...woman, is of few days, and full of misery." Tears rolled'over the face of old Martha at the words, " He cometh up and is cut down like a flower, he fleeth...were a shadow, and never continueth in one stay." The hollow sound of the clods falling upon the lid of the coffin, and the voice, " earth to earth,...

...that we may be prepared for the change when our time shall come. We know that we must alldie,—for " man that is born of a woman hath but a short time to live :"—" In the midst of life we are in death." And such thoughts make us utter this u2 Mrs. W. A man...

...goeth downward to the earth?" Hence, " In the midst" of the spirit "of life we are in" the spirit of "death: of whom may we seek for succour, but of thee, O Lord !" As the children of Israel were the children of promise, or seed of the woman, the law given them...

...that all men, however divided by oceans, ought to be philanthropists ; that man, born of woman, who hath but a short time to live, and is full of misery, was not formed to be the enemy of man ; but the brother, the friend, the protector, the guardian, and...

...and Clerke thall tin$ : TW"AN that is horn of a woman hath hut a short time to lisef 1*1 and is lull of misery. He cometh up, and Is cut down, like a flower i he flecth at it were a shadow, and never continueth in one stay. In the midst of life we are in death...

...is made ready to be laid into tlie earth, the Priest shall say, or the Priest and Clerks shall sing: MAN that is born of a woman hath but a short time...midst of life we are in death : of whom may we seek tor succour, but of thee, О Lord, who for our sins art justly displeased? Yet, О Lord God most holy,...

...kingdom prepared for you from the foundation of the world1. Devout aspirations after the heavenly state. MAN that is born of a woman hath but a short time...continueth in one stay. In the midst of life we are in deathOf whom may we seek for succour, but of Thee, O Lord, Who for our sins art justly displeased....

...close of an earthly existence, we must be impressed with the conviction that ' in the midst of rtt'c, we are in death. Of whom may we seek for succour, but of thee, 0 Lord, who k no west the secrets of our hearts ? Shut not thy merciful ears to our prayers -. but...

...VA'iN'-in-the-Lord. THE SERVICE AT THE GRAVE. 10 M&n that is born of a woman,, hath but a shdrt-time to live, and is full of MISERY. He cometh up, and...flee'th, as it were a SHA'DOW ; and never continueth in 6ne stay. 13 In the midst of life, we are in DEA'TH : — of wh6m may we seek for succour, but of THEE"-O-Lord,...

...W.tSS?.::'..•. i '. '•.:••••* •••'•l..nr•' .');rK'•.Y.VoUf i'«) In the midst of /|/e, we are in DEA'TH:— of whom may we seek for succour, but ofi THEB"-0-Lord, who' for our sins art justly disple&sed, '.. •.".; . ..',• ••.• p''+ it...