Samuel Hopkins, Memoirs of the Life of Mrs. Sarah Osborn, 2nd ed. (Catskill: N. Elliot, 1814), extracts from her diary, entry headed "Monday evening," p. 175

Blessed be God, he hath been with me all the day, of a truth; hath enabled me to be diligent, and aim at faithfulness. Be of good cheer, O my soul, for the God that hath brought thee thus far on thy journey toward thy et…