Moravian Lives

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them uprightly the state of my heart, giving them
an account of all my Circumstances from the time
of my awakening to that day, and of what I now
wanted viz: hearts fellowship with Children of
God, who had the same view with me, here upon
they all became very social and hearty, and we had
much conversation together. I told them at last, that
from this time they should no more get rid of me
for ever, This connexion  connection with the Brn soon
reached my Father's ears, and he was very angry
with me, because the Brn were at that time much
hated and despised in the Country. The King had
likewise published several edicts against them
amounting to a persecution, whereas the Ritists were
carressed  caressed and promoted at Court. My Father wrote
me an angry Letter, and ordered me to come home
immediately, and if I did not, he was determined 
to send me no more money for my subsistance  subsistence in 
the University, I saw plainly that if I did go 
home, and follow my Father's views for my 
advancement, in the world, I should be a lost man.
I therefore wrote him a dutiful letter, and gave him
such reasons for my not coming, as I thought
would satisfy him, but they did not, and he was
as good as his word, and never sent me any more