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Mrs. P. having told him the various exercises of her mind, he replied, "O trust the Lord; if he lifts up the light of his countenance upon you, as he has done upon me this day, all your mountains will become mole-hills. I feel your situation, I feel your sorrows; but he who takes care of sparrows, will care for you and my dear children."

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When scorching with burning fever, he said, "Hot and happy.” One Lord's day morning he said, "Cheer up, my dear, think how much will be said to-day of the faithfulness of God. Though we are called to separate, he will never separate from you. could tell the world what a good and gracious God he is. need they, who trust in him, be afraid of trials. promised to give strength for the day; that is his promise. O what a lovely God! and he is my God and yours. He will never leave us nor forsake us, no never! I have been thinking that this and that medicine will do me good, but what have I to do with it? It is in my Jesus's hands; he will do it all, and there I leave it. What a mercy is it, I have a good bed to lie upon; you, my dear Sarah, to wait upon me; and friends to pray for me. O how thankful should I be for all my pains; I want for nothing: all my wishes are anticipated. OI have felt the force of those words of David, "Unless thy law, (my gracious God!) had been my delights, I should have perished in mine affliction." Though I am too weak to read it, or hear it, I can think upon it, and O how good it is!I am in the best hands I could be in, in the hands of my dear Lord and Saviour, and he will do all things well. Yes, yes, he cannot do wrong."

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One morning Mrs. P. asked him how he felt ?" Very ill, but unspeakably happy in the Lord, and my dear Lord Jesus." Once beholding her grieving, he said, "O my dear Sarah, do not be so anxious, but leave me entirely in the hands of Jesus, and think, if you were as wise as he, you would do the same by me. If he takes me, I shall not be lost, I shall only go a little before; we shall meet again, never to part."

After a violent fit of coughing, he said, "It is all well! O what a good God is he! It is done by him, and it must be well-If I ever recover, I shall pity the sick more than ever, and if I do not,

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