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or hath been sold for £1600 which serves to show the rapid increase of this Country. Fourteenth our friend J. Evans had a meeting at Nathan Comstocks having before inform'd friends they the Neighbors at or near the time they met &; had a favor'd opportunity at the close intimated he had desired them who were or had disown'd or stood so, with those who are members, which was Fourteenth our friend Joshua Evans mentioning his a mind, of having a meeting at the place we were at N. Comstock’s, there being information thereof given to friends and Neighbors, who met (and our friend had an open time among opportunity with them, at the close of the after which he mentioned a desire of an he had some few of having an opportunity with those who were members in company with together with such as stood disown'd. They accordingly collected into a together when he their state &; situation seem'd to be opened pretty clearly, setting before them the great danger, without living near to that divine principal within them of their becoming a Reproach to the Name they made profession of, the condition of their Children for want of the Hedge of the Discipline kept up around them by the way would go of into Irregularities and Immoralities and thereby suffer great loss, and for want of this Hedge which has such a tendency of Keeping sweet and Clean, there would be a falling into one thing after another to the great grief of such among them as beheld the great beauty there was in holiness endeavoring to impress their minds with the absolute necessity of feeling deeply by after help, &; that their they might have their eyes might be opened, if this come to be the case they could not become content short of a reconciliation with their friends again that which would much contribute to their welfare, with their