Blessed Jesus, I die by thine hand, and I fear no harm from the hand of a Saviour! I fear not that death which is allotted to me by the hand of my dearest Lord, who himself died to make it safe and happy. I come, Lord, I come, not only with a willing, but with a joyful consent. I thank thee that thou rememberest me for good; that thou art breaking my chains, and calling me to "the glorious liberty of the children of God," Rom. viii. 21. I thank thee, that thou wilt no longer permit me to live at a distance from thine arms; but after this long absence, wilt have me at home, at home for ever.
Philip Doddridge — The Rise and Progress of Religion in the Soul (Philadelphia: Presbyterian Board of Publication, [1835?]), ch. XXX, "The Christian Honouring God by His Dying Behaviour," closing "Meditation or Prayer, Suited to the Case of a Dying Christian," p. 322
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