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at that time. My Father died when I was about ten years of<br /> | at that time. My Father died when I was about ten years of<br /> | ||
age, & my Mother being left a widow. she moved with me & two<br /> | age, & my Mother being left a widow. she moved with me & two<br /> | ||
| − | younger sisters out of Hallifax to a place called | + | younger sisters out of Hallifax to a place called Ovenden my<br /> |
Mother being a person deply concern'd for her salvation,<br /> | Mother being a person deply concern'd for her salvation,<br /> | ||
many times wept & prayed day & night that both <s>her</s> <sup>she</sup> & her<br /> | many times wept & prayed day & night that both <s>her</s> <sup>she</sup> & her<br /> | ||
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The life of the S. Sister Sarah Robinson as wrote by
herself.
I was born in Hallifax March 8th 1712
My parents brought me up very carefully & inxthueted? me in
my principles of the Church of England. I can remember draw
ings from our Savior from my very Infancy, but being of a fret
ful? & anxious temper it ^I was ??? oftentimes uneasy lest I shou'd
offend God ??. In the night time in my sleep, I often
dreamt of the dissolution of the World & day of judgement:
which made me very uneasy to think how it wou'd be with me
at that time. My Father died when I was about ten years of
age, & my Mother being left a widow. she moved with me & two
younger sisters out of Hallifax to a place called Ovenden my
Mother being a person deply concern'd for her salvation,
many times wept & prayed day & night that both her she & her
children might please the Lord, which made a great impress-
ion on me. I went frequently with her to church, and was
very attentive to what the minister spoke, & took a pleasure
in so doing. but this did not satisfy me: it came often into
my mind how it would will it be with me when I die-- & being excee
dingly frighten'd with thunder & lightning I wish'd it might
always happen on a Sunday when I was at church, for then
I thought, if the day of judgement shou'd come, the Lord wou'd
have money upon me because I wwas in such a holy place
as I then look'd upon the church to be. When I was grown
up I had an inclination to go to service and accordingly
went to several, but still retain'd my religious turn of mind,
In my 21st year one of my near relations who was then in York.
sent for me to go & live with her, as she had always a great
love for me, I was glad of this, tho my Mother did not like
to part with me as she was then left alone, this relation kept a
wines Tavern? & I was to be her chamber maid: but being quite a stran
ger to the hurry? & trouble ?? of such a city, & seeing & heareing all kind
of vanitys, of which I was before in ^a great measure ignorant it frigh
tned me very much seeing myself expos'd to many dangers, I spoke