Your recent sickness had a voice!

(Letters of William Romaine, 1714-1795)

Dear Sir,
Your recent sickness had a voice! It spoke, and you heard it say, "In the midst of life, we are in death!"

How short is life-and how uncertain!

How certain, infallibly certain, is death!

How necessary is preparation for death, and how dangerous is the least delay.

How comforting is a well-grounded hope of safety in death, and of joy beyond it! This is the antidote against the sting of death-yes, and against the fear of death. It is an infallible cure!

Every Christian can look forward to death and judgment, with a sure hope of glory and immortality!