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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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Hebr. 12. 10 11. And albeit as it is said there no chastening for the present time seemeth to be joyeous bot greivous neverthelesse afterwards it yeeldeth the peaceable fruit of righteousnesse unto them who are exercised by it The Lord is now chastening me upon this sick-bed and I hope he will blesse it soe as to make it to yeeld unto me that same blessed fruit according to the riches of his mercy and compassions which faile not and then sighing to God with her eyes up to heaven she said be mercifull unto me o Father be mercifull unto me poore sinner according to thy word And looking upon her sorrowing parents who stood by her Father said she It is said in the 55. Psal vers 23. Cast thy burden upon the Lord and he shall sustaine thee for he will never suffer the righteous to be moved Therefore dear Father and Mother cast all your care and sorrow upon the Lord who shall make all things goe well that concerne you Oh said the Mother my deare child I have had noe small comfort from the Lord in thee and the fruits of his grace in thee wherby thow hast been so much exercised unto godlinesse in the word and prayer and religious and gracious discours unto thine owne and our comfort and edification The Lord himselfe who gave us thee make up our loss of thee If it be his pleasure that we must now parte one from another D. Mother said she albeit I leave yow yet God shall never forsake yow for it is said Isai 49. 15 16. Can a woman forget her sucking child that she should not have compassion on the fruit of her wombe yea she may forget yet I wil not forget thee Behold I have graven thee upon the palms of my hand c. Oh comfortable words both for mothers and children Mark dear Mother how fast the Lord keepeth and holdeth his people that he hath them even graven on the palmes of his hand Therefore think with your self that albeit I must parte with yow or ye with mee yet the Lord shall never separat from you or me She being wearied through much speaking desired to rest a little and after a verie little tym she awaked Her Father asked how it was with her but she asked what day of the week it is now Her Father told her it was the Lords day Well said she have ye given up my name to be remembered in the publict prayers Her Father told her he had done soe I have learned said she that the effectuall fervent prayer of the Righteous doth availe much The two worthie Ministers who are aftermentioned she wold have much desired they should have been by her but from her love to them being much tender and carefull of their safetie she wold not have them desired to visite her but rather satisfied herselfe to be cast upon the Lords owne hand and to accept of and improve the visits of others whom the providence of God should send unto her or those who being judged by the Church sitt for the visiting of the sick in these caices of hazard arewont to come with more freedom Of whom their was one who used to come severall tymes to her and who was through the Lords blessing usefull to her to whom she gave heartie thanks for his visit And one tym after he was gone she began to weep bitterlie and her Father asked her the cause Have I not matter for weeping said she for what I have heard but just now by the visiter that Domine de Witte was to day taken sick in the pulpit and went home so unwell which is a sadd token for the people For when God is about to smyte a Land or a Citie often times he smyteth and removeth their Pastores and ought we not then to lay such a thing to heart altho for my part I know that I shall not long live to behold the evill which may come and which I have helped to procure al 's well as others And therefore I pray with David Psa 25. Remember not O Lord the sinnes of my youth nor my trespasses according to thy tender mercie remember thou me for thy goodnes sake O Lord. Oh how do I long even as the Hart panteth after the water brooks so panteth my thirstie soule after thee O God My soule thirsteth for God the living God Oh how doth my soule thirst all the day after thee O God Psa 42. And farther in the words of that 51. Psal Have mercy upon me O Lord according to thy loving kindnesse according to the multitud of thy tender mercies blot out my transgressions And so forward to the 11. vers which she much insisted upon often repeating the same especially the 5. vers Behold I was shapen in iniquitie and in sinne did my mother conceive me Vpon which words she enlarged her meditation and speech according as she had learned from the Scriptures and the Catechisme and the books written thereupon for explication concerning that subject of originall sinne This is comed said she from the disobedience and fall of our first parents in paradise that our nature is soe corrupted that we are all altogider conceived and borne in sinne So we read also Gen. 5. 3. Thus Adam it is said begat a sonn after his owne liknesse Sinne is not of God for he hath formed man upright in the begining but he hath sought out many inventions Eccl. 7. 29. Therefore as by one man sinne entered into the world and death by sinne and soe death passed upon all men for that all have sinned but death reigned from Adam to Moses even over them who had not sinned after the similitude of Adams transgression Rom. 5. She spoke also many things verie judiciouslie of the old man and the putting off the same and of the new man and of the putting on thereof from Eph. 4. and then she fell again upon the 51. Psa and these words The sacrifices of God are a broken heart a broken and a contrite Spirit O Lord thow wilt not despise that brokennesse of heart said she which is built upon and floweth from faith and that faith which is built upon Christ who is the propper and alone true sacrifice for sinne And heerupon she spoke of the offerings and sacrifices of Abel and of Cain Hebr. 11. 4. Thereafter she desired to rest and haveing slumbered a little she said ah dear F. and M. How weake doe I find my selfe My dear child said her Father God shall in his tender mercy strengthen you in your weakenesse Yea Father said she that is my confidence for it is said Isai 42. The bruised reed he will not break and the smoaking flax he will not quench Should I not then believe read Hebr. 11. How Abraham being proved of God did by faith offer up Isaac in sacrifice Oh what a stedfast loyall faith was that of Abraham which made him willing and readie to offer that his owne one sonne Oh what is
the beginning of the world Behold now I live yet not I but Christ liveth in me and the life that I now live in the flesh is by the Faith of the Sonne of God who loved me and hath given him selfe for me I am saved and that of grace through faith and that not of my self it is the gift of God Not of workes to the end that no man should boast Eph. 2 8 9 My dear Parents now we must shortlie parte my speech faileth me pray the Lod for a quiet close to my combat All our dear childe how sad is that to us that we must parte Yea said she I goe to heaven and there shall we find one another I goe to Iesus Christ and to my Brother Iacob who did so much crie to God and call upon him to the very last breathing and to my litle sister which was but three years of age when it dyed and when we asked it if it would dye yea said it if it be Gods will I will goe to my litle brother if the Lord will Or I will also stay with my Mother if it be his wil but I know that I shall dye and goe to heaven to God Oh see how so small a babe to which so much grace was given as to have it self every way and in all things so subjected and submitted to the will of God as if it had no will of it's own it said alwise If it be the will of God if it pleas God Nothing for it but as it was the will of God the pleasure of God c. And therefore dear F. and M. give the Lord thanks for this his free and rich grace and then I shall the more gladlie be gone Be gratious then O Lord unto me also be gracious to me wash me throughlie from my unrighteoushes cleanse me from my sinne It is said Isa 1. 18. Although your sinnes were as skarlet they shal be white as snow Although they were red as crimson yet they shal be as wooll Behold God hath washen away my sinn Oh how doe I long for in this body said the Apostle we earnestlie sigh and groan longing for our house which is in heaven that we may be therewith cloathed 2. Cor. 5. 2. Now I also ly heer sighing and longing for that dwelling which is above In the same sermon which I heard or shall ever heare on earth I heard of this in the new Kirk which is matter of great comfort now unto me Then she brought foorth severall notable scriptures which were quoted in that sermon especially Revel 22. And then she called for prayer Pray with me said she that my sins may be forgiven me and that I may have the more abundant faith and assureance of it and the comfort of that assureance and the strength of that comfort according to my necessity She prayed herself and continued a pretty space After prayer in which she insisted principally for pardon of sinne she said my 〈◊〉 parents have I angered or grieved you at any time or done what became me not forgive it me O poor childe say they if all children caryed so to their parents as thou hast done there should be less grief and sorrow upon all hands And if any such thing had escaped thee we would forgive it with our wholl heart you have done 〈…〉 a good childe The heart of her being quieted by her peace with God her Father in the heavens and her peace with her parents on Earth then she began to dispone her books and other litle things and as the grace of God had made her so wise unto salvation so she did showe some proportion of christian prudence almost in every thing smaller and greater My dear mother said she ye shall keep my Catechise book in remembrance of me Ye shall keep Dom. de Witts Catechisation so long as ye live and let my litle sister have the other book as my remembrance In the mean while she told that she found her heart exceedingly pained and overwhelmed and that she knew that her life should quicklie passe away Her Father speaking a word as he was able hoping the Lord would be neer with his strength in this sad hour of her necessity Yea said she The Lord is my shepherd Although I pass through the shadow of the valley of death I will not feare for thou art with me thy rod and thy staff shall comfort me Psa 23. And it is said Rom. 8. the sufferings of this present life are not worthy to be compared to the glory which shal be revealed in us Shall I not suffer and endure seing my glorious Redeemer behoved to suffer so much Oh how was he mocked and spitted on and crowned with thornes that he might parchase a crowne of righteousness for us And that is the crowne of which Paul said 2. Thes 4. 7 8. I have foughten the good fight I have finished my race and keeped the faith Henceforth is laid up for me a crowne of righteousnesse which the Lord the righteous Judge shall give unto me in that day and not only to me but to all who love his appearing 1. Cor. 6. 20. Ye are bought with a price therefore glorifie God in your soules and bodyes which are his Must I not then exalt and bless him while I have being who hath bought yea bought me with his blood Isai 53. Surely he hath borne our griefes took our infirmities we esteemed him smitten and stricken of God But he was wounded for our transgressions and bruised for our sin the chastisement of our peace was upon him and through his stripes are we healed And the Lord hath laid on him the iniquities of us all Joh. 1. Behold the Lamb of God which taketh away the sinn of the world Behold that Lamb is Iesus Christ also for my sinnes he hath satisfied So said Paul 1. Cor. 6. 11. Ye are washed ye are sanctified ye are justified in the name of the Lord Jesus and through the Spirit of our God My end is now very neer Now shall I put on white raiment and be cloathed before the Lamb that spotlesse Lamb with his spotlesse righteousnesse Now are the Angels making ready to carrie my soule before the throne of God Those are they who are come out of great tribulation who have washed their robs and made them white in the blood of the Lamb. Revel 7. She spoke this with a dying voice but full of the Spirit and of the power of faith And this her lively assureance and persuasion of her salvation she further uttered with the words of Paul 2. Cor. 5. 1 2. For we know that if this earthlie house of our tabernacle be dissolved we have one which is built of God a house not made with hands but eternall in the heaven For in this we sigh for our house which is in heaven that we may be cloathed therewith There Father ye see that my body is this tabernacle which now shall be broken downe