than thou dost. Come and kiss me, dear brother, before I die.' And so with his cold dying lips he kissed him, and said, 'I shall go before, and I hope thou shalt follow after to glory.' Though he was almost always praising God, and exhorting those who were about him to mind their everlasting concerns, and secure an interest in Christ, and though he slept but very little for some nights, yet he was not in the least impaired in his mind, but his actions were all decent, and becoming a man ; and his discourse to a spiritual understanding was highly rational, solid, and divine. And so he continued to the last minute of his life. "A few hours before his death he called all his relations and brethren together, that he might give them one solemn warning more, and bless them, and pray for them, as his breath and strength would allow; which he did with abundance of authority, affection, and spirituality, which take briefly as it follows: : "First, he thanked his dear mother for her tender love to him, and desired that she might be in travail to see Christ formed in the souls of the rest of her children, and see of the travail of her soul, and meet them with joy in that great day. "Then he charged all his brethren and sisters in general, as they would answer it before God, that they should be dutiful to their dear mother. As for his eldest brother William, at whose house he lay sick, his prayer was, that he might be swallowed up of Christ and love to souls; and be more and more exemplary in his life, and successful in his ministry, and finish his course with joy. "The next brother's name was Andrew, a citizen of London, who was with him, and saw him in his triumphant state; but his necessary business calling him away, he could not then be present; yet he was not forgot, but he was thus blessed :— 'The God of heaven remember my poor brother at London. A BROTHER'S FAREWELL. 319 The Lord make him truly rich, in giving him the pearl of great price, and making him a fellow-citizen with the saints, and of the household of God; the Lord deliver him from the sins of that city; may the world be kept out of his heart, and Christ dwell there. Oh, that he may be as his name is, a strong man, and that I may meet him with joy!' "Then he called his next brother, whose name was James (to whom he hoped God had made him a spiritual father), to whom he thus addressed himself :-Brother James, I hope the Lord hath given thee a goodly heritage; the lines are fallen to thee in pleasant places; the Lord is thy portion. I hope the Lord hath shewed thee the worth of Christ. Hold on, dear brother; Christ, heaven, and glory are worth striving for the Lord give thee more abundance of His grace.' : "Then his next brother Abraham was called, to whom he spoke to this purpose:-The blessing of the God of Abraham rest upon thee, the Lord make thee a father of many spiritual children.' "His fifth brother was Joseph, whom he blessed in this manner :-' Let Him bless thee, O Joseph, that blessed him that was separated from his brethren. Oh, that His everlasting arms may take hold on thee! It is enough, if yet thou mayest live in His sight. My heart hath been working towards thee, poor Joseph; I am not without hopes that the arms of the Almighty will embrace thee. The God of thy father bless thee with the blessing of heaven above.' "The next was his sister Mary, to whom he spoke thus: -Poor sister Mary, thy body is weak, and thy days will be filled with bitterness; thy name is Marah; the Lord sweeten all with His grace and peace, and give thee health in thy soul. Be patient, make sure of Christ, and all is well.' "Then his other sister, whose name was Sarah, was called, whom he thus blessed-Sister Sarah, thy body is strong and healthful; oh, that thy soul may be so too! The Lord make thee first a wise virgin, and then a mother in Israel; a pattern of modesty, humility, and holiness.' "Then another brother, Jacob, was called, whom he blessed after this manner :-'The Lord make thee an Israelite indeed, in whom there is no guile! Oh, that thou mayest learn to wrestle with God, and like a prince mayest prevail, and not go without the blessing.' "Then he prayed for his youngest brother Benjamin, who was then but an infant :-'Poor little Benjamin! Oh, that the Father of the fatherless would take care of thee, poor child, that thou, who never sawest thy father upon earth, mayest see him with joy in heaven. The Lord be thy Father and portion; mayest thou prove the son of thy mother's right hand, and the joy of her age. "Oh, that none of us may be found amongst the unconverted in the day of judgment! Oh, that every one of us may appear (with our honoured father and dear mother) before Christ with joy, that they may say, Lord, here are we, and the children which Thou hast graciously given us! Oh, that we may live to God here, and live with Him hereafter ! "And now, my dear mother, brethren, and sisters, farewell; I leave you for a while, and I commend you to God, and to the word of His grace, which is able to build you up, and to give you an inheritance among all them that are sanctified. "And now, dear Lord, my work is done. I have finished my course, I have fought the good fight; and henceforth there remaineth for me a crown of righteousness! Now come, dear Lord Jesus, come quickly.' "Then that godly minister came to give him his last visit, and to do the office of an inferior angel, to help to convey his blessed soul to glory, who was now even upon Mount Pisgah, and had a full sight of that goodly land at a little distance. When this minister spoke to him, his heart was in a mighty flame of love and joy, which drew tears of joy from that precious minister, being almost amazed to hear a man just dying, talk as if he had been with Jesus and in the immediate presence of God. Oh, the smiles that were then in his face, and the unspeakable joy that was in his heart! One might have read grace and glory in such a man's countenance. Oh, the praise, the triumphant praise, that he put up! And every one must speak praise about him, or else they did make some jar in his harmony. "And now his desires soon were to be satisfied; he saw death coming apace to do his office; his jaws were loosened more and more, and quivered greatly; his hands and feet were as cold as clay, and a cold sweat was upon him. But, oh! how glad was he when he felt his spirit just a-going! Never was death more welcome to any mortal, I think. Though the pangs of death were strong, yet that far more exceeding and eternal weight of glory made him endure those bitter pains with much patience and courage. In the extremity of his pains, he desired his eldest brother to lay him a little lower, and to take away one pillow from him, that he might die with more ease. His brother replied that he durst not for the world do any thing that might hasten his death a moment. Then he was well satisfied, and did sweetly resign himself up wholly to God's disposal. And after a few minutes, with a sudden motion gathering up all his strength, he gave himself a little turn on one side, and in the twinkling of an eye departed to the Lord, sleeping in Jesus. "He died June 1657, aged 23-4, and was buried in Kelshall Church, in Hertfordshire." The reader may possibly recal the name of George Sandys * Born at Bishop's Thorpe, Yorkshire, 1577; died at Bexley, Kent, 1643. We give those authors who died during this period. Some of their works bear a much earlier date. as one of the two pupils of Richard Hooker, who paid their old friend a pilgrimage of affection at his joyless parsonage of Drayton Beauchamp; and they will remember the name of his father as the great Elizabethan Archbishop of York, from whose fluent and lively sermons we have given some specimens. As Fuller says, "He proved a most accomplished gentleman and an observant traveller, who went as far as the sepulchre at Jerusalem, and hath spared other men's pains in going thither, by bringing the Holy Land home to them: so lively in his descriptions thereof, with his passage thither and return thence. He lived to be a very aged man, whom I saw in the Savoy, anno 1641, having a youthful soul in a decayed body; and I believe he died soon after." It was in the year 1610 that this accomplished scholar and poet set out on his travels; and a few paragraphs from his tour in the Holy Land may interest those who have performed the journey themselves, or who are familiar with the narratives of recent travellers. Pilgrims, Camels, and Arabs. "Upon the 4th of March we departed from Cairo in the habits of pilgrims: four of us English, consorted with three Italians; of whom one was a priest, and another a physician. For ourselves, we hired three camels with their keepers; two to carry us, and the third for our provision. We also hired a Copt for half-a-dollar a-day, to be our interpreter, and to attend on us. Our provision for so long a voyage we bore along with us-viz., biscuit, rice, raisins, figs, dates, almonds, olives, oil, sherbets, &c.; buying pewter, brass, and such-like implements, as if to set up housekeeping. Our water we carried in goatskins. We rid in shallow cradles (which we bought also), two on a camel, arboured above, and covered with linen, to us exceeding uneasy, not so to the people of these countries, who |