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Br Oxlee recommended him to the Lambs outstrechd
arms and bleeding heart with an inexpressible
feeling. Nov: 19 he grew weaker and weaker and
being asked: If he would not take any of the Do-
ctors Medicines & he hereupon answered quite
loud, saying: It signifies nothing, what I take,
and you may give me, what ye will, I shall go
nevertheless go to my dr Savr. Br Hauptmann
has been to see me, and he has give me some-
thing, which is better, then all the Doctors Stuff
in the World, meaning the Sacrament of the Corpse
and Blood of our Savr. After that his pains in-
creased more and more, so that he could talk no
more, but yet was sensible at the time. Nov.
the 29. Notwithstanding his being exceeding weak,
yet his Disorder, was quite changd from a Severe
costiveness to a real Purging, so that there seemd
to be some hape of his Recovery. They begd much
that Br Hurlock might come and see him, which
he soon after did, but found him in such Cir-
cumstances, that he rather despaired of his Re-
covery, But he and the rest of the family were
much pleased, that he came and saw him. Br
Oxlee, who came to see him, asked, how he found
himself, he said: my Brother, perhaps I shall
not go yet, alltho I should like it, if my dear
Lamb would call me this night, for I sometimes
think it long, before he fetches me, but he knows
best. He was very resignd and notwithstanding
his violent pain, he sufferd, yet he bore it pa-
tiently and Scarce ever complaind. Dec. 12, Br
Oxlee visited him again and found him excee-
ding chearfull. He laid hold of his hand, and
pulld him down to him to kiss him. He told him
that he took it very kind that he came so often
to see him and thankd him many times for it
He was then a little easier. He was told that
next Sunday would be the Communion at Grace-
Hall, of which he was very much rejoiced and glad.
Br Hauptmann came to see him few days after, and
spoke with him about the insuing feast of the Corpse
and Blood of our Husband. He found him very
chearfull & happy and very hungry after the Par-
ticipation of the blessed Communion with the Con-
gregation, The 15. Dec. being Fryday at night
he alterd very mich for the worse in an instant.
His Wife perceiving it, asked him, if she Should
call his Children; he said: Yes. When they came
in, he was in great pain, notwithstanding that he
calld them to him, and began to speak tenderly
to them, as well as his painfull Body and faulte-
ring tongue would admit of. He prayd them and
even charged them each of them with dying Words
and weeping Eyes, that they should give themselves
and cleave to the crucified Saviour, and then rea-
ched out his trembling hand to bless and assure
them, that if they should cleave to their Saviour
he would bless them and bring them through, and
You Betty with all your Children, meaning his
Daughter, who is married. His poor weeping
Wife, feeling & seeing that he was going, said:
Will you go & leave me behind? O says he, cleave to
the Saviour, cleave to the Savoiur, and I will Soon
See you again. What, when I come to him? Ay, ay,
cleave to the Saviour and he will bring You thro.
He gave her his Hand to confirm it with