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Faithful souls shall be with Christ the certainty proved and their Christianity described, and…
Faithful souls shall be with Christ the certainty proved and their Christianity described, and exemplified in the truly Christian life and death of that excellent saint, Henry Ashhurst, Esq ... : briefly and truly published for the conviction of hypocrites and the malignant, the strengthening of believers, and the imitation of all, especially the masters of families in London / by Richard Baxter.Faithful souls shall be with Christ the certainty proved and their Christianity described, and exemplified in the truely Christian life and death of that excellent saint, Henry Ashhurst, Esq ... : briefly and truly published for the conviction of hypocrites and the malignant, the strengthning of believers, and the imitation of all, especially the masters of families in London / by Richard Baxter.
London: printed for Nevil Simmons, 1681
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From his childhood he had a humble meekness, and sweetness of temper, which made his life easy to himself and others, and made him so acceptable to godly Ministers and People, that their acquaintance and converse and love became to him a great confirmation and help to his growth in grace: especially good Mr. Simeon Ash; a man of his plainness, and of the Primitive strain of Christianity:
From his childhood he had a humble meekness, and sweetness of temper, which made his life easie to himself and others, and made him so acceptable to godly Ministers and People, that their acquaintance and converse and love became to him a great confirmation and help to his growth in grace: especially good Mr. Simeon Ash; a man of his plainness, and of the Primitive strein of Christianity:
His Master (I need not tell how) so wasted his Estate, that he shut up shop when Mr. Ashhurst was gone from him, whose great fidelity had helped to keep him up; And he took care of his indigent children afterwards.
His Master (I need not tell how) so wasted his Estate, that he shut up shop when Mr. Ashhurst was gone from him, whose great fidelity had helpt to keep him up; And he took care of his indigent children afterwards.
His Portion was but 500 l. and a small Annuity, and one Mr. Hyet a Minister lent him 300 l. more, with which stock he set up in partnership with one Mr. Row a Draper, and so continued three years: Mr. Row took up his stock and was a Major in the Earl of Essex's Army, and left Mr. Ashhurst to the whole Trade: narrowly escaping the misery of an unsuitable match, he married (on Mr. Ash's motion) the daughter of one Mr. Risby, who is now his sorrowful widow; having with her about 1500 l. He began his Trade at the beginning of the Wars when others left off theirs. He dedicated yearly a good part of his gain to God in works of Charity; and it increased greatly: And as his known trustiness made men desirous to deal with him; so God strangely