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O my soul, & all that is within me,
bless his holy name. "In eternity I
will fall prostrate before him, & thank
him for what he did for me in <placename>Bath</placename>. -
Thus far our late Brother's own account.
His surviving widow our dear <persname>S</persname><hi rend="underline"><hi rend="superscript"><persname>r</persname></hi></hi><persname> Church</persname>
adds the following. - To thee I turn
O Shepherd of [?], who knowest thine
own sheep by name, & leadest them in
& out by thy own hand, & according to
the purposes of thy loving kindness, we
were brought together in the marr<hi rend="underline"><hi rend="superscript">d</hi></hi>
state: thy love inclined our hearts to
unite together in loving, following, &
serving thee, & for thy sake to love each
other, & thou didst bless us. Now grant
to my late dear Husband amidst the
pleasures he enjoys at God's right hand,
an additional complacent look for my
sake, for the care of a Father, the ten-
derness of a Husband, & the spiritual
instruction I have enjoyed from him.
Oh remember me a poor solitary tra-
<sic>veller</sic> <corr>veler</corr> in this vale of tears in love &
mercy, & came this & every other trial