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Home to Scotland. Then she blessed them all, particularly her Husband, Children, Brother and Sisters.
Then, Said I, Madam, bless me also. Said she, The good Will of him that dwells in to Bush that burned and was not consumed, be on thee Mr. Archibald Porteous, who was separated from thy Brethren, even thy dear Parents for my Cause, to come hither with me to a foreign Land: This is (said she) the Blessing of Jacob to Joseph: She also encouraged me, saying, I am fully confident, the Lord will are you for telling to the World the gracious Lord's Love to Mary MacKonnel and me.
Afterwards she spake to God; Thou, O Lord, ha given me Christ; give me Hell, if thou wilt, providing I have Christ, the only thing I desire; for be and I shall never part again. I said, as long as we have Tongues and Life, let us Spend them in the Praises of God: And ye that have found Christ, tell me what he is like, that I may know him when I meet with him. Said she, 1 John iv. 16. shews, That God is Love: Whenever then ye shall find a Love to Christ kindled, and flaming in your Breast, hold on in that Strain, for ye have the right Scent of Christ. Said I, Tell me something of the Love of Christ to you, that so I may fall in Love with him. Said she, The more I think on him, the more lovely he is: I am wounded with the Darts of his Love: I am trained how to express it, and therefore I meet and long to be with him in Heaven. It was thro' Love that Christ became Man, and died and rose again, after he had purchased a Kingdom for us. It is a boundless, matchless, free and constant Love: O the Heighth, Depth, Breadth, Length, and Unmeasurableness of this Love of Jesus! Many a Time have we run away from him, but his Love would not let him part with us when we were loft, he found us again. When we had lyen long in our Sins, his Love railed us up again, I cannot get Words To express this Love; it passes the Heart of Man to conceive it, it is so very deep. Therefore when ye perceive my Senses to fail me in dying, I desire, that ye may found in my Ears these Words, the Love of Christ that so my very Thinking of his Love maycheer
