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Chapter XXXV

           ThereaderbelievedhisnamewasalreadywrittenintheLamb’sbookoflife,andheyearnedafterthehourwhichshouldadmithimtothecitytowhichthekingsoftheearthbringtheirgloryandhonour;whichhasnoneedofsunormoontoshineinit,becausethegloryofGodlightensit,andtheLambisthelightthereof. 

           Intheprayerfollowingthechapter,allhisenergygatheredallhissternzealwoke:hewasindeepearnest,wrestlingwithGod,andresolvedonaconquest. Hesupplicatedstrengthfortheweak-hearted;guidanceforwanderersfromthefold:areturn,evenattheeleventhhour,forthosewhomthetemptationsoftheworldandthefleshwereluringfromthenarrowpath. Heasked,heurged,heclaimedtheboonofabrandsnatchedfromtheburning. Earnestnessiseverdeeplysolemn:first,asIlistenedtothatprayer,Iwonderedathis;then,whenitcontinuedandrose,Iwastouchedbyit,andatlastawed. Hefeltthegreatnessandgoodnessofhispurposesosincerely:otherswhoheardhimpleadforit,couldnotbutfeelittoo. 

           Theprayerover,wetookleaveofhim:hewastogoataveryearlyhourinthemorning. DianaandMaryhavingkissedhim,lefttheroomincompliance,Ithink,withawhisperedhintfromhim:Itenderedmyhand,andwishedhimapleasantjourney. 

           "Thankyou,Jane.AsIsaid,IshallreturnfromCambridgeinafortnight:thatspace,then,isyetleftyouforreflection. 

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