Moravian Lives

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familiar and clear to me, I could look with my whole head
upon the Brn's Congn as the house of peace, where
the sparrow hath found an  a house, and the swallow
a nest for herself. --- At the end of August 1742 I set
out with 2 other Brethren for Marienborn, bringing with
me 2 little Sons of Dean Gerner and two of Br. Praetori-
ous's Childn to be placed in the Childn's Oeconomy  Economy, and 
we arrived safe and well Octr 6th being my birthday
as also a Childn's Congn day in Marienborn where
we were kindly received. I got my place directly in the
Seminary, and Decr 8th the same year I was received
into the Congn, and April 3d 1743 I was unexpectedly
admitted to the Holy Communion, and at a time
when I felt myself so very poor and sinful, that I
really thought there was not a person in the house more
unworthy of it but it proved such an inexpressible blessing
to me, as I never can forget. The dying love of Jesus
so penetrated and overcame my whole being, and
broke my heart down in such a manner, that I knew
not what to say. But now a close schooling for me
commenced. The deep corruption of my soul and body
began to be more and more discovered unto me, I grew
dejected and very thoughtful and could not venture
as such a poor depraved sinner to go to our Saviour,
but strove to get free first from the many bad Things