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 heaven know also, and know in a for irorw extrn.
 dive and perfect manner, that his child-an are the
 watched over-thus provided for-thus chtrleed and
 comforted.
 Will he not know that, while all other schemes
 of speculation have failed, and while his cstildren
 are thrown upon the wide world without an inherit-
 ance-one charter-the charter of the everlasting
 Covenant, has continued unbroken. Will it Hct
 be known in heaven as well as upon earth, that the
 "mercy of the Lord is from everlasting to everlast-
 ting upon them that fear him, and his righteoasness
 unto children's children"-
 And will not the knowledge of these facts in heav-
 en cheer the heart, and animate the devotion of the
 glorified father in heavtn, as well as the bereaveil
 and helpless children on earth They will. Un
 doubtedly they will.
 One class of factss more.
 3. "For ye have not received the spirit of bondagt
 again to fear; but ye have received the Spirit of
 adoption, whereby we cry, Abba, Father. The Spir-
 it itself beareth witness with our spirit, that we are
 the children of God: And if children, then heirs;
 heirs of God, and joint-heirs with Christ: if so be
 that we suffer with him, that we may be also glorifi-
 ed together. For I reckon, that the sufferings of this
present time are not worthy to be compared with the
glory which shall be revealed in us." Rom. viii. 15
-18. "For it became him, for whom are all thigs,
and by whom are all things, in bringin!c many song
unto glory, to make the Captain of therr saivatibo