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especially the case on wednesday, when she
took occasion from the daily word: "The Lord
hath called me from the womb ? "to speak to
Sr Borland, to whom she was deservedly attach
ed, of the Lord's kindness to her from her ear-
first infancy, in caring for her, hedging up her
way, keeping her from temptation, and guiding her
gently by the streams of salvation, and in the 
green pastures of his love. She spoke also 
of the happiness and profit she had derived,
from her connection with the Bretherands Church,
Indeed she sincerely loved this part of the 
Lord's vineyard, as is plain from her manuscript
which contains meditations on some memorial
days of our church, and petitions on behalf of 
some of its members. She passed the friday 
very favourably, and though she did not sleep much
during the night, her medical attendant expres
sed this satisfaction at her state on saturday
morning
, and declared he did not expect to find her
so well. About the middle of the day, however,
unfavorable symptoms appeared, which did
not yield to the remedies applied, and when her
physician came again in the morning eve
ning, he recognized the marks of rapid and decided
inflammation. Powerful means were used to 
 

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