t o ) future, although I had looked on the Contrary as my duty formerly* which refolution I ac-cordinglie kept alwaies afder the Officers were. chofen, unlefleit were when I was required to give in my thoughts concerning a perfon, pro-pofed or asked a queftion* yea Mr. Stucltf witnefleth forme in the charge it feljfe9> where he faith, it was a longtime that I Contended for womens fpeaking,and in Mi* Matt’s- book for fome time &c. By which it is evident that I did not continue in the pra<3ife thereof to the laft: how can then my fpeaking.be brought as an Inftancc to prove me contention (one ground of their Sufpenfion) neer three yeares after /had left of this pra&ife. > ; • ■ ! As for what he faith followed on his Repro~ ving and admonifbing me, viz* I A decay of jiffeftion to him.' • ; / anfwer , if there were fuch a vifible de£ay' ofuffe ft ion, hemiftookthecaufeofit. /twas not his reproving ofme,: no, the reproof was (o mild and gentle, and at fuch a diftance, as that / had litic reafon to bs angry with him for it». But k was his [elfe-fecking, and minding ^his civn things more then the things of Chrift &c„. againft which / did declare my diflike both before arid after this reproof anaadmonitiifi. • , JAs to what he faies, that after their denying me the liber tie of fpeaking, I contempt uoujlf neg­ lected Qhurch meetings, and flighted the vffi-ccrs'. - ... A

DOI link for t o ) future, although I had looked on the Contrary as my duty formerly* which refolution I ac-cordinglie kept alwaies afder the Officers were. chofen, unlefleit were when I was required to give in my thoughts concerning a perfon, pro-pofed or asked a queftion* yea Mr. Stucltf witnefleth forme in the charge it feljfe9> where he faith, it was a longtime that I Contended for womens fpeaking,and in Mi* Matt’s- book for fome time &c. By which it is evident that I did not continue in the pra<3ife thereof to the laft: how can then my fpeaking.be brought as an Inftancc to prove me contention (one ground of their Sufpenfion) neer three yeares after /had left of this pra&ife. > ; • ■ ! As for what he faith followed on his Repro~ ving and admonifbing me, viz* I A decay of jiffeftion to him.' • ; / anfwer , if there were fuch a vifible de£ay' ofuffe ft ion, hemiftookthecaufeofit. /twas not his reproving ofme,: no, the reproof was (o mild and gentle, and at fuch a diftance, as that / had litic reafon to bs angry with him for it». But k was his [elfe-fecking, and minding ^his civn things more then the things of Chrift &c„. againft which / did declare my diflike both before arid after this reproof anaadmonitiifi. • , JAs to what he faies, that after their denying me the liber tie of fpeaking, I contempt uoujlf neg­ lected Qhurch meetings, and flighted the vffi-ccrs'. - ... A

t o ) future, although I had looked on the Contrary as my duty formerly* which refolution I ac-cordinglie kept alwaies afder the Officers were. chofen, unlefleit were when I was required to give in my thoughts concerning a perfon, pro-pofed or asked a queftion* yea Mr. Stucltf witnefleth forme in the charge it feljfe9> where he faith, it was a longtime that I Contended for womens fpeaking,and in Mi* Matt’s- book for fome time &c. By which it is evident that I did not continue in the pra<3ife thereof to the laft: how can then my fpeaking.be brought as an Inftancc to prove me contention (one ground of their Sufpenfion) neer three yeares after /had left of this pra&ife. > ; • ■ ! As for what he faith followed on his Repro~ ving and admonifbing me, viz* I A decay of jiffeftion to him.' • ; / anfwer , if there were fuch a vifible de£ay' ofuffe ft ion, hemiftookthecaufeofit. /twas not his reproving ofme,: no, the reproof was (o mild and gentle, and at fuch a diftance, as that / had litic reafon to bs angry with him for it». But k was his [elfe-fecking, and minding ^his civn things more then the things of Chrift &c„. againft which / did declare my diflike both before arid after this reproof anaadmonitiifi. • , JAs to what he faies, that after their denying me the liber tie of fpeaking, I contempt uoujlf neg­ lected Qhurch meetings, and flighted the vffi-ccrs'. - ... A