from sin, and death, and hell, by the love of an Almighty Saviour. Live as those who have no wish for any continuing city here; as those who know that they are in this world but strangers and pilgrims, journeying towards the land of which the Lord hath said, "This is the kingdom I have prepared for you." At times everything may seem dark around you, and your hearts may feel heavy and disquieted within you. Yet let not your heart be troubled. Only believe in Christ. Live for the future world. Disengage yourselves more entirely from this. Love retirement. Give yourselves to meditation. Be more and more constant in prayer. Come more continually to God's holy house. Abide here in peace as at the gate of heaven. Draw nigh to meet your gracious Saviour at the Holy Communion.

Let religion absorb more and more of your time, your thoughts, and your hearts. Think how blessed beyond all expression is the hope given you. Realize to your minds your arising from the grave. Dwell upon the thought of meeting the Lord in the air. Contemplate the joy of being re-united to your friends. Behold the glory of the inheritance of the saints. Remember your life is hid with Christ in God, and that the end will soon be here. Everything is waiting for the day of the resurrection. Faith and hope are on the watch for its coming. Affection finds comfort in the expectation of it, and devotion is quickened by the thought of its approach. The

church, God's witness upon earth, is continually holding forth the truth, and soothing the minds of men by its calm and steady testimony to eternal things. A brother dies; and his dead body, as it approaches its appointed rest, is met by the minister of God with the gracious declaration, "I am the resurrection and the life, saith the Lord." His remains are committed to the earth in the sure and certain hope of the promised resurrection to eternal life. The very house of prayer in which we meet is surrounded on all sides by departed friends. Again and again we bless the name of God for all His servants departed this life in His faith and fear. And while we ask for grace to follow their good example, the example of those who walked in their houses with a perfect heart, we anticipate the happy time, when we, with them, shall be made partakers of His heavenly kingdom, when the end shall have come, and Christ shall appear in glory!

(Extracted from "Parochial Sermons.")

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