Monday, September 21. I began to correct a little volume of my private writings: God, I believe, remarkably helped me in it: my strength was ♦surprisingly lengthened out, my thoughts quick and lively, and my soul refreshed, hoping it might be a work for God. Oh, how good, how sweet it is to labour for God! ♦ “suprisingly” replaced with “surprisingly” Tuesday, September 22. I was again employed in reading and correcting, and had the same success, as the day before. I was exceeding weak; but it seemed to refresh my soul thus to spend my time. Wednesday, September 23. I finished my corrections of the little piece forementioned, and felt uncommonly peaceful: it seemed as if I had now done all my work in this world, and stood ready for my call to a better. *As long as I see any thing to be done for God, life is worth having: but Oh, how vain and unworthy it is, to live for any lower end! Friday, September 25. This day I was unspeakably weak, and little better than speechless all the day: however, I was able to write a little, and felt comfortably. Oh, it refreshed my soul, to think of former things, of desires to glorify God, of the pleasures of living to him! “Oh my dear God, I am speedily coming to thee, I hope! Hasten the day, O Lord, if it be thy blessed will: Oh come, Lord Jesus, come quickly. Amen.”¹ ¹ This was the last that ever he wrote in his _diary_ with his own hand: though it is continued a little farther, in a broken manner; written by his brother Israel, but indited by his mouth. September 27. He felt an unusual appetite to food; with which his mind seemed to be _exhilarated_, as a sign of the very near approach of _death_. He said upon it, “I was born on a _sabbath-day_; and I have reason to think I was new-born on a _sabbath-day_; and I hope I shall die on this _sabbath-day_; I shall look upon it as a favour, if it may be the will of God that it should be so: I long for the time. Oh, _why is the chariot so long in coming? why tarry the wheels of his chariot?_ I am very willing to part with all: I am willing to part with my dear brother John, and never to see him again, to go to be for ever with the Lord. Oh, when I go there, how will God’s dear church on earth be upon my mind!” *Afterwards the same morning, being asked how he did? he answered, “I am almost in eternity: I long to be there. My work is done: I have done with all my friends; all the world is nothing to me. I long to be in heaven, _praising and glorifying God_ with the holy _angels_: all my desire is to glorify God.”