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The Single Brother <persname>Samuel Gottlieb Valentini.</persname><br />
<gap></gap>The following he left in Writing of himself.<br />
I am born <date>1723. the 23</date><hi rend="superscript"><date>th</date></hi><date>. of May</date> at <placename>Reichstone</placename> where<br />
my Vater was Rector of the School. He &amp; my Mother<br />
had <abbr>destin&#39;d</abbr> me from my Youth to the Lord &amp; were very&nbsp;<br />
sorry to keep me back from all ungodly &amp; to animate<br />
me to every Thing what&#39;s just &amp; right. But this was<br />
a hardship to one &amp; the tender Work of God, <abbr>o</abbr> dear!<br />
soon sized in my Heart. In the College at <placename>Breslau</placename>, I<br />
found Liberty, never did Care for God or godly, &amp;<br />
followed the Inclination <del>of</del> which my marred Heart<br />
<unclear>pictateth</unclear>. I very well <sic>feeld</sic>&nbsp; <corr>felt</corr> as often as I was to go<br />
to the <sic>Comunion</sic>&nbsp; <corr>Communion</corr> a internal Call to give my Heart