Moravian Lives

No.10 G Crd

Life of the widow <persname>Sr. Elizabeth Grundy</persname>, late Alred, who departed this life at<placename> Bayldon </placename>in <placename>York-shire,</placename><hi rend="underline"><placename> </placename><date>May the 9th 1799.</date></hi>
She has dictated the followingaccount of her life to her son,our <persname>Br. James </persname><persname>Grundy:</persname>
I was born  <date>February 6 1717 </date>near <placename>Chowbent</placename> in the parish of <placename>Leigh</placename> in <placename>Lancashire,</placename>and brought up in the Presbyterian persuasion. My parents were very pious, and educated their children with great strictness. Whenever I did anything unwise, my mother used to preach the Law to me, which made me look upon God as an un   <gap></gap>     Being. In my 8th year I had the following dream: I dreamed it was the day of judgement, and I saw an innumerable multitude around me. I wished to see our Saviour but was afraid of being seen by him;however, as I thought, I moved forward and thrust myself between two persons to have a sight of him.  This I had  <gap></gap>         ,then he turned to me , as he was sitting at a  table, and smiled.Hereby I was so much encouraged, that I went strait up to him , and now I saw two books 1 lying before<date></date>