' 'Well,'
I rejoined, 'if it be so, what creates this agony of mind?' 'O, my sins,
my sins,' she cried; 'I am about to die.' I then inquired what the
particular sins were which so greatly distressed her, when she
exclaimed, 'O, my children, my murdered children! I am about to die, and
shall meet them all at the judgment-seat of Christ.' Upon this I
inquired how many children she had destroyed, and to my astonishment she
replied, 'I have destroyed _sixteen_, and now I am about to die.'" After
this Mr. Williams tried to comfort her, by telling her that she had done
this when a heathen, and during the times of ignorance, which God winked
at. But she received no consolation from this thought, and exclaimed
again, "O, my children, my children." He then directed her to the
"faithful saying, which is worthy of all acceptation, that Jesus Christ
came into the world to save sinners." This gave her a little comfort;
and after visiting her frequently, and directing her to that blood which
cleanseth from all sin, he succeeded, with the blessing of God, in
bringing peace to her mind. She died soon after, rejoicing in the hope
that her sins, though many, would be forgiven her.
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