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( 4 ) An Account of ſome of the laſt Words of CHRISTIAN KER.

THIS child was under a diſeaſe of body from the ſixth Year of her age, which gradually conſumed the moiſture and ſtrength of it, till at the ſovereign pleaſure of God, it put a period to her life in this preſent world. She was of a wife and acute natural judgment, which on occaſions ſhe gave evidence of, by her witty and pertinent ſayings. But moſt memorable in her piety towards God; which, tho' at ſometimes it ſuffered decays and abatement, thro' the prevalency of the old man of prevailing corruption, yet at other times when the ſpirit of life returned again, appeared in her, after as remarkable and ſignal a manner, as a perſon of that age was capable of. A great mean of her bleſſed temper, in ſubordination the eternal purpoſe of free grace, we may warrantably judge was her education, by religious example and counſel, whereby ſhe was made more and more to fee the vanity of the world, and abandon the love of it.

About fourteen months before her death, ſhe was under great fear and dread of the wrath of God, and continued five or ſix weeks in that caſe. Then on a certain night about eleven of the clock, ſhe called on a perſon, whoſe name I forbear to mention, that was beſide her in the room, and asked who was in the room. That perſon anſwered, there is none but I. If none elſe be there, ſaid ſhe again, I muſt tell you this has been a ſtrange day to me. Why ſo? ſaid the other: She anſwered, It has been a day of many doubts and fears, but I tell you good news, the Lord hath delivered me out of them all, and I know he will make me happy. At which words, the perſon beſide her was much ſurpriſed, knowing that ſhe had been under troable of mind for fome time bypaſt. O! ſaid the perſon. How have you come to that comfortable outgate? Tell what way have you done it. You ought to be wary, for oftentimes ſatan ſtrives to make perſons ſit down on a falſe hope, when there is no true ground of peace: Are you