Soon as he the room had enter'd, Spoke, and took her by the hand; Death at once his prey surrender'd, And she liv'd at his command.

THE WIDOW'S SON RAISED.

The widow wails in accents wild,
Now stretch'd in death her only child;
Where shall she turn? absorb'd in grief
She comes and prays of Christ relief.

THE next miracle that demands our notice, and which must surely satisfy us that while our Saviour appeared as man, yet he was "The mighty God," is the raising the widow's son at Nain. The narrative, as related in Luke vii., is very affecting; and is as follows: "And it came to pass the day after, that he went into a city called Nain, and many of his disciples went with him, and much people. Now when he came nigh to the gate of the city, behold, there was a dead man carried out, the only son of his mother, and she was a widow; and much people of the city was with her. And when the Lord saw her, he had compassion

on her, and said unto her, Weep not: and he came and touched the bier, and said, Young man, I say unto thee, Arise: and he that was dead sat up, and began to speak; and he delivered him to his mother.”

What must have been the feelings of the aged widow, when she beheld her beloved son, the prop of her age, and the darling of her heart, thus snatched as it were from the silent grave? and how must her heart swell with gratitude to God, for his mercies so signally bestowed.

It was a young man that Christ raised to life. The young die as well as the aged, and this should lead us to apply our hearts to wisdom, while the days of youth last, for we know not how soon we may be called to the silent tomb. What made this case the more distressing was, that his mother was a widow, and this was her only son, perhaps

her only child; the comfort of her declining years, on whom she depended for support and protection. How truly sorrowful was her condition! but the blessed Saviour knew her circumstances, and suited his mercy to her necessity. He is a present help in trouble! Jesus is a friend at all times, and happy are they who repose their all in his hands. He came just at the moment this young man was being carried to the grave; shall we say it was by chance? No; God does every thing by an all-wise arrangement, making his act of kindness to accord with our necessities.

Christ raised the young man, and here in displayed his power; for he is God over all; and he also showed his tender mercy, and has left us an example to relieve as much as possible the distresses of others; and if we should make any distinction among the