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that his Apostles and Followers were thus treated.
<gap></gap>By <persname>M</persname><hi rend="superscript"><persname>r</persname></hi><persname>. Whitfields</persname> Preaching I was convinced of the
Righteousness of our Lord Jesus Christ, and of the great Sin
of Self Righteousness. The Words of his Text was Jer 2306.
The Lord our Righteousness, these blessed Words
were a Power of God unto my Heart, and our Saviour assur'd
Me thro' the Grace of the Comforter, that it was a Testimony
of Truth according to his Word John 1608. When He comes,
He shall reprove the World of SIn, of Righteousness, and of
Judgment. I was convinced that this was the only Thing
necessary to my Salvation, and I felt how much my
Sins <add>and Misery</add> made Me to fear, that the Lord Jesus by his Grace
would not set me free from the Condemnation of Sin. I found
that I was brought out of Darkness into Light, but I did not
yet possess the full Assurance which my Heart longd after.
Beforetime I hoped in the Promise that He would be my Jesus
and Saviour, now I could find no Peace or Rest in my Heart,
without the Feeling and Assurance that the Lord Jesus was
mine with all his Merits, and that I am His. The Which
the Lord in his good Time has manifested to Me and assur'd
my Heart, that He bore in his own Body on the Cross, the Curse

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of the Law and the Wrath of God, in my Stead; and of free Grace
sufferd Death for Me and the whole World, and with his dying
Lips, pronounced, It is finished.
<gap></gap>O precious Gift, O Jesus my Redeemer!
<gap></gap>My Safeguard from Sin, who paid the Law's Demand
<gap></gap>My Hope in Time, my joyful Rest for ever,
<gap></gap>Set Me my Shepherd, a Signet on thy Hand!
<gap></gap>I now came under the Tuition of the great Shepherd, the
great Teacher of Righteousness, who by his Offering on the Cross,
offerd himself up unto God, a Ransom for our Sins; This saving
Grace and Truth had such a powerful Operation, that I could say
with Job, I have heard of Thee by the hearing of the Ear, but now
mine Eye seeth Thee. So have I been in my first Progress in
Grace, taught and guided, comforted and strengthned thro' his
Goodness. and now I felt the Conflict of our Saviours bitter
Death of the Cross, and his Anguish of Soul, in my Heart.
<gap></gap>In the Year <date>1741.</date> I came among the <orgname>United Brethren</orgname>,
whom I love for the Work of the Lord, which They are engaged
in. They testified of our Saviours Grace with great Power; They
were to me as the Salt of the Earth, and as the Dew of Heaven, they
declared to Us the everlasting Gospel of our Lord Jesus Christ; and
his Love to Us poor Sinners; I <sic>sencibly</sic>  <corr>sensibly</corr> felt my Deficiency, my
Nakedness and Weakness, and how little I lov'd our Saviour. I 
was a poor Child, and had much Strife between Flesh and Spirit.