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lived 4 years. This place seemed to agree<br />
better with my husband&#39;s health, &amp; he was<br />
for a considerable time <emotion>very lively &amp; ac-<br />
tive.</emotion> He often remarked it as a particu-<br />
lar favor that he was called to officiate<br />
at the same spot where he had been first<br />
dedicated to the Lord in holy baptism.<br />
In <date><abbr>Dec</abbr></date><hi rend="underline"><hi rend="superscript"><date><abbr>r</abbr></date></hi></hi><hi rend="superscript"></hi><date> 1810</date> he was again seized with a<br />
severe illness arising chiefly from severe<br />
spasms on the breast, which obliged him to<br />
resign his office, in consequence of which<br />
we removed to <placename>Bedford</placename>, where we arrived<br />
<date>July 30</date><hi rend="underline"><hi rend="superscript"><date>th</date></hi></hi><hi rend="superscript"></hi> last year. To this narrative we<br />
have still to add the following. The ac-<br />
tivity, zeal, &amp; devotedness of our late <abbr>B</abbr><hi rend="underline"><hi rend="superscript"><abbr>r</abbr></hi></hi><br />
in serving the cause of Christ in the <orgname><abbr>B</abbr></orgname><hi rend="underline"><hi rend="superscript"><orgname><abbr>rn</abbr></orgname></hi></hi><hi rend="superscript"><orgname><abbr>s</abbr></orgname></hi><orgname><br />
<abbr>Cong</abbr></orgname><hi rend="underline"><hi rend="superscript"><orgname><abbr>n</abbr></orgname></hi></hi><hi rend="superscript"></hi> are well known to most of our<br />
English <abbr>Cong</abbr><hi rend="underline"><hi rend="superscript"><abbr>n</abbr></hi></hi><hi rend="superscript"><abbr>s</abbr></hi> &amp; we have to thank our Lord<br />
Head &amp; Savior, that he has for so many<br />
years set him for a blessing on that<br />
happy flock, <emotion>to whose covenant he was<br />
most sincerely &amp; strongly attached.</emotion> As his<br />
spirit was still lively, <emotion>it was a painful<br />
denial to him to be no longer able to sound<br />
the praises of his redeemer in public;</emotion> he<br />
however spent a happy &amp; useful time of<br />
rest among us, employing his time in<br />
profitable conversation, &amp; correspondence<br />
with many spiritual friends, &amp; in peace-