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would Secretly Sometimes say to her Aunt that
she believ'd she should live till Christmas, but
If our Saviour Pleasd to take her before, she
would be glad
Sunday Last about 11 or 12 in the Evening
she was Siez'd with the monst Violent pain
So that Sister Mary who at the same time
watch'd with her Perceiv'd such a Senscible
Alteration not only by her Excessive Pains
but also by the Motion & Alteration of all
her Faculties that she thought she Really would
go, & thereupon ask'd her if she was now quite
Ready: She with Pleasure & Serenity answerd
"yes! I am quite Ready now & shall be glad to
go to my Lamb as soon as he Pleases,,
However she reviv'd a little & then desired
2 Verses which she named to be sung for her
viz+ Appear as her Protecter who turns to
joy all Tears &c When she shall get Per-
mission to leave this mortal Tent, From Pains
& Griefs Dissmission Thy Self just then present &c
And then Says she "Sing Hush stir not up
the friend of Christ, Wake not the Lovely
Bride &c
She was very Bad all Night & Lay like
one Expireing till towards Night on Monday
Yet she Bore her Pains with Much more
Patiencly than any one could Expect who did but
see how she was- Munday- night she was some-
-what Easier & appear'd to us as if she might
Possibly continue a few days, But if she heard
any one take notice of the near Approach
of
Christmass & of the Joy we Expected in the Birth
-day of our Saviour- She would readly answer
them that if our Saviour only was Pleas'd to let
her go to him before or in the Holidays She
should have a far Better Christmass than
We and that she would be very glad of.
Tusday Night she Alter'd again & on Wed-
-nesday Morning was much Worse. In the
Forenoon we thought again she would Certain-
-ly Depart, But she continued and lay Severly
Oppress'd with the Most Excessive Pangs thro'
Ev'ry Limb & Fibre, Speaking very little, But
Pantinging in Stillness for the Happy Moment
when she should get the Departing Kiss, And
when Sometimes her Tabernacle seem'd to be
almost Rack'd in Pieces with the most shock-
-ing & Excessive Pain as almost could be thought
Unpossibl a Human Creature could Bear, she
herself was concern'd how she would say "Ah! how
shall I hold it Out Why does he not fetch me
Sis' Mary then would remind her of the Hard
Toil & Conflict of our Saviour which he bore
in his Humanity Saying My dear Heart it
is but a few Minutes & you will be with
him, She that Moment was again in a
Calm Serenity Heavenly & Peace & Said O! yes he soon
will fetch me to his Embraces, Which she
Obtain'd Under these Words, The Lamb wth
all his Grief & Smart Remains the Pleasure
of thy Heart Long as it Moves in Thee
And Now when Here it Beats no more
There where the Spear His Side did
bore thou Last thy Place Etneraly and