come any more, because the sight of her so wrought on her compassions,
that it overcame her nature. The same week that she died, when she was
in distressing circumstances as to her body, some of her neighbors who
came to see her, asked if she was willing to die! She replied, that she
was quite willing either to live or die; she was willing to be in pain;
she was willing to be so always as she was then, if that was the will of
God. She willed what God willed. They asked her whether she was willing
to die that night. She answered, Yes, if it be God's will. And seemed to
speak all with that perfect composure of spirit, and with such a
cheerful and pleasant countenance, that it filled them with admiration.

She was very weak a considerable time before she died, having pined away
with famine and thirst, so that her flesh seemed to be dried upon her
bones; and therefore could say but little, and manifested her mind very
much by signs. She said she had matter enough to fill up all her time
with talk, if she had but strength. A few days before her death, some
asked her, Whether she held her integrity still? Whether she was not
afraid of death? She answered to this purpose, that she had not the
least degree of fear of death. They asked her why she would be so
confident? She answered, If I should say otherwise, I should speak
contrary to what I know. There is, said she, indeed, a dark entry, that
looks something dark, but on the other side there appears such a bright
shining light, that I cannot be afraid! She said not long before she
died, that she used to be afraid how she should grapple with death; but,
says she, God has showed me that He can make it easy in great pain.
Several days before she died, she could scarcely say any thing b