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down with me on his Knees, prayed in my Behalf
laid the Hand upon me & blessed me. <date>1708</date> was the
very great & particular Awakening of the Children
throughout <placename>Silesia</placename>, which I am not able to give a 
Description of, it was something extraordinary, that
in so many Villages & Towns the Children small &
great, came all at once upon the Thought: To mor, 
row on <date>New Years Day</date> we will begin a Meeting
of Prayer in the open Field, & this was done through,
out the whole Country, as if it had been published 
by an Edict from the King. The particular <unclear>[?]</unclear> <add>Circum</add>,
stances & wonderful Occurances , I shall never
forget to all Eternity. It is a special Grace to
me, that I was present at it, and I reckon that from 
that Time that our Savr. has given me something into my
Heart, which indeed I did not understand, but since
that Time was many thousand times uneasy on ac,
count of my Behaviour, tho' I endeavoured to sup,
press it by all Manner of Means, in order to enjoy
the World rightly. <date>1716</date> I came to <placename>Goldberg</placename> to learn
the malting & brewing <sic>Bussiness</sic> <corr>Business</corr>. My Master was a
very pious & righteous Man, who kept me very sharp,
& left me no Liberty to pursue hurtful Things.