Phillips Family Papers Box 1

[edge of page missing] Andover March 25 17

Dear Samll I received yours of the 21 inst. Am glad to hear of your wellfair

I hope thy sins will find you in health they leave us

If you have ben kept from any Immorality or Indecency be thankfull - but - Dont think you need Boast - Lest him that thinks he stands [...] head least he fall - Dont stand in your [...] Strength.

You know whean to goo for Direction Strength in every time of knead.

Oh be allways found in the way of [...] if you are with God he will be with [...] But - if you forsake him he will forsake you Search the scriptures dayly for in them you [...] Eternal Life

Your Granmother Phillips is [...] [her?] chef complaint is want of [...] in great hast. from your Lovi[..] Mother Elizabeth Phi[...]

PS We all seend our Love. here is all the things you sent for

Andover May 4-1766

Dear Samll

I Send you These few lines Hoping they find you in health and Chearfull in your employment.

O Remember the one thing needfull and that is an Interest in Christ: we are told to seek and we Shall find - thats a promise – But then then we are not to seek in a coald [Lazy??] [??] manner - But with our noblhearts. as won neither says Christ is apointed head of the Church as to all end and uses whatsoever – that what ever grace we need we must recieve it From Christ our head.

And he is appointed of the Father to give it out O [Labour?] after a holy skill to Divine grace from Christ as head of the Church - he says we are greatly Defective hear — he is apt to think none are acquainted with Living upon the righteousness of Christ for Justification than they are acquainted with the way of Devineing Grace and Spiritual influence from Christ the head of the Church for Sanctification it is not enough that we know how to have [become??] to Christ for pardon and justification.

But we Should be acquainted with Christ as head of Church and Live upon him for actual grace and Spiritual influence John 15 4 Abide in me and I in you - we must Learn that Skill to abide in Christ by the attractive acts of Faith or we Shall make Littel of Sanctification.

it may be you think you Bear no relation to the Church - But are not you mistaken you was Given to God Baptism and if you Give your Self to God in Secret [his?] and to be at his Disposal and take

him to be your God - & are in Earnist for all ye [greves] above mentiond aiming at ye Glory of God then do you one ye covenant in heart - if you are at loos abot ye nature of Justification

Adoption on [illegible] look in to your [illegible] thean you see with all ye benifits - I should have no grater Joy than to hear you walk in the truth

I think you are much exposd on Sabeth noons so many yong persons together yet adventores is very [brief?]

I should think proper for you some other [illegible] to keep Lovd - as you have Distinguist you self by attending privat metings anything other good or bad perhaps will be taken notes of in your suner than in another

Be carefull of your Cloths Dont wear them in the weat if you weat ye Linen it will take of ye [illegible] & intienty deaice it I should think your beter wear your blue cloths or Fustian they are either of them decent cotten then expose you best I should think youd beter go in to your parlors make no dout youd be wellcome if rain should co on after you are gon to meting But the time is past From your affecticat Mother Elizabeth Phillips

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Andover January 5 [...]

Dear Samll I sopose a line from home now wood be welcome I hope the will find you in good [..] as theay leave us - had th oportuny [..] Great facours whitch we must be aco[..] for - O Labour to know the worth of [..]

I hope you are still upon your Gard the adversary is still very subtil & [..] you may be insensitivly lead astray

Acquaint your self well with the [..] remember the 119 Psalm thy part how [..] your secure their heart &c.

It may look some what gloom[..] so Difficult a seson but your wh[..] Expected to be the winter

Look in the [??7] psalm their [..] the power & providence of God ing[..] wisdom displayd see the [???] psalm & the 8 chpter of 17 [..] See what Incoragements ther is

Strive to be the Buty & Exlellis of a [illegible] give him your hall We seend our Love to you Friends Remain I your Mother E[..]

we should be glad to see you & Captin Halls son is an oportunyty presents

hear is a pr stockins I send by Samll Osgood.

hear is sum salt for your feet tender and soor