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A76311	A True relation, of the life & death of Sarah Beckwith, daughter of Marmaduke and Elizabeth Beckwith, of Audbrough near Massham in York-shire; who in about the twentieth year of her age departed this life, the 24th. day of the 9th. month, 1691.	Beckwith, Hannah.; Beckwith, Marmaduke.; Beckwith, Elizabeth.	1692 (1692)	Wing B1655A; ESTC R170490	17,903	40

A TRUE RELATION OF THE LIFE DEATH OF Sarah Beckwith Daughter of Marmaduke and Elizabeth Beckwith of Audbrough near Massham in York-shire Who in about the Twentieth Year of her Age departed this Life the 24th day of the 9th Month 1691. Witnessing the fulfilling of God 's ancient promise that in the latter Days he would power forth his Spirit upon his Servants and Hand-maids ●nd out of the Mouth of Babes and Sucklings he would shew forth his praise ●lessed are the Dead that dyes in the Lord yea saith the Spirit for they rest from their labours and their works follow them Rev. 14.13 Printed in the Year 1692. The Relation of HANNAH BECKWITH Touching the exercise of her dear S●●●● before and in the time of her sickness And th●●ord delivered by her a little before her Death 〈◊〉 as could be well remembred With a Te●●●●ony concerning her I Being very often with my ever dear and wellbeloved Sist●● i● th●●●me of her sickness and being truly sensiable of the wonderfull dealings of the Lord with her and of his unspeakable Love to her in her great exercise to her great comfort I called to mind yea it came fresh into my remembrance what a tender frame of spirit she had been off even from her Child-hood which I saw the Lord had not forgot but had that regard unto it as to reward the same into her bosom manyfold and I cannot forbear in the first place in short to make mention thereof in order to what I have to say ●oncerning her exercise in the time of her sickness before the Tabernacle was laid down She was endued with an understanding from her child-hood and in the years of her Youth beyond the most of her equals of her age Sober and Grave in her deportment nor adicted ●o light and needless words nor such communication as corrupts good manners but most appeared amongst us her Sisters and the rest of the Family as one who had set a watch before her Spirit that she might not offend the Lord nor be of evill example amongst Us s●● was pittifull and therein courtious and kind to all that stood in need she was tenderly obedient to her Parents and affectionate kind to us her Sisters and in the latter years of her Age she was given much to a retiredness and though carefull in the things of this World yet as one that used the world as not using it And as o●● sincerely devoted to serve the Lord and the Kingdom which hath no end and the righteousness thereof Not doubting but as the Lor● saw meet other thin●● would be added she w●● observed often in the evening when her wor● was much over to walk into the Fields and a● her return often appeared to have had a tende● exercise upon her spirit in brokenness and whe● her sickness and weakness of body begun to gro● upon her and her exercise before the Lord as to another world did inlarge in her she got little rest or sleep for many nights together yet he● understanding was kept cleer and her memory sound which she often said was a great mercy to her and praised God for it And on the 19th day of the 9th Month 1691 She being sorly troubled with shortness of breat● we did not expect according to outward appearance she should have lived over that nigh● and she also told us she questioned whether 〈◊〉 might live till morning or no But in pleas● the Lord to give her some ease and she being in Bed desired us to raise her up and so we having done so she began to speak of the dealings of the Lord with her and of the many temptations that the wicked one laboured to ensnare withall of which she said she had been sensible She desired us that were young in yeares to prize our time not knowing how few days we had to live for said she I did not think my time had been so near an end Said again many were the temptations of the enemy and more especially ●o Youth by presenting length of days and perswading them that it s soon enough for them to trouble themselves with such a concerne ●or said she so would he have perswaded me and many wayes was I so tempted by him which caused my exercise to be such as I was nearly brought to dispaire And then said she I sought the Lord night and day when no Eye saw no Eares heard but the Lord alone who heard my call and caused a cry to run through me that he had good will for me and the Lord after gave me some comfortable assurance of my salvation But the enemy hath been very busie saith she and hath surely huried me since I begun with this illness She said it was hard to live in this World and not sin against the Lord and said also if it might be well with her it were better for her to dye then to live And with great ●erveney of Spirit she besought the Lord to spare her saying Lord add one other day to me that I may seek thee and that I ma● feel thee and O Lord give me full assurance of my salvation before I depart hence Many times saying O Lord let not my distempou● overcome my sence till I come to a full Injoyment of thee and O Lord I pray thee let not my desires cease till thou answer the desires o● my heart and let nothing quench my thirst but thy love And so she continued in suplication to the Lord for a considerable time And the Lord was pleased to answer her desires to the glading of her heart and causeing her Cup to overflow So that living praises and Heavenly melodious sounds run through her to the God of her salvation and so she continued in a swee● and heavenly frame many times saying O tha● I had breath to praise the Lord O that I ha● breath to praise his Name and at many time● she gave good and tender advice to Us her Sisters desireing us to love and fear the Lord above all and to keep in the Truth saying O press after it to feel the working of it in your own hearts And when you are in it keep in it and under the government of it and heed not to deck your selves but be meet and low saying None ought to pride themselves in any Induements neither in Beauty not in any o●her thing because it was not their● but the Lords who gave it them and can tak● it away when he pleaseth saying what is all now to me tenderly advising us not to let any thing in this World steal away our mindes She also spake of the state of many and said there are many that were grown careless and was gotten into liberty and such were ill examples to those that were coming up and said there are many that comes to Meetings and professes the Truth that knows but little what Truth is and said also it did not consist only in comeing to Meetings and wearing plain apparell and

the like unless they came to feel the workings of truth in their own hearts for said she all such outward appearances will stand in no stead without the love of God be inwardly felt and enjoyed for said she it is an easie thing to come to Meetings and some are ready to think that doing so and behaveing themselves soberly before this or the other person is sufficient But said she the Lord sees at all times and he will have no such mockery but said she I bless God I have not been guilty of seeming what I was not But O how did her love run forth to those who were faithfull saying they were near and dear to her and much desired the company of such as feared the Lord and loved the Truth and walked therein She wonderfully praised the love and mercies of the Lord to her saying it is not for my deserts for I had nothing to ingage the Lord with but it is his free love to me She often desired the Lord to give her a little ease that she might have a more full enjoyment of him and indeed she was so much born up over her weakness that at many times she felt little or no pain that we could diserne but with a mi●d●● and cheareful countinance would say I am well every way but for want of breath and the Lord can raise me up if he see it good forme and if not I am content I do believe which way so ever it be it will be for my good And she speaking of the way of truth said it was a straight and narrow way and not to be kept in without a daily watch and said it is this days bread and not that which was fed of yesterday that will satisfie for there are many by paths but as Job saith said she There is a path which no fool knoweth which the ●olterous eye hath not seen the Lyons whelp hath not troden it nor the fierce Lyon passed by it But said she although a strait way yet it is a pleasant path and delightsome Oh said the here is peace in abundance it is so sweet I could delight always to enjoy it and to live therein the Gold of Opher is not worthy to be compared to it And thus continued she in a sweet frame of Spirit her mind being wholy taken up with heavenly thoughts saying Lord give me fully to drink of the well of water that is within the Gate for thou hast ravish'd my heart and I am overcome with thy love Oh I long I long O Lord open thou the windows of heaven and power in of thy blessings into my soul untill there be not room enough to receive that I may bless and praise thy name and that I may ever swim in the Ocion and streams of thy love and living praise to the Lord with mellodious sounds aboundantly sprung from her She did also often advise those that were with her to keep out of passion saying Oh have a care of passion it hinders the prosperity of the work of God and there is no extream in the Truth ah it is of a meek and an heavenly quality That afternoon before she dyed she desired the Lord to spare her another half day if it was his will that she might enjoy him and that she might praise him and said I have known Christ to be my leader and my teacher shall be no more removed into a corner for mine eyes have seen my teacher and mine eares hath heard a voice saving this is the way walk in it she after desired the Lord to give her an easie passage and that night she desired that none but Friends might sit up with her her love being abundantly large to them And some of us going to bed haveing wanted our rest she tenderly took her leave of us and said if she were worse some should call and takeing me by the hand said dear Sister thou hast been near and dear to me and carefull of me the Lord requite thee and be near to thee when thou comes to lye on thy dying bed and so near the Morning her distemper growing upon her she said I am as sensiable as any of you and I am well content to dye saying I have no doubt of my Salvation forever I am going to dear Robert Lodge with many more sweet expressions which could not well be remembred nor perfectly heard her voice being very low she was very sensiable to the last so far as we could observe and spoke to within a very little time wherein she drew her last breath saying Lord take me away Lord take me away and presently after she quietly and comfortably passed away out of this world to live for ever in the World which hath no end She was a dear Sister to me a faithfull comfortable companion and help in the Lord and hard it was to me freely to part with her if it had been the Lords will that we might a little longer have enjoy'd each other in the body to have been each others help and cause of joy but being so fully satisfied that the love and blessings of the Lord was upon her I was more willing to give her up to him who gives and takes away and can do no less but bless and praised 〈◊〉 his holy name and return all glory and honour to him who is everlastingly worthy blessed for ever and for evermore And it is the servent desire of my heart that we who are left behind may so live to God and walk in the ever blessed Truth which she testified to to her latter end that we may be made partakers of that rest peace and joy Which undoubtedly she is already entered into Hannah Beckwith Written the 11. of the 10th Month 169● A Few words in Testimony concerning the Life and Death of Sarah Beckwith Daughter of Marmaduke and Elizabeth Beckwith c. Who Departed this Life the 24th 9th Month 1691. SHe was of my familiar acquaintance from a Child for I lived divers years during her Child-hood in her fathers house she was born of beliveing parents and under their eye and care educated in the way and profession of truth which God Almighty in blessing doth regard and I am well satisfied that in her own soul she was a real lover of truth from a Child for she was diligent in comeing to Meetings and when there very retir'd in her mind not making a shew above what she realy was but even as Mary did hid up things in her heart on the Eight day of the above said Month she wa● visited with the Sickness she dyed of in the time whereof she severall times sent for me and the first t●me I went she said to me Grace I am glad to see thee thou hast been often near to me in remembrance and love being in a sweet and tender frame of spirit began to devulge her secrets to me signifying that for about three quarters of a year last she had sought the Lord