...grave, in which there is no repentance. It reminds us that " the dust" shall " return to the earth as it was ; and the spirit shall return to God who gave it." These are solemn, salutary truths : let us pauso and listen. Old and young are alike called upon to...

...of His name." And, finally, when the hour cometh, in which the " dust shall return to the earth as it was, and the Spirit shall return to God •who gave it," while the fainting and languishing spirit is now beyond the reach of human aid or the benefits of earthly...

...terms the moft unequivocal. " Then fhall the duft "return to the earth as it was, and thefpirit Jhall return to God -who gave it" . And it ends with a corollary to which every human ; heart ought to refpond, becaufe all juft reiflecTion leads : to it. — "Let us hear the conclufion of the whole matter;...

...turnis the molt unequivocal. " Then mall the dud return to the earth as it was,, and fhe.fplrit fhall return to God who gave it" And it ends with a corollary to which every human heart ought to refpond, becaufe all juft reflection leads to it. — " Let us hear tha conelufion of the whola matter...

...terms the moft unequivocal. " Then fhall the duft return to the earth as it was, and the fpirit jhall return to God who gave it." And it ends with a corollary ta which every 'human heart ought to refpond, becaufe all jufl reflection leads• to it. — " Let...

...disjointed and dissolved, " then shall the dust," of which it was formed, " return to the earth as it was, and the spirit shall return to God who gave it." Learn we from hence, to bestow on each part of our composition that proportion of time and attention,...

...\pe produced from several passages in the Scripture. — Then shall the Duit return to the Earth, as it was ; and the Spirit shall return to God, who gave it. Eccles. xii. 7. -For, if vit ftKnt that Jesus died, and rose again, ertn so thrik Also,- -ciMch sleep...

...death dissolves the union, and breaks the unknown tie. " Then shall the dust return to the earth as it was : and the spirit shall return to God who gave it/' This separation is awful to a good man. Frail nature shrinks at the prospect! What, then, must it be...

...otherwise he is the Father of our flesh too, Eccl. xii. 7. * Then shall the dust return to the earth as it was ; and the spirit shall return to God who gave it.' He gave the body too, but the soul in such a manner as he gave not the body. 3. Hence the soul is immortal,...

...and to stand with the mourning group around the open grave. " The dust shall return to the earth as it was, and the spirit shall return to God who gave it." Another sense in which the last word in this clause is used is more figurative, but not universal in...