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( 11 ) ticular account can be given of it: Had there been a deſign at firſt of publiſhing her ſpeeches to the world, a greater collection might have been made, but her parents having no thought of committing them to print, a great part of them were pretermitted. Somewhat of Mr. Hamilton's speech to her was, that he uſed to go to perſons on ſickbeds, and on their death-beds, to ſpeak to them for their edification, but child, ſaid he, I think God hath called me hither to be edified by thee. O that an athieſt were now here; may not this confute thoſe who deny God, and the power of God; here is a ſermon indeed. I know not ſaid Mr. Crichton, what I can do here, but pray with the child, and thank God on her behalf; for out of the mouth of babes and ſucklings he will perſite his praiſe.

On Wedneſday being the fourth of the month foreſaid, about ten of the clock in the forenoon, this bird of paradiſe finiſhed her courſe. She was not afraid of the king of terrors; her Redeemer being ſtung on the croſs, took away from her the ſting of death, and changed the king of terrors unto the king of deſires. Upon the wings of joy and delight did ſhe march unto the kingdom of God where now the beholds the orient beams of the Sun of righteouſneſs, and drisks of the wine of the heavenly Canaan, and ſeeds, on the eternal fruits of the tree of life, and hears the muſick of the angels, and rells on the bed or glory, which is perfumed with love. If the joy of faith was ſo ſweet, how ravishing muſt the joy of fruition be, if the exalted and adored Chriſt ſo much at a diſtance, what wonder and delight is the now tranſported within the chamber of preſence! we are yet in the ſea of trouble; but she has got into the harbour, where she will ſin and ſuffer no more, but exalt the praiſes of free grace, as long as immortality endures.

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