Page:Some ejaculations and dying words of the late Reverend Mr John Willison, late Minister of the Gospel at Dundee, or, His last words to his wife & children.pdf/4

 whose wings are covered with silver, and their feathers with yellow gold.

I resolve to obey; to submit to the Lord’s will; to die like Moses and Aaron, the one at Mount Hor, the other at Mount Abirim. They went up and died at the commandment of the Lord.

O that when my flesh and strength fail, God may be the strength of my heart, and my portion for ever.— When now the keepers of the house do tremble, O that God may be the keeper; when the grinders cease, because they are few, O that God would feed my soul with manna that will need none of these employments; when the daughters of music are brought low, O to be fitted for that heavenly music; when the lookers out at the windows are darkened, O that my soul may be enlightened to see Jesus my Redeemer.

Lord help the unbelief and infidelity of my heart, and help to more of faith of a risen Jesus, an ascended Redeemer. O let me believe and feel the sweetness of that word of Christ, I ascend to my Father and your Father, and to your God and my God.

O how shall such an unholy creature as I presume into such a pure and holy place? But the apostle has taught us, we may have boldness to enter into the holiest of all by the blood of Jesus.

O that when the time of my last combat comes with my last enemy death, I may be helped above all to take the shield of faith, where I may be relieved from the sting of death, and may quench the fiery darts of the wicked one.

O that I may be helped to adore the sovereignty of God in his rod, and humbly submit to it. Save me from both extremities; let me never despise the chastening of the Lord, nor faint when I am rebuked of him.

Now the prince of darkness will study to raise tempests of temptations to shipwreck the poor weather beaten vessel of my soul, when it would enter into the harbour of rest above; may Christ come to pilot and steer the helm, and it shall be safe.

O for more faith! may my faith ripen to a full assurance,