5 6 On DEATH, 
great \ and with it our minuted: actions are glorious. Heathens 
have often fmiled at death. Wrapt up in the contemplation 
of the charms of virtue ; and trufting that there might be a juft 
and merciful fupreme difpofer of all human affairs, they have met 
death as their friendly guide and happy deliverer. And will 
not the Christian, “ in fure and certain hope,” fly to his great 
lord and mafter, his friend, his lawgiver, his redeemer, and his 
GOD ? 
And what will fear avail ? to give us a thoufand deaths in- 
ftead of one ? 
“ An angel's arm cant fave thee from the grave'' 
But a fteady refolution will fupport you: hope infpires, it in- 
fufes courage, and animates the glorious purfuit, whilft reason 
and faith unite their forces to fubdue our enemies. ’Tis but 
to contend, with all your heart, you are fure of conqueft. 
Thefe thoughts occur to aknoft every thinking man : the 
great point is to give them their due weight, and carry them 
into practice. As to our fondnefs for life, we fee what it is, 
and what it is not. We cannot be completely happy here ; we 
are always wifhing for fomething : 
iC Hope fprings eternal in the huma?i breajl , 
1 1 Man never is, but always to be blefl . 
“ 7 he foul uneafy , and confind from hotne , 
“ Refs and expatiates in a life to come. 
Religion, with words, fweet as the voice of angels, and breath- 
ing health to the foul in every found ; religion tells us it is 
impoffible 
