him, come now again and receive him unto thyself, that where thou art there he may be also. And graciously comfort us who mourn. Silence the murmurings of our rebellious hearts. Enable us to say with thy servant of old, “The Lord gave, and the Lord taketh away, blessed is the name of the Lord.” Make us mindful of our own mortality, and teach us so to number our days that we may seriously apply our hearts to that heavenly wisdom which may in the end bring us to life everlasting, through the merits
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