so to number their days, that they may seriously apply their hearts to that holy and heavenly wisdom while they live here, which may in the end bring them to everlasting life, through the merits of Jesus Christ thine only Son our Lord." (See Visitation of the Sick.)

Thus having prayed, they arose and kissed their weeping friends; when Martha, crying "Lord Jesus, receive my spirit," stepped into the water, Humble Mind immediately following. But, no sooner had the soles of their feet touched the cold stream, than Inbred-Sin shrieked aloud and pulled them back. I saw then that they turned deadly white, while the cold sweat stood upon their brows. Again, therefore, they cried unto the Lord; and he heard them from his holy heaven when, by a sudden exertion of his omnipotence, and in virtue of the Redeemer's merits, he separated Inbred-Sin from their inmost souls, and annihilated him for ever. did the gasping pilgrims appear sinking under the agonies of temporal death: insomuch that their friends could commune with them no longer.

Then

And behold, they struggled in the water, as persons nearly overcome and ready to perishwhen behold, one, whose beauty was without blemish, advanced to meet them. They who stood upon the shore, beheld him through the glass of Faith, and knew him, by his form, to be the sinner's Saviour, full of grace and truth. And behold, the waters of death fled back at the touch of his feet. Joshua iii. 13. So he ap

proached the pilgrims, who had now fainted; and speaking tenderly unto them, and bearing them up in his arms, he triumphantly conveyed them to the further side.

Here even they who used the glass of Faith,

could scarcely discern any thing further, by reason of their tears. But I continued to look after the pilgrims; and behold, a multitude of the heavenly host were waiting on the other side, ascribing glory to, him who was more than conqueror over death. And they received the pilgrims with acclamations of joy-crying out, Glory, glory, glory to the Lamb! Death is swallowed up in victory; Hallelujah! hallelujah! hallelujah!" And casting their crowns at the feet of Him who had brought up the pilgrims from the River of Death, they fell before him and worshipped.

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Now as the pilgrims went up from the River of Death, they became bright and shining, being transformed into the image of him that redeemed them. And behold, they were surrounded by thousands and tens of thousands of glorified saints and angels, who placed crowns on their heads, and golden harps in their hands; with which they instantly joined the heavenly host in their triumphant songs.

So the glorious multitude, accompanying their Almighty Lord, began to ascend through the region of the air towards the gates of heaven, which were opened wide to receive them. And as they ascended, they cried out, "Hallelujah! for the Lord God omnipotent reigneth!" And again they said, "Hallelujah to God and the Lamb!" Thus the glorious company of these blessed ones reached the regions of eternal light, whither my eyes could follow them no more.

So I awoke from my dream, and hastened to write it in a book.

'Let me die the death of the righteous, and let my last end be like his!' Numbers xxiii. 10.

THE END.