But when she saw
herself disappointed by her husband turning rebel again, she could
not stand up under it, but fell into a languishing distemper, and in
a few weeks gave up the ghost."
ATTENTIVE. "Pray how did she die?"
WISEMAN. "Die! she died bravely; full of comfort in the faith of her
interest in Christ, and by him in the world to come. She had many
brave expressions in her sickness, and gave to those that came to
visit her many signs of her salvation. The thoughts of the grave,
especially of her rising again, were sweet thoughts to her. She
would long for death, because she knew it would be her friend. She
expressed herself like one that was making herself ready to go to
meet her bridegroom. 'Now,' said she, 'I am going to rest from my
sorrows, my sighs, my tears, my mournings, and complaints: I have
heretofore longed to be among the saints, but might by no means be
suffered to go; but now I am going, and no man can stop me, to the
great meeting, 'to the general assembly and church of the first-born
which are written in heaven.' There I shall have my heart's desire;
there I shall worship without temptation or other impediment; there
I shall see the face of my Jesus whom I have loved, whom I have
served, and who now I know will save my soul.
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