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My Heavenly Dear,
I Call thee so, because God hath put Heaven into thee before he hath taken thee to Heaven; thou now beholdest God, and Christ, and Glory as in a Glass, but to morrow Heaven-gates shall be opened, and thou shalt be in the full enjoyment of all that glory which eye hath not seen, nor eare heard, nor the heart of man can conceive. God hath now swallowed up thy thoughts of Heaven, but ere long thou shalt be whol∣ly swallowed in the enjoyment of Heaven. Oh no marvail there should be such a quietness and calmness in thy spirit, whilst thou are falling into this tempestuous storm; because thou perceivest by the eye of faith a haven of rest, where you shall be richly laden with the glory of Hea∣ven. Oh lift up thy head with Ioy when thou layest it upon the block in the thoughts of this, that now thou art leaving thy head, to rest in thy Saviours bosome; which when thou shalt awake, shall be Crow∣ned not with any earthen Crown which fadeth away, but with an Heavenly Crown of glory. Oh be not discouraged when thou shalt see a Guard of Souldiers triumphing with their Trumpets about thee; but lift up thy head, and thou shalt behold God with a Guard of his holy Angels triumphing for to receive thee into glory. Oh be not dis∣mayed at the scoffs and repreaches thou maist meet with in thy short way to heaven; for be assured, that God will not glorifie thy body and soul in Heaven, but he will make the memory of thee glorious upon the earth. Oh let not one troubled thought for thy Wife and Babes rise within thee; thy God will be our God, and our portion; he will be a Husband to the Widow, and a Father to thy Children; the grace of thy God will be sufficient for us. Now, my Dear, I desire willingly and chearfully to resign up my right in thee to my Father, and thy Fa∣ther, who hath the greatest part and interest in thee. Though men have separated us for a time; yet our mercifull God will ere long bring us together again, where we shall eternally enjoy one another, ne∣ver to separate more. And let me hear how God beareth up thy heart, and let me taste of the Comforts that support thee, that they may be as Pillars of Marble to bear up my heart. I can write no more: Fare∣well, farewell, my Dear, till we shall meet where we shall bid farewell no more, till which time I leave thee in the hands of a tender-hearted Father; and do rest, till I shall rest with thee in Heaven.