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get him left; appearingly, He has some unexpected Thing to tryst me with. This being Tuesday, on Wednesday Morning, Mary, ere she arose from Bed, thought she heard a great Mourning, and saw, as she apprehended, the Lady all in white at the Bed-foot: But presently afterwards, perceiving the Lady to be in Bed, Mary began to fear, that some sad Thing was to befal the Lady; and coming (after arraying herself) to me the Writer hereof; she said, Alas! Mr. Archibald, the Lady is gone now: For I saw and heard such Things as discouraged me much.
I then desired her to shew what she told me, to the Lady calmly; which when Mary had done, the Lady said. It presages my Death: Mary answered, It rather presages mine, seeing my Lord and I had so sweet a Meeting Yesterday. Then I heard them say to each other, Well is my Soul, I shall get my Love Christ now (striving, as it were, who should have him first). Then said I, Madam, I could never endure Strife, but I am glad to see such a Strife as this is for Christ; Why may not I, as a third Person, challenge my Part in die Bargain? I hope, ye dare not envy any who come to Christ. Said the Lady, Mr.Archibald, well were my Soul, if all the World come to him ; but, at present, I will be sorry, if the Lot fall not on my self. Said I, Tho' Mary or I go first, yet enough of Christ remains to you; He is not parted, but every particular Soul gets all Christ, who is not impaired by another’s having him: Christ, who is the Son of Righteousness, is like the Sun in the Firmament, communicating its Light to many, and yet not impaired or lessened in its Glory and Splendor; each particular Person enjoys all the Light of the Sun, and yet leaves it wholly to another.
The Night following, Mary finding great Heat and Lightness in her Head, said, Madam, the Debate is now out of Question; you may see, what I told you presaged my Death ; and so her Fever increased, yet neither the Lady, or I, nor Mary herself expected her Death so soon: For, the third Day after this, Saturday, which was her Marriage-day with her Lord, she, tho' sick, was very distinct and sensible, her
