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Robert Jordan (2d) 102 Robert and Jane: Owens

Samuel Johmoranne I 234 Ellis Pugh

William and Kathall Samuel Prefton

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An Abstract of Nicholas Waln's Teftimony, concerning that faithful fervant of the Lord, CUTHBERT HAYHURST, who departed this life, at his own house in the county of Bucks, in Pennsylvania, about the 5th of the first Month, 1682-3, near the fiftieth year of his age.

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E was born at Eafington, in Bolland, in the county of York, in Old England, and was one of the worthies in Ifrael. My fpirit is comforted in a fenfe of that power, which did attend him in our meetings, for many years in the land of our nativity, and also after he came into these parts; having been a valiant foldier for the truth, and bore a faithful testimony to the fame, in word, life, and converfation. He went through many great exercises

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and imprisonments, and was a comfort unto the faithful and true believers, who follow the Lamb through many tribulations. He was a worthy inftrument in the Lord's hand, against the false teachers and hirelings, going feveral times to their steeple-houses, and testifying against their deceiving the people. He alfo went to several market towns, and, at their croffes, declared and published the truth as it is in Jefus. I accompanied him and his dear wife at one of them, where he faithfully warned the people, and exhorted them to repentance; the divine power and prefence eminently attending him, which my foul was made fenfible of to my confort and fatisfaction. I can fay he was of great service to me and many others, being inftrumental in bringing us near unto the Lord, whose name over all we have caufe to blefs on his behalf; and although his body is gone to the earth, his memorial liveth among the righteous, and I am perfuaded his foul is in the enjoyment of peace with the Lord. I was often with him in the time of his ficknefs, and beheld his meek, innocent and lamb-like deportment; being alfo by his bed-fide when he departed, which was in a quiet and truly refigned frame, like one falling into a fweet fleep; fo that I have great caufe to believe he is one of those that died in the Lord, and is at reft with bim for ever.

NICHOLAS WALN.

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William Yardley's Teftimony concerning CHRISTOPHER TAYLOR, who died about the 1686.

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E was one of the Lord's worthies, ftrong and steadfast in the faith, very zealous for the truth, and careful for the church; his life being hid with God in Christ. His miniftry stood not in the wisdom of the flesh, but in the power of God. It was the birth born from above, that could receive him, and was refreshed by him. In a word, he was a Jew inward, whose praise is not of men, but of God. And forasmuch as he was a man thus qualified, I could not well be fatisfied that fo worthy a man as dear Christopher Taylor, should be buried in oblivion. His chiefeft joy was to feel friends in the invifible life; and although many exercifes did attend him for the truth's fake, he was faithful unto the death, and fo has received a crown of life; and though his departure from us is our lofs, yet it is his gain; for blessed are the dead which die in the Lord, they reft from their labours, and their works do follow them.

WILLIAM YARDLEY.

It appears our faid friend came from Old England, his native country, on a religious vifit to New England, in the year 1675; afterwards into Pennsylvania, among the first English, and fettled at Philadelphia. He was of confiderable service in public affairs, and very active in fettling meetings for difcipline in those early times;

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