The life and death of that old disciple of Jesus Christ and eminent minister…

Two learned, well practised, and judicious Doctors of Physic had daily visited me, and consulted my Cure, several days together, and I was fully persuaded, that they did what possibly they could to effect a Cure: And knew also, that God did not succeed their honest and faithful Endeavours with his Blessing. Although God had given a signal and singular Testimony of his special Blessing by each of them unto others of their Patients, at least sixteen at the same time; I resolved to take no more Physic, but would apply to that holy Ordinance of God appointed by Jesus Christ, the great Physician of value, Jam. 5.14, 15. And I got Mr. Kiffin & Mr. Vavasor Powell, who prayed over me, and anointed me with Oil in the Name of the Lord: And the Lord did hear Prayer, and ⟨p. 36⟩heal me. For there were very many godly Ministers and gracious Saints, that prayed day and night for me (with submission to the Will of God) that the Lord would spare my life and heal me, and make me more useful and serviceable to the Lord, to the Church, and to the Saints; whose Prayers God heard, and as an Answer of their Prayers, I was perfectly healed, but remained weak long after. My dear Wife remained weak and full of pain, and was very greatly afflicted with pain day and night, but the Lord gave her a great measure of Faith and Patience even to the end; She enjoyed the Light of Gods Countenance, had full Assurance of Gods Love, the Pardon of her Sins, and of eternal Life; And having patiently endured six months sore pains, upon the thirtieth of the second month called April, 1671. being the Lords Day, about four or five a clock, slept in Jesus: I was doing my Masters Work at that time in the Congregation; and toward the end of my Sermon, had a strong impulse upon my Spirit, That my dear Wife was departing, and in my Prayer after Sermon was drawn forth by Faith to commend her to God that gave her me, and blessed him for receiving her Soul into Abraham's ⟨p. 37⟩bosom, and placing her among the Spirits of just men made perfect in the Paradise of God.

Two learned, well practised, and judicious Doctors of Physick had daily visited me, and consulted my Cure, sereral days together, and I was fully perswaded, that they did what possibly they could to effect a Cure: And knew also, that God did not succeed their honest and faithful Endeavours with his Blessing. Although God had given a signal and singular Testimony of his special Blessing by each of them unto others of their Patients, at least sixteen at the same time; I resolved to take no more Physick, but would apply to that holy Ordinance of God appointed by Jesus Christ, the great Physician of value,