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ventureth herself (now our <persname>Sister Madretsth</persname>) to pay a
Visit to her <sic>Rellations</sic>  <corr>Relations</corr> & by that means came to him
& brought <add>Him</add> wth. the greatest Danger with her to <placename>Gerlachsheim</placename>.
From thence he came to his Friends to <placename>Berlin</placename>. For the
Brethren at this Time he had no Confidence, <sic>therofore</sic>  <corr>therefore</corr>
he went in the Neighbourhood & put himself some
Years into Service by a <sic>Famer</sic>  <corr>Farmer</corr> in <placename>Kleix</placename> & after-
<sic>warts</sic>  <corr>wards</corr> in <placename>Litten</placename> where he <sic>marryed</sic>  <corr>married</corr> <sic>a</sic>  <corr>an</corr> old devout Widow
<persname>Ane Loh</persname>, after three Years living together She <sic>dyed</sic>  <corr>died</corr>
& some time after he joined in <sic>marryage</sic>  <corr>marriage</corr> wth. this
his present Widow, with which he had 4 Children,
therefrom for 8 Days past one is gone before him
to our Saviour, but his three Daughters are still with
us. <date>Ano 1757.</date> he moved hither for to be nearer the
Congregation. Here he had <add>underwent</add> in the Time of War a great
many <sic>Dificultys</sic>  <corr>Difficulties</corr>, but could soon when the Distress was
over, comfort himself. Our Saviour in the mean
while did't neglect him; then his Behaviour with the
World showed plainly what our Saviour effectuated to
the Progress of his Soul. His last 9. Days, as the Days
of his Sickness, have been extraordinary comfortable
to us. the <date>21st.</date> he had a very <sic>delightfull</sic>  <corr>delightful</corr> Dream, that
our Saviour had <sic>promissed</sic>  <corr>promised</corr> to him, that he would soon
call him home, & this <sic>Promiss</sic>  <corr>Promise</corr> he repeated the whole
Day & he was overheard to talking <sic>continualy</sic>  <corr>continually</corr> wth. our