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signing his spirit without a struggle
with the faithful hands of Jesus, of that
Lord whom he believed in and loved,
and in whose presence, we doubt not,
he now enjoys the happiness and nest re-
served for those whose sins are washed
away in his blood, and whose spirits
are clothed in the garment of his mighte-
aness
We only add as his bereaved family,
that whilst we sorrow at the loss of
one beloved by all who knew him, and
doubly endeared to us, we sorrow not
as those that have no hope; may rather,
so confident are we of his present hap-
pier state, so glad to think of his release
from so much suffering, that we rejoice,
and join him in praising the Lord for
his past mercies to his servant, and for
the communication of that happiness
which he is now enjoying.
May the example of our father's faith,
together with the solemn experience of
the days that we his secure children
have spent together on this last mournful