Moravian Lives

lead and direct Me, and keep his Eye open upon Me. 
and I am assured in my Heart that this was the true Grace
of God, which led Me to the Light of his Holy Gospel.
In the Year 1741. Mr. Whitfield came into this City,
as a faithful Witness of the glad Tidings of Free Grace, thro'
our Lord Jesus Christ, and declared unto Us what He had 
received. He had many Hearers, and many were awa-
-kend by his Testimony of Universal Redemption, and 
the great Necessity of the New Birth, and of receiving the Gift
of the Holy Ghost; I heard at that Time more than I possest;
The Lord blessd what he spoke, and the Word had a divine
Power on the Souls of many that heard it. Many said,
He is surely a Child of God, Others said, He is a Deceiver
and spoke much Evil of Him. After some Time, he took
Leave of Us for a Season, and it was a Blessing to Me
and my two Children, that the Lord had brought Him here.
After som  some Time I became acquainted with the United
Brethren, and was convinced in my Heart that they propaga
-ted the same Doctrine of Free Grace: Afterwards by the great
Opposition with which the Brethren were treated, my Heart
was brought into a great Straight, and I could expect

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Nothing else, but to suffer along with Them, if I received
Them either into my Heart or House; I had too great Fear
for the Disturbance which began to be raised at that Time
against the Brethren, here in New York; when our dear 
Bror. Boehler was commanded by the Magistrates to de
-part the City, I was greatly surprized  surprised at his being so used.
3 or 4 Days after this came the Deacon of the Church to
receive the quarterly Collection which I was to pay, as all 
the Communicants are used to do. I desired of Him that 
my Name might be put out of their Church Book; the
good Man did not say one Word; I felt Compassion towards
him, and gave him the Reason why I did leave their Church,
namely This, that such Christians, who persecute the Christian,
can be no Blessing to Me; the good Man did not answer a 
Word, but took friendly Leave of Me and went his Way.
Some Time after, here in York an Act was passd, that no
Brother, for the Space of a Year, should preach here, under
a great Penalty and 6 Months Imprisonment. Under 
this Perplexity of Heart, the Lord gave me Grace, and the Word
of God the Holy Bible instructed and taught Me; as He said
Himself unto his Disciples: Ye shall be hated of all Men-
for my Name's Sake. And the Acts of the Apostles prove