A Collection of Testimonies Concerning Several Ministers of the Gospel Amongst the People Called Quakers, Deceased: With Some of Their Last Expressions and ExhortationsLuke Hinde, 1760 - 372 pages |
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... Husband , a gentle and prudent Mafter , and a good Neighbour ; whofe Readiness to be affifting in many Cafes , gained him a general Refpect amongst them ; a Lover of Peace , and very inftrumental in compofing of Differences ; fo that ...
... Husband , a gentle and prudent Mafter , and a good Neighbour ; whofe Readiness to be affifting in many Cafes , gained him a general Refpect amongst them ; a Lover of Peace , and very inftrumental in compofing of Differences ; fo that ...
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... Husband and Children in the Truth , She often bewail'd the loofe Profeffors of our own Society , and alfo the Blindness and Pro- phanity of many in other Profeffions , expreff- ing her Defire for the Good of all People ; and faid , That ...
... Husband and Children in the Truth , She often bewail'd the loofe Profeffors of our own Society , and alfo the Blindness and Pro- phanity of many in other Profeffions , expreff- ing her Defire for the Good of all People ; and faid , That ...
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... Husbands " and Friends the 20th of the Seventh Month 1729 , we landed near Chester the 23d of " the fame ; fo vifited Friends Meetings in Wales , and divers Parts of England , fpend- ing about a Year in that Service . She grew " in her ...
... Husbands " and Friends the 20th of the Seventh Month 1729 , we landed near Chester the 23d of " the fame ; fo vifited Friends Meetings in Wales , and divers Parts of England , fpend- ing about a Year in that Service . She grew " in her ...
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... Husband fitting by her , fhe was drawn forth in a living Frame of Spirit , and gave good Advice to him ; also saying , I never had fo much of divine Comfort in all my Life as I now enjoy . She lay ftill and quiet , and de- parted this ...
... Husband fitting by her , fhe was drawn forth in a living Frame of Spirit , and gave good Advice to him ; also saying , I never had fo much of divine Comfort in all my Life as I now enjoy . She lay ftill and quiet , and de- parted this ...
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... Husband , a tender Father , a kind Neighbour , and one who fought the Good of all Men . And though his Strength gradually declined through old Age , of which he was fenfible , yet he continued in a fweet Frame of Mind , often fignifying ...
... Husband , a tender Father , a kind Neighbour , and one who fought the Good of all Men . And though his Strength gradually declined through old Age , of which he was fenfible , yet he continued in a fweet Frame of Mind , often fignifying ...
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Page 323 - Behold, how good and how pleasant it is for brethren to dwell together in unity! It is like the precious ointment upon the head, that ran down upon the beard, even Aaron's beard: that went down to the skirts of his garments; As the dew of Hermon, and as the dew that descended upon the mountains of Zion: for there the Lord commanded the blessing, even life for evermore.
Page 338 - ... things new and old His ministry was in plainness of speech, and attended with divine authority, reaching the witness of God in man, and to the habitation of the mourners in Zion ; frequently pointing out, in a lively manner, the paths of the exercised travellers, and the steps of heavenly pilgrims ; by which he was made helpful to such as are seeking the true rest, which the Lord hath prepared for his people. It may truly be said, he was eminently gifted for the work of the present day, remarkably...
Page 353 - saw no temple" in the new Jerusalem ; " for the Lord God Almighty, and " the Lamb are the temple of it : and the city had " no need of the sun, neither of the moon ; for " the glory of God did lighten it...
Page 240 - May we, under the consideration of our great loss of him, and many other faithful labourers in the Lord's vineyard, now removed from us, be incited so to follow their footsteps, that with them, we may be partakers of that incorruptible inheritance, which is reserved for the righteous when time here shall be no more.
Page 116 - And my fpeech and my preaching was not with enticing words of man's wifdom, but in demonftration of the Spirit and of power : that your faith fhould not ftand in the wifdom of men, but in the power of God...
Page 294 - Lecky ; whilst there, some expressions which she uttered in an affecting manner, were taken down in writing, and are as follow. The 7th of the...
Page 221 - Perhaps he is gone to that place " where the wicked ceafe from troubling, and the weary are at reft...