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Him in this world, which at<br />
times affect me much. However<br />
with increasing years, I began<br />
to have a hankering after the<br />
pleasures of this world <abbr>altho</abbr>&#39;<br />
I often felt a remorse of con=<br />
-science when I indulged the<br />
thought of seeking to gratify<br />
this my desire. When I was in<br />
my 17<hi rend="superscript">th</hi> year, my dear Father depart=<br />
=ed this life happily, which was<br />
a severe trial to me, <abbr>altho</abbr>&#39; not<br />
equally as painful as if the<br />
Lord had taken my dear Mother,<br />
as she being at that time very<br />
ill, so that her life was despair=<br />
-ed of. This constrained me with<br />
earnestness to beseech &amp; supplicate<br />
the Lord, rather to take me to<br />
himself, than to deprive me of<br />
my dear Mother, who was the<br />
only friend &amp; comfort I had in<br />
this world. He graciously con=<br />
discended to grant my prayer<br />
&amp; restored her to her former health,&nbsp;<br />
which gave me confidence