Memorials of early piety. Occurring in the holy life & joyful death of Mrs.…

I was going on; — But the Swell of the work, which will be Lost if it be not Confined unto Narrow Limits, forbids my proceeding any further. So much of the Oil in the Vessel, may suffice to answer the present Intention. I only say; First, I do very Solemnly Declare, That I have been careful not to Add One Word, unto the Writings from which I have been thus Transcribing. It must also be Remembered, that it is not an Able Divine, but a Little Damsel, whose Writings are here Transcribed. Furthermore, In these ⟨p. 44⟩Few Passages, there are the main Lineaments of the New Creature, and of a Work of Grace in a Mind Renewed, and Sanctified, and Purified by the Spirit of God. They that have the Fear of God, will Rejoice when they see these things, and Read them with an Allubescence of Heart, as finding themselves wound up to an Unison with them. Finally. The View of these Dispositions, may by the Blessing of God, be helpful, and be honoured with some Instrumentality, to produce, or maintain the like in others; Especially in Persons of the same Age and Sex with her, from whom we have the Dispositions of Piety, in such Living Exhibitions of it. An Effect preferable to the best Cure ever affirmed to be wrought by Macrina, the Sister of Basil, whom Gregory Nyssen hath so Panegyrized unto! And if it should be so; a Desire of hers, more than Once or Twice occurring in her Diary, will be happily answered. There, mentioning her Hopes of her own Conversion; she adds, Enable me to do what I ought, ⟨p. 45⟩that others may be Converted also! Having mentioned her Hopes of having her own Soul Won to and by her Saviour, She adds; Enable me to do what I ought, that Others may be Won to Serve Christ! Ah, Dear Child; It is now doing, beyond what thy Humble Soul could have Imagined! There is one thing more, not improper to be mentioned, She had an heart set to do Good according to the utmost of her Capacity: and more particularly, She was of a Liberal disposition; She Devised Liberal Things. When she sent (as now and then she did) her Little Ventures to Sea, at the return she would be sure to lay aside the Tenth of her gain for Pious Uses. After she was in a Married Estate she was according to her ability very Liberally Charitable to the Poor; Considered the Poor.

I was going on; — But the Swell of the work, which will be Lost if it be not Confined unto Narrow Limits, forbids my proceeding any further. So much of the Oyl in the Vessel, may suffice to answer the present Intention. I only say; First, I do very Solemnly Declare, That I have been careful not to Add One Word, unto the Writings from which I have been thus Transcribing. It must also be Remembred, that it is not an Able Divine, but a Little Damsel, whose Writings are here Transcribed. Furthermore, In these