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An edifieing wonder, of two children dyeing 100 yeares old or A short account of the last houres of Susanna Bickes (in the 14 yeare of her age) before her death. Septemb. 1. 1664. Also of Jacob Bickes her brother of 7. yeares old. Aug. 6. 1664.
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the beginning of the world Behold now I live yet not I but Christ liveth in me and the life that I now live in the flesh is by the Faith of the Sonne of God who loved me and hath given him selfe for me I am saved and that of grace through faith and that not of my self it is the gift of God Not of workes to the end that no man should boast Eph. 2 8 9 My dear Parents now we must shortlie parte my speech faileth me pray the Lod for a quiet close to my combat All our dear childe how sad is that to us that we must parte Yea said she I goe to heaven and there shall we find one another I goe to Iesus Christ and to my Brother Iacob who did so much crie to God and call upon him to the very last breathing and to my litle sister which was but three years of age when it dyed and when we asked it if it would dye yea said it if it be Gods will I will goe to my litle brother if the Lord will Or I will also stay with my Mother if it be his wil but I know that I shall dye and goe to heaven to God Oh see how so small a babe to which so much grace was given as to have it self every way and in all things so subjected and submitted to the will of God as if it had no will of it's own it said alwise If it be the will of God if it pleas God Nothing for it but as it was the will of God the pleasure of God c. And therefore dear F. and M. give the Lord thanks for this his free and rich grace and then I shall the more gladlie be gone Be gratious then O Lord unto me also be gracious to me wash me throughlie from my unrighteoushes cleanse me from my sinne It is said Isa 1. 18. Although your sinnes were as skarlet they shal be white as snow Although they were red as crimson yet they shal be as wooll Behold God hath washen away my sinn Oh how doe I long for in this body said the Apostle we earnestlie sigh and groan longing for our house which is in heaven that we may be therewith cloathed 2. Cor. 5. 2. Now I also ly heer sighing and longing for that dwelling which is above In the same sermon which I heard or shall ever heare on earth I heard of this in the new Kirk which is matter of great comfort now unto me Then she brought foorth severall notable scriptures which were quoted in that sermon especially Revel 22. And then she called for prayer Pray with me said she that my sins may be forgiven me and that I may have the more abundant faith and assureance of it and the comfort of that assureance and the strength of that comfort according to my necessity She prayed herself and continued a pretty space After prayer in which she insisted principally for pardon of sinne she said my 〈◊〉 parents have I angered or grieved you at any time or done what became me not forgive it me O poor childe say they if all children caryed so to their parents as thou hast done there should be less grief and sorrow upon all hands And if any such thing had escaped thee we would forgive it with our wholl heart you have done 〈…〉 a good childe The heart of her being quieted by her peace with God her Father in the heavens and her peace with her parents on Earth then she began to dispone her books and other litle things and as the grace of God had made her so wise unto salvation so she did showe some proportion of christian prudence almost in every thing smaller and greater My dear mother said she ye shall keep my Catechise book in remembrance of me Ye shall keep Dom. de Witts Catechisation so long as ye live and let my litle sister have the other book as my remembrance In the mean while she told that she found her heart exceedingly pained and overwhelmed and that she knew that her life should quicklie passe away Her Father speaking a word as he was able hoping the Lord would be neer with his strength in this sad hour of her necessity Yea said she The Lord is my shepherd Although I pass through the shadow of the valley of death I will not feare for thou art with me thy rod and thy staff shall comfort me Psa 23. And it is said Rom. 8. the sufferings of this present life are not worthy to be compared to the glory which shal be revealed in us Shall I not suffer and endure seing my glorious Redeemer behoved to suffer so much Oh how was he mocked and spitted on and crowned with thornes that he might parchase a crowne of righteousness for us And that is the crowne of which Paul said 2. Thes 4. 7 8. I have foughten the good fight I have finished my race and keeped the faith Henceforth is laid up for me a crowne of righteousnesse which the Lord the righteous Judge shall give unto me in that day and not only to me but to all who love his appearing 1. Cor. 6. 20. Ye are bought with a price therefore glorifie God in your soules and bodyes which are his Must I not then exalt and bless him while I have being who hath bought yea bought me with his blood Isai 53. Surely he hath borne our griefes took our infirmities we esteemed him smitten and stricken of God But he was wounded for our transgressions and bruised for our sin the chastisement of our peace was upon him and through his stripes are we healed And the Lord hath laid on him the iniquities of us all Joh. 1. Behold the Lamb of God which taketh away the sinn of the world Behold that Lamb is Iesus Christ also for my sinnes he hath satisfied So said Paul 1. Cor. 6. 11. Ye are washed ye are sanctified ye are justified in the name of the Lord Jesus and through the Spirit of our God My end is now very neer Now shall I put on white raiment and be cloathed before the Lamb that spotlesse Lamb with his spotlesse righteousnesse Now are the Angels making ready to carrie my soule before the throne of God Those are they who are come out of great tribulation who have washed their robs and made them white in the blood of the Lamb. Revel 7. She spoke this with a dying voice but full of the Spirit and of the power of faith And this her lively assureance and persuasion of her salvation she further uttered with the words of Paul 2. Cor. 5. 1 2. For we know that if this earthlie house of our tabernacle be dissolved we have one which is built of God a house not made with hands but eternall in the heaven For in this we sigh for our house which is in heaven that we may be cloathed therewith There Father ye see that my body is this tabernacle which now shall be broken downe
My soule shall now parte from it and shall be taken up into heavenly Paradise into that heavenly Ierusalem There shali I dwell and goe no more out but sitt and sing holy holy holy is the Lord God of hosts the Lord of sabbaoth And her last words O Lord God into thy hands I commit my Spirit O Lord be gracious be mercifull unto me a poor sinner and heerupon she fell asleep Being the 1 of September in the evening betwxt 7 and 8 haveing obtained very remarkablie that which so often she intreated of the Lord to wit a soft and quiet departure and the end of her faith the salvation of her soule The last words of her Heer follow the last words of her BROTHER JACOB a childe of 7 yeares old THis litle childe was visited by the Lord with a very sore sicknes upon the 6 of August three or 4 weeks before his sister of whose death we have given some account already For most part he sleeped till neer his death That which he spake ordinarlie when he was awake is in these few words fowowing communicated to the christian Reader So often as he awaked he gave himself to pray Once when his parents had prayed they asked him if they should not once more call for the physician Nay said her dear Fa. and Mo. I will not have the Doctor any more The Lord shall help me I know he shall take me to himself and then he shall help all Ah my dear child said the Father that maketh my heart sore Well said the childe Father let us pray and the Lord shall be neer for my helper And as the parents had again prayed he said come now dear Fa. and Mo. and kiss me I know now that I shall dye Adew dear Fa. and Mo. adew my dear sister adew all Now shall I goe to heaven unto God and Iesus Christ and the holy Angels Father know ye not what is said by Jeremie chap. 17. Blessed is he who trusteth in the Lord. Now I shall trust in him and he will bless me And 1. Joh. 2. Litle children love not the world for the world passeth away away then all that is the world away with all my pleasant things in the world away with my dager which a Student had propined him for where I goe there is nothing to doe with dager and sword Men shall not fight there but praise God Away with all my books for where I goe there is nothing adoe with books There I shall know and be learned sufficiently all things of true wisdom and learning without books The Father being astonished with wonder knew not well what to say but my dear childe the Lord wil be neer to thee and uphold thee Yea Father said he the Apostle Peter saith God resisteth the proud but he giveth grace unto the humble I shall humble myself under the mightie hand of God and he shall help and lift me up Ah my dear childe said the Father hast thou so strong a faith God will strengthen thy saith Yea said the childe Father God hath given me so strong a faith upon himself through Iesus Christ that the Divel himself shall flee from me for it is said Joh. 3. He who beleiveth on the sonne hath everlasting life And hath overcome the wicked one 1. Joh. 2. Now I believe in Iesus Christ my Redeemer and he will not leave nor forsake me but shall give unto me eternall life Then shall I sing holy holy holy is the Lord of Sabaoth And with the short word of prayer Lord be mercifull to me a poore sinner He quietly breathed it out and sleept in the Lord. August 8. 1664. To conclude we may see heer by the mouth of these children being as it were two or three of that blessed cloude of witnesses Hebr. 12. 1. That verified which we read Isa 65. 20. THE CHILDE SHALL DIE AN HUNDRED YEARES OLD Reader I have noe more to say to thee but as thou would wish to live for ever stand in alw of that which followeth immediatlie in that same vers BUT THE SINNER though AN HUNDRED YEARES OLD SHALL BE ACCURSED FINIS