137 / 186
to
the Cbief
cf
St'nners.
I
27
2
72. \\
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herefore, though of
my
felf, of
~11
the
Saints the moft
unworthy,
yet
I, but with
great
fear aad trembling at
the
fight of
my
own weaknefs,
uid
fet upon the
work, and ,
did
accordi.1g
to
my
gift,
and the
proporti-
"on
oftuy
Faith,
preach
that blf ..
~ed
Gofpel
that God
had fi1ewed me·in the
Holy
V\
7
ord
. of Truth: Which when the
Count!'y
un–
derftood., they
came in
to
hear
the
Word by
hundreds, and that from
~11
parts,
though
upon
fundry
and divers accounts.
·
273·
And
I th:1nk God,he gave unto me
fome
meafure
of Bowels and Pity for their .
Souls,which
~tlfvdid
put
me
forward
to labour
with
great diligence
and earnefrnefs
tv
find
cat
fuch a
word
as
might,ifGod
would blefS,
lay
ho id off, and a
waken the ·Confcience,
ia
wh ich
alro
the good Lord had
refpecr
to
the
defire of his Servant · for I had
not preached
·
long~
befo re
fotne
~egan
to be touched, and
to be
greatly affiitted
in
their
Minds at . the
apprehenfion
of the
greatnefs
·of their Sin,
and of their
need of
Jefus
Chrift.
,
274·
But"! at fi rfl: could not believe
that
God fbould fpea k
by
me
to
the
.heart of
any
m1n,
ftiil
counting
my
felf
unvvorthy,
yet
thofe who thus
we~e
touchej wquld love me
2
and have a
pecultar
refpea
for
me ;
ana
though Idid
put
it
frorn n1e
that
they
fhould
be
awakened
by
me, frill
they
would confefs
it
and
affirm it before the Saints
of
God;
'h:y
\7ould alfo blefs God
for
me.( unworthy
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