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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... therein , either in paying or receiving them . And , having a Gift beyond many in the Govern- ment of Church Affairs , he exercised the fame in much Wisdom and Prudence , and laboured diligently for the Peace of the Church , and to keep ...
... therein , either in paying or receiving them . And , having a Gift beyond many in the Govern- ment of Church Affairs , he exercised the fame in much Wisdom and Prudence , and laboured diligently for the Peace of the Church , and to keep ...
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... therein his frequent Service amongst Friends was very edifying , and helpful to fuch as had the Opportunity of his Labours and Service amongst them . He was not only inftrumentally helpful in that respect , but the Lord having been gra ...
... therein his frequent Service amongst Friends was very edifying , and helpful to fuch as had the Opportunity of his Labours and Service amongst them . He was not only inftrumentally helpful in that respect , but the Lord having been gra ...
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... therein , in the greatest Exercises that he met with ; and alfo , That he found a favourable and kind Reception among Friends where he travelled ; which bowed him down in Spirit before the Lord , in Thank- fulness to acknowledge his ...
... therein , in the greatest Exercises that he met with ; and alfo , That he found a favourable and kind Reception among Friends where he travelled ; which bowed him down in Spirit before the Lord , in Thank- fulness to acknowledge his ...
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... therein , and that they might not too much depend upon inftrumental Means , which frequently leads to a Neglect of attending upon the Gift in themselves . Thus he was often engaged in Spirit for the Good of thofe he laboured amongft ...
... therein , and that they might not too much depend upon inftrumental Means , which frequently leads to a Neglect of attending upon the Gift in themselves . Thus he was often engaged in Spirit for the Good of thofe he laboured amongft ...
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... therein , to the Honour of God , and the Comfort of his People . She was a tender nurfing Mother , both in her Family and in the Church of Chrift , and had a fervent Zeal for God and his bleffed Truth ; and she was very loving and ...
... therein , to the Honour of God , and the Comfort of his People . She was a tender nurfing Mother , both in her Family and in the Church of Chrift , and had a fervent Zeal for God and his bleffed Truth ; and she was very loving and ...
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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 252 - the Lord gave, and the Lord hath taken away ; bleffed
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...