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10 aſked her how ſhe was and what ſhe was doing? ſhe anſwered, I am going to Chriſt; I will meet him, I'll get a crown of glory to my head, and a ſong of praiſe in my mouth; this is but a troubleſome world; and for my part, I have had little or nothing but trouble in it. He aſked her what ſhe thought of ſin? She replied, I know ſin is an ill thing and I deſerve damnation, but he is a good God, and I will truſt in him. I have neglected prayer when I might have performed it. What more particular ſins do you think on? ſaid he, that laid the in the particular ſin. Did you never play, ſaid he, on the Sabbath-day? Yes ſaid ſhe and have been very grieved for that ſin. Well, ſaid he, are you content to die? Yes, ſaid ſhe, Then tell me ingeneouſly, ſaid he, and he preſſed her to be ingenious with him, if you could have life for a wiſh, whether would you chuſe to live or die? I would chuſe to die, ſaid ſhe; What is the world? Chriſt is better than a thouſand worlds. I muſt tell you that wittingly and knowingly I never made a lie. What think you of that? ſaid he again, folk may have many ſins, yet not be guilty of lying. Had you ever any terror of God? Yes, replied ſhe; What made that, ſaid he? I have wanted God then, ſaid ſhe, but I have got him now. Thereafter ſhe lay quick more than an hour, as if ſhe had been faſt aſleep; and then in a tranſport of wonder and delight, ſhe cried out, O I think, I think I ſee heaven! I think I ſee heaven! That is glorious news indeed, ſaid a perſon that was beſide her. Oh! ſaid ſhe again, if I could tell you what it was like! ſaw you ever burning gold, ſaid ſhe, to another perſon that was alſo in the room? The walls and ſtreets of the city are like burning gold! I think I ſee the ſaints arrayed in white there. Having ſpoken theſe words ſhe was interrupted by a perſon entering the room whom ſhe did not well know.

About eight o'clock at night, ſeeing her brother Ro-