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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 leaveto 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 in 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 religion's 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
along tho' always fearing my fellow servants wou'd find it out
and I shou'd be treated with seam by them, which also was