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, to be watched, nourished, carried in my bosom, in my innermost heart, to be worn next my heart, to be loved with heart-love, exceedingly, holily, “through good report and evil report,” whether they hear, or whether they forbear. I should stretch out mine arms, yea, stretch out my soul and embrace them in my love, as mine own spiritual children, high and low together, rich and poor, one with another, for Thou hast died for all.

And all these souls must be judged at the last day by Thee, the Judge of all flesh, every one, each one, in his own order, singly, by himself, for his own deeds done in the body; they are now sowing to immortal life or immortal death, to true life or true death; to life immortal with Thee, if Thou acceptest them in Thy mercy, to death eternal, in the gulf of death, if Thou turnest Thy face away from them, and knowest them not in that day.

Every face that I behold must be changed by the mighty working of Thy power into an eternal fashion, fit for the eternal light of Thine own kingdom, or for the place of devils; yea, not face only must be changed, but the whole body; and not only the body, but body and soul together. God, when I look upon this present