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 cat thy dinner with bitter herbs, yet thou ſhalt have a lovful ſupper with Jeſus Chriſt at night. And, my by what I write to thee I do not undertake to be a teacher of thee; for this comfort I have received of the Lord by thee. I hear a warrant is come to the lieuenant, I am ready to think it may be concerning thee, to ſend thee to thy journey's end tomorrow, and that because they poſſibly may be hindered if they ſtay till the day appointed; but I am perſuaded, thou art ſo far from being afraid of it, that thou doſt long for the day, which (next under God) to hear of thy willingneſs to die, will be the greateſt comfort in the world. I can write no more, but commit thee to be hands of that God with which thou and here long ſhall be-Farewell, Farewell.

July 11.1561.

P.S One comfort I would have thee carry to thy grave: if ever God did good to my ſoul, thou waſt the clief inſtrument of it, for I never looked after God till law thy face.

My Heavenly Dear, I CALL thee ſo, becauſe God hath put heater into thee before he hath taken thee in a heaven. Thou now beholdeſt God, add Chriſt, and glory as in a glaſs but tomorrow, heaven's gates ſhall be opened, and thou ſhalt be in the full enjoyment of that glory, which eye hath not ſeen, or the car heard, not the heart of man conceive. God hath now ſwallowed up thy thoughts with the joys of heaven, but ere long th ſhalt be fully ſwallowed up in the enjoyment of heaven. O marvel not there ſhould be inch quietneſs and calmneſs in thy ſpirit white thou a rolling into this tempeſteous ſtorm or becauſe thou