One thing, however, I would add, if you should marry again.  Remember what I have undergone by a stepmother, and do not estrange your husband from his own children or kindred, lest you draw on him and on yourself a great sin.  So I do resign you into the everlasting arms of the great husband of husbands, the Lord Jesus Christ.

And now my dear children, let me pour out my heart to you and speak first to you of immortality in your souls.  Trifle not in this point:  the soul is immortal. You have to deal with an infinite majesty; you go upon life and death. Therefore, in this point be serious.  Do all to God in a serious manner.  When you think of him, speak of him, pray to him, or in any way make your addresses to his great majesty, be in good earnest. Trifle not with his name nor with his attributes, nor call him to witness to anything but is absolute truth; nor then, but when sound reason on serious consideration requires it.  And as to religion, I would not wish to point out any particular form to you; but first I would wish you to search the scriptures and consult sound [reas]on, and see if they (which I take to [be] two witnesses that stand by