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love_n	jesus_n	lord_n	love_v	17,226	5	6.5880	4	true

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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A65271	An epistle by way of testimony to the friends of Manchester and thereabouts given forth shortly after the death of my dear daughter, Mary Moss, wife of Isaac Moss of Manchester, who departed this life the XXIX of the 11th month, 1692 : with a testimony concerning my dear wife Mary Watson, who since departed this life the 2d of the 9th month, 1694 / by Samuel Watson ; together with a few words written by Elizabeth Moss concerning her dear mother.	Watson, Samuel, ca. 1618-1708.; Moss, Elizabeth. Few words by way of remembrance of my dear mother M. Watson.	1695 (1695)	Wing W1096; ESTC R13490	8,499	18

AN EPISTLE By way of TESTIMONY To the Friends of Manchester And thereabouts Given forth shortly after the Death of my dear Daughter MARY MOSS WIFE of ISAAC MOSS of Manchester Who departed this Life The XXIX of the 11th Month 1692. With a Testimony concerning my dear Wife Mary Watson who since departed this Life the 2d of the 9th Month 1694. By SAMVEL WATSON Together with a few words written by Elizabeth Moss concerning her dear Mother Pretious in the sight of the Lord is the Death of his Saints Psalm 1 6.15 And I heard a voice from Heaven saying unto me write blessed are the dead which dye in the Lord from hence-forth Yea saith the Spirit that they may rest from their labours and their Works do follow them Revelations 14.13 LONDON Printed for Tho. Northcott in George-Yard in Lombard street 1695 An Epistle by way of Testimony to the Friends of Manchester and thereabouts Given forth shortly after the Death of my Dear Daughter Mary Moss DEar Friends of Manchester and thereabouts and all who are concerned for the prosperity of the Truth as it is in Jesus Christ our Lord and Saviour it lives upon me to write this Epistle of Memorial concerning our Dear Daughter Mary of whose departure out of this Life you have a great Loss as certainly her dear Parents and Relations her Husband and tender small Babes have which she left behind her a loss I say unexpressible whom she was in her life time a comfort and help to But the infinite wise God in whose Hand we all are hath ordered these things according to his divine Will and Pleasure sometimes for the speedy deliverance of his tribulated Children in the Work of their Redemption from all visibles that the Joy set before them of that which is Eternal they may without Interruption possess so that though she be removed or departed who was a comfort to us in her Life-time and the loss of whom is great yet the Gain to her is incomparable and our Peace and great satisfaction is in full assurance That she is gathered with the wise Virgins gone before her into the Bridegroom's Chamber of Eternal Joy and Felicity And pretious in the sight of the Lord is the death of all his Saints and her Memorial shall be had in everlasting Remembrance I cannot sufficiently express this tender Branches amiableness her inward Beauty and glorious Garments which she had put on as one of the King of Zion's Daughters whose Royal Robes of Righteousness Holiness and true Charity did shine not only to the gladding the Members of the same Body but to those who as yet are Strangers to the Commonwealth of Israel that in the universal love God has to all in that he would not the Death of any Sinner so she as a Hand-maid of the Lord manifested her love and Law of kindness to all exceeding many others The Anointing Oyl she was inwardly beautified with which gave a sweet smelling Savour to the House-hold of Faith and at seasons heavenly Breathings prayers and praises sprung in her which was as Incense ascending to the Throne of Glory And many have been comforted in those springs of Life that streamed from that Well of Salvation opened in her So she had received from her Spiritual Joshua not only the South-Land of a good prepared Heart and Ground but obtained the upper and nether Springs of living Water to the making fruitful this tender Branch and weak Vessel And as she was not lavish or spending her Portion where she ought not she was not sparing neither withheld the good Things which she was made Partaker of from the Remnant that loved the Lord Jesus with whom her Unity stood and Fellowship in the Covenant of Life sealed up in that pure Spirit of Adoption which she had received in him and through the Pourings in of his abundant love who is the Alpha and Omega She was of a bearing Spirit and did not love any contention willing rather to suffer great Trouble and bear Her Exercises patiently than to lay open the weakness of others so that Love in the Truth was setled in her Bosom rather to cover a multitude of Faults than to make one And this Labour of true Love which hates the Garment spotted in the Flesh is the true Work to help and gather out of the World the Snares and Pollutions thereof Those that are yet unescaped She laboured to reach to the little Seed of the Kingdom where it did lye as buried under the Earth that the Power she had partaken of to work her Redemption they might also come to feel and be made sensible of what she witnessed of that inward Circumcision in Spirit from her Minority so that little of the Glory of this World was over-pleasant in her Eye but her Eye was opened to behold and look after those things which are Celestial and Eternal And the Candle which was lighted in her did shine forth to others so that it is well for them that are left behind that observed and loved her godly Conversation Coupled with Fear to follow her Example and now to wait while a day is given to keep in the Path and Steps of this godly Woman who was a Pattern of Purity Patience Sincerity Poverty of Spirit and true Humility eschewing that which comes from an evil Root of Bitterness and Uncleanness which is too much brought forth in some of those that profess Godliness so that a Branch of the true Vine she was manifest to be in her day and season abiding in him who is the true and antient Vine receiving Supyly and Refreshment from him who made her bring forth much Fruit wherein our Heavenly Father is glorified for not by the profession only But as our Saviour said by their Fruits ye shall know them Her Conversation being in Heaven the Fruits of the Spirit of God were brought forth in her viz. Love Meekness Temperance Chastity Brotherly Kindness and above all she had Charity which is the Bond of Perfectness I can now leave her in the Arms of her blessed Saviour at whose Feet she kept in the days of her Pilgrimage and washed his Feet Spiritually with the Tears of Joy and wiped them as with the Hairs of her Head in pure Obedience nothing being too dear to pass thorow or to do for him that had done so much for her O happy art thou Daughter of Zion that is thus taken away from the evil that is to come and now crowned with Immortal Glory which no Spirit of Darkness can bereave thee of To him be the Glory who hath done this Work for thy poor Soul whose glorious Resurrection in Christ will appear in the Kingdom of Heaven and a remnant who Love the Lord and loved her are pressing on to obtain a share in the same glory and dignity with our Heavenly Father and High-priest of our Profession to whom be Praises ascribed for all his mercies continually And now my dear Friends you that are left