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General Books publication date: 2009 Original publication date: 1848 Original Publisher: J. Wright Subjects: Society of Friends Religion / Christianity / Quaker Religion / Christianity / Denominations Notes: This is a black and white OCR reprint of the original. It has no illustrations and there may be typos or missing text. When you buy the General Books edition of this book you get free trial access to Million-Books.com where you can select from more than a million books for free. Excerpt: To Thomas Dobson, Of Cumberland, After His Return From A RELIGIOUS VISIT TO IRELAND. 1790. In that love which many waters cannot quench, neither the floods drown, do I salute thee; having often, since thy departure from this laud, had a desire to communicate a little to thee after tiiis sort. Whilst thou laboured in this vineyard, I believe, if I know what sympathy is, I did sympathise with thee at times; and although many are the trials of the Lord's children and servants, yet is there not consolatory relief for these ? Their dear Lord and Master took upon Him the nature of poor fallen man; He, being touched with the feelings of human creatures, carried our sorrows and bore our griefs; and if He, " the only-begotten of the Father, full of grace and truth, " passed through so many baptisms, ought not we to rejoice when we are buried with Him in baptism; yea, to suffer with and for the precious seed ? Oh ! this seed, may it more aud more, by the pure love of God shed abroad in the hearts of the children of men, rise into dominion, and show forth the praise of the great Husbandman; and may the cloud which was seen to cover the daughter of Zion be removed, that so that language spoken formerly may be applicable -- " Arise, shine; for thy light is come, aud the glory of the Lord is risen upon thee." And now, dear friend, believing I may write freely to thee, even as a simple child would talk to one growing in years and experience, I tell my thoughts : -- I much wish and d
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A Selection From the Letters of the Late Sarah Grubb
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