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seen the great love of Christ to me; I tasted it, and was refreshed. Blessed be God, I had a comfortable day of it; I endeavoured to set faith on work, and came away comforted."

At another time: "A sweet opportunity; the duty pressed was, Arm yourselves, likewise, with the same mind.”

At another: "A wonder of mercy, that I, who am not worthy of a crumb from the table, should be admitted to sit at it, and feast, not only with, but upon the Lord. How is it? I have renewed my covenant afresh with him, and deliberately chosen him for my treasure; and now, I bless God, I count the world, and all things on this side him, but trash."

"Another precious opportunity.

The duty

pressed was, to work out my own salvation with fear and trembling. The Lord help me in it, and work in me both to will and to do."

At another: "From Phil. iv. 1, so stand fast in the Lord, my dearly beloved."

At another: "The exhortation was from Ps. cxvi. 16, Truly I am thy servant.”

At another: "From 1 Samuel xii. 24, Only fear the Lord."

At another: "From Romans xii. 1, Present your bodies a living sacrifice."

At another: "This was an avouching day:

I did afresh take God to be mine. The Scripture closed with was Deut. xxvi. 17, Thou hast avouched the Lord."

to me.

At another: "Job x. 15, If I be wicked, woe Woe, and a thousand woes to me, if I be wicked. I that have known more, and professed more, and been more convinced than others. I that have had so many mercies from God, and so oft renewed my covenants with him. If I be wicked, and must go to hell at last (as all that are wicked must,) it will be hell indeed to me."

At another time: "I was minded of that great duty, in all my ways to acknowledge God, from Prov. iii. 6."

"I was exhorted from Hebrews xii. 1, to lay aside every weight, and the sin that doth most easily beset me.

"From 1 John i. 12, Not to sin.

"From Psalm xxxi. 23, To love the Lord. "From Rom. viii. 1, To walk after the Spirit. "From 1 Cor. xv. 58, To abound in the work of the Lord.

"From 2 Cor. v. 14, 15,

"From 1 Thess. iv. 1,

please God.

To live to Christ.

To walk so as to

"From Colos. iii. 1, 2, 3, To seek the things

above.

"From 2 Peter iii. 18, To grow in grace. "From Ephes. v 15, 16, To walk circumspectly.

"From Ephes. iv. 22, 23, To put off the old man, and to put on the new man. I hope I have done that to-day, which I shall have cause to bless God for to eternity.

"From 1 Cor. x. 12, Let him that thinketh he standeth take heed lest he fall.

"A sealing day; the Lord did accept, and pardon. I did endeavour to give myself to Christ, deliberately, sincerely, freely, and, it shall be, for ever. The Lord keep it always in the imagination of the thoughts of my heart, and establish my way before him."

At another "The exhortation was, from 1 Peter i. 13, Gird up the loins of your mind. It was a sweet opportunity. What I have in hand is nothing to what I have in hope. Not unto me, O Lord, but to thy name be the praise. I had the comfort; God shall have the glory." At another: "1 Peter i. 22, Love one another. I was dead and cold at the ordinance, I would endeavour to make up what was amiss by after diligence. The Lord set in with me."

"2 Samuel xxiii. 5.-Yet hath he made with me an everlasting covenant. I did afresh take God the Father to be my chiefest good and

highest end; God the Son to be my Prince and Saviour; God the Holy Ghost to be my Sanctifier, Teacher, Guide, and Comforter; God's Word to be my rule in all my actions, and his people to be my people in all conditions. The exhortation was, to join in the angels' song, Luke ii. 14, Glory to God in the highest."

Thus far before she was married.

At another time" The exhortation was, Ps. lxxxv. 8, Not to return again to folly. All sin is folly, but sin, after God hath spoken peace, is folly with a witness."

At another time: "From Hosea xiv. 8, To have no more to do with idols.-From Psalm xxiii. 6, To dwell in the house of the Lord.From Colos. ii. 6, 7, To walk in Christ with thanksgiving. From Isa. ii. 5, 6, Walk in the light of the Lord; that is, 1st. to walk closely in my family, in my shop.-2d. To walk comfortably; for God would have his people a comfortable people. From John viii. 10, To go and sin no more.”

At another: "I was very dull and drowsy some part of the time, but came away rejoicing that I had what I came for. The Lord help me to be the more busy after. The Scripture closed with was Romans vi. 12."

At another: "the exortation was from 1 Peter

ii. 9. To shew forth the praises of him who hath called us."

"From Joshua xxiv. 21, 22, 23, Ye are witnesses."

"From Deut. xxix. 9, Keep the words of this covenant."

"From Gen. xxix. 1, Then Jacob went on his way. Margin, then Jacob lift up his feet; when he had that view of God, chap. xxviii. 12, and made that vow to God, chap. xxviii. 20, then he lift up his feet."

"From Jer. xiii. 11. To be unto him for a name and for a praise, and, therefore, to abstain from those things which make a dishonour and disgrace to God, and to abound in those things which are for his honour."

"From Eccl. viii. 11, Keep the king's commandment, because of the oath of God."

"From 2 Timothy ii. 3, To endure hardness." "From 2 Chron. xv. 14, 15, To seek with my whole heart. The Lord grant that the impressions of this ordinance may not wear off."

"From 1 Cor. v. 11, To purge out the old leaven."

"From Daniel xii. 13, Go thy way till the end be, for thou shalt rest.”

The last she received was July 4th, 1697. "The exhortation was from the practice of the

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