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more &amp; more. He bore these Difficulties with<br />
Patience, &amp; praised God <abbr>till</abbr> to his End for all the<br />
Benefits He has shewed to him. At last he desired<br />
much to depart &amp; to be with Christ, received also <del>there,<br />
to</del> the Blessing of the <abbr>Congrn.</abbr> <add>thereto</add> upon his Desire. He him,<br />
self joined also in the Singing very plainly. <abbr>Tho&#39;</abbr> he<br />
often testified contray to Expectation of other <abbr>Brn.<br />
&amp; Srs.</abbr> that he should not yet go home, he said however<br />
the Day before his Departure: Now let us praise<br />
the Lord! this Day I shall go home. But it lasted<br />
however till the next Day on <date>Michaelmas</date> about 4<br />
o&#39; Clock in the Afternoon when he ceased to breathe<br />
quite unobservedly. Aged 85 Years &amp; about 7 Months.