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Rh will make me happy. At which words the perſon e was much ſurpriſed, knowing the had been r trouble of mind for ſome time bypaſt. O, ſaid perſon, how have you come to that comfortable gate? Tell what way you havedoneit you ought e wary, for oft times ſatan ſtrives to make per ſit down on a falſe hope, where there is no ground of peace.Are you comforted becauſe  is merciful, and you truſt in that? Or do you ve that Chriſt died, and truſt in that? Or, is any promiſe in the ſcripture that you are made y hold on?—Upon all which ſhe interrupted the n that ſpoke, and cried:—It is he that ſaid, that ever cometh to him, he will in no wiſe caſt  And I am ſure I have done that, and I will  in him.---After which time ſhe was never known  under terror.

wo of her near relations being preſent with her, ueſday the 7th of January, 1702. She cry'd o one of them, Oh! if it were not the hope of en, I could not bear this my trouble: the per to whom ſhe ſpake aniwered, Yes, my dear, en will make amends for all.To which ſhe ed, Yea, there is no ſores there! It may be at h there will be ſome pain but that will ſoon be There are two places of ſcripture very comble to me, the one is, "Suffer little children to me unto me, for ſuch is the kingdom of heaven;" ther is, "In the volume of the book it is written e, I delight to do thy will, O my God!"—After  words, ſhe preſently cried out, О to think  willing Chriſt was to die for ſinners.

Saturday thereafter, being the 21ſt of the ſaid ; ſhe was ſeized by ſickneſs, and perceived that ſtant of her departure was drawing rear. From ay forward the Lord in a further meaſure maed himſelf to her, gave others to know that ſhe aſſed from death unto life; or, a veſſel of mer-