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Him. He was a Confessor of the Truth of the Gospel at several
Places & has put himself to the Risk, to avoid Difficulties
to the Brethren and other Awakened Souls. As in the Beginnings
several phantastical Opinions under the Awakened Sould
would take Place; then he offered Leave to the Brethren
to keep their Meetings at his House & built them at last a
convenient Meeting Hause. He himself visited the
Meetings & was glad with the Brthrn & Sisters of the Nation.
On his Birth-Day he allways gave 'em a Lovefeast
& translated many verses in their Language.
Ao 46 & 49 He became thoughtfull and retardeth by a
careless behaviour towards him, but our Saviour
sett him to right again, which could easily the
two last years be observed. In the Month of
Febr as he was on a Journey & sat on Table a Sudden
Apoplexie sized upon him which left a lameness on his
right side & Tongue behind it. By this Occasion
happened as great Alteration in his Heart; & he
showed by Signs that he was very ontent &
happy & resigned his Will in our Saviours Hands
After three Days he begun again few broken
Words to speak & the 7th May he came home
again. Here now he begun tenderly to pray
to our
to our Saviour he would bestow Mercy upon him &
shorten his Pain & if his gracious Will to take him
home. The 20th of May upon his Desire our Lords
Supper was administered to him, whereby his Eyes
floweth with Tears. After that he made the Dispo-
sition of his burial. His Subject should carry him
Hi sfuneral Text should be: Job XIX v 25 For I know
that my Redeemer liveth. After that he took his fare
well with his Lady in the tenderest Manner & recommended
his Subjects to her motherly Care. To this Time a
Brother entred & said: I believe My Lord now you think
like Jacob the Patriarch: Lord I expect thine
Salvation. He answered o yes, I expect his Salvation!
Lifted up his Hand, begun to weep tenderly & could
not speak a Word. Once as he lay & fixed his Eyes on
a Picture, representing the Mary Magdalene by the
feet of her Saviour, hanging over against his bed,
a Sister who was then present said: Mary Magdalene
did love our Saviour very much. Yes, said he: I love
him too. Took off his Cap & begun tenderly to pray
His Neighbours and Brethren & Sisters who
was of his Subjects came very often to see him & he
desireth of them all; to pray to our Saviour that he
would hasten to take his poor Soul in his eternal
Safety