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<HEAD>THE Dying Chri&s;tians friendly Advice</HEAD>
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<L>To Sinners all, and every Chri&s;tian Friend,</L>
<L>This my advice I freely recommend.</L>
<L>And wi&s;h them all while they have time and breath,</L>
<L>To make Provi&s;ion for to meet with Death.</L>
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<OPENER>To the Tune of, Aim not too high.</OPENER>
<P>This may be Printed, <HI>R. L. S.</HI></P>
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<L>YOu Mortal men who vainly &s;pend your youth,</L>
<L>In Sinful plea&s;ure, &s;lighting of the truth,</L>
<L>Repent with &s;peed, the judgement day draws nigh,</L>
<L>You an&s;wer mu&s;t for all a&s;&s;uredly.</L>
</LG>
<LG>
<L>Before the Great Trybunal Bar you mu&s;t</L>
<L>Give your accounts, before a Judge mo&s;t ju&s;t,</L>
<L>Who&s;ees what you in &s;ecret often do,</L>
<L>Con&s;cience &s;hall witne&s;s bear again&s;t you too.</L>
</LG>
<LG>
<L>How &s;ad and dreadful for you will it be,</L>
<L>When you Launch forth into eternity;</L>
<L>Except the Lord his anger doth abate,</L>
<L>And Je&s;us Chri&s;t doth prove your advocate.</L>
</LG>
<LG>
<L>Mind well my words you &s;inful creatures all,</L>
<L>And to <HI>JEHOVAH</HI> do for mercy call:</L>
<L>While you have breath of God for mercy crave,</L>
<L>For there is no repentance in the grave.</L>
</LG>
<LG>
<L>And yet how boldly men run on in Sin,</L>
<L>That they &s;o many years have lived in,</L>
<L>Like perfect Heathens many people live,</L>
<L>As if they never were account to give.</L>
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<LG>
<L>Whoredom, and drunkenne&s;s is all a mode,</L>
<L>Although to Hell it is the ready Road:</L>
<L>And yet &s;ecurely &s;ome do walk therein,</L>
<L>As if it were a precept, and no Sin.</L>
</LG>
<LG>
<L>But 'twill be heavy at the latter day,</L>
<L>If then they do in vain for pardon pray;</L>
<L>If to befriend you Chri&s;t &s;hould then deny,</L>
<L>Your Souls are lo&s;t to all eternity.</L>
</LG>
<LG>
<L>Then call upon Thrifts ever ble&s;&s;ed name,</L>
<L>To &s;ave you from that everla&s;ting flame;</L>
<L>Where Fiends and Devils do for ever fry?</L>
<L>And mu&s;t endure their endle&s;s mi&s;ery.</L>
</LG>
<LG>
<L>Then labour to obtain Eternal life,</L>
<L>Twixt God and your poor Souls ne'r make a &s;t<GAP DESC="illegible" RESP="pdcc" EXTENT="1 letter"></L>
<L>Thrice happy without doubt or fear is he,</L>
<L>Who proves in his dear favour for to be.</L>
</LG>
<LG>
<L>But man is prone to &s;in, and is &s;o trail,</L>
<L>That over him temptations do prevail:</L>
<L>Which to the Soul gives &s;uch a deadly wound,</L>
<L>That Soul and body &s;till in Sin are drown'd.</L>
</LG>
<LG>
<L>Damming and &s;inking are &s;o common grown,</L>
<L>The like before this age was never known,</L>
<L>Inhumane murthers frequently we &s;ee;</L>
<L>Some men of late like Butchers &s;eem to be.</L>
</LG>
<LG>
<L>Yet drowzy Sinners never will awake,</L>
<L>Nor yet by others will a warning take;</L>
<L>For time doth &s;lide and &s;wiftly pa&s;s away,</L>
<L>One hour or minute for no man will &s;tay.</L>
</LG>
<LG>
<L>O pitty take on your immortal Soul,</L>
<L>Lea&s;t when it is too late you do condole,</L>
<L>Though Chri&s;t a while in mercy doth forbear,</L>
<L>Con&s;ider well you dreadful Sinners are.</L>
</LG>
<LG>
<L>And on his name if you &s;incerely call,</L>
<L>Begging his help to bring you out of thrall;</L>
<L>There is no doubt but he your friend will be,</L>
<L>And help you out of all your mi&s;ery.</L>
</LG>
<LG>
<L>On Je&s;us Chri&s;t let all your hopes depend,</L>
<L>And he will prove your Saviour in the end,</L>
<L>From pains and &s;orrows he will &s;et you free,</L>
<L>With Saints and Angels you &s;hall happy be.</L>
</LG>
<LG>
<L>This momentary life is little worth,</L>
<L>That nothing el&s;e but mi&s;ery brings forth:</L>
<L>O who would prai&s;e &s;o vain a thing as this,</L>
<L>To be deprived of eternal Bli&s;s.</L>
</LG>
<LG>
<L>With contrite hearts upon our Saviour call,</L>
<L>For doubtle&s;s he hath Love in &s;tore for all;</L>
<L>And certainly forever will be kind,</L>
<L>To tho&s;e that he true penitents doth find.</L>
</LG>
<LG>
<L>All you that to my Song now lend an ear,</L>
<L>Pray bear in mind the words that you do hear;</L>
<L>Your Sins repent, to God for mercy pray,</L>
<L>And be prepar'd for the Tr<GAP DESC="illegible" RESP="pdcc" EXTENT="1 letter">bunal Day.</L>
</LG>
<TRAILER>FINIS.</TRAILER>
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