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 / have fought a good fight, I have finished mij course, 
 J have kept the faith : Jlencefurlh there is laid 
 vp for me a crotvn of righteousness j. which the 
 ' Lord, the righteous judge, shaii give me at that 
 do I/: and not to me on/t/, l>itt unto all them^Iso 
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 Th I s\leclarationvvas made by the Apostle Paul, for- 
 merly called Saul of Tarsus. Saul was a young man of 
 good natural parts, whieh Were greatly improved by the 
 education he received uiider Gamaliel'a learned Jevv- 
 ish Doctor, but hi&.educ;)tion being Je^vish, henafurally 
 imbibed those prejudices against the religion of 'Christ 
 which were coimuou hi l^is day ; and as lie thou^Wif 
 ho did God service by opposin<r it, . be made havoc 
 of the Chiircb, cftt^rui^ into every house, hah*n<^ 
 men and women, aiidcasthignicm into prison; and 
 still breathing out ihrcatenin^ and slauirhter aj^ainst 
 the Disciples of the Lord, he obt»iiwd authority 
 to brino- those of other cities bound iinto Jerusalem ; 
 but he ivas arrested in the midst ofhis pcrsccutinr^ 
 career, while near to Damascu^ ; alight niorc «-lu- 
 rious than the light of the sun shone round uljout 
 him; and he hcjard a voice sUying unto him, Saul; 
 Saul, why porsecutcst tliou me ? He enquired, who 
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 8iuii wiij* tilled whh tevnilyl'm^ iu\(i astoniHJmicnt ; 
 Sceiiii; ho had bwii fi-hting iTgivin<;t Uod; and tbi throe 
 d.iys he neither iMt nor drank, so UTe«it was the an- 
 guish of his mind.' LVut it pleased God who romforts 
 the distressed, to conif^Dtt him ; he was cnconraged to 
 wash away his sin", >vl:ile lu? called upon the name 
 ol'theLoi'd; and huvinjj received consolation; be 
 preached Jesus, and the doctrii>e3 of the Christian reli- 
 gion, and continued his con rsf! of un^veuricd and 
 unparalleled labours -and snflVvrinijs for' upwnrds of 
 thirty years. When he wrote thl« second epjytle to Ti- 
 njot.hy, his son in the f\ith, according: to tho^e wlu) write" 
 <»n C!)urcli history, he was "for the soeond time iui- 
 ]f)ii«'0iicd at KouK', and as some tliink, uiuic^r the sen- 
 KMice of death ; hut, he, nothing; terrifieil I'v his ail- 
 vorsaries, exultingly and triumphantly rjit-fuinied, I 
 am now ready to he ollered, and the tiuie of my d -. 
 partnre i.s at hand ; I have fouii'it a !:"0()cl fiiiht, I h-iNX* 
 liiiished n»y <;ours(.', 1 have bpt the t;i:iii : 1 iiMice- 
 fni'tlvthere is laifj Up h)r um? a eriV.vn < rrii;hleousne>;s, 
 which the Lord the righteous Jud;:,7J slia!! o;ive nie 
 that '.lav, and not to me onlv. but unto ail then:i also, 
 that love his appearing, in spe"kin*x fro!n whiidi 
 words We shall, trusting on the proaViUcd aids of the 
 holy spirit : 
 
 I.— First, Notice die reward of the Christian. 
 
 The first remark wo make on it is, that the Chris^ti- 
 aii's reward is in reversion; " ThiMe is Itiidnp U)t 
 ine a crown ;'* it is laid Uj) in i.h.'aveij, jtj « lie safe 
 keej)in,i»; of Alinij2[hty God ; where ujuth uiuliMistdo 
 iiot corruj^t, and m here thieves canm)t bn^ak tliTOuj;h. 
 and steal. Bence, the grateful exclanurtion of t!ie. 
 Apostle, ^; Blessed he tlic God and Fjither of Our 
 Lord .lesun Christ, \vho of his abundant mercy h;rch 
 he^otlon us a^jain to a lively hope by the r<?surrec- 
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 nwny, reserved in IlenveiJ for you, who arc kept by 
 the power of Go^ through foith unto sulvution." — 
 
 While in thi:sj lil'p^^he Christian nniy he rohbcil of 
 his property ; deprived of Uih liljerty and jtjood 
 name, and lose his life ; hut, his enenilef* cannot 
 take away his crown; and ui^ the reward of the 
 Christian is in lleiwcn, having fixed his eye upon that 
 recompense of reward, he faintsnot ; but, conti- 
 nues pati'-nt in woll-doin;^ ; and if the Almighty 
 is pleased of his goodness to malte the way of duty, the . 
 way of plensaiilness, ho regards hij spiritual o;ijov 
 ments, not as the rvwnrd. but as the earnest of his pn*r- 
 chased possession ; us the forc-tastc of tint happiness 
 the Saints enjoy in Glory ; ««d as he eoninicnced 
 a life or piety to obfiin Heaviin, he will not be tinnetl 
 aside from the holy eomtnnndment jijivcn unto him 
 by irason of the oireiiees and troubles of I.'k^ way, 
 while there is any bopt- of obtalnin«j: it ; as he be- 
 <;:an his irourse not to please inen, but God, so nei- 
 iUi'v will ho fiun bs»el|^p'an'se ibey are ofremled. 
 
 Secondly,— 'rh.'.vrev\TO of fiio Cliiistian Wdl not l)e 
 fully enjoyed till the day of jutT^mcnt.. That' {' tliL- 
 Souls of the faithful on their deliverance from the bur- 
 diMi of the llesh are with G;ul, in a state of joy and fe- 
 licity ;" as the Church of Eiicjiand well ciXpressti it, 
 IS the doctrine of lioly Scripture, for such, on beind ab- 
 sent from the body, arc present with the Lonl, land 
 the Apostle had a desire to depart and be uitU 
 Christ which is far hotter. That the wloked on 
 their removal from (ins worhl, are so hir miserable 
 as (o have a sense of th(?ir awfnl destiny iinpresj^ofl 
 on them, w<j may readily believe; nav.^one is 
 represented as lifting up his eyes in torment ;" but,the\> 
 are not so miserable as tliey will be «l(er t-he diiy Jf 
 judgment ; of this, the iliilen an -els appear to bo fullv 
 conscious, for one of them knowing the Saviour who 
 he was, and lookitii: forward to the day of jnib^- 
 
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 hv m /A<./ rh^i^tjwi ilwj for vshkh all other dans were 
 imlvi IS plain from siicli Scriptures as reiireseut 
 that to be the time of the Church\s c.spx)usal9, and 
 o\ her complete redomptioa. In that day the cha- 
 meters of the Sahits, will be vindicated from those 
 foul and lalse aspersions, whicli a Jilnndcrous and 
 mistakmg worlil had cast upon tiicm. In that ilav 
 the scattered tribes of the spiritual [.sraol, of overv 
 age and nation, wjllhc hrou-ht home to the Heav- 
 enly Jerusalem, the city of the great KinR, and 
 constitute one gojcral assem!)ly, the Church of the 
 first born, whoso nanjcs are wfitten'in Heaven ' h\ 
 thiit dwy, the byijios of tlio Saints l)(>ing raiscdfrom 
 thcdciui, and njiidc like unto the gl.u-ious body of 
 .I^sus Christ, will be re-united to .their former com- 
 panions, ajul formally welcomed into Heaven in tlic 
 presence of assembled worlds ; and there, they will 
 enjoy that fullest consummation and blessedness of 
 which then- j»loriruMl natures will be susceptible • and 
 basking in the beams of the Divine e/rul^roi.ee 'shall 
 liiid tiioinselvcs lost in ad.)rin^>: wonder, holy' love 
 and fervent jjraise. ' 
 
 P;''-'ibs--It is a gift. The fireatest a^'rchangel is 
 indebted to God for his beina:, his holiness, hi? hap- 
 pniess and his glory; and the heavenly choir may 
 well sing—" Not unto us, fiot unto us, but unto thy 
 name be tlie praise O Lord, for il|ou hast wrou<dit all 
 our works in us ;" and how much moic shall they that 
 dwell III houses of cl;!y, and are surrounded w'jtir'tV 
 thausaiul milrmiti(?s, relVain IVom laving claim to mertl^ 
 If nuloedaify had had reason to ^lory before God tKc^ 
 Apostle Paul was such an individual, who wa^ ii^' 
 Iwboursniore abundant than the rest of thc» Anos- 
 
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 les; but no,helaidhts -iory.ng at the «avioinr^ 
 
 I.Mt,and consfantly lestilied ; -' A// ///c? ir/v/cc «/" r;^/// - 
 
 / urn iM J am,'" and wfien about to receive his rC-a 
 
 ward, he looks u^jon it as ti n? rew ard of i rraco, t o b e* 
 
 received at i he hands of a bountiful Qi 
 
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 Fourtlily,— It im <i r[qhtcous rovnrd. It in <lf»Hi.r. 
 nnteU a Ctvwfi^f Hl-^hteoususss. There are three 
 reasons on account of which it may be so called ; first, 
 fu It 18 the remnd of ri-hteouMicM; thus in the 
 Orecmn games to which tlicrc is an evident allusion in 
 the iiixi^na well us in other parts of the New Tcn- 
 Jamcnt ; the reward of a successful combatant would 
 M»V^ been called llie^rown of a combatant ; andof a 
 succefisful courser, the crown of a courser. Se- 
 coiidly, it may be. called a crown of ri«rhteousness 
 as^cmisistuiij; of an Increase of righteousness. God 
 is sometimes pleased to punish one sin by another, as 
 he did the Gentiles whom he gave over to a reprobate 
 jnmd, because they did not like to retain God in their 
 knowledge ; and it is reasonable to believe, lliat he will 
 make his faithful servants partakers of a higher dcirree 
 ot that n-hteousness which is intimately connected 
 ^siih happiness. J'hipdly ; It may be called a crown 
 ol righteousness, as being given in righteousnesf. 
 and on rigliteous grounds ; if some parents, foolish- 
 ly fond, prefer one child above the rest, concen- 
 trate their aflections in him, and heap all their h- 
 yours upon him to the exclusion of the others: we 
 are not to suppose the Father of all acts so caprici, 
 ously As a Benefactor, he does, indeed, what he will 
 with his own, giving five talents to one, and to another 
 two ; but as a Judge, he is no respecter of persons, but 
 proceeds in righteousness to reward each accord- 
 mg to his work. Saint Paul could not presume on 
 getting lo Heaven, merely because he whs a chosen 
 vessel ; but brought under his body, ly.d kept it In 
 Hubjectipn, liTot by miy means, when be had preached 
 toothers, he himself should become acastaway ; and 
 now on the prospebt of being introduced into tlie pre- 
 sencc of the righteous judge, he rejoices as being en- 
 titled to a reward from him who is the author of eter- 
 iiul salvation to all that obey him. 
 
 mhly,.^Iti8acrown. A crown denotes tlie ap- 
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 The. plaudits of. Heaven must fall with pleasirig ac* 
 cents ott the ears bf the faithful. Are Me not autho-, 
 nse<l to believe that the \yorthy judge himself will say 
 to 5uch a one, I saw thee in yonder world ivhen sur- 
 rounded by its snares ; I beheld thee opposed by sjatan 
 and eutjccd to sin ; and hi the hour and power of 
 dJirkiress, thou hadst to maintain a wore conflict ; butj 
 thou'didst stand ilrni, according to thy baptismal en- 
 gai(cmcnt ; thou hast well ^one*; thouiast acted the 
 part of a faithful servant ; and of a jjood soldier / 
 thou hast obtained- the victory ; I remember thy 
 work of faith, and labour of love ; come up h'ther ;_ 
 iMTter into the mansions' of the Blessed ; and wear 
 this crown of unfading glory as a token of the ap- 
 pi'obation with which 1 have viewed thy humble,' 
 loving, obedient, patient, zealous, and persevering 
 .con(hict while in a state of trial.— -Angels catch the 
 approving sound, and haih with fraternal and holy 
 ilelight one wild; receives the honour that comet h of 
 
 , As a crown is a token of domihion, so the Saints 
 
 are rcprcseutcd as kings ^id priests unto God.- 'i'he 
 
 faithful and true witness hath saidi to liim tluvt over- 
 
 cometh will' I grant to sit with me on my throne'; 
 
 arid Jt , is a faithful saying, if we suffer ■'vvitliliinivve' 
 
 ^ shall alsa reign with him ; nor is it right to conceive 
 
 ° that, the crown of the Christian is a mere sign of 
 
 empty honour, unconnected with that, of which it is 
 
 a pledge ; nor shall we find it difficultto believe ; that 
 
 as the Holy Angels are ministering spirits to the heirs 
 
 of Salvation, and some of thljm have -been designated 
 
 IVinecs of pertain districts of this world, JJaniel 10^ 
 
 13&: 19, I. so the righteous inay be called to reign 
 
 and ekert a; holy influence over other worlds that 
 
 have been, or shall ; be called into- existence ; for 
 
 though we are not; acquainted witli the inhabitants of 
 
 ' any other sphere, it is not unreasonjiblo that he who 
 
 made this world in six days, has made many woi:Ids 
 
 besides it, ito theglory of himi who worketh all things 
 
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 thus noticed the re\vard of thcChriftian; we are 
 
 11. Secondly, to point out the persons, to whom 
 it will be given.; tlrey nre 
 
 First, such as love the appearing of our Lord Jesus 
 Christ. That he will appear the second time to those 
 who look for him, without sin unto salvation, is a naost 
 consolatory truth of our holy religion ; but his second 
 appearing will not be like the first. At his first com- ' 
 ing, he app-ared as the b.ibc I^Bsthlehem, born in a 
 stable, and cradled in a manger : at his second coming 
 he will appear as the Almighty's Fellow ; as the ever- 
 lasting Son of the everlasting Father; at his first 
 coming, he was despised and rejected of men ; at his 
 second coming he shall be admired in all those that 
 believe: at- hiy first coming he was atterided by a few 
 poor fishei-inen, characterized as unlearned and igno- 
 rant nien ; at his second coming he will appear, and 
 all the holy angels vvitli hini. At his first comino: 
 IhcrcAyas no* form nor comeliness in him that we 
 slioiiltl iK:.sire liiiu ; at his second he shall appear in 
 hi'j own gloi'y, and in tlic ^^lory of (he Father- 
 in all his regjil pojiip, nnd mnjesty ; at bis first 
 comin;;, ho sfo/d arraigned at Pilate's bar, 
 and was cond^ined as a malefactor; at his se- 
 cond comin|^he shall appear on the throne of his 
 glory, and^ nations shall be gathered before him, 
 that each may retiieivo his destiny at his hands. 
 
 But all men do not desire his appearing ; those who 
 have done wickedly and contfnue impenitent, are afi-aid 
 ol his righteon.s judgements.; and were he to apik*ar, • 
 would call upon the rocks and the mountains to fall, 
 upon Ihemand hide (hem froui his wrath: but they 
 who loyc arid fear him, arc in the morning of the re- 
 surrection, to be Wivked from their long sleep, and 
 to be caught up (o nieet the Lord in the air ; for he 
 8ha!l descend from Heaven with a sbout, vvith the. 
 voice of the Archangel and the trump of God :and 
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 2nd.-r-It is to bcpven to the faithful. " Be ihou 
 faithful unto death, and I will give thee a crown of 
 life. This leads us to notice, the threefold representati- 
 on of the faithfulness of the Apostle ; he had fought 
 the good fight, finished his course, and kept the faith. 
 
 First, he had fought a good fight. There is only 
 one way for the Pastor and the flock ; .none will get 
 to heaven because they have heldhigh or honourable 
 . stations in the Church : no, it is required of all, that 
 they act the part of good spldicis, and maintain u suc- 
 cessful warfl^re against the world, the flesh, and the 
 devil. This, the Apostle had done. Though on be- 
 ing called into the fellowship of the saints, he had to 
 sacrifice ease, honour, and pleasing worldly prospects ; 
 andtoencounter toil and pain, povcity, disgrace, and 
 want ; lie reasoned not with flesh and blood, but has- 
 tened to UntAirl the banner of the cross, and to proclaim 
 the unsearcheable riches of Christ ; and being crucified 
 to the world, keeping his body under, and resisting the 
 devil, stcdiast in the iaith, he nvaintiiincd a conscience 
 void of offence towards God and towards man, and was 
 unmoved b*hc prospect of bonds, imprisonment, and 
 death itself, licrciny friends is a character worthy of 
 your imitation. But alas ! though you have been bap- 
 tized in the Natne of Christ, and the Chure^h has ex- 
 pressed a hope that as good soldiers of Jesus Christ,you 
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 you have yielded to the flesh, been ensnared by the 
 world, and led captive by the devil at his will.^ May 
 the time passed in which you have acted foolishly 
 more than snflioe ; acknowliulgc yt>ur rebvllion before 
 Goti, fall prostrate at the Saviour's feet, crave his i)ar- 
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 but m?he living God ; hasten to & couflu: .MvU^^ 
 victory shkU be yours. Secondly, he bad finished 
 hU^ourse- his course of Chrisllan and ro.mstenal 
 duto Hehadrun the way of the divine command- 
 menTs'. which is exceeding broad, comprehendn.g 
 whatsoever duties we owe to God ; whatsoever dul.es 
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 owe to ourselves : and these the Ap°*»'*tpt^ ^vh^ 
 discharged.- Some there are, who begm weU. who 
 beein in the spirit, but end m the flesh; they »re , 
 tuTed aside by reason of the difHc^lttes of^ he >vay ; 
 butr was steSfast, untnoved, a ways "bounding .ntl^e 
 work ofthe-Lord, that he misht attlie 'ft, >'>y hoW 
 on die hopcset before him. -fliirdly, he had kept the 
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 sure trust and confidence which _a inan hath in Gt^d, 
 that bv the merits of Christ his snvs arc org.ve. , si.d 
 he reconciled to the favour of Gpd.'f It .S called .n 
 Script...e " faidi in Cnitist," " fa.* m 'his Wood ^ 
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 and the life which I now live m the flesh. 1 live byjhe 
 faith of the Son of God who loved mc and give hinj- 
 self for mo. This iailh he maintained ;_|nid a can be 
 maintained only by a hu.nble, holy, wa k Wj*^^^^. 
 We cannot hold sin in one hand, and faith .n Ae Other ; 
 as when Samson yielded to the cntrctitK^ ot his wife 
 end fell into the hands of the I'hdistines; Jus 
 Wrength deimrted from him, and he became as pdifiT 
 men t so if we yield to the temptations ot the dey.l, a^d. 
 «1 into sin, our fiiith will depart from us ; . he.li'ht ol 
 .rHcaven wiHUe obscured ; and our sins wllscppri. e 
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 at the third member ot the sentence, he was stopped 
 short ; remembering that since he first obtained a sense 
 of pardon, ho )iod once lalleti from grace, and so 
 lost his faith. But the Apostle, walked in the light, 
 lie maintained the be<rinning oT his confidence sted- 
 fast unto the end, and his path shone more and more 
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 and a steward of the. mysteries of God ; for as by 
 
 • faith ill some parts of Scripture we are to undersiand 
 the grace of faith, so, in GtheriS we are to understand the 
 doctrines of faith,~the creed,— those truths to whicli 
 
 ' the iniftd of the Christian assents on the evidence of 
 J Divine testimony. Thus it is said he preached M«? 
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 <conncctcdtiuth ; and thefirstChristiansliadto "con- 
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 li ver(*rt to (he Saints. And Panl, viewing; the ini- 
 porlancoM^i correct fait h» free from false doctrine 
 and Kuperstitkm^o the Cliurch of God, whicli is 
 the pillar an<I ground of truth, and in its bearings 
 on the spiritual and efferiial interests of men ; ex- 
 
 • horted Timoth}'^ to " hold fast the form of sound 
 words, which he had received of Wm hi faith, *and 
 love which are in Christ Jesus :" '^rid again, 
 " (he thiiigs which thou hast heard of me am^gjiia- 
 njr witnesses, the same commit thou to faithful men, 
 who shall be able to teach others also," ^ And what 
 heexhortc^d Timoth3^o do, he rejoiced that he had 
 done, himself, that he liad kept the faith uncorrupt 
 and in this he was an example to all Christian Mi- 
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 Th is subject, presents to our view. First, A confl'ct, 
 in i^hicli it is impossible, for us to remain neutral. We 
 must range ourselves either pu the side of God, and 
 goodness, or on the ^ide of sin and Satan. And, it 
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 you are to be knoyvn. If you obey sin, you lir^ the 
 servants of sin ; and on the side of Satan. Andean it 
 be suppojied that niiy are so unwise and so regard- 
 less of their own interests as to be waging war 
 against Him who made them, against Him who has 
 fed and dothed them all their life lona:* aj^ainsl 
 the Bountiful Doner of all (hey enjuy Y . Against 
 Him who has designed t hear to be happy for 
 ever ; and sent his Son to retrieve them from the 
 bitter pains of eternal death ? Oh ! think on the ter- 
 mination of a course of wickedness, and the fruits of re- 
 bellion against Him who is the avenger of evil doers. 
 
 SGcondly,--It lays before us an exemplification of 
 practical Christianity. And let it bo renienibered that 
 though wo are saved by faith, it is a faith which 
 works by love; for faith without worlcs is dead, and 
 cannot save us ; aixl that systoni which would teach 
 ns to expect the crown without fighrnijj: for it, or 
 tliat wcNhall obtain the prize without runninji; (or it; 
 only teaches us to build our house upon the sand, 
 that it may be washed away by the coming storm. 
 
 Thirdly ,~lt is full of eneouragement. The timid 
 Christian looking to his own weakness, his thin- 
 gers and liability to fall, to the number, subtilty 
 and power of his adversaries, fears ^hat one day he 
 shall fall by the hand of the enemy. But we are 
 directed to lift up the hands that hang daw n^ to co?/* 
 firm the Jecble kneeSi\ini\ tosui)ioiMemoJ\Jh:rful 
 hearts, JJe strong, A nd how can we do ( his more ef- 
 :rfectuully than by presenting to their vie\V pnc,-— 
 who, though he had to wrestle against flesh and 
 blood, against principalities and powers, against 
 the rulersof thedarlvuessof this world, and agiiinst 
 spiritual wickedness in high places, had surmounicd 
 every difficulty, weathered every storm, successful- 
 ly resisted every assault, and gained the victory, 
 —just about to enter the celestial city, that in the 
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 sumc'catisc, and under the same Captain, hopeniiU 
 be undismayed; more are they that are for you, 
 than they that are against you, your enemies shall 
 flee before you, conquest shall crown your strife, and 
 as you trample the last enemy under your feet, you 
 shall shout victory, victory, ihrouj^h the blood of 
 th6 Lamb. 
 
 This subject presents us with an opportunity of 
 
 . saying to the '.volrldly and the wise ; come, see a 
 
 • Christian die, he dies not as the fool dieth, asleep 
 
 . in his sins, to awake in Hell; he dies not as the 
 
 ^ philosopher, who folds his arms while he is carried 
 
 \(\ his little bark on the rapid str<^am\pf time to the 
 
 utmost verge of life's sliort voyajjjc, anirysinks into the 
 
 abyss. beneath. No, he has committed the care and 
 
 guidance of his soul to the Captain of his salvation 
 
 and by him hois safely conducted through the dreary 
 
 val ley ; and as the world recedes fronj his view, the 
 
 music of Heaven falls upon his ears, and the visions 
 
 of eternity op^n before him. 
 
 In reverting to the character of tliie late Mr. <5eorge 
 Vey, whose removal from the troubles of this life, 
 as we Irust, to a happier state; W(? arc called to im- 
 prove ; it is pleasing to he able to; trace any corves, 
 pondence to that (if Saint Paul, liowever humble, 
 and far below the elevation of that ^f an Apostle, it 
 might he. To those who knew hini in early life, no 
 doubt his conduct presented too mfny proofs that 
 Qs a fallen son of fallen Adam he wa? possessed of a 
 sinful nature. Untler a sermon preached by the 
 late Mr. Streton about the year 1791, he was cpn- 
 vinced.of sin; and led to turn to God : and from 
 that pc;riod till his death, a period of upwa/i^ls of 
 forty years, you know with what firmness, cansis** 
 ; icncy^ and ZcjU, he maintained the profession of a 
 lUoJy nM<l .religious life ; some of you from ynur own 
 acquainianco with him, and observation of the gi»od 
 work Which it pi|eased God .through his instrumen- 
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 manifest are fallen asleep. He, like Saint Paul 
 (inished his course of duty, «i»d lik«? nun he zea- 
 lously foujrlit under the banner o( Christ, Some 
 there ore who would go quietly and unobsery- 
 cd to Heaven, without letting the ^rorld knovr 
 that thev are on the side of God and godlmess ; but 
 can they expect to light the Lord's battles while 
 they remain in the eneuiy'«i camp ? No man light- 
 eth a candle and putteth it undern bushel; nor 
 doth the Almighty light up the lamp of piety in the 
 heart of any man that it may be hidden from the 
 view of mortals; but that hefnay let hi« light so 
 shine before men that they maj%*ce his good works 
 and glorify hi» Father who is in Heaven. And this 
 llrothcr Vey did, endeavouring by a holy and hap- 
 py life, by exhortation, and a faithful and alVectionnte 
 enforcement of the truth, to persuade men to be 
 partakers of likeprecious iliith. A nd, as like a Chris- 
 tian he lived, so, likea Christian he died.. Every tri- 
 umph of the Cross over the fear of death, is to Jbe re- 
 garded with joy and thankfulness ; but the happy 
 death which is connected with a death-bed repen- .. 
 tauco, rather than a holy lite, is liable to exception. 
 Ami a good nnd wise man would almost infinitely 
 prefer dying what may emphatically be designated 
 the (hat k of the riirhteous. When we have the 
 opportunity of bringing before you the particulars 
 of such a death, we do it with uiimingled pleasure. 
 
 The following particulars are furnished by his ' 
 son, Mr. Christopher Vey, whom you have fre- 
 quently heard iu this place. ^ ^ , .^ - 
 "As my dear Father had for a length of time lived 
 in the almost daily expectation of his change, and 
 even longed to departthathemightbe with Christ; 
 it is not surprising that when death approached it 
 was not as the king of terrors, but as a welcome 
 incsscnger. He receiveil it as his ileUvcrer from a 
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 npprclicusion thiit bis, end was ko iioar ; tiioi;!-!], for 
 several days previous he lujtl Ijcen ^riuiu.-illv sink- 
 intr; on that day, with my a.sNlMnnce, he was ena- 
 bled (o sit up for a .».hort jimf; and it was evident 
 
 1 iVoni the little be said, as well as the exproNsion of* 
 his feel in njs while I was readiii;;, fhut he was ripen- 
 ing for glory. \Vh6n I again" assisted him to his 
 bed, be said with some degree of anxiety, " AFliy 
 arc his chariot wheels sn long in eoniirgj'" I an- 
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 .emphasis, "and they'll soon be here." The next 
 day be secmM to nmnifeMt still greater anxiety, so 
 that I thought it well to cheek it, Father I .-aid, 
 you imi^t not bo too anxiou,-?, your time i.-s in thf 
 Lord's hand. ** A 11 the days of my o ])po';i itcd i ime will 
 I wait until my change come," said Job, and you must 
 do'the same, wait tiie Lord's pleasure, lie .said, " [ 
 do my Child, 1 do, I havct committed all to the Lord, 
 His blessed will be done. After this, he rapidiv fie- 
 elined, and as his.body sunk, his ypeeeh failed, so 
 that for the last two or tliree days of his life, we 
 could understand but little of what lie endeavour- 
 ed to say, but that little, was truly satisfaetory.— 
 Several times he said to my ]\Iothcr, *" 1 want to speak 
 my experience, but 1 cannot." In his restless slumbers, 
 as well as when awake, his thoughts were in eternity, 
 and his theme was reli^non. At one time he would l>e 
 preaching Chrisr, exhorting sinners to come to liim, 
 telling of his willingness to save them ; then he would 
 praise the Lord, disthietly naming Father, SoUvaml 
 II«>]y Ghost, saying "A l)ba Father, yes, wc wil) 
 c^ll him Abba Fatlier." At another tinie. hp woukt 
 be praying for his children, that they might be a seed 
 to call God blessted:, when he should be mouldering 
 in the dust. After one of th«?se slumbers, my Mother 
 R»kcd him "if ho had any fears of death, "Oh no,'* 
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 ther huvmg Viped his lace, he said to ber w| h ati ex- , 
 pressiun of^.ateful focllntf, " the Lord will reward 
 vou mvdear, for all your kindness and the troubli,v 
 vm, have taken with me." iMv Mother s.iyin- son^p 
 thinff about oettino to 'lleftven, he said,* it is H 
 plain path, yes, 1 find it is." On bis be.i|- taken 
 a-ain to bed, he bojian to praise the Lord, saying 
 "■^Bless the Lord O my soul, and all that is within m6 
 Wess His holv name, bless the Lord O iny soul, and 
 forget not all his benelits." 1 said, leather the Lord 
 is eentlv takintv down the earthly labcrnacle. He said 
 '* Ycs, blessed be his name." What a mercy that you 
 have not religion to seek noNV, " O yes," as you are 
 about to tread the gloomy valley, do you fear any 
 evil '^ '* No " He was making an eliort to speak 
 and i caught the Av.ords ^^goudjiglit:' 1 rcpciatcd the 
 whole or thai pis!^age."yejr" lie said, and sunk com* 
 poscdlv on ihe pillow. On Monday morning h^ 
 ihoui^ht ho was -ointr ofi; nn.l snidlo Mother, " gi%. 
 inv h>ve tolhe dear; chiUlren, tell them all is welli 
 and to meet me In Heaven." Towards midnight an 
 we were watching by him, with dithculty we under- 
 stood that he called for prayer, I w^nt to prayer with 
 him, and he, responded heartily to all the petitions.-- 
 On Tuesday morning about nine o'clock, LprayeU 
 with¥uu ai^ain, he appeared to join heartily with me ;, 
 audibly saying Amen, Amen, 'After prayer, 1 asked 
 him if he iclt his soul sweetly stayed on God, he said 
 - ves," No doubts or fears ? « iVo," you have the 
 port in view ? « Yes, ble." Here his voice^^led 
 him, he meant « blessed be God." These I beheve 
 were the last words he articulated. A^w hours be, 
 fore he died, my Mother said to him, **s^ou cannot 
 speak, il- yon still are happy, lift up your hand,;^ be im- 
 mediatelv raised it ; and thus he continued evidently 
 in perfect sensibility, until /orty minutes past one 
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