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the dead! Such, fo great is the uncer tainty of life, and of every enjoyment. In every forrowful void, then, where once with delight she was seen and heard, and where affection may draw from you many a tear, forget not to elevate your views beyond the grave. Approve, in all things, the difpenfation, and beg to be prepared for every future one; fo fhall you learn righteoufnefs here, and afterward share in glory for ever. I will now close this Addrefs in a general view; and, my fellow-finners, young, middleaged, and old, hear then the word of the Lord. Thus faith the Lord-" I have no pleasure in the death of the wicked:" that is, not willingly does he afflict the children of men with temporal death, nor does he take any delight in their perishing for ever; therefore, “turn ye-why will you die?" and "prepare to meet thy God," by flying to his unbounded but just compaffion, through the ranfom of a Redeemer's blood; for God is now both faithful and just, to pardon and fave him who, through a fight of his fins, is brought to the feet of Mercy.

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The neceffity of this is great; for God is coming to judgement; and ere long, "the trump fhall found, and the dead shall be raised incorruptible; and we fhall be changed in a moment, in the twinkling of an eye." Then every eye fhall behold the once-flighted Saviour of men in glory and grandeur, as the Judge of all; at whofe righteous bar we must all appear. "Awake then to righteoufnefs, and fin not;" for know ye not, that "whatsoever a man foweth, that shall he alfo reap?" If hefoweth to his flesh, of the flesh he fhall reap corruption;" but he that foweth to the fpirit, fhall of the spirit reap life everlafting. There is no refuge can hide yon, when he fhall appear: but that alone he has appointed, reject it not; "for how will you escape, if you neglect fo great falvation?" "Turn ye then to the ftrong-hold, ye prifoners of hope, even to-day, faith the Lord." Yes, though it may be the late, the eleventh hour, "do I declare that I will render double unto thee." Which may God, of his infinite mercy, grant, through our Lord and Saviour, Jefus Chrift! Amen. FIN I S

The following VERSES were fung at the Grave.

VITAL fpark of heav'nly flame,
Quit, O quit this mortal frame!
Panting, ling'ring, hoping, fighing,
O the pain, the blifs of dying!

Ceafe, fond Nature, cease thy ftrife,
And let me languish into life.
Hark! the whisp'ring Angels say,
"Sifter Spirit, come away.”

What is this abforbs me quite,
Steals my fenfes, fhuts my fight,
Drowns my spirit, draws my breath?
Tell me, my foul, can this be Death?

The world recedes-it difappears;
Heav'n opens on my eyes; my ears
With founds feraphic ring.

Lend, lend your wings; I mount, I fly! "O Grave, where is thy victory?

“O Death, where is thy fting?"

SERMONS BY THE AUTHOR.

On the Glory of the Lord arifen.

On the General Fast:

On the like Occafion.

On the New Year:

On the Death of Mr. William Good; to which is added, an Address, delivered at the Interment of Mifs Matilda Twait, a young Lady, in the 14th Year of her Age.

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CHARITABLE INSTITUTION.

IT is an honor to the British nation, the humanity which always it is ready to fhew to objects of distress, and of which few can appear greater, or can any plan promife more general benefit, than the inftruction of poor children. Animated by this liberal spirit, fome have taken into confideration the poor children of the hamlet of Mile End, New Town, and have adopted. a plan which, it is hoped, under the Divine Bleffing, will have good fuccefs. How neceffary and impor tant fuch a defign is, I need hardly fay-fince to refcue the mind from ignorance, from indolence, and. ruin, and to bring them to a knowledge of them. felves, of God, and heaven, and form them useful members of fociety, is every way fo full of utility, and laudable, and muft appear founded on fuch principles of found policy and human virtue, as to render any thing I can urge quite unneceffary. I will only. obferve, that it fixes no particular ftandard for donations, but leaves it entirely to the generous mind; it is, at prefent, only for a number of boys to be inftructed, and, as far as the charity admits, to bestow upon them fome articles of clothing. As to particulars, concerning the mode of government, they will be feen in the following

RULES AND ORDERS,

RELATING то

The Inftruction of fome poor Children in the
Hamlet of MILE END, NEW TOWN.

I. THAT the Mafter be found in the Chriftian Faith, of good moral conduct, and qualified to inftruct and govern the children committed to his care.

II. That the children fhall attend the school from 9 till 12 in a morning, and from 2 till 5 in an afternoon, excepting on Thurfday and Saturday; then to have the fame liberty as allowed at other schools.

III. That their relations, or friends, fhall not only oblige them to attend school at the ufual hours, but alfo fend them in a clean and decent manner.

IV. That

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