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[??]r that time a blessed Course among the Child_
ren and I can never think of it without parti_
cular gratitude both to our Savior & to my
father, who regarded no expence  expense to have me
secured from the Seduction of the world.
By degrees I came into a very familiar inter_
course with the Friend of Children, & I scarcely
closed a day without begging our Savior's pardon
for all that might have grieved him in the course
of the day. On our festival the <date>17</date><hi rend="superscript"><date>th</date></hi><date> of Aug.
1767</date> I received such an extraordinary im_
pression of our Savior's great love towards me,
that my heart was melted into tears, & it was
to me, as though I had really beheld our Sa_
vior on the corss. Another time the Cong.<hi rend="superscript">n</hi>
being met for the Lord's Supper, I heartily in_
treated our Savior, to give me a share of the
blessing, which the adult B<hi rend="superscript">rn</hi> & S<hi rend="superscript">rs</hi> were now
enjoying - for I had a very high notion of the
Lord's Supper, having seen that my parents,
whenever they went to it, were particularly af_
fected and in that hour our Saviour appeared
to the eyes of my Spirit, as having a little Child
upon his arms and blessing it, which filled
my heart with joy.
<date>March 25</date><hi rend="superscript"><date>th</date></hi><date> 1769</date> I was received among the
great Girls, on which occasion I surrendered
myself anew to our Savior, recommending
                                                             my