Difference between revisions of ".300036.4000582"
(Created page with "6.<br /> her for her kindness towards me, and ") |
|||
| Line 1: | Line 1: | ||
6.<br /> | 6.<br /> | ||
| − | her for her kindness towards me, and | + | her for her kindness towards me, and <br /> |
| + | withdrew. But never shall I forget what<br /> | ||
| + | passed in my soul after this interview. I<br /> | ||
| + | was roused as it were from sleep: and be=<br /> | ||
| + | =gan to ask myself, what had I been doing?<br /> | ||
| + | My conscience spoke aloud and accused me<br /> | ||
| + | of the basest ingratitude, and most unpardon=<br /> | ||
| + | =able neglect. The Holy Spirit, whose sacred<br /> | ||
| + | work it is to convince men of sin, set mine<br /> | ||
| + | before me in <sic>dreadfull</sic> <corr>dreadful</corr> array, so that the<br /> | ||
| + | burthen of them seemed too great to be borne.<br /> | ||
| + | I passed the night in very great anxiety,<br /> | ||
| + | and the morning brought me no relief. I<br /> | ||
| + | sought to be alone, where I might give<br /> | ||
| + | vent to my grief without observation.<br /> | ||
| + | It being Sunday I however went to the fore=<br /> | ||
| + | =noon Preaching hoping to obtain some com=<br /> | ||
| + | =fort, but alas! my heart was not suffici=<br /> | ||
| + | =ently broken yet. The Congregation meet=<br /> | ||
| + | =ings which followed, I had leave to attend,<br /> | ||
| + | but I thought, no; they do not belong to<br /> | ||
| + | me; I have no right to sit in such an<br /> | ||
| + | assembly. But it was as if an inward<br /> | ||
| + | monitor compelled me, and resistance<br /> | ||
| + | was in vain. I therefore seated myself in<br /> | ||
| + | the Chapel, feeling as an out-cast, who<br /> | ||
| + | had neither part nor lot in the matter.<br /> | ||
| + | I endeavored to recollect that the Lord | ||
Revision as of 17:57, 5 February 2018
6.
her for her kindness towards me, and
withdrew. But never shall I forget what
passed in my soul after this interview. I
was roused as it were from sleep: and be=
=gan to ask myself, what had I been doing?
My conscience spoke aloud and accused me
of the basest ingratitude, and most unpardon=
=able neglect. The Holy Spirit, whose sacred
work it is to convince men of sin, set mine
before me in <sic>dreadfull</sic> <corr>dreadful</corr> array, so that the
burthen of them seemed too great to be borne.
I passed the night in very great anxiety,
and the morning brought me no relief. I
sought to be alone, where I might give
vent to my grief without observation.
It being Sunday I however went to the fore=
=noon Preaching hoping to obtain some com=
=fort, but alas! my heart was not suffici=
=ently broken yet. The Congregation meet=
=ings which followed, I had leave to attend,
but I thought, no; they do not belong to
me; I have no right to sit in such an
assembly. But it was as if an inward
monitor compelled me, and resistance
was in vain. I therefore seated myself in
the Chapel, feeling as an out-cast, who
had neither part nor lot in the matter.
I endeavored to recollect that the Lord
