ABSTRACT
A n d another who by this meanes vvas wrought upon th a t, vvas a young maid, a Minifters Daughter, and had been well iriftrufied and educated frouia child, vvheiebyshe vvas informed of the evils of fcandalous fins and avoided them, and vvas alfo very conftant in the perfor mance of duties;and indeed fo walked as none could fee ou^ht a mife in her conversation, yet notwithftanding.the poor heart was ignorant of her felf, and of Jeius Chriftj but she being under a family Catechifing, and inflruttion vyas ^ by the.mighty power of the eternal Spirits working ) convinced of original fin, and then she faw that ( for all her formality,) she
„ was a (inner > and had need of a Saviour, and fo was brought home to clofe with Jefus Chritt,
This alfo 1 have found ? • that aconft ant clofe feeking ofGod hath been crowned with his prefence, for J my felf was with fome others defired to pray to the Lord for councel, and direction for them £ but they would not tellmeein what it was that they fought direction , yet notwithftanding I did not know thething, 1 fet my felf to feck God for them, and he was pleafedto shew me what it w,as,(trii$ wusAmo 16 57J and ldid prayGodto let mee know his inind in that particular,and the Lord put it upon my heart to go and read, and the place of Scripture handed to mee, was q u ite againft their work ( at thattiine ? which they had upon their heart to do, then Ifought the Lord again, a n d the fecond anfwer was; go in and ^lead > then 1 looked, up to the Lordas ld id before, and faid , Lord, shtw me, where Ishallread, and that Scripture alfo was. flat agaipli their work; and juft fo I had a third anfwer alfo : A n d the next d a y as I was at my work m y heart a n d meditations were a b o v e , and my fecret derfire ftill to God for the further teachings of his good S p ir it , a n d thefe following lines (with much more) caine in as a further anfwer from the Lord:
