But, husband, I am going thither where no bad man shall
come; and if thou dost not turn, thou wilt never see me more with
comfort. Let not my plain words offend thee; I am thy dying wife,
and of my faithfulness to thee would leave this exhortation with
thee: Break off thy sins, fly to God for mercy while mercy's gate
stands open: remember that the day is coming when thou, though now
lusty and well, must lie at the gates of death, as I do; and what
wilt thou then do, if thou shalt be found with a naked soul to meet
the cherubims with their flaming swords? Yea, what wilt thou then do
if death and hell shall come to visit thee, and thou in thy sins and
under the curse of the law?'
"When she saw that she was not regarded, she fetched a deep sigh and
lay still. So he went down; and then she called for her children,
and began to talk to them. And first she spoke to those that were
rude, and told them the danger of dying before they had grace in
their hearts. She told them also, that death might be nearer than
they were aware of; and bid them look, when they went through the
churchyard again, if there were not little graves there. 'And ah,
children,' said she, 'will it not be dreadful to you, if we only
shall meet at the day of judgment, and then part again and never see
each other more?' And with that she wept; the children also wept.
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