of Chrift, and for that Purpose only he travelled many long Journies and Voyages through the feveral English Colonies on this Continent, and most of the Islands in the Weft-Indies, and in Europe, through England, Wales, Scotland, Ireland, Hol land, Frizeland, and feveral Parts of Germany, and the adjacent Northern Kingdoms; and in many of thefe Places his Miniftry and religious Labours were bleffed with the defired Succefs, of which there are yet fome Witnesses living, and others who were convinced of the Principles of Truth by his Means, became ferviceable Members of the Church, and continued therein to the End of their Lives.

But as the wife King Solomon formerly obferved, that One Event cometh to the Righteous, and to the Wicked, fo it happened to this good Man, who met with various Loffes and Difappointments in his temporal Eftate; after which, the Circumstances of his Affairs engaged him to undertake fome Business, in the Management of which he was obliged to cross the Seas frequently: This, however, did not abate his Zeal and religious Care to make ufe of all Opportunities of vifiting the Meetings of Friends when among them, and of calling, at other Times, to fuch who might be accounted as the Outcaft of Ifrael, and the Difperfed of Judah, or as Sheep not yet of the Fold of Chrift; and his Services of that Kind are worthy to be commemorated, having been often productive of good Effects.

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His Patience was remarkable in Difappointment's and Afflictions, of which he had a large Share; and his Meekness, Humility and Circumfpection, in the general Course of his Life and Converfation were confpicuous and exemplary; and as he frequently exhorted and admonished others to the Obfervation and Practice of the many excellent Precepts and Rules of Chrift, our Lord and Law-giver, and more especially those expreffed in his Sermon on the Mount (which contains the Sum of our moral and religious Duties) fo he manifefted himself to be one of that Number, whom Chrift compared to the wife Builder, who laid a fure Foundation; so that his Building ftood unfhaken by the various Floods and Winds of Tribulations and Temptations he met with, both from within and without.

He was a Lover of Unity amongst Brethren, and careful to promote and maintain it, fhewing the Example of a meek, courteous, and loving Deportment, not only to Friends, but to all others, with whom he had Conversation or Dealings; fo that it may be truly faid, That few bave lived fo univerfally beloved and refpected among us: And it was manifeft this did not proceed from a Defire of being popular, or to be seen of Man: For his Love and Regard to Peace did not divert him from the Discharge of his Duty in a faithful Testimony to those that profeffed the Truth, that they ought to be careful to maintain good Works; and he was often concern'd zealously to incite and prefs Friends to the Exercife

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of the good Order and Discipline established in the Wisdom of Truth, by admonishing, warning, and timely treating with fuch as fell fhort of their Duty therein, and by teftifying against those who, after loving and brotherly Care and Endeavours, could not be brought to the Senfe and Practice of their Duty; and thereby he sometimes fhar'd the Ill-will and Refentment of such Perfons.

The feveral Effays he wrote on religious Subjects at Sea, are further Proofs that his Mind was principally engaged in the great Business and Concern of Religion; and as he continued under the fame Engagement to the End, we are fully perfuaded the Words, with which he concluded his laft publick Teftimony on the Island of Tortola, may be truly and properly applied to him, That he had fought a good Fight, and had kept the Faith, and, we doubt not, he now enjoys a Crown of Righteousness.

Much more might be truly said of his Integrity, Faithfulness and Worth, but we do not think it neceffary; our chief Intention being to exprefs our refpectful Remembrance of him, and our Unity with his Labours and Services, and in order to affure thofe, to whom he was not perfonally known, of the Truth of what he has himfelf wrote of his Life and Travels; for we believe, as he was a Man fignally influenced with the Spirit of univerfal Love and Good-will to Man

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kind, this was his chief Motive for writing; and we are fincerely defirous that his good Defign may be answered, and that the Glory of every good and perfect Work may be attributed to that divine Power alone, which can qualify others to fupply the Places of thofe faithful Minifters and Servants of Chrift, who have been of late Years removed from among us, and are of that Number, of whom it is written, Bleed are the Dead, which die in the Lord, from henceforth, yea, faith the Spirit, that they may reft from their Labours, and their Works do follow them.

Signed on Behalf, and by Appointment of the Monthly-Meeting of Friends in Philadelphia, the Twenty-eighth Day of the Second Month, 1749, by

ISRAEL PEMBERTON.