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it, that i heard many sermons preach'd about it. in these sermons the [p. 47] 

 minister press'd such as had any knowledge of a work of grace in the heart 

 to attend that ordinance in order to growth in grace. . • • [p. 48] . . . 

 Some time after tliis god inclin'd the oflBcers of the church to visit me where 

 I liv'd . . . they spoke to me concerning the Ordinance of the Supper, 

 how much it was my duty to attend it . . . [She was persuaded to go 

 and see the minister — possibly a Presbyterian— who (p. 49)] . . . inform'd 

 me about the nature of it ; and what was to be understood by it ; and soon 

 after he mention'd me to the people, in order to the being receiv'd the next 

 opportunity, i went trembling to it, fearing i did not understand my duty 

 as i ought ; but god was pleas'd graciously to meet me there at that time 

 . . . i thought there was nothing that was dear or near me in the world, 

 but i could part with it if God required it. 



Soon after this god exercis'd me with a trial, i had then but one sister 

 living in the world, having lost two before. She was marry'd about fifteen 

 miles from me ' the discovery the Lord made to me at the sacrament - was 

 on the sabbath day ; and the next day in the inorning i received a letter that 

 my sister was [p. 50] taken ill she desired to see me, if possible, I being 

 then in business, could not go presently, but on Wednesday there came a 

 man and horse for me . . . [p. 51] . . . the Thursday she seem'd 

 something better ; the Friday morning early she told me it was the last 

 day she was to be with me ; and anon she would be at rest ... [p. 

 52] . . . she was removed about six o'clock that evening . . . 



[After various spiritual experiences for about the space of a 

 month, Mary herself] 



" Fell sick, and [p. 73] by reason of the trouble and thoughtfulness . . . 

 was brought under great bodily weakness, i continued three weeks before 

 the minister i belonged to had an account of it ; when he heard it he soon 

 came to me. 



[The minister spoke to her as F. Balthazar Alvarez might have 

 spoken to St. Theresa, or Don Juan de Castillo to St. Eose of Lima, 

 and cited Cantic. ii., 5.] 



[p. 74] Ever since I have been enabled to walk in the sense of the love of 

 God ... [p. 75] ... I can now say i experience much of God in 

 his ordinances, in hearing the gospel preach'd, and the word read, in medi- 

 tation, prayer, and in a especial manner in the sacrament of the Lord's 

 supper ... as one that has been with Jesus ... [p. 81] . . . 

 death is not now terrible to me . . . [p. 83] . . . for such as he 

 has enabled to receive Christ into their heart by faith, such shall have a 

 Christ to receive them into glory. Finis. 



1 Mary Hurle went to live with her Aunt about 1684-6. One Martha 

 Hurl was married in 1688 at St. Mary's, Marlborough, to J. Waldron, of 

 Newbury. 



•-' It will be remembered that the Rev. Charles Simeon dated his conversion 

 from his reception of Holy Communion. 



