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earth—"the pestilence walking in darkness and destroying" its victims "at noonday." For his usual method has been, that when his appointed agencies have failed to reclaim men from the error of their ways, he has uniformly put forth the fearful arm of vengeance. Let us be wise, and improve the awful visitation inflicted upon us, by sincere repentance; by cultivating works of piety and love; beseeching him to turn away his anger, that we perish not. And, "what thy hand findeth to do" on this subject, "do it with thy might, for there is no work" to be done in this matter, "no device" no scheme to be devised for your salvation, "no knowledge" of this to be obtained "in the grave" of which we are now so frequently reminded, by the mourners daily walking the streets, carrying man to his long home. I beseech you, therefore, to attend to the things that belong to your peace, now while you may, lest they be forever hid from your eyes.