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kind & loving Saviour hath borne
me with patience, & unexampled
long suffering. I have, alas, made
him very poor returns for all his
love, & what can I say, but _ O take
my heart, & whatsoere' is mine.
Beloved Jesus, I'll be only thine. _
May our Blessed Lord accept me,
poor & worthless as I am, as his
blood-bought property, & guide
me by his Holy Spirit, till that
happy time shall arrive, when
I shall be called over to his arms of
love._ My petition is "Here comes a
sinner who would fain, thro' the
Lambs ransom entrance gain" _
I am frequently reminded by
my kind & gracious Lord, that this
is at no great distance, by the great
dibility[?] I feel from day to day.
May his Holy Spirit lead me through
the last stage of this probationary
state, so that I may leave close
to him by faith. I must beg my
dear partner to forgive my mani=
fold mistakes in offending him,
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