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( 5 ) you comforted becauſe God is merciful, and you truſt in that? Or do you believe that Chriſt died, and truſt in that? Or is there any promiſe in the ſcripture, that you are made to lay bold on? Upon all which she interrupted the perſon hat ſpoke and cried, it is he that ſaid, That whoſoever cometh to him, he will in no wife caſt out. And I am ſure I have done that, and I will truſt in him. After which time she was never known to be under terror.

Two of her near relations being preſent with her on Tueſday the 27th of January, 1702, she cry'd out to one of them, Oh if it were not the hope of heaven, I could not bear this my trouble. The perſon to whom she ſpake anſwered, yea my dear, heaven will make amends for all. To which she reply'd, yea, there are no fores there. It may be at death there will be ſome pain, but that will ſoon be over. There are two places of ſcripture very comfortable to me; the one is, 'Suffer little children to come unto me. for of ſuch is the kingdom of heaven: The other is, 'In the volume of thy book it is written of me, I delight to do thy will, O my God. After which words, she preſently cried out, О to think low willing Chriſt was to die for ſinners!

On Saturday thereafter, being the 31ſt of the ſaid month, she was ſeized by ſickneſs, and perceived that the inſtant of her departure was drawing near. From that day forward, the Lord in a further meaſure manifeſted to herſelf, and gave to others, that she was paſſed from death unto life, or a veſſel of mercy deſigned for glory. How much was she enamour'd with Jeſus Chriſt! Did not a thouſand, and ten thouſand worlds ſeem to her as nothing in compariſon of him! Was not her heart lifted with the contemplation of Paradiſe, where the would get a crown on her head and a ſong in her mouth! How affectionate was ſhe in commending Chriſt to others, for the ſenſible experience ſhe had of him herſelf! Upon the day above mentioned, at night, ſeeing her mother looking to her, ſhe cried out, O mother! O mother! I am going to get Chriſt, I now hope in him, he will not leave me: O rejoice and be glad with me; I have given myſelf to him, he will not forſake me; I am going to get a glorious crown, a crown