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of combat and palm of triumph; even as a ship that
having prosperously accomplished a dangerous viage, en¬
ters the haven with her sails swelling and flags flying, or
in remonstrance of thanksgiving to heaven^ or in defi¬
ance of enemys by water and land. Her humility a strong
and rocky foundation of the rest made her stoop so low
in the valuation of her self alive and dead, that shee did
not only esteem whatsoever was minister'd for health
over good and costley, but enjoyn'd me allso to have a
speciall care to moderate her funerall expenses.

Her patience was try'd to the quick in taking without
sign of trouble (tho' shee had a sharp taste and delicate
stomackj an infinity of distastfull ingrediences all which
shee sugar'd with the sweet and wholesome preparative
of a foregoing intention, by virtue whereoff shee took each
deliberatly in honour of some particular mystery of Christs
Passion.

Her resignation is best prov'd by her own words, which
I often heard fall from her mouth and were these "O
Lord dispose of me as thou pleasest, put me where thou
wilt, so 1 may not offend thee; " Whereuppon twice I
ask'd her " What if he put you in hell?" shee reply'd
" Yea, Sr., in hell so I may not offend him."

Her obedience admirable,and physitians that understood
the nature of her infirmity likewise afflrme it miraculous.
I say it is admirable and scarce to be follow'd, for all the
seaven years I con vers'd with her, and was consulted in
her affairs spirituall and temporal, great and little, I never
needed advise one thing twice, except the distribution of
her personall estate by will, wherein I thought shee took
too much from her children for her soul, and to moderate
this I spoak twice, and so did I never in anything before
or after. Physicians and Doctors those times and parts
afforded, avow that which I will relate of her obedience
miraculous, and far surpassing any strain of nature. The
whole time of her six months sickness I was but one morn¬
ing absent, and constantly visited her about four o'clock,
and wish'd her, out of the honour and  affection shee