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8.<br /> | 8.<br /> | ||
| − | obtain my wish, having previously felt such<br /> | + | obtain my wish, having previously <emotion>felt such<br /> |
a powerful conviction that this people was<br /> | a powerful conviction that this people was<br /> | ||
| − | indeed my people, and their God, my God.<br /> | + | indeed my people</emotion>, and their God, my God.<br /> |
| − | But my hopes were disappointed, which I<br /> | + | But <emotion>my hopes were disappointed</emotion>, which I<br /> |
could not at that time understand, and even<br /> | could not at that time understand, and even<br /> | ||
| − | + | presumed to wonder at others being prefer=<br /> | |
=red before me. But wonder shortly ceased:<br /> | =red before me. But wonder shortly ceased:<br /> | ||
The vileness of my nature appeared to me a suf=<br /> | The vileness of my nature appeared to me a suf=<br /> | ||
=ficient reason, why my request should<br /> | =ficient reason, why my request should<br /> | ||
| − | not be granted, till a change should take<br /> | + | not be granted, <abbr>till</abbr> a change should take<br /> |
place. I often thought. - Oh that I could find<br /> | place. I often thought. - Oh that I could find<br /> | ||
a person whose case was, or had been si=<br /> | a person whose case was, or had been si=<br /> | ||
| − | =milar to my own: what a <sic>releif</sic> <corr>relief</corr> would<br /> | + | =milar to my own: <emotion>what a </emotion><sic><emotion>releif</emotion></sic><emotion> </emotion><corr><emotion>relief</emotion></corr><emotion> would<br /> |
| − | it be to unbosom my self to such an one;<br /> | + | it be to unbosom my self to such an one</emotion>;<br /> |
and to hear how they found help. Then the idea,<br /> | and to hear how they found help. Then the idea,<br /> | ||
but, "there are no such," was continually re=<br /> | but, "there are no such," was continually re=<br /> | ||
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<gap></gap>This was a just conclusion, could I have<br /> | <gap></gap>This was a just conclusion, could I have<br /> | ||
ventured to abide by it; but the time was<br /> | ventured to abide by it; but the time was<br /> | ||
| − | not yet come. < | + | not yet come. After many months had<br /> |
| + | elapsed in this way, I at last resolved<br /> | ||
| + | entirely to give up what I had so long<br /> | ||
| + | and so ardently desired, being persuad=<br /> | ||
| + | =ed that I could not obtain such a favor <abbr>till</abbr> | ||
Latest revision as of 01:56, 21 February 2018
8.
obtain my wish, having previously <emotion>felt such
a powerful conviction that this people was
indeed my people</emotion>, and their God, my God.
But <emotion>my hopes were disappointed</emotion>, which I
could not at that time understand, and even
presumed to wonder at others being prefer=
=red before me. But wonder shortly ceased:
The vileness of my nature appeared to me a suf=
=ficient reason, why my request should
not be granted, till a change should take
place. I often thought. - Oh that I could find
a person whose case was, or had been si=
=milar to my own: <emotion>what a </emotion><sic><emotion>releif</emotion></sic><emotion> </emotion><corr><emotion>relief</emotion></corr><emotion> would
it be to unbosom my self to such an one</emotion>;
and to hear how they found help. Then the idea,
but, "there are no such," was continually re=
=curring to my mind: "it is in vain to think
about it." But, perhaps the Lord requires
it of me, and such a disclosure is necessa=
=ry to promote the future welfare of my soul.
<gap></gap>This was a just conclusion, could I have
ventured to abide by it; but the time was
not yet come. After many months had
elapsed in this way, I at last resolved
entirely to give up what I had so long
and so ardently desired, being persuad=
=ed that I could not obtain such a favor till
