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with God: I can say that the Lord did so unto Me, and He
by his Grace let me see the universal Corruption of Youth,
and how much I stood in Need of his Grace and of his
fatherly Protection; and the Lord also shewd Me, that He
as my God did watch over me with paternal Care.
<gap></gap>In the Year <date>1723.</date> after I had lived in <placename>New York</placename>
6 Years, the Lord led me to the married State with my
Husband <persname>Luke Brasher</persname>; I believed it to be the Lord's
Will, an fully; and his Grace inclined me to be obedient,
and thro' his Guidance We Two became One. My Husband
brought me into his Mother's House, who received Me
as her Child, and She was also the Cause of my Husband
first taking a Liking unto Me. <gap></gap>I had more Inclination
to continue in a single State, than to enter into the Mar-
-ried I prayd unto the Father of all Grace, that He would
guide, lead and counsel Me, how to behave my Self in
this very weighty Affair <add>Action</add>; and the Lord heard Me in this,
and thro' his Grace drawd My Heart unto Himself, so
that I many Times said, What shall I repay the Lord
for all his Mercies and fatherly Kindness to Me poor
Sinner? Then I heard as if spoken unto my Heart

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Give Me your Heart. And