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Rh away to him, and he ſaid, 'Whoſoever cometh to him he will in no wiſe caſt out.'—The ſame day at ight, holding her brother Robert by the hand, ſhe poke to him on this ways, My dear Roby, ſeek the Lord, love Chriſt, give yourſelf a way 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 ek him, I am going to get a crown of glory to my ead, and a ſong of praiſe in my mouth. To her ſter Margaret alſo, ſhe ſaid, My dear ſiſter Meg ſeek e Lord, give yourſelf away to him, and he will e found of you: give away yourſelf once, twice, r thrice unto him, and as ſure as you ſee your mother's hand in mine (ſhe then had her mother by the and) you will gt him, 'tis true, if you try this way tan will be your enemy, at he hath been mine for ſometime: when I had words in my mouth to pray, at thought had been taken out of my heart. Then oking to her mother ſhe ſaid, Ay, mother, and when he thought has been brought bark to me again. I have bleſſed God for it: but this is nothing, ſaid ſhe her ſiſter again, ſeek God, he will defeat ſatan. ar Meg, ſee you pray yourſelf, and that you cauſe aty (or Katharine another ſiſter) to pray; for ſhe young, and I need not ſpeak to her. Oh! Johny hny (this was the youngeſt child of the family) hat ſhall I ſay of Johny? I even leave him upon od; read much thy book (that is the holy ſcripres) my long trouble hath made me nor get ſo uch read as I would, but I bleſs God I have found uch good of the book.

On Monday the 2d of Feb. at night, her mother d a gentlewoman of of the city, and two domeſtic vants ſitting by her, ſhe took her mother by the nd, and ſaid, Dear mother, do not grieve for me t rejoice with me in my joy, altho' I have trouble my body, yet it is not ſo great as you think, it is