Some fruits of a tender branch, sprung from the living vine being a collection of several sound and godly letters, written by that faithful servant of God, Benjamin Padley. With diverse living testimonies to that innocent life, in which he walked, and continued to the end of his day.

The First Letter.

Dear Brother,

AFter our dear Love to thee, these may let thee know, That I received thine, which I suppose came by the hand of John Yates; but it was but two weeks since, yesterday, and it did rejoyce me greatly, to hear from thee; but more especially, to hear how it was with thee: for I can truly say, it is that which my Soul has and doth travel for, that we may be preserved in Uprightness be∣fore the Lord unto the end of our days; for blessed be his Name, his Tender Care has been over us, and his Compassion has been toward us in the days of our Minority, and in the time of our Youth; that though he was pleased to strip us of our Faithful Pa∣rents, and to leave us destitute of a Habi∣tation, yet he never forsook us, but his pro∣vident hand has gone along with us, and taken care for us beyond what we could e∣ver have expected; that with Jacob we may say, The Lord hath fed us all our Life long; and now it is the desire of my very Soul and Spirit, that we may walk worthy of

those Mercies and Blessings that the Lord hath bestowed upon us, and that we may truly answer the end for which he hath thus visited our Souls, in faithfully performing that Duty and Service, which the LORD hath called us unto, and requires of us, and herein will the Lord be glorified by us, and our Souls will receive the everlasting Reward that will countervail all our Labour and Exercise; so into his hand do I com∣mit our Souls, together with the Souls of all his Faithful Children every where, who is only able to preserve and keep us unto the end of our days,

Benjamin Padley.

Northcave 20th. of 1st. Month, 1687.