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in Esther Rothera
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the last she dropt this her concern, resigning him up into
our Savrs hands & the faithfull Care of ye Brn. He
told us, that the close Connexion she had with our Savr
in the day time, continued also in the night, he often
was waked by hearing her sing in Sleep, she sometimes
would spoke tenderly with our Savr and often had re-
freshing Dreams of him. (Four days before her dissoluti-
on she dreamed: That a man came ? to her Bedside
and took her Drinking Pot, drunk all up, that she
had was put there for her refreshment. She thinking it
was her husband, reasoned within herself & thought It is
however quite wrong in him, to sip of take my Drink, all ye
little refreshmt I can take, and to But at Looking at
him It struck into her mind That it was the Saviour. O
thought she: It is my dearest Savr he is wellcome to it,
he shall have me and all what I have. She catchd hold
of him at the same time & cried: Dont leave, dont
Leave me, take me with Thee. He thereupon took her by
one arm, threw her over his Shoulders. She clasp her
arm round his neck & Thought Well! new he has me
I will hold him fast. and while he carried her away,
She lookd back on her Bed to see, whether her body
was gone too but she saw it behind, and thought Its
no matter, I shall get it once agn. When she awoke
they saw she was extraordinary chearfull & happy and
the meditation on this dream made herforget the Pain
and strengthned he wonderfully. and several other
pretty dreams she had, at times, that are to long to insert
here).
All her neighbours, relations & acquaintance came to see her
in her Sickness, and were suprized at her Chearfullness and
Confidence in our Savr & went away much affected, testi-
fying that she certainly was a happy woman. Her
LandLord having been to See her, said: She is a Sheep,
if there is any. An other: If then is One in heaven