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inward grief prey'd upon him, of wch He was Sensible & wod Speak
of at times with concern. All this seem'd to impair his body, &
& He often said ? that He often said & write that his chief
Business & concern was now to be prepar'd to leave this Body. &
to enter into the presence of his Lord.
Last spring He had a very Souer? attack of the Stone Cholick
of wch He Recover'd so as to be active in his office; yet the Effects
were Visible. He had a Second fitt of Sickness with an Inflamation
in his Face & a Violent pain in his Head, by wch he was confin'd
to his Room abt a Fortnight, but was again so well Recover'd
as to go about, but his Constitution was apparently weaken'd wch
rais'd the apprehensions of his going home of wch He spoke frequent
=ly with desire. He preachd on the 15th to a very large auditory
with Life & Energy, of the efficacious power in Jesus' Blood &
Death to make us New Creatures, and his last meeting kept in
the Hall was a Discourse to the Congn on the 16th for the Conclusion
of the Congn Day on the wwd "Shew forth his Salvation from Day
to Day." which he earnestly Recomended to the Brn & Srs to pact?
in practice in Life & Conversation, & entreated our dr Lord kneeling
to happily affect it with each & the whole; this has prov'd his
Validictory Discourse & prayer for this Congn & the work of the
Lord in general. He soon after had a Boil wch gather'd on his
Shoulder & was attended with much pain & inflam'd his Back
wch threw him into a Bilious Fever. Even during his Sickness
he Shav'd his Wanted paternal heart in Counsel & Friendship to
those who came to him, as long as he had Strength to speak.
He was tender & loving to all, saying once I have nothing against
any one, & hope no one has any thing against me.