Teftimony to bear for him; and when the Day came, a terrible one it was; the Word " of the Lord burned in me like a Fire,

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faying, This is the Day, neglect it not; so "that I was willing to fpeak a few Words. "And it has been my chief Care ever fince, "to minifter in the Ability that God gives: Beginning with the Oil, and ending when "it ftayed; which I know by manifold Experience, is the only Way to please God "and profit the People.

"About the Year 1686, having fome Incli"nation to marry, I had one in view; but confulting him who anfwers from between "the Cherubims, from the Mercy-feat, as I always did' in Matters of moment, he was pleased to give me a View of one, at that Time many Miles diftant, which he after"wards gave me; a fuitable Help-meet and "dear Companion to this Day.

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"Soon after I was married, the Enemy aflaulted me afresh, refpecting the Cares of this Life, with which I much feared I "fhould be fwallowed but my God and "Saviour helped me to pray, and, in the time "of Expreffion, gave me Faith in his Power, "that he who ruleth in Heaven and Earth "would give me Strength to Victory. At the

fame time he gave me to know, I was too "remifs in frequenting Week-day Meetings; "and upon my giving up to the Witnefs of "God in me, he gave me a bleffed Promife,

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"That the little Meal in the Barrel should not fail, and, that my End fhould be happy, as "I continued faithful to him; whofe Promifes "I have witneffed to be Yea and Amen. "Bleffed be his Name for ever.

"About the Year 1694, I joined dear "Gilbert Thompson, my Wife's Brother, in "the Management of his School, with whom "I had true Fellowship; being fenfible, in our Communication, that Jefus drew near. "While I lived there, the Lord put it into << my Heart to vifit Friends in Wales, such a "Day in fuch a Month; which if I had not "anfwered, I had miffed a Meeting, held "only once a Month, at which was convinced a Woman of confiderable Family;

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" which I humbly and thankfully blefs God through Jefus Chrift. I may also fay, in "feveral of my Vifits to Friends in Cheshire, "Yorkshire and Cumberland, fome were con"vinced; which I mention only to encourage "Gospel Ministers to Obedience.

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"It likewife remains with me to fignify, "what the Lord put into my Heart by way "of Prophecy, at a General-meeting at Grayrigg, viz. I WILL BEND THE CEDARS, I cr WILL HUMBLE THE HEATHEN, AND ENLARGE ISRAEL'S BORDERS. And fervent Prayer continues upon my Mind for the young Generation amongst Friends, that "the Lord would be pleafed to prepare them against that Day. I alfo earnestly entreat

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"that our Elders, in their particular and "Monthly-meetings, would watch in a godly "Care and zealous Discipline over them, "that they may live and act agreeable to a "Chriftian Converfation; for unless the hidden

Things of Efau and Achan be destroyed, as "well as discovered, the Ifrael of God can "neither journey forwards, nor ftand before "their Enemies. I am fully of the Mind, "that when ever it may please God to redeem " and recover his Church out of her present "languishing Condition, the Line of Difcipline must be vigorously ftretched over all Tranfgreffors; Judgment laid to the Rule, "and Righteousness to the Balance; fo fhall every one receive what is right, according "to the Ufe or Abuse of their Talents.

"Now to God the Father, for all his. "unutterable Mercies, through Jefus Chrift "his Son, who by the gracious Aid and divine. "Influences of the Holy Spirit, hath hitherto

helped and preferved me, and given me "Faith and Hope of a Manfion amongst the "Sanctified, be rendered and afcribed all "Honour and Praise, Dominion and Glory, " henceforth and for ever. Amen.

Milnthrop near Sedbergh, "CHRISTOPHER WINN." the Eleventh Month 1731.

A Teftimony

A Teftimony from the Quarterly - meeting at Brighthelmstone in the County of Suffex, concerning JOHN SNAS HALL.

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O us it appears a laudible Practice to preferve the Memory of the Righteous, in order to excite the Living to follow the Footsteps of the Flock of Chrift Jefus, our good and holy Shepherd. Such is the Motive in making mention of our worthy Friend and Elder John Snafhall, deceased, who was an exemplary Pattern of Piety; defcended of honeft and religious Parents.

He was born at Keymer, near Hurfperpoint, the 9th Day of the Second Month 1656. His Father was of the national Church, his Mother a Baptift. Being but a Child when his Father died, he fell chiefly under the Care of his elder Brother, a Prefbyterian. When he grew up to Years of Understanding, he fought after Religion, and inclined to go with his Mother among the Baptifts; till having Notice of a Meeting of Friends at Blatchington near Brighthelmftone, he went, and he heard the Truth fo powerfully preached there by Thomas Turner, that he most readily received the Word and kept it; and his Heart being prepared as the good Ground, the Heavenly Seed increased and brought forth in him the Fruits of the Spirit.

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About the Year 1700, it pleafed the Lord to favour him with a Gift of the Ministry, in which he experienced Improvement. He was found in Word and Doctrine, and oftentimes confolating to the Churches of Chrift; so that we have good reafon to believe he was inftrumental in convincing fome, who continued faithful.

And altho' he did not fee his Way clear to vifit many Meetings out of his native County, yet he was diligent, many times through great Difficulties, to attend the Monthly, Weekly, and Quarterly-meetings.

He was zealous against that antichriftian Yoke of Tithes; for which, we believe, he was a faithful Sufferer, being an open and coura gious Oppofer of the hireling Priests, and the corrupt Part of their Doctrine in general; as well as of George Keith in particular, while Keith lived in Suffex, and fought to maintain his Apoftacy.

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In his natural Temper he was very loving and courteous to all; in Charity univerfal a good and kind Neighbour, hardly withholding from any that wanted to borrow. A tender Father; frequent in Exhortation to his Children and Grand - children, to fear the Lord; very often expreffing, It would be bis greatest Joy, could be behold the bleffed Truth profper in his Day.

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He bore his Sicknefs, which was but short, great Meekness and Patience, and in a sweet compofed