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Memorials of early piety. Occurring in the holy life & joyful death of Mrs.…
Memorials of early piety. Occurring in the holy life & joyful death of Mrs. Jerusha Oliver. : With some account of her Christian experiences, extracted from her reserved papers: and published, for the service of Christianity; but especially to serve the intentions of early religion. : [Four lines of Scripture texts]
printed by T. Green, 1711
Title page typeset from the transcription.
MEMOIRS OF Mrs. Jerusha Oliver, Who Died, 30. d. 10. m. 1710.
Modern spelling is a reading aid: the words are the author’s, only the spelling is modernized. Original shows the page as printed, with the transcription marks.
November 23. 1709. To-morrow a Public Thanksgiving is to be attended in this Province. The Lord Pardon my not desiring a Thankful Heart so much as I ought, & give me a Thankful Heart; and grant that I may on the morrow attend both on Public and Private Duties as I ought. Make me ⟨p. 24⟩Thankful for Public Mercies; Mercies vouchsafed to the People of God every where. Mercies to the English Nation. Mercies to this Land; To this Town; To this Family, To my Relations, and to me. There has been no Breach made in the Family by Death a great while. The Health of the Family has been preserved in a Gracious measure. My Parents are yet Living, and enjoy Health. My Father is favoured with a very Happy Old Age. My Brothers are both Employed in the work of the Ministry; and I hope have obtained Grace to be Faithful therein. My Sisters have I hope all of them Grace in their Hearts, and they have all of them had great Temporal Blessings bestowed on them at one time or other. My Sister Greens Husband has in the Year past, Experienced an Eminent Sea-deliverance. The Lord make me Thankful for all these Mercies. As to my self, I am Alive. I have had many Deliverances from Death. I have had many Restorations from Sickness, ⟨p. 25⟩and one a few Months ago. I have had Friends about me; and suitable Medicines when I have been Sick. I enjoy things not only for Necessity, but for Conveniency. I have been preserved from Painful Diseases, which some better than I have been afflicted with. I have been kept both at Home and Abroad, from many Evils which would have befallen me, if my God had not preserved me. My Fears have been many times prevented. I enjoy a far greater measure of Health and Strength now, than I did a while ago. I ought to be Thankful for my Memory, and Understanding, and Speech; and for my Eye-sight, which I have in greater measure than many others. I ought to be Thankful for Temporal, much more for Spiritual Blessings. I was Born of Pious Parents; and my Grand-Parents all of them were Pious. I have had a Pious Education. I enjoy the Holy Scriptures; and live under a Lively Ministry. I have many Good Books. I enjoy Sabbaths & Sacraments. And ⟨p. 26⟩I hope God has given me Grace in my Soul. I think I Love CHRIST; I am sure I desire to Love Him, and to Live to Him. I have had sensible Answers of Prayer; and one this Week.