them? O for a pure spirit! that I may behold my God
forever! O for an holy soul and body! that I may adore
Him, who by His Wisdom, strengthened me, to Choose
the good, and refuse the evil. This is a beautiful river
we are going down: but my heart is in Heaven, and all
earthly things are too mean to divert me (this moment)
from my inheritance, which fadeth not away. My rest
draws near, and sorrow will soon take its flight, and joys
rapay the tedious days I mourn for sinners.
In all my ways, I long to speak good of the Name of
my God, who leads me by
His Spirit, and protects me from
the rage of the dragon, who insults me
often by his agents,
when I am obliged to reprove them for sin, and
exhort
them to repentance, and believe on the Lamb of
God
which taketh away the sin of the world. I am under
a
necessity of paying my vow unto the Lord; of render-
ing Him my grateful
thanks for the preservation of my
life;and although my stock of raiment is
reduced much,
by contributing to the wants of my Indian sisters; yet
I
am blessed with this consideration, that my heart was
open to relieve
them with such as the Lord made me a
steward over: therefore, I may expect
the True Riches
of His Kingdom in return, as
no one hitherto hath been
kind enough to give me the last piece of raiment,
in tra-
velling six hundrend and sixty miles. Array me with
the royal
vestment of innocence, that I may worship with
the angels, Thee, whom my
soul loveth intensely: so that
at Thy request, I can follow Thee every
where, strength-
ened by Thee, to complete that which Thou dost
design
me to do, for Thy poor dying mortals like myself, who
live, to
ripen for Eternity; or, as fewel, will be cast into
the fiery furnace, where
there is wailing and gnashing of
teeth.
In seven weeks, I have finished this arduous journey,
setting off alone, in
the Name of Abraham's God, who
took care of him, when he went forth at the
Voice of His
Command, to view the land, which afterwards he gave him