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 to be everlaſtingly married to the King of Glory thou leaveſt but children, and brethren, and ſiſters to go to the Lord Jeſus, thy eldest brother, the leaveſt friends to go the enjoyment of holy angel and to the ſpirits of juſt men make perfect, then doſt but leave earth for heaven; and if natural affections begin to riſe, I hope that ſpirit of grace tha is within thee will quell them, and knowing that things here below are but dung and dro s in compariſon of theſe things above, I know thou keepeſt thou eye fixed upon the hope of glory, which makes the to trample upon the loſs of earth.

My dear, I know that God hath not only prepare glory for thee and thee for it, but I am perſuaded will ſweeten the way for thee to come to the enjoyment of it. And when thou art putting on the cloaths that morning, think thou art putting on the wedding cloaths to go to be married to thy Redeeme When the meſſenger of death cometh to thee, him not be dreadful, but look upon him as the meſſenger that bringeth thee good tidings of eternal life When thou goeſt up to the ſcaffold think what the toldeſt me, it was but the chariot to draw thee to Father's houſe. And when thou layeſt down thy behead to receive thy Father's ſtroke, remember what thou ſaidſt to me, that though thy head was ſevered from thy body, yet thy ſoul ſhall ſoon be united Jeſus Chriſt thy head in heaven. And though it ſeem bitter that by the hands of men we are par a little ſooner than otherwiſe we would have he yet let us conſider, it is the will and decree of Father; and beſides we could not have lived m longer together, and it will not be long ere we enjoy one another in heaven. O let us comfort another with theſe ſayings. Oh be comforted, but a little ſtroke ere thou ſhalt be where the we 'are at reſt, and where the wicked ſhall ceaſe troubling thee.' Oh! remember that though