would often fay, She should be very willing to die; but defired, she might patiently wait the Lord's Time. One time in her laft Ilness, fhe faid, If these bodily Afflictions were over, all would be well, and I fhall be where the Weary are at Reft. She feveral times faid, I wait for my Change; and often fignified, the Lord was good to her, and refreshed her Soul in the Nightfeafon, when she could not fleep. She often preffed her Children and Family to feek the Lord, and to live in his Fear, and to wait for the Guidance of the Spirit of Truth, which is able to preserve out of every evil Way, and will certainly lead them, who truly follow and obey it, through the Troubles of this Life, to Peace and Reft for evermore.

Thus this our worthy Friend, having patiently waited for her Change, and furmounted the Difficulties of Mutability, was gathered, like an Ear of Corn fully ripe, into the Garner of Eternity, in the Eighty eighth Year of her Age, and has left behind her a Memorial of a good Report and fweet Savour, worthy to be followed by her Survivors.

She departed this Life the 3 1ft of the Fifth Month, and was interred in Friends Burying Ground in Warwick, the 3d of the Sixth Month 1742.

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A Teftimony from the Quarterly - meeting at Birmingham in the County of Warwick, concerning JOSEPH FREETH.

E was Son of our worthy Friend Jonathan Freeth, of Birmingham deceased. The pious godly Care and Counsel of his Parents in his Education, though not strictly adhered to in his Youth, yet, as he grew in Years, made very deep Impreffions upon his Mind, which he hath often expreffed with great Thankfulness, both to the Lord and them.

When he left his Parents, he fettled at Coventry, about the Twenty fifth Year of his Age, when it pleased the Lord to afford him a fresh Vifitation of his Love, fo that he became very religious, diligently feeking after the Way of Life and Salvation; and, by yielding Obedience, through Faith, unto the Gift of God, he was made Partaker of Life and Peace in our Lord Jefus Christ.

About the Twenty eighth Year of his Age, it pleased the Lord to call him to the Work of the Ministry; and he being faithful to the heavenly Vision, preached the Gospel with Zeal and Fervency. In his Ministry he was plain, found and powerful; in Supplication fervent. He vifited fome Meetings in feveral

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Counties in this Nation, and lately in our own County and the Counties adjacent, much to the Comfort and Satisfaction of Friends.

He was very diligent in attending Meetings for Worship and Difcipline, in fettling the Affairs of the Church, in which he was of excellent Service, being often closely exercised in Spirit, that he might witness a degree of that Power which Friends were fo eminently favoured with in their firft Settlement; in the Senfe whereof, his Counfel was folid and weighty. He was particularly inftrumental, when any undue Warmth appeared, to the reftoring Calmnefs and Quiet in the Meeting; being earneftly concerned, that Friends might be influenced by nothing but Love and Zeal for the Truth.

He often vifited both Friends and others, when under Affliction; and in such Oppołtunities was frequently divinely favoured, to the great Comfort and Confolation of the Afflicted. He was endued with a good Understanding, both in the Things of God, relating to the Good and Welfare of the Soul, and alfo in the Affairs of this Life; fo that he had great and good Service in both, and many received Benefit thereby.

He was endued with excellent Virtues, being found in admonishing, circumfpect and gentle in reproving, tender in advising, abounding in Charity, given to Hofpitality, liberal in communicating, free and careful in DistribuM 2

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tions, willing to do Good to all, efpecially to the Houshold of Faith, labouring earnestly for the Profperity of Sion; and, being a Partaker of the like precious Faith with the Elders of old, hath obtained a good Report, being univerfally esteemed, and his Lofs lamented.

He was a faithful and loving Husband, a tender Father, a kind and compaffionate Master, a fincere Friend and good Neighbour.

He had but a few Days Ilness, in which he fignified to fome Friends about him, He felt Peace within. We doubt not but he finished his Course with Joy, died in Favour with the Lord, and is at Reft with the Faithful.

He departed this Life on the 3d Day of the Sixth Month 1742, and was decently buried in Friends Burying Ground, in the City of Coventry, the 5th of the fame. In the Fifty third Year of his Age, a Minister about Twenty five Years.

A Teftimony

A Teftimony from the Monthly meeting at Carlisle, concerning THOMAS STORY.

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EING exhorted, in holy Writ, to count thofe Elders worthy of double Honour, who rule well, and labour in the Word and Doctrine ; we think it our Duty, in Love and Esteem, as well as Juftice, to the Memory of this our antient, eminent and worthy Friend, to give forth this brief Teftimony; and that others alfo may be encouraged, by fuch pious Examples, to embrace the Truth, and perfevere in the Way of Life and Salvation.

He was born at Justice-Town, near Carlisle in Cumberland, defcended of reputable Parents of the Church of England, who gave him a liberal Education: But for a farther Account of this and feveral other Particulars, we refer to his Journal, and fhall only fignify in general, that in the Year 1689, he was convinced of the Truth, and of the inward and spiritual Appearance of Chrift in the Souls of Mankind, for the Completion of their Redemption and Salvation; and about the Year 1693 had a Teftimony given to bear to the fame, in the Demonstration of the Spirit and of Power.

He travelled much, in the Service of the Gofpel, in England, Scotland, and Ireland ; and alfo in the English Plantations in America,

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