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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.
And so our Dying JERUSHA!— When she certainly knew, that she was to Die, she said unto those about her; Here is a Strange Thing! when I was in Health, Death was a Terror to me. But now I know, I shall Dy. I am not at all afraid of it. She said, This is a Wonderful Work of God! I know, that I am going ⟨p. 50⟩to Christ: That I shall shortly be in the Heavenly Jerusalem, with an Innumerable Company of Angels, and among the Spirits of Just Men made Perfect. Said she; I see things that are Unutterable! Then she Sang for Joy. And yet in her whole Discourse had nothing that Looked at all Delirious. Her Father, at her Desire coming to her, found her in an Ecstasy of Joy; Saying, O the Glory of Heaven! O the Glory of Heaven! O the Glory of Heaven! I see a Glory, which cannot be Expressed; Persons and Things, which I want a Language to declare what they are! She desired a Message to be carried from her, unto her Sister at Roxbury; That she should be sure, not to be afraid of Dying. Her Father said unto her; Why? Are not you afraid of Death? She replied with great Earnestness; Not in the Least! Not in the Least! Not in the Least!
And so our Dying JERUSHA!— When she certainly knew, that she was to Dy, she said unto those about her; Here is a Strange Thing! when I was in Health, Death was a Terror to me. But now I know, I shall Dy. I am not at all afraid of it. She said, This is a Wonderful Work of God! I know, that I am going ⟨p. 50⟩to Christ: That I shall shortly be in the Heavenly Jerusalem, with an Innumerable Company of Angels, and among the Spirits of Just Men made Perfect. Said she; I see things that are Unutterable! Then she Sang for Joy. And yet in her whole Discourse had nothing that Look'd at all Delirious. Her Father, at her Desire coming to her, found her in an Ecstasy of Joy; Saying, O the Glory of Heaven! O the Glory of Heaven! O the Glory of Heaven! I see a Glory, which cannot be Express'd; Persons and Things, which I want a Language to declare what they are! She desired a Message to be carried from her, unto her Sister at Roxbury; That she should be sure, not to be afraid of Dying. Her Father said unto her; Why? Are not you afraid of Death? She replied with great Earnestness; Not in the Least! Not in the Least! Not in the Least!