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The life and death of that old disciple of Jesus Christ and eminent minister…
The life and death of that old disciple of Jesus Christ and eminent minister of the Gospel Mr. Hanserd Knollys who dyed in the ninety third year of his age written with his own hand to the year 1672 ; and continued in general in an epistle by Mr. William Kiffin.
London: printed for John Harris, 1692
Title page typeset from the transcription.
Modern spelling is a reading aid: the words are the author’s, only the spelling is modernized. Original shows the page as printed, with the transcription marks.
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THE EPISTLE TO THE READER.
IT was the special Charge God gave to his people of old, that the many signal Providences and Mercies that they had received from him, should by them be recorded and left to their Children's Children, to that end, that the memorial of his goodness might cause them to love and fear his Name, and therefore they are required to bless the Lord from the Fountain of Israel, from the very beginning of all his Favours towards them; and it is no small favour the Servants of God are made partakers of, that his people of old have left so many testimonies of the gracious goodness and Providences of God towards them, they being a means to strengthen the Faith of his People, in a dependency upon him in all those variety of dispensations that do attend them in this World; that whatever troubles they ⟨image 3⟩meet withal in this Life, they may know that God deals no otherwise with them than be hath done to those that formerly have feared his Name, and may be comforted with the same comforts and supports which his Servants formerly have received from God. The Author of these ensuing Experiences, was that ancient and faithful Servant of God, Mr. Hanserd Knollys, who departed this Life in the 93d. year of his Age, having bin employed in the Works and Service of Christ, as a faithful Minister for above 60 Years, in which time he laboured without fainting under all the discouragements that attended him, being contented in all conditions, tho' never so poor in this World, under all persecutions and sufferings, so he might therein serve his blessed Lord and Saviour. I have my self known him for above 54 years, and can witness to the Truth of many things left by him under his own hand; st is great pity that the last 20 years of his Life cannot be found amongst his Writings, which to the knowledge of many were attended with the same sufferings as formerly, and with the same holy Behaviours under them; he in that time was a Prisoner in the New-Prison for the Truths sake many months, where with great cheerfulness he remained, comforting and encouraging all that came to visit him, with many blessed Exhortations to