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rhat thou read therein to tkylelf, and to thy Chil-
ren, until they have got it by Heart: For it is one
f the Songs that thou muft fing while
hou.art in this Houfe of thy Pilgri- Pfalm cxix,
nage-• Alfo this thou’muft deliver in 55.
it the far Gate.
Now I faw in my Dram, that'this old Gentleman,
s he told me this Story, aid himfelf feeirfto be great-*
y afte&ed therewith. He moreover proceeded, and
ud : So ChriJUana called her Sons together, and began
hus to addrefs herfelf unto them : *
Ay Sons, I have, as you may perceive, *Chriftiain
een of late under much Exercife in prays -well for
ay Soul, about the Death of your Fa- herjlurney.
her; not for that I doubt at all of his
iappinefs; for i am fatisfied now that he is well. I
ave been alfo much affe&dd with the Thoughts of
nine own Eftate and yours, which I verily believe is
y Mature miferable. My Carriage alfo to your Fa¬
ther in his Diftrefs, is a great Load to my Confidence ♦
,/or I hardened both my own Heart and yours againft
am, and refufed to go with him on Pilgrimage.
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T!io Thoughts of thefe Things would now kill me
»ut-right, but for that a Dream which I had laft
'light, and but that for .the Encou agment this
tranger has given • me this. Morning. Come, my
\y Children, let us pack up, be gone to the Gate that
*;ads us to that Cceleftial Country, that we may fee
Tour Father, and be with him and his Companions
i Peace, according to the Laws of that Land.
1 Then did her Children burftout into Tears, for Joy
lat the Heart of their Mother was fo inclined : So
lie Vifiter bid them farewel : And they began to
rcpare tofet out for their Journey.
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