110 The Conversion of Mary Hnrll. 



In a German Bibliography, Theophili Georgi Uurop. Buclier 

 Lexicon, folio, 1742, an edition of " M. Hurl, Merchwilrdige Beheli- 

 rung and clarauf erflgote Erfahrung " is entered " 8° Leipzig, 

 Walth, 1735." I am not certain whether this indicates the date 

 of a new edition in German or English, or the date of sale of a 

 second-hand copy. Miss E. A. Higgs, of Hungerford, has most 

 kindly lent me an interesting little MS., carefully copied by one 

 Mary Smith of Tidworth, in 1737. It is a transcript, evidently 

 page for page, and line for line, from a printed copy of the Second 

 Edition ; but unfortunately, instead of recording the imprint, the 

 transcriber has written on the title-page, " The Second Edition. 

 Written by Maiy Smith, 1737." Otherwise it corresponds exactly 

 with the Third Edition of 1711. The little book was given to 

 Mary Holdway (an ancestress of Miss Higgs) by one of the Smith 

 family. The only noticeable differences which I observed between 

 this MS. and the third edition are that the personal pronoun is in 

 the MS. always written with a small " i," and the like occurs in 

 some other proper names. I do not know whether this was a 

 peculiarity in the first or second edition, of which no copy has 

 come within my notice. The narrative ends in the MS. (as in the 

 printed tliird edition) near the top of p. 83. (84 is blank). Then 

 follow four other sheets, signed A — D, and paged 85 — 127. 



MEDITATIONS upon some PASSAGES 



OF SCEIPTUEE, 



By MAEY HURLL, 



Written by MARY SMITH, 1737. 



[p. 87] I have had some meditations on the 3rd of Genesis, beginning at 

 the 8th Verse [to the 24th]. 



[p. 112] i have likewise had some meditations on that scripture, Jer. 31.3. 

 latter part . . . 



[p. 114] i have also had my thoughts exercised upon the scripture in isa. 

 66. 2, the latter part ... [p. 119], also ... in luke 10. 20. 



[p. 120] i desire the reader of these Lines might be found much in the 

 duty of meditation ... [p. 121] i have had my thoughts exercised in 

 meditation upon the passage of Scripture in John 6. 54. [p. 127] These 

 meditations i have experienced very useful to me, thro grace to think over 

 against the time of the sacrament . . . for he meets all such that rejoice 

 and work righteousness, and remember him in his way. 



Finis. 



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