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Excerpt from A Sermon, Delivered at Waterbury, March 10, 1813, at the Funeral of Miss. Esther Hovey
IN whatever fituation we contemplaterthe Saviiorfiof; the world, we find fomething to attract our admira tion and love. There is fomething wonderfully pleat; ing, in this fhort, and fimple account of his life; He Went about doing'good. 1 He embraced every opportunity, that offered, for exhibiting the beney olence of his heart, by adminiilering'relief to the treffed, and comfort to thofe of a. Forrowful heart. One of the molt illuftrious may be, feen, in the words of our text, and the hif'tory with which it is connected. The account as it fiands in the evangelical hifiory, is truly affefting. By this it ap pears that Lazarus, the particular friend of jefus; was dead. Our Lord, intent on the objects of his million, one of which doubtlefs was, to exhibit a perfet't pat tern for the imitation of his followers, immediately, reforted to the houfe'of mourning. On the way, he was met by the fifter of the deceafed, whofe heart was unqueftionably rent. With anguifh, at the lofsof a brother dear as valuable. Dear as united by the ties of kindred blood, the cords of fo ial and fraternal af feétion, and the' indifibluble bo ds of divine love. Valuable, as the principal fupport, and thef only pro tec'tor of therfelf, and her filter, who with him, com pofed the Whole of, the amiable family whom Jefus loved. Owhat an affecting meeting A few days be fore, probably, he had left this little c1rcle of friends, in perfect health. Now, the brother is laid low and mouldering in the tomb The charming mou'rner, had no fooner met with our Savior, than, with a heart over?owing with tenderne'fs, and grief, and inxclaimed.
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