that
expression, It is a pleasant thing for the eyes to behold the sun; which
words then seemed to her to be very applicable to Jesus Christ. By these
things her mind was led into such contemplations and views of Christ, as
filled her exceeding full of joy. She told her brother, in the morning,
that she had seen (i.e. in realizing views by faith) Christ the last
night, and that she had really thought that she had not knowledge enough
to be converted; but, says she, God can make it quite easy! On Monday
she felt all day a constant sweetness in her soul. She had a repetition
of the same discoveries of Christ three mornings together, and much in
the same manner, at each time, waking a little before day; but brighter
and brighter every day.

At the last time, on Wednesday morning, while in the enjoyment of a
spiritual view of Christ's glory and fullness, her soul was filled with
distress for Christless persons, to consider what a miserable condition
they were in. She felt a strong inclination immediately to go forth to
warn sinners; and proposed it the next day to her brother to assist her
in going from house to house; but her brother restrained her, by telling
her of the unsuitableness of such a method. She told one of her sisters
that day, that she loved all mankind, but especially the people of God.
Her sister asked her why she loved all mankind. She replied, Because God
has made them. After this, there happened to come into the shop where
she was at work, three persons who were thought to have been lately
converted: her seeing of them, as they stepped in one after another, so
affected her, and so drew forth her love to them, that it overcame her,
and she almost fainted. When they began to talk of the things of
religion, it was more than she could bear; they wer