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The Life And Testimony Of Ann Wiltshire
She was housekeeper to the late Mr. Tiptaft for upwards of thirty years. When Mr. Tiptaft preached his well-known sermon in St. Helen's church, Abingdon, she and her husband left the Church of England. On coming to Abingdon to reside, Mr. Tiptaft took apartments in their house. Mrs. W. sat under his ministry upwards of ten years, without the word taking any effect upon her mind. But when Mr. T. formed his church, and himself and many of the friends were so particularly blessed at the first baptizing, it had such an effect upon her that she became quite a changed woman, and deeply concerned about her soul.
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The Life And Testimony Of Agnes Higgons
She burst a blood vessel more than a twelvemonth ago, which much weakened her; but she partially recovered. A few months ago her cough became troublesome, and her strength began gradually to decline. About a week before her death the vessel again gave way quite suddenly, and she was greatly alarmed. I was with her alone, and she implored me, in the most piteous manner, to pray for her. I said, "Try and beg yourself for mercy as long as you have breath." She answered, with the greatest emotion, "I do, I do." I reminded her that the thief upon the cross was pardoned at the eleventh hour. It was a very solemn time, as I feared every moment she might be launched into eternity…
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The Life And Testimony Of Mr. Higgons
"I have heard him say that he lived very comfortably with his wife until the Lord called him by grace; then she was permitted to persecute him in various ways. She told him he would bring her and the children to poverty. He was compelled to leave the Church of England, being seized with great terror the last time he was about to enter the doors, feeling he was mocking the Almighty. He returned home and never went to church afterwards. After a little time he attended a prayer-meeting in a house at Somer- town, near Oxford, where a few of the Lord's people were formed into a church by the late Mr. John Foreman. After a year or two he opened his kitchen for…
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The Life And Ministry Of James Mehew
His first convictions of a saving character commenced through the following circumstance. He had a companion, a young man, for whom he had a great regard, who became seriously inclined, and who informed him unless he altered his course of life, their acquaintance must be broken off. On hearing this, he was led to reflect upon his state and condition, and the Lord was pleased to commence a work of grace in his heart, causing him to feel what a great and awful sinner he was in the sight of a heart-searching God. The curse and condemnation of the law entered into his very soul. His transgressions stared him in the face, and their guilt was laid upon his mind; so that he could see…
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The Life And Testimony Of Susannah Harrison
It was in 1855 when the Lord commenced the work of grace upon her soul. She had a sister at that time who lay ill and was not expected to live. Being a scholar in the Sunday School, the superintendent, as is usual, visited her, and then conversed with her on her state as a sinner and of the all-sufficiency of Christ as a Saviour to all who feel their lost and ruined condition. Susannah, staying in the room, heard the conversation. At that time her mind was at enmity against those things. The doctor now gave no hope of her sister's recovery, and Susannah felt in her mind a desire that she might die instead of her sister; but no sooner had the thought…
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The Life And Death Of Thomas Small
Death. On June 16th, 1868, in the 77th year of his age, Mr. Thomas Small, for many years minister of the gospel at Sherborne, Dorsetshire. His end was peace. He kept his bed only for a fortnight, although he had been decaying very much for the last twelve months. The last two or three months of his life he suffered greatly in body from a cancer, which, together with debility and a broken constitution, was the second cause of his death. After leaving Sherborne, he met a few friends who valued his ministry at his own house at Longburton, and spoke once a day on the Sabbath until the last fortnight of his life. When friends visited him in his bedroom, he could not say…
