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in Esther Rothera
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defamatory Libels or reasoning agst the Brn did not shake
her. She believed solidly the B:rn Church to be our Savrs
peculiar people and rejoiced that she had the Grace
to be a member of the same. She often said to those
that reasoned agst them or brot all sorts of Tales to her:
" The Brn will stand and all those that are against them will
" be confounded and found Lyars, for the Lord is with them
She and her husband had some years ago got Leave to
come and live among the B:rn at Lambshill, But her
husband from a Scrupulosity abt his coming thro &
getting his Livelyhood, declined it. She was often
grieved abt it and said: " Tho she loved her husband very
" much, yet that thing she could hardly forgive him.)
Their house was open for the Brn at all times, and she
their thought it a great Blessing if they would put
up with the Entertainment and reception she could
give them. She was these many months in great
pain all over, but could forget it easily when she
had an opporutnity of conversing with any one abt
our dr Savr and his Wounds. Many of her Neighbours
and acquaintances came sometimes to talk with her.
They had a peculiar confidence to her and told her
freely their troubles (whether outward or inward) She
used to comfort them with the meritorious troubles
and Sufferings of our blessed Savr for us (When
she met with any that had fallen out, or had an
Enmity agst each other, She would tell every each one
that it came from their bad heart, which they
at such opportunites shewd itself, that they might
know it, and seek to our Savr to be cured) She was
one of them that endeavoured to make Peace between
persons and her Counsel was often blessed &
successful. ( A few days before her Dissolution she
desired that some persons might be called to her, be-
cause she knnew that they thro Reasoning had