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. and finfuU infirmities, whiclTfnade me unfit to fpeak unto others, yet he prcfled 'it on me al? my duty.) And'when there was any Jarring, between them and my felfe, he defired me not to be troubled, though I met with oppofition^ that one was ofaSouldierly fpirit, another of a dull Spirit, that it was meere Envy, proihi ^ fing to fpeak with .them abput it himfelfe. Yea when I .refolved to be filcnt at fome mee-^ tings, Mr. Stuclcj himfelfe would fingle me • out, and even confhainfe me to fpeak. As concerning my Carriage at the Admif-, fion of members, I fhall give, a brtefe account * ofitasfolloweth. ~ . . r i( 1 They who defired admiflion into the Soci ety, were fometimes defiled in a. private mee-*:\ tihg to fpeak what experience they had of the worke of grace upon their Soules: after which, we were evevy °ne of us both men and women to declare our thoughts'of what was fpoken$ ^ it being laid down as a ground, that wemuft have an account’ of a change from a naturall'and lcgall eftate, into an eftate of grace and belie ving, of thofe whom we admitted into com munion with us. I among the reft did accor ding to my weak meafure declare my felfe a-, gainft that which I thought would- not ftand for grace.. I was fo far from delighting in this' work, as that it was a trouble to me, an Im-ployment from which I would willingly have • been
DOI link for . and finfuU infirmities, whiclTfnade me unfit to fpeak unto others, yet he prcfled 'it on me al? my duty.) And'when there was any Jarring, between them and my felfe, he defired me not to be troubled, though I met with oppofition^ that one was ofaSouldierly fpirit, another of a dull Spirit, that it was meere Envy, proihi ^ fing to fpeak with .them abput it himfelfe. Yea when I .refolved to be filcnt at fome mee-^ tings, Mr. Stuclcj himfelfe would fingle me • out, and even confhainfe me to fpeak. As concerning my Carriage at the Admif-, fion of members, I fhall give, a brtefe account * ofitasfolloweth. ~ . . r i( 1 They who defired admiflion into the Soci ety, were fometimes defiled in a. private mee-*:\ tihg to fpeak what experience they had of the worke of grace upon their Soules: after which, we were evevy °ne of us both men and women to declare our thoughts'of what was fpoken$ ^ it being laid down as a ground, that wemuft have an account’ of a change from a naturall'and lcgall eftate, into an eftate of grace and belie ving, of thofe whom we admitted into com munion with us. I among the reft did accor ding to my weak meafure declare my felfe a-, gainft that which I thought would- not ftand for grace.. I was fo far from delighting in this' work, as that it was a trouble to me, an Im-ployment from which I would willingly have • been
. and finfuU infirmities, whiclTfnade me unfit to fpeak unto others, yet he prcfled 'it on me al? my duty.) And'when there was any Jarring, between them and my felfe, he defired me not to be troubled, though I met with oppofition^ that one was ofaSouldierly fpirit, another of a dull Spirit, that it was meere Envy, proihi ^ fing to fpeak with .them abput it himfelfe. Yea when I .refolved to be filcnt at fome mee-^ tings, Mr. Stuclcj himfelfe would fingle me • out, and even confhainfe me to fpeak. As concerning my Carriage at the Admif-, fion of members, I fhall give, a brtefe account * ofitasfolloweth. ~ . . r i( 1 They who defired admiflion into the Soci ety, were fometimes defiled in a. private mee-*:\ tihg to fpeak what experience they had of the worke of grace upon their Soules: after which, we were evevy °ne of us both men and women to declare our thoughts'of what was fpoken$ ^ it being laid down as a ground, that wemuft have an account’ of a change from a naturall'and lcgall eftate, into an eftate of grace and belie ving, of thofe whom we admitted into com munion with us. I among the reft did accor ding to my weak meafure declare my felfe a-, gainft that which I thought would- not ftand for grace.. I was fo far from delighting in this' work, as that it was a trouble to me, an Im-ployment from which I would willingly have • been
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; ; •• ( i 6 ) \ y ' ; ■ y v - :. ’ . and finfuU infirmities, whiclTfnade me unfit to fpeak unto others, yet he prcfled 'it on me al? my duty.) And'when there was any Jarring, between them and my felfe, he defired me not to be troubled, though I met with oppofition^ that one was ofaSouldierly fpirit, another of a dull Spirit, that it was meere Envy, proihi ^ fing to fpeak with .them abput it himfelfe. Yea when I .refolved to be filcnt at fome mee-^ tings, Mr. Stuclcj himfelfe would fingle me • out, and even confhainfe me to fpeak.