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ployment : and the time of their youth, fhe 

 faid, was the pleafanteft time of her life. As 

 they grew up, and the cares of the world 

 fubfided, a fettled piety took poiTeffion of her 

 mind. Her age was opprefled with infirmity, 

 ficknefs, and various afBidions in her family. 

 In thefe diflrefles, her bible was her great 

 comfort. I vifited her frequently in her 

 laft illnefs, and found her very intelligent in 

 fcripture, and well verfed in all the gofpel- 

 topics of confolation. For many years Ihe 

 every day read a portion of her bible, feldom 

 any other book ; 



Jufl knew, and knew no more, her bible true ; 

 And in that charter read with fparkhng eyes, 

 Her title to a treafure in the fkies. 



When fhe met with pailages, flie did not 

 underftand, at one time, or other, {he faid, 

 ihe often heard them explained at church. — 

 The flory feems to evince how very fufficient 

 plain fcripture is, unaflifted with other helps, 

 except fuch as are publicly provided, to admi- 

 nifter both the knowledge, and the comforts 

 of religion even to the loweft clafl'es of 

 people. 



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