"Rushworth near Halifax in Yorkshire; but having a Defire to be with her Friends at "M Manchester, got there; and her Diftemper "prevailing upon her, fhe took to her Bed "and lay about two Weeks, moftly in a "retired fenfible Condition, patiently bearing "her Affliction; and a few Hours before her Departure, having lain fome time in Stilnefs, the faid, That she had enjoyed the sweetest Spring of Divine Love that ever she felt in "all her Days; and took Leave of me with a most sweet, composed and pleasant CounteAnd as the lived in the Fear of the Lord, I do firmly believe the died in his "Favour.

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"She departed this Life the 16th of the "Eighth Month 1730, about the seventh "Hour in the Evening, and was buried in "Friends Burying Ground at Manchester the "18th of the fame.

A brief

A brief Teftimony from the Monthly-meeting of Owftwick in Yorkshire, concerning JOHN ADAM.

E was defcended of believing Parents, and educated in the Way of Truth, and was religiously inclined from his Childhood. He became a Minifter about the Twenty fifth Year of his Age, and travelled frequently, in the Service of the Ministry, into Scotland, Holland and Germany; thrice into Ireland ; alfo divers times in Wales, and the South and Weft Parts of this Nation.

He was remarkably innocent, peaceable, meek and humble; which, with fundry other Virtues and Qualifications, gained him the Efteem both of Friends and Neighbours. In short we may fay, he was a Preacher of Righteousness, in Life and Conversation, as well as Doctrine; and we doubt not but our Lofs is his exceeding great Gain.

He departed this Life at his own Habitation in Welwick, the 2 1ft of the Sixth Month 1731. Aged about Fifty feven, a Minifter about Thirty two Years.

A Teftimony

A Teftimony from the Quarterly-meeting in Weftmorland, concerning JOHN THOMPSON.

UR ancient and worthy Friend John Thompson, Son of John Thompson of Črook near Kendal in Weftmorland, was born in the Fifth Month 1667. His honeft Parents zealoufly educated him in the Way of Truth. Notwithstanding which, for fome Years he was very inclinable to many of the Paftimes and Diverfions of Youth, to the great Grief and Affliction of his religious. Parents; but nothing proved fufficient to restrain him, until it pleafed God, by the merciful Vifitation of his Light and Grace, to fhew him the Folly of his Ways, and the evil Confequence that would enfue a Continuance therein; which, he gave way to, wrought fo powerfully in him, as to reclaim him from his former Courses.

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He received a Gift of the Ministry about the Eighteenth Year of his Age, and in a fhort time vifited Friends Meetings in fome adjacent Counties; after which, being seized with Sickness, he underwent great Afflictions, both of Body and Mind, for feveral Months: And thus being baptized in the Deeps, he was led to behold the Wonders of the Lord; and having the Mysteries of the Gofpel opened to

him, he became an able Minifter thereof. He travelled much abroad in his young Years, not only in this Nation, but also in Scotland and Ireland, and had good Service both among Friends and others; though at times, from the violent Infults of fome unreasonable Men, he was expofed to imminent Danger, but through the Protection of Providence was preferved from bodily Harm.

When at home, he was diligent and exemplary in attending Meetings both for Worship and Discipline. The Simplicity of the Gospel very much appeared in his Miniftry, to the Edification of the Church, and the reaching and convincing of feveral. He was alfo zealously engaged in Meetings of Difcipline, at home and abroad, for the Prefervation of Unity and good Order in the Church. Whilft Ability of Body would permit, he very much devoted himself to the Service of Truth; ; but being apprehenfive, of late Years, that his Stay here would not be long, he feveral times very fervently cautioned and warned Friends, in their Meetings, against Formality, and a dead empty Profeffion; and that in a particular manner about two Weeks before his laft Ilness.

Upon a young Man's coming to vifit him, when under confiderable Weakness of Body, he expreffed himself to this Effect; My Day is now almost over, and this is thine: Give thyfelf up freely to the Service of Truth, and

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Spare no Pains to publish the Gospel; we have but once a Time: 'Tis my Comfort that I have freely devoted myself to the Divine Requirings, and I have great Peace now in my declining Years. From hence 'tis evident, that the Divine Power which called, brought forth and fupported him under various Exercises in the Series of his Life, continued to uphold him near his dying Moments.

About the 25th of the First Month 1731, he was feized with a violent Fever, and a Complication of other Diftempers, which were very ftrong upon him; yet he bore his Pain with great Patience, intimating his Refignation to, and Contentment in the Will of God.

He quietly departed this Life at his own House in Crook, on the 2d Day of the Second Month 1731, and was buried in Friends Burying Ground near his own House the 5th of the fame, being accompanied by a confiderable Number of Friends and others. In the Sixty fourth Year of his Age, having been a Minifter upwards of Forty five Years.

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