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A63254	The triumphs of grace: or, The last words and edifying death of the Lady Margaret de la Musse a noble French lady, who died in May 1681. Aged but sixteen years. Englished by P. L.	La Musse, Margaret de, Lady, 1664 or 5-1681.; P. L.	1687 (1687)	Wing T2296; ESTC R220913	33,954	149

the Pit do go Have mercy upon me Psal 15.1 O God after thy great goodness according to the multitude of thy merccies blot out mine offences v. 12. O restore unto me the comfort of thy salvation and stablish me with thy free Spirit IT cannot be describ'd how great her grief and disquiet was when she reflected upon her weaknesses and the little care she conceiv'd she had taken in the performance of her Duty to God and in this doleful condition she cry'd out Lord God of health Psal 88.1 2 3. Old Transl the hope and stay Thou art alone to me I call and cry throughout the day And all the night to thee O let my Prayer soon ascend Vnto thy sight on high Incline thine ear O Lord attend And bearken to my cry For why with wo my heart is fill'd And does in trouble dwell My life and breath almost does yield And draweth nigh to Hell. O Lord Jer. 14.7 though my sins witness against me yet do thou pardon and put away mine iniquities for thy Great Names sake which I invoke For thy wrath endures but a moment Psal 30.5 and in thy favour is life Behold my troubles Lord How they with baste advance Psal 70.1 Patr. O do not stay but come as fast To my deliverance Like Psal 42.1 as the Hart pants after the Water brooks so longs my Soul after thee v. 2. O God! My Soul is athirst for God yea even for the Living God When shall I come and appear before God Look dawn to me and be the same Psal 119. v. 132. Woodford As thou art us'd to be to them who love thy Name 'T is for thy favour that I sue Psal 119.57 Woodf And hastning of that promise which thy Word makes due ALL the night long she was rehearsing the most pathetical Verses of the Psalms and in the morning being Munday a Roman Catholick being come to see her about nine of the Clock and expressing his grief upon the score of her sickness she answer'd his Civility and withal gave him an account of her Faith and the Hope that was in her assuring him she was resolv'd to die in that Religion which she was brought up in and always had profess'd Some few days after this a Divine by name Monsieur Boursault being come to visit her discoursed her a little while and then pray'd with her she instancing to him after his Prayer was ended what part of it had most affected her This whole day as the foregoing she pass'd in continual sighs and tears often crying out Oh! how much weakness and infirmity O my God am I sensible of Oh! how unworthy am I to appear before thee If thou O Lord mark my transgressions I shall not be able to abide it But O my God I beseech thee speak peace unto me and say to my Soul I am thy Salvation Incline thine ear to hear my voice Psal 119.149 Old Transl And pity on me take As thou wast wont so help me Lord Lest life should me forsake Since my sins do abound Rom. 5.20 O Lord so make thy Grace much more abound towards me Psal 69.16 Hear me O Lord for thy loving kindness is good turn unto me according to the multitude of thy mercies v. 17. And hide not thy face from thy servant for I am in trouble O haste thee and hear me Draw nigh unto my Soul v. 18. and save it for thy mercies sake WITH these she rehearsed also several admirable Sentences she had learn'd out of a Book intitul'd Comforts against the Terrours of Death which being slipt out of our mind are not mentioned here SHE having been from the Sunday-morning in continual frights and disquiets occasion'd by the sense of her sins and her apprehension of God's Judgments found her Spirit calmed and her mind much compos'd about seven of the Clock in the Evening when she felt the Comforts of the Holy Ghost and was fill'd with that unspeakable Joy and Glory which God diffuses in their hearts who are struck with a lively sorrow for having offended him NOW at the time of these happy Inspirations it was that she hearing them who were about her talk of giving her something to refresh her body said to them All that is done to me is to no purpose for from my God I have receiv'd the onely Remedy my Soul so much long'd for Psal 118.5 I called upon the Lord in my trouble and the Lord heard me at large I feel my God is on my side v. 6. therefore I will fear no evil v. 16. For the right hand of the Lord is exalted the right hand of the Lord brings mighty things to pass Psal 116.2 The Lord has inclined his ear unto me therefore will I call upon him as long as I breath v. 3. The snares of death compassed me about and the pains of Hell gat hold of me v. 4. I found trouble and heaviness but I will call upon the the Name of the Lord O Lord I beseech thee deliver my Soul. Gracious is the Lord v. 5. and righteous yea our God is merciful v. 6. The Lord preserves the simple I was in misery and he helped me v. 7. Turn again then unto thy rest O my soul for the Lord has dealt bountifully with thee HERE she making a stop they gave her that which was prepar'd for her and some of the Company telling her she should endeavour to take some rest she answer'd That the Rest and Peace she felt in her Soul was her sole joy and happiness And when it was farther said to her that she ought to take courage there being yet hopes of Recovery Ah! reply'd she tell me no more of living here on Earth again now all my thoughts are fix'd upon Heaven Neither does death affright me at all Rom. 6.23 for though I know it is the wages of sin I know also that the Gift of God is Eternal Life Onely pray to God for me that he would be pleas'd to strengthen me more and more against the fears which the sense of my sins may raise in me to the end I may be enabled to fight the good fight 2 Tim 4.7 and so obtain the Crown of Life UPON which one saying to her that the fears occasioned from sin ought to be much less in her than any body else she having always liv'd a most pious retired life she made this answer How do you know I would not have loved the World if I had been brought up as other people of my Quality are Am not I more happy now that my Saviour will take me from it Let us therefore pray him that be would so dispose my Heart that I may go to him with a full assurance of his Mercy O Lord this is the needful time help me my God hast thee to my relief THEN another saying to her But Madam suppose God would

day she answer'd in the words of the Psalmist On God's Almighty Word will I depend Psal 56.4 Woodf On God I 'll trust who certain help will send Come let us sing unto the Lord Psal 95.1 And all his deeds with thankfulness record Vnto our God come let us sing And to his Courts with shouts our presents bring He is our God to Him our Verse we 'll raise And he who heard our Prayers shall now attend our praise AT the same time she also rehearsed the greatest part of the LXII Psalm and often repeated these words Psal 62.1 Truly my soul waits upon God from him comes my salvation adding Where indeed rests this salvation of mine but in him whose presence is the fulness of joy Psal 34.5 They looked unto him and were lighten'd and their faces were not asham'd AFTER which she fell into a little slumber and then putting her hand out of her Bed said O Blessed be the living Lord Most worthy of all praise Psal 18.45 Old Transl That is my Rock and saving health Praised be He always And to that added several other Verses of the same Psalm and also of the XXXV and other Psalms picking out such places as were most pathetical and pertinent to her condition and more particularly insisted upon those that express'd a true and thorough repentance thereby to move God to be more favourable to her Every word of these Divine Hymns was a Sacred Balm for her which she apply'd to her Wounds with such success that she presently found her grief give way to the virtue of it And what is more to be wondred at is that the violence of her pains had not almost alter'd her at all but she look'd as fair as ever Her Eyes were brisk and lively her Countenance gay and her Speech strong yet did she not think her self to be in this condition when observing them who were about her to look upon her with mournful Aspects she said to them I suppose I fright you Pray reach me a Glass that I may see how I look Which being brought her and she having view'd her self in it said God be thanked yet I look very chearful And then in a kind of contempt striking the Glass with her hand bad them have it away THE Lady her Mother desiring nothing more than an opportunity to give this dear Daughter of hers some Token of her Tenderness and let her see that she was very far from affrighting her as she suppos'd did offer to kiss her But the Patient withdrawing her self and seeming to be as much scandalized at it as if her Mother had been going to commit Idolatry said to her Ah Mother what d' ye do Sure you forget your self And turning to the other side of the Bed where the Chaplain stood said to him Is this not a cruel thing I am got loose from the World and my Mother would tye me to it again A little while after this she also perceiv'd that her Sister the Lady De Ponthue with whom she had ever liv'd in perfect love and union look'd upon her with a very compassionate look but without being in the least mov'd or concern'd at it And now finding none of those kind and tender motions which her great love to her Sister had formerly inspir'd her with she said to her Pray dear Sister forbear you are no more to me now than another ABOUT seven a clock in the Evening the doors of her Chamber being set open she said to Monsieur de la Colombrie ' Sir that is the place pointing with her hand to the Chappel in which were the tombs of her Ancestors where this my Body is very suddenly to be laid up till the Day of the Resurrection of the Just Upon which he taking occasion of asking her whether she had any Commands to lay upon him No Sir reply'd she my thoughts are no more emply'd about things here below now my Soul is rais'd up to Heaven already and if she still animates this Body it is but to give continual praise to my God. And thus persisting to turn all her discourse to the concerns of Salvation she went on and said I have overcome all the fears of sin I shall also conquer all my pains though they be never so great Yea I shall be more than Conqueror through JESVS CHRIST who has strengthen'd me O how worthy is this Combat of my Courage WITH these and the like Expressions she either took out of the Scripture or receiv'd more immediately from the Holy Ghost she was entertaining her self and the Company and would frequently say I shall be shelter'd from the wrath of God and often repeated these Ejaculations O my God I will ever love thee I will ever bless thee And thou my Soul be of good chear Not my will Lord but thine be done Come Lord JESV yea come quickly THESE were the words she us'd in her Complaints and with which she appeas'd her grief But for hasty and murmuring words there fell not one from her mouth And as some body was once speaking to her of the temptations of the Devil and his great Warrings against the Faithful at all times especially when they were at the point of death she cry'd out Tush I fear him not 2 King. 6.16 They that he with me are more than they that be against me Joh. 14.30 The Prince of this World has nothing in me The Prince of Darkness cannot prevail against me Rom. 5.1 For being justifi'd by Faith I have peace with God through our Lord Jesus Christ And there is no condemnation to them which are in Him. AS it drew towards Mid-night she fell into a little slumber and her Friends that were continually with her were glad of this opportunity they had to take a little repose also for as they had watch'd suffer'd and pray'd so they were willing likewise to take some rest with her The Lady her Mother who had laid her self down upon the side of her Bed heard her about an hour before day-light often repeat these words ' Mercy Lord Mercy Come LORD JESV come quickly And she observ'd that her Daughter's cries did not express any grief now but a great deal of joy which she took notice of to others It was now Friday-morning when the Lady her Mother seeing her enjoy a greater tranquillity than she had since the preceding Wednesday at night and that she look'd very chearfully said to her Dear Child the Lord will suddenly put an end to our troubles Wait for thy God with patience Whereupon this young Virgin raising her self in her Bed and with a serene pleasant countenance looking upon my Lady said to her Dear Mother I shall not die Death is but a passage to a more constant happy Life Joh. 11.4 This my sickness is not unto death but for the glory of God. Luk. 15.6 Come and rejoyce with me JESVS CHRIST has found me who was a lost Sheep me who