66 THE LAW OF THE LORD IS PERFECT, CONVERTING THE SOUL: THE TESTIMONY OF THE LORD IS PURE, MAKING WISE THE SIMPLE."-PSALM xix. 7. LONDON: CHARLES GILPIN, 5, BISHOPSGATE WITHOUT. 1848. ADVERTISEMENT. The subjects of the following NARRATIONS furnish a few of the numerous instances, in which sincere, seeking individuals, not previously connected with the religious Society of Friends, have been brought to see, with indubitable clearness, that the principles of that Society embrace the Truth as it is in Jesus. Under this conviction, and for the sake of obtaining a feeding-place with this portion of the flock of Christ, it has been the lot of many such persons to “endure a great fight of afflictions :”—they have been constrained to press forward through strong, and often protracted opposition;-they have been content to make costly sacrifices:-and as they have continued faithful to the measure of light and grace received, have been given largely to experience "joy and peace in believing." These considerations ought surely to induce those who hold the privilege of membership in this Society by birth, highly to estimate it; also |