Dying Words to his Wife and Children.
To his Wife.
My dear,
MY diſtreſſ calls me to think of parting with you, the will of the Lord be done, I thank you for your tender care of me; may the Lord bleſs and reward you for it, and ſanctify your ⟨own⟩ tendernesſ, and ſupport you under it. As you have ſtudied to live a life of faith and prayer all your days, ſo I hope and believe you will continue to the end. In all your difficulties and fears encourage yourſelf in the Lord your God Commit your way to him; truſt him that in faithful and true. I reſign you, my dear to the husband of Huſbands, out deareſt Lord Jeſus Chriſt.
To his Children.
DEAR Children, your earthly father muſt leave you, your heavenly father is immortal. O cleave faſt to him. Trifle not about your ſoul's concerns in the time of health; mind theſe things as the one thing neadful: this you will not repent of when you come within a near view of death and endleſs eternity. O Sirs I preſs for clear views of your intreſt in Chriſt, the only ſurety and ſaviour of ſinnerſ. Among the evidences of it, live by faith on him, and ſtudy holinesſ in heart and life. Dear Sirs, think how you will be able to ſtand before Chriſt your judge at the laſt day, unleſs you have Chriſt's image on you, and be made new creatures. Lord make you all ſuch, and bleſs you with his blſſing! My bleſſing be upon you all. What means God gave me I have beſtowed them on you, be kind and careful of your mother ſo long as you have her. And let none of you forget, that although I go before you to the duſt you muſt all quickly follow me. O! that we may all meet together at the right hand of our bleſſed Redeemer, to ſee his face, and fin⟨d⟩ his praiſe. The time is near be ye therefor alſo ready.
Now, my dear wife and children, remember what (illegible text) the words of your affectionate huſband
