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Private Correspondence of William Cowper With Several of His Most Intimate Friends, Publ. From the Originals in the Possession of [the Editor]
Private Correspondence of William Cowper With Several of His Most Intimate Friends Publ From the Originals in the Possession of - the Editor Author:William Cowper Title: Private Correspondence of William Cowper ... With Several of His Most Intimate Friends, Publ. From the Originals in the Possession of [the Editor] J. Johnson Volume: 1 General Books publication date: 2009 Original publication date: 1824 Notes: This is a black and white OCR reprint of the original. It has no illustrations and there may... more » be typos or missing text. When you buy the General Books edition of this book you get free trial access to Million-Books.com where you can select from more than a million books for free. Excerpt: TO JOSEPH HILL, ESQ. DEAK JOE, Jan. 21, 1769. I rejoice with you in your recovery, and that you have escaped from the hands of one from whose hands you will not always escape. Death is either the most formidable, or the most comfortable thing, we have in prospect, on this side of eternity. To be brought near to him, and to discern neither of these features in his face, would argue a degree of insensibility, of which I will not suspect my friend, whom I know to be a thinking man. You have been brought down to the sides of the grave, and you have been raised again by Him who has the keys of the invisible world; who opens, and none can shut, who shuts, and none can open. I do not forget to return thanks to Him on your behalf, and to pray that your life, which He has spared, may be devoted to his service."" Behold! I stand at the door and knock," is the word of Him, on whom both our mortal and immortal life depend, and blessed be his name; it is the word of one who wounds only that He may heal, and who waits to be gracious. The language of every such dispensation is, " Prepare to meet thy God." It speaks with the voice of mercy and goodness, for without such notices, whatever preparation we might make for other events, we should make none for this. My dear friend, I desire and pray, that when this last enemy shall come to execute an unlimited commission upon us, we may be found ready, being established and rooted in a well-grounded f...« less