since me hear goot minister preach in America, as me tell you last week at your house.’ ‘ Well, now I hope, William, that since God has been