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towards all men. Her natural temper indeed was passionate, but the grace ofGod left scarce any traces of it. " 5. From the very time of her justification, she clearly saw the necessity of being wholly sanctified ; and found an unspeak- able hunger and thirst after the full image of God ; and in the year 1772, God answered her desire. The second change was wrought in as strong and distinct amanner as the first had been. Yet she was apt to fall into unprofitable reasonings ; by which her evidence was often so clouded, that she could not affirm she was saved from sin, though neither could she deny it. But her whole life bore witness to the work which God had wrought in her heart. She was as a mother in Israel, helping those that were weak, and tenderly concerned for all ; while she sunk deeper into the love of God, and found more and more of the mind that was in Christ. " 6. In the summer, 1773, she took cold by lying in adamp bed. This threw her into a violent fever, which not only brought her very low, but fixed a deep cough upon her lungs, which no medicine could remove. It quite wore her down ; especially whenthere was added the loss ofboth her sisters and her mother, who were all taken away within a little time of each other. She had likewise a continual cross from her father, and was at the same time tried by the falsehood of those friends in whom she confided, and whom she tenderly loved. The following year, 1774, she had a presage of her death ; in consequence of which, Oct. 1774.] JOURNAL. 33 shewas continually exhorting the young women, Betty Padbury in particular, to fill up her place when God should remove her fromthem. " 7. In the beginning of winter I* understood, that, weak as she was, she had not proper nourishment ; being unable to procure it for herself, and having no one to procure it for her ; so I took that charge upon myself; I worked with her in the day, (for she would work as long as she could move her fingers,) laywith her every night, and took care that she should want nothing which was convenient for her.