fet her foot on the bores of the heavenly Canaan, he would not wish a return; that he had been a poor unprofitable fervant in the Lord's vineyard, and had no hope of acceptance with God on account of any thing She had ever done, but her dependance for the enjoyment of everlafting happinefs was on the mercy of God through the merits of her dear Redeemer."

kingdom."
kingdom." She often expreffed
herself that fhe was afraid fhe
fhould be impatient to wait for her
difmiffal, defiring to depart. She
converfed freely with minifters,
who visited her repeatedly in her
fickness, and gave them the reafons
of her hope. It would be impof-
fible to detail at large all fhe faid
on thofe occafions. To one, fhe
fpoke of her affectionate attach-
ment to her husband and children,
but obferved, "She loved Chrift
better"; to another" That he
was almoft home. That he did not
know he had what was called the
faith of affurance, but he had a hope
of an intereft in the Lord Jefus,
which he would not part with for
ten thousand worlds." On being
afked what was the nature of the
glory which she had in vew, fhe
faid, "to fin no more, and to be like
Chrift."

Some days before her death, her three brothers vifiting her together, fhe addreffed them with great tenderness and affection, recommending to them religion as the one thing needful, and as what only could give fupport on a dying

bed.

About a fortnight before her death, her eldeft fon afked her in the morning how the had been thro' the night; fhe answered, "Very poor-I believe I muft die. If I have the prefence of God, 'tis no matter when.--It is every thing to have a Saviour on a dying bed! -This life is a mere bubble, 'tis only a fcene of diftrefs.-The pleafures of being with Chrift are fo great as to render fmall and tolerable the pangs of dying-Pray that my faith fail not; that I may have foretaftes of heaven; that I may have fuch views and profpects of the glories of the future world as not to defire to return to the enjoyments of this."Her husband standing by her bed, looking at him, fhe faid, "This is a dark and rugged read to death. Oh, that when we are once thro' the gate we may not wish to be back again." Seeing him tenderly af-you to make your calling and election fected with her fituation, the faid, fure-to prepare to meet in that great "If you loved me you would rejoice world, where there shall be no fepabecaufe I go to the Father." About ration of friends, where all shall be the fame time, fhe faid to her huf happiness divine;"-and with a reband, "I am unable to read, I avib markable folemnity added, "let you to read to me." He afked her, no confideration prevent your making if he fhould read that chapter in it the great business of your lives; Doddridge's Rife and Progrefs and if fo, a few more funs will bring which he wished to have read to us to meet again." him on his dying bed; fhe anfwered, “Oh no! nothing but the PURE SCRIPTURE;" and the 14th chapter of John was read.-Upon receiving a cluster of grapes, the fmell of which was refreshing to her, fhe faid, "Oh, how I long to b.w drink wine in my Heavenly Father's

To her children fhe faid, "The beft legacy I can leave you is to defire

The morning of the day before her death fhe defired a continuance of the prayers of the church, that fhe might have patience and refignation, obferving that "this was the last time."

At noon fhe faid to her hufband, "If you fee any figns that I

am dying do let me know itWelcome death-I am prepared to die thro' the grace of my Redeemer -I hope."-Then the expreffed tenderness and concern for her husband and children, and commended them to God.

luftre to the character which-no-
thing elfe can produce.
It ena-
bles the happy fubjects of it to
fill every ftation in which they are
placed with the most beautiful
propriety, and to act their part
well amidst all the changing fcenes
of human life. They enjoy prof
perity with moderation, and, in a
religious view, flourish on care
and grow by adverfity. It is a
balm which affords health and
vigor to the foul when lofs of

At night, whilft the agonies of death were upon her, fhe faid but little; but retained her hope and confidence. About half an hour before the expired, being unable to speak, her husband defired her, that if her faith and hope remain-health brings langour upon the ed unshaken, and that fhe, ftill defired to depart, to give him notice by fqueezing his hand, which the inftantly did; and at fix o'clock in the morning fhe refigned her fpirit, at the age of 48 years, leaving a husband and five children mourning the lofs of her whofe price was above rubies.

body. It vouchfafes an entertainment in its holy exercises of reading, meditation and prayer which the world cannot give nor take away. It fixes the foundation of happiness upon communion with God, and a likeness to his moral image. It begets the most pleafing evidences of real union with Chrift, and the certainty of all things working together for their good. Their fouls are not unfrequently permitted to reach the delightful affurance of title to eternal life thro' him who died that finners might live. Death is hereby difarmed of his terrors and the grave of its gloom. They draw nigh, it is true, towards the great conflict; but thro' delightful views of things heavenly, the grace and glory of the Redeemer, they fmile at the pale enemy, often invite his approach, and fing as they go,

The preceding memoir, in a moft perfuafive manner, recommends the sweetness and excellency of true religion. It calls upon parents to pay the moft fedulous attention to the education of their children in the knowledge of di-O death, where is thy fting! vine truths and the practice of re- O grave, where is thy victory!" ligious duties; for in this way Their faith, their patience and impreffions very ufeful and lafting their triumph give a fresh atteftaare often made, and the light of tion to the truth and divinity of conviction hath a free operation the gofpel; they enlarge the cloud on the mind; a tenderness of con- of witneffes, fet to their feal that fcience is frequently produced, God is true, and like our deceafed and the foul is laid open to the friend, in one of her joyful but influences of the Holy Spirit. dying moments, feel that " a whole eternity will not be too long, to bless, praife and glorify God and the Lamb."

Religion is the one thing needful; it enhances the value of every natural excellence, and affords a

vinced of the truth and inspiration | the hand of the Lord. The a

of the Scriptures. I could get
no peace of mind by any of my
doings. My mind was full of
cavils against the doctrine of the
atonement and of the divine fove-
reignty in particular. I had fuch
heart-rifings against God as I durft
not utter my proud heart rofe
against a plan which requires en-
tire felf-renunciation, and unre-
ferved fubmiffion to the divine will.
I fet apart feafons for meditation
and prayer, and flattered myfelf
that I should find relief by fuch
exertions. But I was always dif-
appointed in my own fchemes--
and often at fuch times indulged
awful murmurs against the methods
of gofpel grace. Sometimes I
thought that I fhould with cafe
find the way to heaven, if I could
live in a time and place of general
religious attention; and fought
to excuse myself from further anx-
iety, because I was alone, or had
not the fociety of any confidera-
ble number who were apparently
feeking to obtain eternal life.
In this general state I went on,
thinking that I was peculiarly un.
happy and that my cafe was fin-
gular, until the above mentioned
May 8. In the course of that
day my past doings appeared to
be nothing, and I was convinced
that I had not taken one ftep to-
wards a reconciliation with God.
In the evening, while walking in
a room where were feveral perfons
difcourfing on the common affairs
of life, I felt myself unufually it-
clined to pray to God. I retired
to bed, that I might not be dif-
turbed. I fought unto the Lord
for light and pardon. I begged
that the gofpel plan might no
longer be a tumbling block. I
now feemed to have dropped all
my former objections againft it.
1 feemed to be willing to be in

bove mentioned paffage in John xiv. 6. came into my mind, with a power which had been to me wholly unknown. The way of falvation by Jefus Christ appeared to be as clear as the meridian fun. I wondered that I had not feen it before-that the Jews in Chrift's time were fo blind to it--and that the world were so blind to it now. I spent most of the night without fleep. The next morning there feemed to be a new world around me.

The glory of God was vifible in every thing I beheld. This frame of mind continued through the day.-In June following I went to refide in Durham in Connecticut, where I spent fome months in a school. I returned back to my native place in Nov. 1770. While in that town I ftrangely loft a fenfe of divine things, and was enfnared by the vanities of the world. While teaching a school a fecond time in Norwich (now Franklin) my mind was again awakened. I faw and I hope lamented my backflidings. One night, while hard preffed with the temptations of Satan, God appeared for foul; my the tempter fled, and my tongue broke out in praife.

In June, 1771, I went into Norwich town, and began to teach the school which I taught until I began the study of divinity. As I never had much tafte for promifcuous company, or noify amufements, I found little difficulty in living in as retired a manner as I wifhed. I was there favored with more ferious company than ufual; but was in fome danger of being tinctured with Antinomianifm, until I was, I believe, effectually cured by reading Mr. Edwards on Religious Affections, foon after I began to refide at