Scripto
Transcribe page 5
in James Charlesworth
discuss page | view history | view document
Current Transcription
a member thereof & continued as such till than Confce ceas'd in the
year 1769. Tho' his talents in the Conducting the external ^affairs were
known & priz'd by his Brn & on that ?ent He was constantly
employ'd in that way, yet he also wish'd to be rather employ'd in
the Internal Labour, & often express'd his desire to be freed from all
his External engagement. In consequence of this his repeated
Request, He was Releas'd in 1763 from, being imediately active
in the Manufacture, tho' he remain'd the Counsellor in it till the
year 1766. When it came into another chained.?
Being Proprietor of the Estate, He frequently attended the meetings
of the Parish for conducting the Towns Business, & by his prudent
advice he gain'd the esteem of the acting persons in the Parish, &
was of Service in this point of view to the Settlement.
He went as Deputy of this Congn to the genl Synods at marrienborn
in 1764, & last year, & return'd from the lasy very Infirm, tho' his disorder
wod: not permit him to go much about, yet he assisted in the Labour
in the Congn & from this time, the predilick? Testimony of our Savr: & his
Suffr'ings & the Discourses wch he Deliver'd to the Congn & choirs were
particularly anointed, & being Deliver'd with Warmth of heart were
attended with Blessing; So that Some Brn made from thence the
Remark that they believ'd He wod: not Stay long in the Church below
for He was prepaing for the Church above. It was also observ'd
in his Discourses & Conversation, the apprehensions He had of the
dangerouse principle of Free thinking & acting wch had crept in
amongst us, wch might he more hurtful as our Constitution, than
any other difficulty we were Sensible of.
He had for many years past frequent Sicknesses, & having a
great portion of Sensibility, when matters did not go well & contrary
to his hopes, his Body felt the effects thereof. He was of a
Thinking disposition, & when he was Shut up in himself, his