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

Some Account OF Ann Whitehead's Early Experience, As written by her near thirty Years Ago.

IN living Streams that Spring, With Tears of Joy now can I Sing, Of the Love and Peace that greets When the upright hearted meets In perfect Truth of living Power, Which lasteth ever down to shower, The blessing of the lasting Hill, Into the pure Heart to fill, With the fulness of his Grace, Which beholds with open Face The glory of the holy Spirit, Which changeth man that life to in∣herit;

Now being come unto the Life, The Tree into the Waters of strife, That fell to sweeten them From their bitter sower Leven, By its own Fruit is known, True Joy & Peace from Heaven flown, Here he may take and freely Eat, For whom God doth prepare his Meat, Even his own Seed of Israel's Flock, Whose Off-spring is the faithful Flock, Which to his Voice alone gives ear, Whereby the Heart is kept so clear, A place only for the pure fear; The awe and dread of perfect sight Which shineth in eternal Light, There the Lambs Kingdom is known, WhereChrist the Lord hath only Throne, Ruling in Life and Spirit meek, Subjecting all under his Feet, The Earth & Air, & all dark Power, Which may arise to tempt an houer, And try if in the upright Heart It can find out any part, There to get in By Death or Sin,

The Lamb to Wouud and Slay, On whom the Beast would make his Prey; But waiting have the Patience tried, The Faith that saves is soon espied, Which safely keeps the little Flock, That drinketh of the heavenly Rock, From which the Water freely springs, That giveth Life to all good things; And here indeed, There is no need, Because of right, All that abide i'th'Light, May take and eat There daily Meat, And praises gives To him that Lives For evermore to Reign, Where there's no Death nor Pain, Glory, glory to the Highest, Who brings to Peace and perfect Rest,

These Verses, of dear Ann's own Writing, she gave me at her return from the Isle of Wight, where she ••ad been travelling in the Service of Truth above twenty eight Years since, when she had been absent for some space of time.

M. S.