ut of his bed for joy.

14. The Wednesday before he died, he lay in a trance for about half an
hour, in which time he thought he saw a vision of angels. When he was
out of his trance, he asked his nurse why she did not let him go? "Go!
whither?" said she; "Why, along with those lovely gentlemen," said he;
"but they told me they would come and fetch me away upon Friday." And he
repeated these words many times, "Upon Friday next those lovely
gentlemen will come for me."

15. He was very thankful to his master, and very sensible of his great
kindness in taking him out of the streets when begging, and he admired
the goodness of God, which put it into the mind of a stranger: said he,
"I hope to see you in heaven, for I am sure you will go thither. O
blessed, blessed be God, that made you to take pity upon me; for I might
have died, and have gone to the devil, and been damned for ever, if it
had not been for you."

16. The Thursday before he died, he asked a friend of mine what he
thought of his condition, and whither his soul was going? for he said he
could not still but fear, lest he should deceive himself with false
hopes. At which my friend spoke to him thus:--"If thou art but willing
to accept of Christ, thou mayest have Christ, and all that thou dost
want with him. Thou sayest thou fearest that Christ will not accept of
thee! I fear that thou art not heartily willing to accept of him." The
child answered, "Indeed I am." "Why, then, if thou art unfeignedly
willing to have Christ, I tell thee he is a thousand times more willing
to have thee, and wash thee, and save thee. And now at this time, Christ
offers himself to thee again; therefore, receive him humbly by faith
into thy heart, and bid him welcome, for he deserveth it." Upon which
words the Lord discovered his love to the child; and he gave a kind of
leap in his bed, and snapped his finger and thumb together with
abundance of joy. And from that time forward, in full joy and assurance
of God's love, he continued earnestly praising God, desiring to die, and
to be with Christ. And on Friday morning he sweetly went to rest, using
that expression, "Into thy hands, O Lord, I commit my spirit!" being not
much above nine years old.

A BABE IN CHRIST.

JOHN SUDLOW was born of religious parents, in the county of Middlesex,
whose care was to instill spiritual principles into him as soon as he
was capable of understanding them, whose endeavours the Lord was pleased
to