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& pray'd that I might prosper in this origin Choir,
in the year 50 I was received into the congregation
this quite bowed me down in Shame & deep abusement
feeling Myself a poor unworthy Creature, that howr
of Grace will ever be dear & memorable to me here & in eternity
my heart became desirious of Liveing in the Choirrhouse
which as an unexpected fawowr was grawled me on
Nov 11 the same year, for this & the Many fawowrs
I injoyd My dearest Lamb a lone know how with blushing cheeks
I have kiss his thro' pirced feet as his poor Child in
unworthy of the Smallest Grace? my desire was to be a joy
to him & pleaseing unto those who had the Care of me
& also that I might be come a participant of the holy Corpses
& blood this fawowr was Granted me May 12 1750, which
made me stngth for shame at his thro' bore'd feet, so fare
her own words
the Sacremental Graces has alway proved a peerhir &
Esperial blessing to our departed Sistr who has spent
her days in her Choir, in a cherefull happy manner
who as a Child was very much beloved by all her sistrs
which render her Course agreeable & Blessed: she often
used to speak in a Melted manner about her Election of
Grace & how our Savr had not only preserved her from
the Seductions of the world, but had also been pleased
to manifest himself in a particular manner to her
poor Heart & in the injoyment of his dearneasness
she went on uninterruptedly, her weakly Constitution
caused her to think she shou'd not have many years to spend before
below & in Augst 1761 she got a violent pain in
her side, & was oblige to continue for the Space of
3 months in the sickroom, so that according to
all appearance many Thought she probably might go
home, which she seam'd exceeding glad of, but
her recoverying at that Time brought her into Some
concern, for she said she I believe our Savr has not obtaind
his full Aim with me, as yet however I am his
Sinner poor & resignd to the will of my bridegroom
pray I but please hislyes dear. that is all I wish for,
her simple band like conversation was very intertaining & attended with
a good feeling, Thus she went on in a Close attachment
to her wounded freind on March 27 she got a relasp of
her old disorder & betook herself to the Sickroom again
our Doetnal Day being on the 29. She seem'd very much
troubled in her mind that she cou'd not injoy the Choir opper=
=tunities, when ask'd if she believed she shou'd go home
the answer was she did not know for Certain, but had
some small hops, that her bridegroom would not let
her be very long, as he knows replye'd she what a
poor Creature I am, & how much I long to be with him
on Good Friday She partook once more of her Lords Corpses
& blood to her unspeakable Joy & consolation, & in these
Imbraces the long'd for the Last Kiss But as her
dissolution being yet longer then her Expectation
the Sistrs perceived her very thoughtfull for some days
when she with a longing smart made inquery of