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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.
When Public Days of Humiliation, and Thanksgiving arrived, her manner was to write down in her Diary, the things which 'twas her Desire, to be Humbled for; and the Things to be Thankful for. Here she considered not only her own Sins, and her own Sorrows, but those also of the Family whereto she was Related; and those of the Church whereof she was a Member; and those of the Town and Land. Yea, her Considerations reached as far as the Circumstances of our whole Nation, and ⟨p. 23⟩the Afflictions of the People of God abroad in the World. It is very surprising to see what will be done this way, by a Child, that has an Heart possessed by the Holy Spirit of God! And, when the Mercies of God were to be acknowledged, she not only took Notice of the Blessings that she had her self received, but also of the Instances wherein the Lord had Blessed her several Relatives; (especially, in the Services which He honoured her Father, and her Two Brothers to do for Him:) and the Things wherein the Town & Land, and Great Britain also were favoured of the Lord. Her Pious Methods are enough Explained, without our Transcribing at large many Paragraphs of her Memorials; only one or two of them.
When Publick Dayes of Humiliation, and Thanksgiving arrived, her manner was to write down in her Diary, the things which 'twas her Desire, to be Humbled for; and the Things to be Thankful for. Here she considered not only her own Sins, and her own Sorrows, but those also of the Family whereto she was Related; and those of the Church whereof she was a Member; and those of the Town and Land. Yea, her Considerations reached as far as the Circumstances of our whole Nation, and ⟨p. 23⟩the Afflictions of the People of God abroad in the World. It is very surprizing to see what will be done this way, by a Child, that has an Heart possessed by the Holy Spirit of God! And, when the Mercies of God were to be acknowledged, she not only took Notice of the Blessings that she had her self received, but also of the Instances wherein the Lord had Bless'd her several Relatives; (especially, in the Services which He honoured her Father, and her Two Brothers to do for Him:) and the Things wherein the Town & Land, and Great Britain also were favoured of the Lord. Her Pious Methods are enough Explained, without our Transcribing at large many Paragraphs of her Memorials; only one or two of them.