example which speaks loudly to us his furvivors, Signed, by order, and on behalf of our Half-Year's JAMES FISHER, Clerk to the mens meeting. CONTENTS. His birth and parentage. The early impreffions of Truth on his mind. On children in general. A Series of vifitations of divine love. His frequent His exercifes continued, and particularly about ufing the plain Scripture language. Of Ifrael's wilder- nefs travel, and the forerunner. Reference to the feafons and to the book of Job. On humility: his His exercifes continued. Paffes through fome difcou- ragements. A word of encouragement to the ex- ercifed traveller. A view of God's goodness, and anciently with Noah, Abraham, &c. Trials about the war, paper currency, and taxes. CHA P. IV. On taxes for war: Vifit to fome families in Dartmouth, and to Mofes Farnum in his last fickness. His marriage. Vifit on Rhode-Ifland. Concerning fpirituous liquors. On procuring this world's goods. СНАР. His removal to Gloucefter. His fifter Sarah's death. On filent waiting in families. Vifit to the Quarterly and Monthly meetings. On ftrict plainness and fimplicity of living. Vifits families at Richmond. CH A P. VI. The folly of felf-importance. The author's concern, that himself and others may experience an entire reduction of felf, and perfect refignation to the divine Profpect of vifiting Friends of Pennsylvania and New- Trials and exercises he paffed through. Exhortations. An account of his wife's laft fickness and death; fome CHA P. XI.: A JOURNAL Α JOURNAL OF THE LIFE AND TRAVELS OF JOB SCOTT. CHAP. I. His Birth and Parentage.-The early Impreffione of Truth on bis Mind.-On Children in general.-A Series of Vifitations of Divine Love. -His frequent Tranfgreffion-Trials about Water-Baptifm, Predestination, c. FOR ORASMUCH as it hath pleafed divine wifdom to lead and conduct my foul through many, various, and afflictive difpenfations, as well as through fome very comfortable enjoyments; giving me to partake largely of afflictions, bearing up my mind through them, bringing me forth again and again B again rejoicing, after scenes of deep distress, and wonderfully preferving me through fome very deep, and perhaps fomewhat unusual, probations, in my travel towards the land of reft; I feel, and have often felt, an engagement of mind to leave behind me fome memorandums, in commemoration of his gracious dealings with me from my youth. I was born, according to the best account I could obtain, and according to the present or new ftyle, on the 18th day of the Tenth month, 1751, in the township of Providence, now (North Providence), in the Colony (now State) of Rhode Island and Providence Plantations, in New England. My parents names were John and Lydia Scott; who were accounted honest people, though my father made but little profeffion of religion. My mother was more zealous, and attended Friends meetings when the conveniently could, taking me divers times with her, and I think a few times another or two of the children, though we were all but young; for I being the eldest was but ten years old when fhe died. I can well remember the ferious impreffions and contemplations which, at that early period of life, and for fome years before my mother's decease, attended my mind as I fat in meeting with her, and on the way home.. I even had longing defires to become truly religious, and to ferve and fear God, as Abraham, Ifaac, and Jacob did, and others that I read or heard of. My mother endeavoured much to restrain us |