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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A50608	The Memory of that servant of God, John Story, revived shewing what manner of man he was from his youth to his grave, by the testimonies of several friends, to whom he was well known, and by whom, for his work sake in the truth, he was greatly beloved : to which is adjoyned something written by him, &c., in his latter years, wherein his judgment is shewn concerning some particular things, and his great desires for love, unity, concord, and peace in the church of Christ.	Wilkinson, John, d. ca. 1683. Brief relation concerning the life and death of John Story.	1688 (1688)	Wing M1702; ESTC R19789	42,298	47

I have had with this my dear Friend in which I have often admired the goodness of God who afforded us such good Opportunities wherein my heart hath many times been overcome and rejoyced in a sense of the feeling of the dissolving and tendering Power and living Presence of the Lord God who assisted him with his heavenly wisdom and strength and the testimony of Truth often opened through him reaching and extending unto many states and conditions even as the still Sowres that descended upon the tender Grass in its due season for which my Soul hath blessed the Lord on his behalf many a season and which was and is the only ground and cause of my Love to him and all the Lords faithful Servants whom I cannot but truly esteem for the Truths sake and account worthy of double Honour and I have often thought that if we should not truly love and esteem of such in the Truth it might be just with the Lord to let us know the want of them and to Suffer a Famine of the Word and a Cloud of Ignorance and Darkness again to overspread the Earth which I desire the Lord may in his Mercy prevent and that more faithful Instruments and living Witnesses for his blessed Name and Truth in the room and stead of them that are gone to their Rest may yet be raised up and that many may yet be gathered unto God for the Comfort and Encouragement of the Lords People in this Age and the Ages to come Much more I might say concerning this faithful Servant of God according to my knowledge but herein I have satisfaction believing he is now at Rest and out of all his Troubles and Exercises which in this world he had his share of and through Death hath obtained a Crown and Kingdom that is Everlasting where all Tears are wiped away and Sorrow and Sighing comes to an End Oh that we who are left behind may not content our selves that this our dear Friend live well and is entered into everlasting felicity but may follow the Example of this and all the rest of our dear Brethren which are gon before in all faithfulness and circumspect walking serving the Lord in sincerity and holy Conversation keeping to the Word of his Grace and Truth through which we may overcome all Corruptions receive and possess the Recompence of endless Peace Joy and Happiness when time in this fading World comes to an end that God over all may be glorified who alone is worthy to be Feared and Praised for ever and evermore B. C. Reading the 15th of the 10th Month 8681. Leonard Keep 's Testimony SInce I heard there would be something Printed concerning our dear Friend J. S. it was with me this 15 th of the 12 th Month 1682 to give in this short Testimony concerning him He was a Man of Peace and instrumental in the Hand of the Lord for the turning many to Righteousness he desired the good of all People and I believe is now entered into Rest and Peace with the Lord where all Tears will be wiped away and Longsuffering come to an end notwithstanding Blindness hath happned to many in this Age that they could not see him to be so by reason of the Enmity and Prejudice that have entred their minds more through the Instigation I believe of others than from any deportment that appeared by him I have been in his Company often both in Meetings and out of Meetings and am an Eye and Ear-witness of what is here writ I have often heard him put a more favourable Construction upon his Opposers actions than I believe they could put themselves I have heard him openly opposed and charged falsly and when he hath called for Proof of what hath been said there hath nothing been made appear but at the last shift have referred Friends to the 44 Articles of London M. C. may remember this And I have heard him spoke over when he hath had a concern to the Meeting and had begun to speak first as many may remember which I must needs say was not practised amongst us in the beginning nor was it so in the Primitive times for then all might speak one by one that had any thing upon them as a concern to the People but these things hath happened amongst us in these latter times since some have been apt to pin their Faith on other folks Sleeves and then may speak words as they would have them or else their own and it hath been said it is the Word of the Lord when time hath manifested it to be otherwise So many are kindling a fire of their own and warming themselves by the sparks thereof whose Portion will be such as they had formerly that were so doing unless they repent they must lye down in sorrow God Almighty if it be thy will give to all that have been Opposers of him a sight of what they have been and are yet a doing that so they may say as it was once said Let the time past be sufficient and that for time to come they may do so no more And whatever any may think I have nothing but good will to all men L. K. Thomas Curtis's Testimony who at some time was his Companion in his Travels AS it was said by David concerning Jonathan after his Death so can I in Truth say touching my antient Friend and Brother in the Truth John Story Viz. Very pleasant hast thou been unto me and dear John although thy Body be turned to the Dust yet thy Name liveth now thou art dead and the memorial of thy Faithfulness remains amongst thy Brethren thy Portion is with the Righteous who shall be had in Everlasting Remembrance and shall continue as an everlasting Foundation time shall declare the Meekness of thy Nature and that Gentleness that was in thee towards the Flock of God for in the Lamb-like Nature didst thou come amongst us and as a Lamb among Wolves so was thy Carriage Wisdom went before thee and Vnderstanding was thy Guide So that when first I saw thy Face thou wast to me a Messenger of God and though thou met with many under various Forms opposing each other yet how carefully didst thou instruct them and with great diligence helped th●ir Weakness and such was thy Carriage after a sweet manner that I soon saw a Door of Hope opened by the Lord for the Relief of many and although thou wast but a Lad because of thy tender Years yet such Gravity did appear in thee as made both Old and Young to love thee and thy Testimony was not from Man neither wast thou sent by any Born after the Flesh but thy Testimony was from Heaven and it did accomplish the Work that the Lord sent thee for and thy Doctrine dropt as the Dew upon the Tender-hearted and surely the Spirit of the Lord was upon thee and the Meek and Quiet Spirit was in thee which ever was and still is of great price with the Lord and thou