Sacra privata : the private meditations, devotions, and prayers of the Right Rev T Wilson ... . O- 12* -6 o -o. SATURDAY MEBITATIOIS PREPARATION FOR DEATH. O THAT they were wise, that they would con-sider their latter end !—Deut. xxxii. 29. The night cometh, when no man can work.—John ix, 4. A very gracious intimation. Lord, grant that Imay never forget it; and that now, now, is the timein which to provide for eternity. What a wise man then, when he comes to die,would wish he had done, that he ought to do forth-with, for death is at hand, and the consequences ofa surprise most dreadful. He wil
Sacra privata : the private meditations, devotions, and prayers of the Right Rev T Wilson ... . O- 12* -6 o -o. SATURDAY MEBITATIOIS PREPARATION FOR DEATH. O THAT they were wise, that they would con-sider their latter end !—Deut. xxxii. 29. The night cometh, when no man can work.—John ix, 4. A very gracious intimation. Lord, grant that Imay never forget it; and that now, now, is the timein which to provide for eternity. What a wise man then, when he comes to die,would wish he had done, that he ought to do forth-with, for death is at hand, and the consequences ofa surprise most dreadful. He will then wish, if hehas not done it, with all his soul,— 1st. That he had made a just and Christian set-tlement of his worldly concerns; so as not to be dis-tracted with the cares of this world, when all histhoughts should be upon another. 2ndly. That he had made his peace with God bya timely repentance. 3dly. That he had faithfully discharged the dutiesof his callinof. O- -6 Q Q SATURDAY MEDITATIONS. 275 4thly. That he had weaned his affections fromthings temporal, and loosened the ties which fastenus
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