Invisibles, realities, demonstrated in the holy life and triumphant death of Mr. John Janeway,…

After he had been a while sick, a sudden dimness seized upon his eyes; by and by his sight quite failed; and there was such a visible alteration in him, that he and others judged these things to be the symptoms of death approaching. But when he was thus taken, he was not in the least surprised; but was lifted up with joy to think, what a life he was going to, looking upon death it self as one of his Fathers servants, and his friend that was sent as a messenger to conduct him safely to his glorious palace.

After he had been a while sick, a sudden dimness seized upon his eyes; by and by his sight quite failed; and there was such a visible alteration in him, that he and others judged these things to be the symptoms of death approaching. But when he was thus taken, he was not in the least surprized; but was lifted up with joy to think, what a life he was going to, looking upon death it self as one of his Fathers servants, and his friend that was sent as a messenger to conduct him safely to his glorious palace.

When he felt his body ready to faint, he called to his Mother and said, Dear Mother I am dying, but I beseech you be not troubled; for, I am through mercy, quite above the fears of death, it's no great matter, I have nothing troubles me but the apprehensions of your grief. I am going to Him, whom I love above life.

But it pleased the Lord to raise him again a little out of this fainting fit, for his master had yet more work for him to do before he must receive his wages. Although his outward man decayed apace, yet he is renewed in the inward man day by day: His graces were never more ⟨p. 100⟩active, and his experiences were never greater. When one would have thought, he should have been taken up with his distemper, and that it had been enough for him to grapple with his pains, then he quite forgets his weakness; and is so swallowed up of the life to come, that he had scarce leisure to think of his sickness.