GUY 
of rank and faflwon at Paris, by whom (he was intro¬ 
duced into fome of the higheft circles there. But her 
hulband, who was twenty-two years older than herfelf, 
being much afflifted with the gout, and being herfelf 
naturally of a tender and affectionate difpofition, ffie 
thought it her duty to <attend very clofely upon him, 
although flie was thereby much fecluded front fociety. 
This, hdwever, afforded her a favourable opportunity 
of indulging in reading and meditation, which Hie pur- 
fued with ardour; but could not find that folid peace 
of mind which her heart defired ; until, meeting with 
a devout friar of the order of St. Francis, (he was in¬ 
formed by him, “that the reafon of her not finding 
that fatisfaftion in prayer which Ihe fo earneftly fought, 
was becaufe fhe was Peeking from without, what was only 
to be found within advifing her “ to Peek God in her 
own heart, and (lie would find him there.” 
Thefe exprefiions had a powerful effeft on her mind, 
and from that time (he found the practice of prayer 
more eafy ; and, as fhe fays herfelf, “ often experienced 
the love of God fo to abound in her heart, as to draw 
and abforb the powers of her foul into profound medi¬ 
tation, without aCt or difcourfe.” Soon after this, file 
had the fmall-pox, which greatly impaired her native 
beauty ; but confidering this affliction as a releafe from 
every temptation to earthly vanity on account of fupe- 
rior perfonal charms, fhe- finally rejoiced at it. M. 
Guyon dying on July 21, 1676, (he was left a widow 
at the age of twenty-eight, with a fon and two daugh. 
ters, the care and concern for whofe education pre¬ 
vented her from going into the convent of the Bene¬ 
dictines. But after a few years, being relieved from 
this arduous parental part, fiie went to Geneva, with a 
defign of eltablifiiing a religious inftitution there ; but 
meeting with a ferious oppofition, and a fimilar one 
being on-foot at Gex, file abandoned her defign, and 
after a refidence of about five years, returned to Paris. 
Such were the attractions of her infinuating eloquence, 
and tender and ardent devotion, that feveral of the firft 
ladies in the brilliant court of Louis XIV. became her 
admirers and difciples. The pious and aultere duke de 
Chevreufe affirmed, that, when in her prefence, he felt 
JUfled. by internal emotions at her fuperior mildnefs, be¬ 
nignity, and grace. It was during this time that flie 
wrote her firft religious treatife, entitled, The Torrent; 
after which, her Explications of the Old and New 
Teftament, were publiflied, in 20 vols. 8vo. and, A fliort 
and eafy Method of Prayer, foon followed ; which lat¬ 
ter paffed rapidly through five or fix editions; and ap¬ 
pears to have been the caufe of ftirring up that un¬ 
merited perfecution againfi: her, which procured her 
confinement in the convent of St. Mary’s for eight 
months; during which time fhe cleared up mod of the 
charges againfi; her, to the fatisfaCIion of her judges; 
and was then releafed by order of the king. 
Her daughter being married to the count de Vaux, 
brought her acquainted with the pious and philan¬ 
thropic Fenelon archbifliop of Cambray. The fimila- 
rity of their views of a divine life, it is faid, clofely 
united them in religious fellowfliip, and raifed their 
minds above regarding the many calumnies which their 
enemies poured forth againfi them, and concerning which 
there have been propounded fo many opinions, and fo 
many criticifms. The innocence of their lives and the 
morality of their aftions, proved eventually a direft 
refutation of them. Yet, at length, the threatening 
clouds burft fuddenly into a fiorm; and by means of 
a forged letter, which was fliewn to the king of France, 
as coming from Mad. Guyon, flie was arrefted, Decem¬ 
ber 27, 1695, and confined in the caftle of Vincennes, 
from whence flie was removed to Vaugirard, and at 
length to the Baftile. During her confinement flie un¬ 
derwent feveral examinations ; and her writings were 
condemned by the archbifliop of Paris. After feveral 
years confinement, flie was, at the pleafure of the king, 
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releafed from prifon, and baniflied to Blois, where (lie 
lived near twelve years, honoured and refpedted for her 
good underftanding, fervent piety, and modefl: demea¬ 
nour, even by fome of tliofe who had entertained 
ffrong prejudice againfi her.. She died there, June 9, 
1717, in her feventieth year. During her long confine¬ 
ment and banifliment, (lie wroteMiioft of tliofe fpiritual 
fong* which have lately been put into Englifli metre by 
our celebrated poet Cowper. 
On reviewing her life, and making due allowance for 
the deep impreflions of a drift education, in a church 
which impofed the obfervance of many outward figns 
and ceremonies; it may be feen, that her words and 
writings were far from being of the number of tliofe 
ideal productions, the ftudies of human wit, which af¬ 
ford nothing but barren fpeculations and lifelefs images, 
but were fenfible and experimental realities, coming 
from a foul fo far purified by the baptifm of Chrift, as 
to bring forth in an eminent degree tliofe fruits defcribed 
by the apoftle in the 5th chapter of Galatians, v. 22^3. 
GUYS'BOROUGH, a townfliip of North America, 
in Nova Scotia, on Chedabufto Bay, ten leagues 
north-weft of Cape Canfo, and forty leagues eaftward 
of Halifax. 
GUYSE (John), an eminent Englifli nonconformift 
divine, born at Hertford, in 1680. As he early difco- 
vered a ferious turn of mind, he w'as Cent to purfue a 
courfe of academic ftudies, under different tutors ; and 
foon after he commenced preacher, he fettled as afliftant 
to an aged minifter in his native town, and upon his 
death was cliofen his fucceffor in the paftoral office. 
In 1727, he received an invitation to become pallor of 
an independent congregation in New Broad-ftreet, Lon¬ 
don; which he accepted, and in connection with them 
fpent the remainder of his days, highly refpefted for 
the amiablenefs of his manners, and his exemplary dif- 
charge of the Chriftian and relative duties. In 1732, 
the univerfity of Aberdeen conferred on him the degree 
of doftor of divinity. At this time he was engaged in 
preparing for the prefs, his Paraphrafe. on the New 
Teftament, in 3 vols. 4to. which is his principal work, 
and held in high eftimation by perfons of calviniftic 
fentiments. The firft volume appeared in 1739, and 
the whole was completed in 1752. In the latter part 
of his life, Dr. Guyfe entirely loft the ufe of his fight; 
but that misfortune did not prevent him from continu¬ 
ing his minifterial fervices till within a few months of 
his death, which took place in 1761, in the eighty-firft 
year of his age. Befides the Paraphrafe on the New 
Teftament, he was the author of, Youth’s Monitor, in 
fix Sermons preached to Young People; and numerous 
other Sermons, a large volume of which was collefted 
by himfelf, in his latter years, and publiflied in 8vo. 
GUZ, f An Indian meafure, varying in different 
places, but which may be reckoned about an Englifli 
yard. The guz of Akbar was forty-one fingers. 
GU'ZEL-HI'SAR, a town of Afiatic Turkey, in the 
province of Natolia : forty miles north-eaft of Milets. 
GUZERAT', a country of Hindooftan, in the form 
of a peninfula, between the Arabian Sea and the Gulfs 
of Cutch and Cambay, about 170 miles in length, and 
iao in breadth. This is one of the richeft provinces of 
the Mogul empire, abounding in rice, cotton, corn, fu- 
gar, fruits of various kinds, with plenty ot cattle and 
game. The rain is continual from the middle of June 
to the middle of September : during the other months 
the (ky is perpetually clear and ferene ; an abundant 
night-dew refreflies the plants, which during the day 
have been fcorched by the rays of a hot fun. This 
province contains a great number of confiderable towns, 
with flourifliing manufactures ; and in the woods abound 
different forts of timber fit for building. The book of 
the Ayeen Akberry, vol. ii. p. 76, fpeaks thus of its 
manufactures: “It is famous for painters, carvers, 
and other handicrahfmen. They cut out letters ia 
M ni ffiells, 
