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 crown of many pardons. Her father coming to her, ſhe intreated him alſo to rejoice, and ſaid, You would rejoice if I were healed of my bodily trouble, and would certainly have loved that perſon that would heal me; but ſhould we not love Chriſt more, that will heal my ſoul, and take me to himſelf, and make me ever happy. I do not deſire to live in the world. Father, if you could give me the whole univerſe, I would rather die, Chriſt hath died for me, Chriſt is better to me than all the world; I truſt to the merits of Chriſt; upon the croſs he boued his head and gave up the ghoſt; having ſaid, It is finished. At the repetiton of which words ſhe ſeemed to exult and triumph.

Mr. George Andrew, one of the miniſters of Edinburgh, having come to viſit her on the Lord's day the firſt of February, and asking at her, how ſhe was? She anfwered, I am not well, but I will be well. Being interrogate, if ſhe was content to die? She ſaid, Yes. Where is your hope then? ſaid he: She replied, In the merits of Chriſt, he has died for me. When he enquired. What haſt thou done that makes thee believe that Chriſt died for thee? I know, ſaid ſhe, I deſerve damnation inſtead of ſalvation, but he's a good juſt God, I have given myſelf away to him, and he hath ſaid, whoſoever conies to him, he will in no wiſe caſt out. The ſame day at night holding her brother Robert by the hand, the ſpoke to him on this ways: My dear Roby, ſeek the Lord, love Chriſt, give yourſelf away to him, and he will keep you: Altho' you ſhould have many enemies againſt you, the Lord will preſerve you, and even as ſure as your hand is in mine, you'll find him if you ſeek him. I am going to get a crown of glory to my head, and a ſong of praiſe in my mouth. To her ſiſter Margaret, alſo ſhe ſaid, My dear ſiſter Meg, ſeek the Lord, give your ſelf away to him, and he will be found of you. Give your ſelf away once, twice, or three unto him, and as five as you ſee your mother's hand in mine (ſhe then had her mother by the hand) you will get him. 'Tis true, if you try this way, ſatan will be your enemy, as he hath been mine