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Son of his father; I intreated him to forsake evil company, andin so doing he would be likely to find Comfort, otherwise he would not, either here or hereafter: using much freedom with him, as one who resembled the prodigal Son the parable, he appear'd to take it well, and said, he hoped heshould not forget my advice. 3rd. Being at the select Quarterly meeting at Nine Partners, I was led tomention my sense of there being no necessity for much school learningfor a gospel minister; that the knowledge of Latin, Greek, &; Hebrew, is more likely to hinder, then to help a gospel Minister: Truth being a simple Thing, not needing learned languages to explain it &;c. The Quar.ly meetingfor business the next day was very large; and I thought, was favoured with power from on high to labour for the good cause in a way that is uncommon.I felt my mind impressed with concern to sit with both men friends and thewomen, first in one Meeting, &; then in the other, whilst the Business of readingthe Queries &; the Answers to them is attended to: Which being mentiond, my re-quest was united with by both men and women friends: It was a season of fa-vour, as I had an opportunity in both Meetings to clear myself respectingthe trust which I apprehended the Lord reposed in me, to the Satisfaction of my selfand my friends: And many hearts were tendered, &; minds instructed and edi-fied; which divers freely and openly expressed: So that we parted in nearLove, a sense of which I hope will not soon be forgotten: Let the Name ofthe Lord be blessed. The day following was a publick Meeting at thesame place, larger than their large Meeting-house could contain; inwhich a good degree of solidity prevailed. Yet I thought the Meeting was hurt