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sound, Scriptural experience: and Of this
| we have more and more living witnesses -
! Works, vol vi D., 137.
| " After meeting he SocietT, / talked with
| Il sensiblewomanwhose experience seemed
| peculiar. She said: A few DAYS before
Easter last was deeply convinced of sin;
and in Easter week | knew that my sins
were forgiven. and was filled with 'ioy
aud peace i'll believing But in about
eighteen days was convinced of the neces-
sty of higher salvation; | mourned day
and night in agony of desire. to be
| thoroughly sanctified, till, on the twenty
third day after my justification, 1 found
total change, together with clear
! witness that the blood of Jesus had
| cleansed me from all unrighteousness. -
Journal, June %, 1861.
I'm the evening | spoke to those at
Manchester who believed that God had
clearsed their hearts. They were sixty
three in number, to about sixty of whom
| | could not.tnd there was any reason
| able objection. Vol. vii, p. 3S1.
To Mr.. Furley, 1862:
For me l shall only once more state
the case There are forty or fifty people,
who declare (and | can take their word,
for know them well). each for himself,
God has enabled me to rejoice evermorc,
to pray and give thanks without ceasing
feel no pride, no anger no desire, no un-
belief, hut pure love alone y
Here is n plain fact. You may dispute,
reason, cavil about, just as long as you
please. Meantime know, by all man
ner of proof, that these are the happiest
and hottest people in the kingdom. Their
light shines before men. "-Methodist
Magazine. 1856, p. 9Ss.
That many of these did not retain the
gift of God is no proof that it was not
given them. That many do retain il to
this day is a matter of praise and thanks
giving. And many of them are gone to
Him whom they loved, praising Him with
their latest breath; just in the spirit Of
Ann Steed, the first witness in Bristol of
the great salvation; who being worn out
with sickness and racking pain after she
had commended to God all that were
around her, lifted up her eyes, cried aloud,
Glory Hallelujahr and died. journal,
Oct. 1862.
81 buried the remains of Joseph Nor
bury, faithful witness of Jesus Christ.
For about three years he has humbly and
boldly testified that God had saved him
from all sin, and his whole spirit and
behavior in life and death ma lie his testi-
mony beyond exception. journal, Dec,
l763.
II buried the remains of Thomas Sal
mon, Il good and useful man. What was
peculiar in his experience was, he did not
Know when he was justified; but he did
know when he was renewed in love, that
work being wrought in most distinct
manner. After this he continued about
"a year in constant love. JOY, and peace;
then after All illness of few days he
cheerfully went to God. journal, Feb.
1904
To his Brother Charles, 1866:
THAT perfection which I believe, | can
boldly preach; because, think I see five
hundred witnesses of it.n-Works, Eng
lish edition, vol. xii p. 1872.
a.. In the evening preached in the house
at Wednesday, funeral sermon for Eliz-
abeth LonCmore; think the first wit
ness of Christian perfection whom God
raised up in these parts. gave some
account of her experience many years
ago. From this time her whole life was
answerable to her profession, every way
holy and unblamable. Frequently she
had not bread to eat; but that did not
hinder her rejoicing evermorc.' Jour
nal, March, ITO.
II assisted at the funeral of Susanna
Pilson. She was one of the first members
of this society, and continued firm in the
hottest Of the persecution. Upwards Of
twenty years she adorned the Gospel,
steadily and uniformly walking with
God. For great part of the time she
was II living witness that the blood Of
Christ cleanseth from all sin After n
lingering illness she calmly resigned her
soul unto the hands of her faithful Gre
ator H-Journal, May, III.
From the very time of her iustiiica-
ton, she (Sunna Spencer) clearly saw
thn pnpnccity If hnipn Nyhnl1x, Il.
and found an unspeakable hunger and
thirst after the full image of God; in the
year l772, God answered her desire The
second change was wrought in as strong
and distinct manner as the first had
been. journal, Oct, 1774.
81 returned to London, aud Sunday,
| It'll, buried the remains Of Eleanor Lee.
| believe she received the great promise
Of God. entire sanctiflcation, fifteen or
| sixteen years ago, and that she never lost
| it for an hour. / conversed intimately
| with her ever since, and never saw her
| do any action, little or great, nor heard
| her speak any word, which | could re-
| prove. Thou vast indeed, II mother in
| Isrneln'-Journal. Oct. l17S.
Sin the afternoon preached a funeral
sermon for Mary Charlton, an Is,aelitc
indeed. From the honr she first knew
| the pardoning love of God, she never lost
sight of it for moment Eleven years
ago She believed that God had clcansed
her from all SIM and She showed thar
she had not believed in vain, by her holy
and unblamabe conversation -. Journal,
May, 1891.
To l.. Cauhland, 1868:
! - Blessed be God, though we set an hun
drcd enthusiasts aside, we are sin en-
comprised with cloud of witnesses.
who have testified, and do testify. in life
and death that perfection which have
taught these forty years. This perfection