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An edifieing wonder, of two children dyeing 100 yeares old or A short account of the last houres of Susanna Bickes (in the 14 yeare of her age) before her death. Septemb. 1. 1664. Also of Jacob Bickes her brother of 7. yeares old. Aug. 6. 1664.
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faith Faith is the substance of things hoped for the evidence of things not seen Heb. 11. 1. Also 2. Tim. 2. 19. the fundation of God standeth sure haveing this seale The Lord knoweth those who are his owne Bot now dear F. and M. why weep ye soe over me knoweing soe well I hope that if the Lord shal be pleased to take me out of this lamentable wofull world it shal be well with me and that therwith ye ought to be content It is said Psal 115. Our God is in the heavens and doth all what soever he pleaseth Yea we pray every day that his will may be done on earth as it is done in heaven Now Father this is Gods will that I ly upon this sick-bed of this diseas Therefore we must be content that it be to us according to our prayer Otherwis we then should murmure against God without whose good pleasure nothing comes to pas Although I be thus stricken with so heavy and sadd a diseas yet it is the will of God and ther is my silence Therfore I will pray that his will be done and not mijne Therfore Father never doubt of Gods providence for it is said Matth. 10. are not two sparrowes sold for a ferthing and that not one of them falleth to the earth without your Father yea the haires of your head are also numbred Therefore fear not ye are better then many sparrowes And Lam. 3. 38. There goeth not out of the mouth of the almightie good and evill Adversity and prosperitie are both good Some things may seem evill in our eyes but the Lord turneth all to good Amos 3. 6 Shall ther be evill in the city which the Lord doth not Cometh not the Pestilence from God What mean those people who say that it cometh by the air and is not the Lord the Creator and the Ruler of the air and all the Elements Or if it come out of the earth yet is it of the Lord. What talke they that it came which a ship which was come from Africa We have long agoe read together out of Lev. 26. 25. I shall bring a sword upon you to avenge the quarrel of my covenant where you are assembled in your cities then shall I bring the pestilence in the midst of you After this she sought some rest again and having slumbred a little she said O now my dear Fat. and Mot. now is this day for the opening of the first quest of the catechisme and if we were there with others we should heare that whether in death or life we are the Lord I. Christs our faithfull Saviour who hath by his owne precious blood redeemed us from the power of the divel And the following words Rom. 14. 8. for none of us liveth to himself none of us dyeth to himself for whether we live we live unto the Lord and whether we dye we dye unto the Lord whether then we live or dye we are the Lords Then be comforted for whether I dye I shall dye to the Lord or if I live I shall live to the Lord. The life which God at first gave me I have as yet and so long as the soule is in the body there is hope wherfore then doe ye so much afflict yourselves But what shall I say with weeping I came into ye world and with weeping must I goe out of it Oh my deare parents better is the day of death then the day of ones birth Eccles 7. 1. Ther is a time to be borne and a time to dye If my time to dye be not comed I shall then not dye So then ye must comfort yourselves and thinke that God shall make all well Ah my d. F. and M. let us pray together and pray the Lord with me that he would vouchsafe upon me a quiet and peaceable passage through death Her Father after he had prayed being full of fatherlie sympathie and care of such a childe both in what concerned her soul and bodie asked her if he should once more bring the physician to her Nay said she the Doctor shall doe me nothing nor can he help me but I hope abundantly that my heavenly Father shall help me Well said her Father my child we shall use the ordinary meanes and let the Lord blesse as he sees good Yea said she deare Father the heavenly Physican is the true helper he shall help he can help both soul and body It is said Matth. 11. 28. Come unto me all ye who are weary heavie loaden and I will give you rest See there Father there is the helper even as Psa 50. call upon me in the day of distress I shall delyver and thou shalt glorifie me All who are in trouble must call upon God alone for when humain helpe is done then beginneth Gods helpe for them who call upon him in trueth and in faith Therfore let us once more pray After her Father had prayed the friend above-mentioned came to visit her and as the Lord had so opened and enlarged her heart that every word spoken to her from the Scriptur tooke hold upon her with refreshing impression so was the visiter also much refreshed by her wondering at the grace of God in her and that she spake so pertinently and aftectionatly to her parents for comforting them And so after she had bid him thanks for his visit he took his leave with tears which were tears al 's much of joy as sorrow When he was gone she asked what day is it now they told her it was Monday Then said she to morrow is the catechising day in our quarter Ther is one thing I will earnestly beg of you Father and that ye will promise it to me and that is that ye shall goe to Dom. de Witte and Ardinois and thanke them for the learning and instruction which I reaped by their catechising and tell them that these excellent and brave places of Scripture which they taught me upon the catechisme at the meetings in the Kirk have been and are blessed of God for my comfort now upon my death bed yea are usefull unto me for my salvation Oh that sweet catechising unto which I did alwis resort with gladnes and waited upon it without wearieing untill it was ended I have seen and understood that there is so little comfort and good so much vanity in the Kermis holy idle dayes of play that I have grieved and been ashamed both for young and old people to see them so glad and mad upon vanity Also dear Father ye shall give thanks to my Schoolmaster and Mistresse who taught me the first beginnings of my reading I intreat and hope that ye will doe so and not forget my thanks to the Ministers as ye have already promised Yea said her Father I promise you I shall if the Lord preserve my life and health which accordingly he did at convenient occasion on her behalfe which was refreshing acceptable to these worthie men as if it had