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This embarrassed my Heart & I sometimes when I was
alone <sic>throwed</sic>  <corr>threw</corr> myself down upon my Face & weepd
& prayed to our Saviour he would let me feel that
whereof the Brethren speak! but my Heart was not
sincere I had still a hanging w<hi rend="superscript">th</hi>. earnal Things
The Minister of the Place, <persname>Brother Castrup</persname> very often
insuated insinuated to me: to become the Property of
our Saviour & to lay hold on his Mercy!
<date>A</date><hi rend="superscript"><date>o</date></hi><date>. 1746</date> I went to <placename>Copenhagen</placename> to <sic>lern</sic>  <corr>learn</corr> the <sic>Bussiness</sic>  <corr>Business</corr>
by as a <sic>Taylor</sic>  <corr>Tailor</corr>. <sic>Myn</sic>  <corr>My</corr> Intention was to keep to the
the Brethren there, but I did't <sic>lern</sic>  <corr>learn</corr> to know my
Saviour as my Redeemer from all Sins, on the
contrary became <sic>indiffent</sic>  <corr>indifferent</corr>, had carnal Inclinations
& this I carefully hid by the Brethren. My La-
bourer however somehow got Intelligence of & came
to me telling: that he would not have such Sort
of <sic>Poeple</sic>  <corr>People</corr> amongst them, as I was, & I should
in future stay back from them. I was very sorry
& went the very same Day to him & complaint in
my <sic>Perplexitys</sic>  <corr>Perplexities</corr> to him & beggd forgiveness. I not
only got forgiveness, but Leave <sic>licke</sic>  <corr>like</corr> hitherto among
the Brethren. I was very ashamed, & <sic>Sinerlicke</sic>  <corr>Sinnerlike</corr> beggd
beggd Pardon by our Saviour, but for all that it did't
reach the very foundation of my Heart. However I
was very sickly, & that I caused myself by a very

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