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I perus'd dilligently the whole week, the prayers being much
longer then my own. On Sunday morning she told me at
my mother liv'd near the church, & I intended going to the
Sacrament, she wou'd give me leave to go & stay there all
the day. this happen'd on Palm Sunday. The minister spoke
much about the Sacrament, & said it was better to go poor &
unworthy, than not go at all, which comforted me a little.
but still I found myself asham'd on account of my unfitness;
Our Savior was near to me. Tho I knew him not, for when
I had receiv'd the Sacrament, it was as if a load was taken of
my heart, & I con'd beg Him with tears to keep me that
nothing might happen, which cou'd prove a dishonour to
His name. Soon after this, I remov'd with the family to Hir=
kles Hall, where my Lady put me with another serious &
well meaning person into the nursery & we together had pres-
sure in our religious devotion. We had prayers twice a day
in the family, which I always attended and also went frequ=
ently to church & to the holy Sacrament . When Mr Ingham
come about preaching in this Country, as soon as my mrs
heard of it, she sent an invitation to him to come & preach
in Harchet Church, accordingly he came & stay'd in the
family some days, we had private meetings night and
morning for all that pleas'd to come as long as he stay'd,
as soon as I heard him, I look'd upon him as an Angel
of God, & made opportunity when I cou'd to speak with him
alone tho' always fearing my fellow servants wou'd find it out
and I shou'd be treated with scorn by them, which also was
the case, notwithstanding this I persuaded two of those I
was most intimate with to go with me to hear him once
more which they did, He exhorted us to love one another
and not forget to read the holy scriptures & so we parted.
My Mistress by some circumstances that had happen'd was
prejudice against Mr. Ingham, & forbidme ever going to