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ventureth herself (now our Sister Madretsth) to pay a
Visit to her Rellations Relations & by that means came to him
& brought Him w^th. the greatest Danger with her to Gerlachsheim.
From thence he came to his Friends to Berlin. For the
Brethren at this Time he had no Confidence, therofore therefore
he went in the Neighbourhood & put himself some
Years into Service by a Famer Farmer in Kleix & after-
warts wards in Litten where he marryed married a an old devout Widow
Ane Loh, after three Years living together She dyed died
& some time after he joined in marryage marriage w^th. 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. Ano 1757. he moved hither for to be nearer the
Congregation. Here he ~~had~~ underwent in the Time of War a great
many Dificultys Difficulties, 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 21^st. he had a very delightfull delightful Dream, that
our Saviour had promissed promised to him, that he would soon
call him home, & this Promiss Promise he repeated the whole
Day & he was overheard to talking continualy continually w^th. our