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were never clos'd, Satan to all my
Apprehencion stood by my Bed contin-
ually sugesting that as I had serv''d
him I was his property & belong'd
of Right to him- In the Morning
cam Brother Menchin with other of
the friends whom I much dislik'd
being miserable & unhappy. therewhich
he perciv'd using many means to
get me to sit with him & and his Friends
at a sort of a Feast of love, when
his subject & what he spoke was such
& adapted in perticuler to me the came
pressing floods of tears from my eyes
notwithstanding I just before had
been nothing but Enmity, this gave
me much ease #
About this time Brother Vine was
sent here by the Brethren in London to
vistit & preach & see what he could
collect outof our Society
On hearing this what Brother Vine
Preach'd I lost my curs, fear, and
Condemnation in the love of Jesus
about this time in a Whitsen
Monday I & 13 more as by Appointment
met
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met, at a Friends Hous in the citty
where we had a Feast of Love
with singing. when Brother Vine
preated, all kneeling at which
time our Dear Saviour My Lord
and My God stood before me in
His Mangel'd, Sufferung, Bleeding
Form & figure- and spoke quite
plaine to me. these words (viz)
I have lov'd thee with an everl-
asting love & none shall pluck
thee out of my hands
This sight far above all Heavenly
visions or whatever can be so nam'd
at once sav'd me, thewhich I belive
& feel thro thime & in Eternity
I from this unspeakable mercy
& condesencion if my Dear Saviour
was light and happy as an Angel
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- N B about 6 months before Vine came the
Disipel visited Oxford & thro Brother Menchin as his inte-
rpiter sooke with all the awaken'd men at 6 in
the morning & with the women at 6 evening
& on his return to Germany he sent Brother Vine
from thence to Oxford. & soon after the Disciple
wrote ordering Brother Vone to see if I would move Germany
but if not then I should come to London.