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was during the whole time of this sacred transaction as if he were melting into tears. I never observed a) tear in his eyes so often as we were talking about his misfortunes and death; but on account of his sins, the moral misery into which he had plunged himself and others, and the love of God towards him and all mankind, he has wept more than I myself should have believed, if I had d not seen it."

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my all which is to be laid upon the wheel. Thank God, Ionow know that this dust is not my whole being When Dr. Munter told him that the next Tuesday would be his dying day, he answered: "I thought it would be Friday. How ever, Indo not wish even for this short delay. It would be the same as if I were to undergo a painful operation for my health, and should desire to haves it delayed when it was just going to be performed.-IS Every successive conversation should be obliged to submit to it at with him indicated his increasing last, and I should only recover my meetness for his eternal change. His health the later." He then went great tenderness of conscience apthrough all the circumstances of his peared on the most minute occadeath, and compared them with sions. For example: "I think," those of the death of Christ, and said he," that it is the duty of an remarked, that the holy and imma- Christian to pray before he sits down culate Jesus had suffered infinitely to a meal: I have, therefore, I made more for his sake, than he was to it for some time a rule to pray l ben suffer on account of his crimes, He fore and after dinner and supper, praised the power of prayer in com However, my old custom had fre forting him, when occasionally he quently so much power over men felt anxious about the fate he was that oftentimes sat down to eat to undergown of nodem sie before I had said grace. Now it Being reminded of the duty of may be equally the same whether I self-examination, he said: "He direct my thoughts towards God be practised it every day! It was ans fore or after having taken two or occupation which he felt much in three spoonfuls of soup but it has terested in? mid báust 19tag/distressed me to find that my old A conversation ensued respecting the Lord's Supper, which he had se veral times expressed a wish to res ceive. Dr. Munter mentioned to him, that a poor peasant, who had met him that day in the street, had stop, ped him to say, Father, do what you can to convince Struensee that he has sinned against our Lord Jesus Christy and if he acknowledges this he will be saved. The Count was much pleased on account of the Christian love which this man had shewn', and observed, that Chris tianity could instil sentiments sof: humanity into the souls of illitez rate persons whose minds were not refined by education.zimal bloos 1 On the twenty-sixth of April, Dr Munter administered to him the sa crament and he remarks on the occasion This man, who receive ed his sentence of death without ahy apparent alteration of mind,

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The day before his execution, Dr. Munter found him in the most unfeigned tranquillity of mind, to which, indeed he had been witness for several weeks past, but which ap peared increasingly remarkable, the nearer the time of his death advan cedi The subject of our to-day's conversation," remarks Dr. Munter, "was chiefly upon the redemption of Christ. He said many striking and edifying things on this occa sion but the emotion of my heart, prevented my perfect remembrance of each particular. The following is part of it of I look upon the res conciliation of men to God, through the death of Christ, as the only means of receiving forgiveness of sins. Every thing else, which is believed to serve the same purpose,

is clearly insufficient. But this is "I humbly acknowledge the mercy conformable to all our notions of of God," continued he, and the God: it produces ideas suitable power of religion. If it happens that, to his attributes; it is founded my tranquillity is interrupted for on the most solid reasons; and some moments, it is caused by the it procures us comfort and cheer wish to be convinced that I have fulness at the approach of death. fulfilled those conditions under Whoever will not embrace and make which God will grant me mercy,, use of this redemption, declares To which Dr. Munter replied, that that he will neither be virtuous nor the Bible taught us no other confear God; for he rejects the strongest ditions than an implicit faith in motives which God could propose God through Christ, and an earnest to mankind, to fear him and to love desire to think and to act according his commandments; he slights the to his will; and that, since he was assistance of God, without which no conscious that he believed in Christ, person can be honest or good."5, and that he loved God, he had no reason to doubt of his being par doned before God...

He afterwards remarked: "I look upon God and Christ as my best friends; and in this view I consider the obligations of love which I owe to God and my Redeemer. I first must know and feel for what I am indebted to my Friend and Bene factor. He is desirous of making me happy; he finds the means of doing it he sacrifices on my account what he loves, and what is dear to him.SAs long as I do not acknowledge this, or do not know how to value it, so long am I un worthy of his friendship, and do not love him. I am further bound to shew my readiness to act according to bis intentions; else I am ungrateful and desire him to be my friend only for self-interest, and wish to do nothing myself in return for his friend ship. You see here the principles according to which I love God and my Redeemer.I know what God has done for me, and what it has cost Christ to procure my salvation. I know how great is the blessing which I shall enjoy through him. But I likewise feel that I endeavour to act according to the will of God, to rectify my sentiments, and to be come prepared for death in a manner which may be acceptable in his sight. Psubmit without reluctance to his will in regard to myself be cause I know he loves melolook upon my death, and all the awful and ignominious circumstances that are to attend it as things which God saw necessary for my good?led CHRIST. OBSERV. APP.

We now arrive at the final scene of his life, April 28, 1722, According to the account of the officer who held the watch the preceding night, the Count, after employing himself for a considerable time in reading, retired to rest rather early, and slept for five, or six hours. When he awoke in the morning, he remained long immersed in deep meditation; after which he arose, dressed himself, and conversed very composedly with the officer. Dr. Munter found him lying on a couch, dressed as he intended to go to the place of execution. He was reading Shlegel's sermons on the sufferings of Christ, and received his kind friend with his usual serene countenance. He said "I was thinking last night whether it might not strengthen me in my way to death, if I were to fill my fancy with agreeable images of eternity and fature bliss. I might have used for this purpose Lavater's Prospects into Eternity? but will not venture to do this. I rather think it better to take this great step in cool con sideration. Fancy, if once put ini agitationy can soon take a false turn. It could dismiss, perhaps, at once, my lagreeable and pleasing prospects of eternity, and eagerly catch at the formidable circumstances, of death, by which means I fear that

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My ease," said he, "is not forced. I cannot recollect any cause from which this ease arises, that could displease God. I am not ambitious to gain the applause of men, and I do not promise that I shall not shew any uneasiness upon the scaffold. I have now disagreeable sensations; and I shall have more there, which I will not endeavour to conceal. But you may be assured, that my soul will look with calmness and hope beyond death. And how little is that which I am going to suffer, when I compare it with the sufferings which Christ, sustained when he died! Recollect only his words; My God, my God, why hast thou forsaken me?' and consider, what excruciating pain it must have caused him, to hang for several hours on the cross before he died!"

Struensee's turn to mount it. I endeavoured to prepare him for it by a short prayer, and within a few moments we were called. He passed with decency and humbleness through the spectators, and bowed to some of them. With some difficulty he mounted the stairs. When we came up, I spoke very concisely, and with a low voice, upon these words of Christ; He that believeth in me, though he were dead, yet shall he live.' It would have been impossible for me to speak much or loudly, even if I had attempted it.

Dr. Munter soon after reminded him that Christ prayed for his murderers even on the cross; and asked, "May I rely upon your leaving this world with the same sentiments of love towards those you might have reason to think your enemies?" "I hope, in the first place," replied the Count, "that there is no one who has a personal hatred against me; but that those who have promoted may misfortunes have done it with an intention of doing good. But secondly, I look upon myself already as a citizen of another world, and that I ought to entertain sentiments conformable to this dignity: and I am sure, that if I were to see those, who might be my enemies here, in the bliss of that world which I hope to enter into, it would give me the highest satisfaction. I pray to God that, if I have any enemies, they may repent of their behaviour towards me, and be induced to look out for that salvation which I promise myself through the mercy of God on acrews

The following is Dr. Munter's conclusion of this affecting recital. "Though I could not see the scaffold, yet I guessed, from the motion of the spectators, that it was

"He shewed not the least affectation in his conduct upon the scaffold. He knew that he was to die, on account of his crimes, by the hands of the executioner. He was pale, it was difficult for him to speak, the fear of death was visible in his whole countenance; but, at the same time, submission, calmness, and hope, were expressed in his air and deportment.

"His sentence, and afterwards the king's confirmation of it, were read to him; his coat of arms was publicly shewn, and broken to pieces. During the time his chains were being taken off, I put the following questions to him: Are you truly sorry for all those actions by which you have offended God and man? You know,' he replied, my late sentiments on this point, and I assure you they are this very moment still the same.' Do you trust in the redemption of Christ, as the only ground of your being pardoned before God? I know no other means of receiving God's mercy, and I trust in this alone. Do you leave this world without hatred or malice, against any person whatever? » dĺ hope no one hates me personally and as for the rest, you know my sentiments on this head: they are the same which I uttered just now." I then laid my hand upon his head, saying, Then go in peace whither God calls you! His grace be with you!'

"He then began to undress him

of it carries home some solemn lesson to the heart! On the one hand, we behold the wretchedness of the infidel; the inability of worldly dissipations to procure solid happiness; and the danger of the slip

Self, and inquired of the executioners how far he was to uncover himself, and desired them to assist him. He then hastened towards the block, still stained and reeking with the blood of his friend, laid himself quickly down, and en-pery paths of sinful pleasure. On deavoured to fit his neck and chin properly into it. When his hand was cut off, his whole body fell into conyulsions. The very moment when the executioner lifted up the axe to cut off his hand, I began to pronounce slowly the words; Remember Jesus Christ crucified, who died, but is risen again. Before I had finished these words, both hand and head, severed from the body, Jay at my feet."

To add any concluding reflections, to such a narrative would surely be superfluous. Every page good sonic and accoun anoiyor 13wol soft an Leitaoloo oft of worse h

the other, we perceive the blessedness of true religion; its power to renew the character, and to comfort the afflicted heart. And may we not hope that this repentant prodigal was truly one over whom there is even now joy in heaven; and that his affectionate and faithful instructor is experiencing the fulfilment of the promise made to those who are the instruments of turning their wandering fellow-creatures to righteousness, that "they shall shine as the brightness of the firmament, and as the stars for ever and ever?

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our Number for September, we laid before our readers a copious abstract of the last Report of the British and Foreign Bible Society. The Appendix to that Report contains a series of highly interesting extracts from the Society's correspondence during the year. The first and longest article consists of a series of letters written by the Rev. Dr. Steinkopff, during a tour in the Netherlands, Germany, and Switzerland, from which the following are extracts.

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My visit to Cologne has been of the most gratifying nature. The cause of the Bible Society established in this ancient city in 1816 greatly prospers. Not only have the old members been steady, active, and persevering; but new members have joined them, both from among the clergy and laity. A handful of pious Protestants, in Ya city, almost entirely inhabited by

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Roman Catholics, have, by the evident blessing of God, with the aid of the British and Foreign Bible Society, brought into circulation nearly30,000Bibles and Testaments among Protestants, Catholics, and Jews. Never have the demands been greater than they now are.

"The depository contains Bibles and Testaments in the German, Dutch, French, English, Spanish, Italian, Latin, Greek, and Hebrew languages. Peculiar attention is paid to the wants of Roman-Catholic schools and families.

"I have been present at the annual festival of the Grand Duchy of Berg Bible Society. It should have been held in the Lutheran church this year; but as that was too small, the consistory of the Reformed or Calvinistic Church offered their still more spacious place of worship, which holds between 3000 and 4000 people; and it was