[Memoir and Diary of John Yeardley, Minister of the Gospel by John Yeardley]@TWC D-Link bookMemoir and Diary of John Yeardley, Minister of the Gospel CHAPTER III 33/40
As I was with Moses, so I will he with thee; I will not fail thee, nor forsake thee."-- Joshua i.
2, 5.
This is an awful consideration; but why should any despair? May not the faithful mind say, "This God is our God; he will be our guide, even unto death." I desire most sincerely to be kept in humility, whatever the probations may be which are necessary to fit me for the design of Him who hath given me life, breath and being. On the 2d of the Fourth Month he quitted Barnsley, accompanied by his brother Thomas. I think it a favor indeed, he says, to be relieved from a doubting mind as to whether I should go or stay; for I can truly say that, let the result prove what it may.
I go with an undivided heart. Elizabeth Dell had a meeting at Pontefract this day, where I met her; it was a very satisfactory meeting, and it was pleasant to meet with several Friends here whom I did not expect to have seen again.
The parting opportunity with E.D.has left a savor on my mind which I hope will not soon be forgotten. Before he left England he opened negotiations with several mercantile houses, who gave him orders for linen yarn from Germany.
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