to the Chief of Sinners. Ij Man, & did _marvel much to fee fuch a great . and fan1ous alteration in my Lifeand l\1an– hers ;' and indeed fo · it was, though yet .. I krtew not Chrift, nor Grace, nor Faith, nor _ Hope; for, as I have well feen fince, had I then died, my State had been n1oft fearful. 32. But, I fay, n1y Neighbours were;ama· z~d at this my great Converfion, from pro– digious Prophanenefs, to fomething like a · moral L1fe; and truly, fo they well' might; for this my Converfion was as great, ,as for Tom of Bethlem to hecome a fober Man. Now · therefore they began to ·praife, to comn1end, and fp.eak well of me,both to my face and be-– hind my back.Now I was,as they[aid,become godly ; now I was becomea right honeft man. -But Oh ! When I underftood that thefe Were their ;,ords and opini~nsof me, it pleafe,d me mighty well. For though as yeti was nothing ; hut apoor painted Hypocrite, yet I loved to l be talkedof, as one that was truly godly. :~1 · .\~as r,rou~ of. my Godlinefs 7 andindeed, I · dtd all I d1d, etther to be feen of,or to be well fpoken,of by Man: And thus I continued for . about a Twelve-Month, or more. · .33· Now you n1uft know,that ,before this,I had taken much delight in .Ringing, but my Confcience beginning to be tender; I thought fucp prallice was but vain, and therefore for– ced rny felf to leave it, yet my mind hiilker- ed ; wherefore I fhould go to the Steeple– Jlouf~, and look on'tthough I duri not ring : · · Bu~ . , )·
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