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 confound us with the number and aggravation ereof, let us inſtantly and without delay proſtrate ourſelves before him in deep humility and ſelf-abaſement. And, mourning over the ſins of the years that are paſt, let us believe in a crucified Redeemer, who gave his life for the ſins of the world, and for his ſake and thro' his merits implore compaſſion and forgiveneſs from the Father of mercies. Let us not give ſleep to our eyes nor ſlumber to our eye-lids, till we have made our peace with, till we feel within us that peace which paſſeth underſtanding. By thus familiariſing death to our minds, the grave, will gradually loſe its terrors.

the Third place, We may ſee the folly of placing our affections too much upon the tranſitory things of this paſſing ſcene. The widow loved her ſon, which was very natural and commendable, and her error lay in her loving him to exceſs. Her mind and affections were inordinately ſet upon him, and Heaven in its wiſdom took him from her, and in his death puniſhed her for her good. Yet as the does not afflict any but for their preſent or future