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Shrewsbury, we went to a place called Menesquan, and had a good open meeting, and most of the people of that place were there. It was a good time, and I hope the opportunity will not soon be forgotten by divers that were there. From this place we travelled to Croswicks, and had a good meeting. After meeting, a Friend told me that some would say, I spoke by information, because I had opened some matters which were exactly to the state and condition of some there: but I knew nothing of their state and condition, otherwise than as it was then immediately opened in my mind; neither had I been told any thing concerning them, directly or indirectly and from thence we travelled to Burlington, where the monthlymeeting of our Friends had desired that I would be assistant to help to end a difference which had happened through mistake, and continued for seven years, since the first occasion was given, and through Divine assistance, our hearts being filled with the love of Christ, we so prevailed upon the differing persons, that they gave each other satisfaction, with hopes that they should live in love for the future; and Friends of the place greatly rejoiced at the end of that difference. As I went along this town, some Friends told me of a religious people some few miles distant, whom they desired I would have a meeting with. I desired them to see if it would be granted, and let me know; which was done, and we had a meeting, and were kindly received, and the Divine

nature of the gospel of Christ was freely opened to them, and in great love we parted from one another. I travelled in this journey about two hundred miles; and when I came home, my dear wife and family gladly received me with hearts full of love and this testimony I think proper, for several solid reasons, to leave behind me of my virtuous and loving wife, that since we were married, she never hindered me in that service my great Master called me unto, in all the time of our living together: we always parted, for the sake of the gospel of Christ, in pure love, and in the same love we always met again.

Soon after this time I met with several great losses by sea and land, and myself and my little daughter were dangerously sick, so that our recovery seemed doubtful; yet through the mercy of God we both recovered, for which I praise his

name.

After some stay at home, I was again moved in the love of Christ, to visit the general-meetings of Duck-Creek and Salem. At Duck-Creek we had a large and satisfactory meeting. From Duck-Creek I appointed a meeting at George's Creek, which was a good meeting. The next morning we went over to Elsinburgh, and so on to Cohansy, where I met with two of my fellowlabourers in the work of Christ, Thomas Lightfoot and Benjamin Kidd. We had a meeting together at Cohansy, in which the people were exhorted to sobriety and just dealing. The con

trary of both is too obvious at such times at Fairs; there being divers of the Fair people there as well as others, the nature of Christ's work in the heart, was somewhat spoke to, but it was not so open a meeting as some others, the people thereaway being too slack and dull as to religion. Next day we had a meeting at Alloway's Creek, where we all three had some pretty close work; and from hence we went to the general-meeting at Salem, which was larger than common, on account of the said Friend, Benjamin Kidd's, being there; who, in the love of Christ came from England, to visit the churches in this part of the world. There were so many Friends and others here at this time, that some houses were so filled, that there was not room for all that came to lodge there. After this meeting I returned home, and in a few days went into Chester-County, and travelled above 100 miles; and when I came home I understood, that some, for want of a true sense of the work of Christ, had been censuring me for my travelling and hard labour in the work of the ministry of the gospel of Christ; though, by the same rule of judging, the apostles of Christ, and our ancient Friends, who travelled much, cannot escape their censure; for in all my travels, I have had an especial regard to the unity of the brethren, and never knowingly went abroad without it but let this caution be recorded for the instruction of all such forward judges; let them be careful of judging Christ's servants, lest their

words become their burden: "Judge not, that ye be not judged," saith our great Lord, "for with what judgment ye judge, ye shall be judged."

Soon after my return from Chester-County, I was at a marriage at Abington, which was one of the most solemn I have been at; and on the 15th of the third month, at the youths meeting at German-Town, to my great satisfaction; and on the 23d of the same month, I went to the generalmeeting of ministers and elders at Burlington; at which meeting, several things relating to the gospel-ministry were declared: as its being a free, a clear, and a powerful ministry, reaching to the conscience, and convincing of the danger of continuing in sin: and Divine charity was much recommended, without which, all ministry is but as sounding brass, &c. From this meeting I went with Walter Herbert, into Bucks-County, and at Neshaminy we had an open, tender meeting. From thence I went to Buckingham, and was at a marriage of a son and daughter-in-law of Thomas Canby's. The meeting was large, and Friends well satisfied; and it was observable, though I was very hoarse, through a cold I had taken, and could hardly speak in common conversation, yet it was much taken away in my ministry, so that I was carried through the service to. our admiration, for which I was truly thankful. After this meeting I returned home with true

satisfaction, such as is much more valuable than silver and gold, two mighty idols in the world.

After a little stay, at home, I went on a firstday to North-Wales, or Gwynedd, where was a pretty large meeting, many young people being there, to whom I was concerned to shew, that Christ is the way by which we must come into the true church, through regeneration, and that all who invent other ways are thieves and robbers. I rode twenty-five miles that day, and the next day came to Frankfort, and was at the burial of an ancient Friend, Joan Orpwood, at which our Friend John Salkeld was, with whom I was the next day at Philadelphia, at our third-day meeting, which was a good meeting.

On the fourth day of the fourth month, intending soon to take a journey to Long-Island, I thought it a proper time to alter my will, as I had kept one by me for divers years before, considering the uncertainty of life. On the 5th of the fourth month I went to Merion to visit an ancient Friend, John Roberts, who was sick near unto death, where I again met with John Salkeld. The Friend expressed his satisfaction in this visit, and we had a reward of peace in the exercise of that Christian duty of visiting the sick, which is recommended by the apostle to the primitive churches of Christ. After we had been some time with our said sick Friend, we went to the meeting which had been appointed for us several days before, and was large and satisfactory; for which

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