O&. 10. I spent this day in fafting and prayer. And I found God very prefent, giving me the witness that he is mine, and I am His. May I never grieve his Spirit more! [To be continued.] An Account of the Death of ELIZABETH DUNTING, aged Thirteen. ELIZABTH DUNTING was daughter to Thomas and Mary Dunting, of Owfton-Ferry. For feveral years past, she had serious impreffions on her mind, but childish vanities foon quenched her defires that he felt time after time. Nevertheless the Lord did not wholly leave her, but continued to ftrive with her again and again; and about twelve months ago, when she was reading the Tokens for Children, the Lord was pleafed to work deeply on her foul; fo that from this time he was more ferious than ever. She continued to read and pray, and conviction took deeper hold of her; till at last, fhe could contain herfelf no longer, but cried out, "What must I do to be faved!" She continued in this deep diftrefs for fome days, and the pain she felt in her mind, greatly oppreffed her body, so that she was obliged to take to her bed. She never ceafed calling upon the Lord for mercy, night or day. Some of her words were these : "Lord have mercy on me, a poor finner! O come Lord Jefus and bless me! O come quickly, and make no long tarrying, O my God!" She defired all that faw her to pray for her. The Lord heard her cry, and was gracious unto her, and fent her help from his holy place. As fhe was wrestling with God in mighty prayer, fhe cried out, "Lord, I do believe; help thou my unbelief! Now I feel thy love, O my God! O the joy that I feel! O how happy am I! O how how I love Jefus Chrift. He has pardoned all my fins." She continued in tranfport of joy all this day, almost more than her body could bear. I had the opportunity of seeing her foon after this; and when I began to fpeak to her about her foul, and asked what God had done for her; fhe burft out into a flood of tears. At length fhe faid, "The Lord has pardoned all my fins; and I am very happy in the love of God!" From this time fhe grew in grace, and never loft a fense of the love of God. She was a tender child, which conduced to make her more watchful. She embraced every opportunity of ufing the means of grace. And thus fhe lived devoted to God, till the week before the Conference, when she was seized with convulfions. After fhe was taken ill, he was much affected with these lines: "And muft this feeble body die? This well-wrought frame decay?" She often ftrove to fing them; and would say to fome nigh her, "I fhall fing better when I am in heaven!" Then fhe faid, "O how I love Jefus! O how happy do I feel!" She faid to one standing by, "I fhall foon be with God." It was not long before God gave her the defire of her foul; fhe being foon after taken with a violent fit, continued deeply convulfed till fhe went to the paradife of God. Epworth, Νου. 7, 1767. T. RANKIN. ΑΝ An Account of the Death of ANN BELTON. NN BELTON, daughter to John and Ann Belton, of Cutly-Hall, near Arncots, was about eighteen years of age when he died. From a child it pleafed God to ftrive mightily with her, by his grace and holy Spirit. She frequently came to to the preaching along with her mother, and at times feemed much affected. As fhe grew up, Pride and Vanity began to fhew themselves more and more in her: and her father who knew not God, was ready to indulge all her youthful, and vain defires. Nevertheless, the Lord did not leave himself without a witness in her breast, but convicted her time, after time, of the error of her ways. She ftill continued to frequent the means of grace, and it was not in vain. It was about the beginning of February, that the Lord began to revive his work in Arncots, and to work powerfully in many fouls. About ten young women were of the number, on whom the Lord laid his hand of power; among whom was Ann Belton. The Lord made his word quick and powerful to all their fouls, fo that not one of them had reft, till He fpoke peace to their fouls. When I admitted them into the Society, I found that Ann Belton was happy in the love of God. From this time fhe followed hard after God in all the the appointed means, and her foul grew in grace, and in thẹ knowledge of God. After he had been about eight weeks in the Society, fhe was taken ill with the measles; of which he died. At the firft of her illness, she was much tried by the powers of Darkness. I had the opportunity of feeing her foon after she was taken ill, and found her truly alive to God. The night before I faw her, the Lord had broke into her foul in a glorious manner; fo that fhe began to praise him with all her might. She called for her brothers and fifters, and exhorted them all, one by one, calling them by their names, to feek the Lord. (Her father, fometime before this, had found peace with God.) She faid to them all, "I am going to the Lord Jefus! I am going to his glorious kingdom! I intreat you all to feck Jefus Chrifl with all your hearts, or else you never will go to heaven." Then fhe prayed for them all, that the Lord would give them grace, and make them heirs of eternal glory. She continued all that night praifing the Lord, and when fhe fpoke, her words went went with great power to all that heard her. as one who faw the Invifible. She appeared Her words were truly like one on the confines of Paradise. flumber, and after fhe awaked, fhe faid to her father, "O I have been with Jefus! I have seen him; and I fhall foon be with him for ever! O what a fight! O what a fight! O I am in heaven already!" Thus, fhe continued all that night praifing God; and never loft a fight and fenfe of his prefence more. A little before fhe died, fhe clafped her arms about her mother's neck, and cried out, "Farewel, dear Mammy! Farewel!" Soon after, her fpirit went to glory; where the wicked ceafe from troubling, and the weary are eternally at rest. T. RANKIN. A Narrative of the Death of the Hon. Fr. Nt, Son to the late HE [Continued from page 28.] E now spoke with fo deep a concern, the tears all the while trickling down his cheeks, that no one in the room could forbear weeping; which he perceiving, faid, "And can ye weep at the bare relation of the effects of God's wrath? What then do I fuffer, who actually lie under the very weight of his fury? Refrain your tears for me; it is in vain; pity is no debt to me. Nothing is fo proper for me as fome curfe to compleat my mifery, and free me from the torment of Expectation." Here he paufed a little, then looking toward the fire, he faid, "O that I was to broil upon that fire a hundred thoufand years, to purchase the favour of God, and be reconciled to him again! But it is a fruitless with! Millions of millions of years will bring me no nearer to to the end of my tortures than one poor hour! O Eternity! Eternity! Who can properly paraphrase on those words for Ever and Ever!" It now began to grow late, fo I took my leave of him for that night, promising to come again the next day, when I found his mind in the fame condition; but his body much weakened. There were with him three or four Divines, who had been at prayer, which they told me had the fame uneasy effect upon him as before. One of them reminded him, that St. Peter denied his Master with Oaths and Curses, and was yet received again into his favour. He replied, "It is true, St. Peter did deny his Master as I have done, but what then? His Master prayed for him, that his Faith fhould not fail, and accordingly he looked him into repentance, and affifted him by his Spirit to perfect it. Now if he would affift me to repent, I fhould do fo too; but he has justly withdrawn his interceffions from me. have so often grieved the Holy I Spirit, that God has taken him away from me, and in the room thereof, has left me the Spirit of Impenitence and Reprobation. The night being far worn, we all took our leaves, wishing him good reft, and a happier condition the next day; to which he replied, "Gentlemen, I thank Gentlemen, I thank you, but my happiness is at an end, and as for my rest to-night, all the ease I expect, will be in wifhing for the day, as in the day-time I wifh for the night. Thus I spend the little remainder of my miferable moments, in a fearful expectation of my diffolution, and the account I muft make upon it. But, Gentlemen, a good night to you, and remember me to confirm you in the Religion I have difowned, that you may ftand more cautiously by my Folly, and fecure the happiness I have forfeited." The next day came feveral of his friends out of the country, having had an account of his circumftances. One of them told him, that he and feveral more of his relations came to town on purpofe to see him, and were forry to find |