Piety promoted by faithfulness manifested by several testimonies concerning that true servant of God Ann Whitehead.

This Testimony lives in my Heart for my wel-beloved and rightly esteemed Friend Ann Whitehead.

SHE was one that did truly fear God, by which she had learned a great degree of true Wisdom, and through the inspiration of Gods holy Spirit had attained to a good and sound Understanding, both of Spiri∣tual and Natural things, through which she was made a Vessel of Ho∣nour, being one whom the Lord had fitly furnished to be of great use, and truly serviceable to and amongst the Houshold of Faith, through the vir∣tue of that Life which the Lord often communicated through her, to and a∣mongst them, insomuch that their in∣ward & outward Life was often Re∣freshed, Comforted and Strengthned; yea I can say, and am oblieged to ac∣knowledg, that the Lord made her

Instrumental to 〈◊〉〈◊〉 both, for which I bless the Lord on her behalf, and that he hath made known and preser∣ved me in the sence of that Righteous Principle which her Christian Practice did often reach to, and answer, as Face answereth Face in a Glass; and this is that indeed by which I know many with me can in their Spirits seal to, who were and are sharers of the Virtue of that indwelling Life which her Spirit was gathered into; and blessed be the Lord, doth my Soul say, in the lively sence of her Joy and endless Felicity, who did re∣ceive an hundered fold in this Life as an earnest of that Incorruptible Im∣mortal Life, and is now entered into the full possession of it, being an Heir of that Promise, Blessed are the Dead that Dye in the Lord; she is ceased from her Labour, and her Works follow her.

And now alas! what shall I say, An Isralite is gone this day, Who true and faithful was to God, Against all Wickedness a Rod, A tender Mother, yet indeed Well furnished to help our need, Well then bewail our loss may we, So faithful, true and wise was she, For often did she recommend Us to the Lord, our lasting Friend, Our loss indeed how shall we take, What but her gain can it up make, For sure, revived this may be, One said to dye is gain to me, Which gain transcends! me thinks I find Her reward great; that's in my mind, In Gospel work she had a share, Great was her Labour and her Care To bring more Children to that place, Where Godworks in them by his Grace, This I observ'd that still she aim'd, The Truth of God might not be blam'd,

Which faithful Labour I did find, Was from a just and righteous mind.

And now I pray, O Lord, keep me, Even all my days, faithful to thee, That so an Isralite indeed, I may be found of Isaacs Seed, Of which right Seed was this my Friend, I testifie, and so shall end.

Abigail Fisher.