Ap: 4: This week past the lord was good and merciful to me and mine in our peace and outward mercies(.) my son Tho: is somewhat better I praise god, this week past was for many days dry. clear and hot, now cold and windy, but very healthful weather blessed be god: all my cows calved well through mercy, god was very good to me and that in my inward state, giving me a sight and sensibleness of my deadness and emptiness of spirit, oh that I were wise to continue upon my resting place, the Lord was good to me in his work on his day. he in mercy own me and do me good