cy deſigned for glory: How much was ſhe enamoured with Jeſus Chriſt! did not a world, ay, ⟨ten⟩ thouſand words ſeem to her as nothing in compa⟨ri⟩ſon to him! was not her heart lifted with the ⟨con⟩templation of paradiſe, where ſhe would get a cro⟨wn⟩ on her head, and a ſong in her mouth, how aff⟨ec⟩tionate was ſhe in commending Chriſt to others, ⟨for⟩ the ſienſible experience ſhe had of him herſelf: up⟨on⟩ the day above mentioned, at night ſeeing her ⟨mo⟩ther looking to her, ſhe cried out, O mother! mot⟨her!⟩ I am going to Chriſt; I now hope in him, he ⟨will⟩ not leave me; O rejoice and be glad with me; I ha⟨ve⟩ given myself to him, he will not forſake me; I ⟨am⟩ going to get a glorious crown, a crown of many ⟨par⟩dons: her father coming to her, ſhe intreated ⟨him⟩ alſo to rejoice, and ſaid, you would rejoice if I w⟨ere⟩ healed of my bodily trouble, and would certai⟨nly⟩ have loved that perſon that would heal me; but ſho⟨uld⟩ we not love Chriſt more, that will heal my ſoul ⟨and⟩ take me to himſelf, and make me ever happy. ⟨I do⟩ not deſire to live in the world, father it you co⟨uld⟩ give me the whole univerſe, I would rather die, Ch⟨riſt⟩ hath died for me; Chriſt is better to me that all ⟨the⟩ world; I truſt to the merits of Chriſt; upon the ⟨croſs⟩ he bowed his head and gave up the ghoſt, hav⟨ing⟩ ſaid, It is finiſhed. at the repetition of which w⟨ords⟩ ſhe ſeemed to exult and triumph.
Mr George Andrew, one of the miniſters of E⟨din⟩burgh, have come to viſit her on the Lord's day, ⟨the⟩ firſt of February, and aſking at her, how ſhe ⟨was?⟩ She anſwered, I am not well, but I will be well; ⟨Be⟩ing interrogate if ſhe was content to die? ſhe ⟨an⟩ſwered yes: where is your hope then ſaid he? ⟨ſhe⟩ replied, In the merits of Chriſt; he has died for ⟨me.⟩ When he enquired, what haſt thou hope that ma⟨kes⟩ thee believe that Chriſt died for thee? I know, ⟨ſaid⟩ ſhe, I deſerve damnation inſtead of ſalvation, but ⟨he⟩ is a good and gracious God I have given my
