Some Account of the Sickness and Death of THOMAS SMITH, with fome of his Expreffions in the Time of his Ilness.

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laboured under divers bodily Infirmities, " and was fometimes afflicted with the Stone or Gravel; and on the 21ft of the Firft "Month 1748, in the Evening, had a Fit of "an Ague, and about Midnight was feized "with an entire Stoppage of Urine, which, "notwithstanding he had the Advice of a

Phyfician, continued till he died, being "above eleven Days; in all which time "he was endued with fingular Patience, to "undergo fo great Affliction, in a State of "Contentment and Refignation to the divine Will, as he divers times expreffed to thofe " about him.

"On the first Day of his Ilness, to a Friend "who fat by him, he fignified, that He was "under great Affliction; and if it were the "Lord's Will to remove him by it, he was well " content, having not been short in plainly ad

vifing and warning those he had been among ; "that as the Lord had in fome degree made "him as a Watchman, he had faithfully dif charged his Truft therein, and had then Peace in it, being clear of the Blood of all Men ;

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" and that, through the Lord's Mercy, his Life "and Converfation had been fuch, that he could "recommend, as a Pattern to follow, to thofe

amongst whom he had laboured in the Miniftry. "The next Day, fome Friends coming in "to fee him after the Week-day Meeting, " and one faying, He had thought him not well by his not being there; he replied, That he "had not been short in attending Week - day Meetings, while the Lord gave Ability; but "be believed his Day's Work was now done "and he was freely refigned to the Lord's Will, "whether in Life or Death; but, as his Affliction was great, he rather chofe to be releafed, if the Lord faw meet.

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"On the First-day following, many Friends "being in the Room in Stilness by him, he "raised himself on his Bed, and spoke a few "Words of Exhortation, in a very folid and

weighty manner, advifing To dwell near the

Lord, in order to be truly prepared for their "Change; and when they took Leave of him, "he fignified bis Senfe of their Kindness in vifiting him; defiring the Lord might reward "them when they came to fuch a Time."

A Teftimony

A Teftimony from the Monthly - meeting of Thirsk in Yorkshire, concerning RACHEL PROUD, formerly KENDERAH.

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HE was defcended of believing Parents, near Bilfdale in the Parish of Kelmsley in Yorkshire; and having a religious Education, and an early Vifitation, fhe came to be religiously inclined, and was concerned, in Sincerity, to feek the Lord in her young and tender Years, in order to be acquainted with him and his Truth; and in this Condition it pleased him, who is the Father and Fountain of all our Mercies, and the Giver of every good and perfect Gift, who is full of Compaffion, and will not with-hold from those who seek him in Sincerity, to open her Understanding, by which the came acquainted with him and his Truth, and by taking heed thereto, fhe witneffed a Growth in the fame; and before the was Seventeen Years of Age, fhe was concerned to bear a publick Teftimony for him who had thus vifited her in Mercy; and although her Appearance at firft was but fmall, yet her Innocency was fo great, that it was greatly edifying to Friends; and being faithful thereunto, the experienced an Improvement therein, like the profitable Servant; and found that Saying of Chrift to be true, Unto every one that

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hath shall be given, and they shall have Abundance: Thus was her Gift enlarged, until she became a living and powerful Minister.

In her publick Service fhe was not wont to appear, unless she evidently felt Truth to open her Way. She was a good Example to the Youth, her Life and Converfation agreeing with her Ministry; a conftant Attender of Meetings, both on First-days and other Days. She was one who greatly defired the Profperity of Truth, and was zealously concerned for the propogating of the fame, and travelled much, towards the latter End of her Time, upon that Account. She vifited most of the Meetings in England, and was once in Ireland; in which Journeys we had a good Account of her and her Service, Friends speaking very lovingly and tenderly of her, and greatly defiring to fee her again.

Much might be faid concerning this our Sifter and Labourer in the Vineyard of the Lord, who is now taken from us, to our great Lofs, but, we truft, to her eternal Gain.

She departed this Life, we believe, in much Peace with the Lord, the 9th of the Sixth Month 1749, and was buried at Thirsk the 11th of the fame. Aged Thirty one, a Minister Fourteen Years and upwards.

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An Abftract of the Teftimony from the Mens Meeting of Cork in Ireland, concerning GEORGE BEWLEY.

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E was the Son of George and Mary Bewley, of Ive-gill in Cumberland. The Lord was pleafed early to vifit his Soul, and incline his Mind to feek after Purity and Holiness; and about the Thirtieth Year of his Age he received a Gift of the Ministry. His Appearance therein was to our Edification and Comfort, he being found in Doctrine, and an humble Waiter upon the Lord in our religious Meetings; and zealously concerned, that good Order and Discipline fhould be maintained in the Church, the Lord having gifted him for that Service.

He was a loving Hufband, a tender Father, a good Example in his Converfation and Conduct, of few Words in his Dealings, and just therein; faithful to his Word and Promise, and careful to keep out of the unneceffary Incumbrances of this Life.

He was a frequent Attender of our Quarterly and Province-meetings, alfo the National Halfyear's-meetings, as they fell in courfe, whilft of Ability of Body; and fometimes attended the Yearly-meeting at London. He also feveral times vifited moft of the Meetings of Friends in this Nation, and fome Parts of England, Scotland