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Personalia of our late dr Brn James Charlsworth
who enter'd into the Joy of his Lord July 30th 1770.
Our late dr Br saw Charlsworth has felt the following short account
of some of the most remarkable particular Circumstances of his life till
to the year 1753.
I was Born at little gummersal in the parish of Birstal in the
County of york on the 16th Decr 1721. And was Educated by and Parents in
the principles of the Church of England, in a strict & careful maner, & preserv'd
from the Seductions wth many people youths are expos'd to. When at the age of
12 to 14 years I began to keep company & frequent some of the places
of Diversions in the World; I never asd do it with the same ease &
satisfaction wch I saw other people did; but always felt Remorse of
Conscience, & when i was alone often pray'd to our Savr: to have mercy
upon me & keep & preserve me from all sin. At abr the age of 15, I
left of all Pleasures & became acquainted with a small company of My stiks?
to when I join'd myself, Read their Books & became very sober &
Religious, but found my poor heart wanted Something wch I had not.
When I was about 7 years of age (in the year 1739) I became
acquainted with the Brn at their first coming to Yorkshire, & my dear
Savr made me sensible of my last State & condition, & the misery & corruption
of my Nature, & that it was his Blood alone wch cod make one happy,
& as such a poor Sinner I fled for Refuge to his Wounds & found peace
thro' the Virture & power of his merits & Death. In the year 1740 pout?
to Londn & staid some time with the Brn there, & return'd again to
Yorkshire the same year. I was Reced into the Congn Decr 8th 1742
soon after the Congn was establish'd here, & was admitted to be a
Partaker of the Body & Blood of my Crucified Savr wch the Congn July
6th 1743. I was confirm'd as a Witness of the Suffrings & atonemt
of the Lamb of God by Bn Spongenberg the 21 Decr the Same year,
before wch I had left my Business & Relations & went to live at the