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Memorials of early piety. Occurring in the holy life & joyful death of Mrs.…
Memorials of early piety. Occurring in the holy life & joyful death of Mrs. Jerusha Oliver. : With some account of her Christian experiences, extracted from her reserved papers: and published, for the service of Christianity; but especially to serve the intentions of early religion. : [Four lines of Scripture texts]
printed by T. Green, 1711
Title page typeset from the transcription.
MEMOIRS OF Mrs. Jerusha Oliver, Who Died, 30. d. 10. m. 1710.
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.
She Remarks the Dealings of God with Others; Especially if any thing either Good or Bad were observable in the condition of the Town; But most of all what occurred Joyful or Grievous, ⟨p. 17⟩unto her nearest Relatives, and their Families; and she employs agreeable Meditations & Supplications there-upon.
She Remarks the Dealings of God with Others; Especially if any thing either Good or Bad were observable in the condition of the Town; But most of all what occurr'd Joyful or Grievous, ⟨p. 17⟩unto her nearest Relatives, and their Families; and she employes agreeable Meditations & Supplications there-upon.
When she understood that her Brother in England had been Sick and was Recovered, she poured out her Soul in Praises to the Lord; and in Prayer for that Brother on that Occasion. It is not then to be wondered at, if she was deeply affected with the state of such of her near Relations as she had a continual Conversation with, and was at all times Acquainted with their Condition. It would make this Account too large, should all such particulars of that Nature be inserted. Nor would we trouble the World with private Concerns. Only as a Monument of her Piety and Prayerfulness one Instance shall be taken notice of. She thus writing in her Diary, July, 10. 1708. This Day my Sister Sarah, [She is Consort to Mr. Walter, Pastor of the Church in Roxbury;] who had been Ill almost a Month; was in very Dangerous circumstances. A Messenger came to inform her Friends of it. I was ⟨p. 18⟩much concerned for her, and much afraid that she would have Died. But the Gracious and Almighty GOD, who can do every thing; and who has granted great Deliverances to me, and to all my Brothers and Sisters, and who did some Years ago wondrously, and even beyond Humane Expectation, deliver my Sister from Death, did again hear Prayers for her, and did grant her to be safe Delivered this Afternoon. The Lord Sanctify to my Sister, and to all Concerned, and to me in a special manner, the great Danger she was in, and the great and gracious Deliverance she has had this Day. The Lord perfect her Recovery, and grant that she and I too may Live while we are fit and willing to Dye.