Moravian Lives

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of mine, which was ravished by His winning
charms, and so fired with his abundant merciful
kindness, that his thro' pierced Foot got many a magdalene
salute. In this time of love, I did not seem to be
in need of faith, for it was feeling, and in a manner
seeing Him who is to bodily sight, invisible. On one
of my highly favor'd days, when taking a solitary walk
my gracious Redeemer revealed Himself to me as my
eternal Bridegroom, who had betrothed me unto Him
-self for ever. This was a day of my Espousals, which
I never can forget! At another period, I was consi-
-dering, what our dear Father must have suffered,
when He was in Christ [?] the world unto
Himself; what I felt was unutterable. I fell prostrate
before Him, crying by the Spirit of adoption, [?]
I had intervals of mourning, with deep compunc-
-tion of heart, weeping contrite tears with ardour
and [?] of spirit, for a still closer union
with my Saviour, which was always succeeded by
a fresh manifestation of his matchless love. ------
I had a great desire to depart, often singing that
hymn verse, "O what a pain it is to me
To love, and yet not be with Thee." ---
It was in the year 1742 when the London Congn
was settled, (having a powerful and irresistible call
to be a Member;) was recd - It was extremely impor-
-tant to me to be united to this part of the Bride of Christ