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me and blessed my endeavors. I became more
stripped of my self righteousness, and learned to
rely more fully on the merit and faithfulness
of Jesus, in all circumstances for which I
can never thank him sufficiently. Neverthe-
less I now and then got into a way of selfwor-
king, which caused me no small anxiety:
but my all merciful Savior has helped me
and been very gracious to me, amid it all
my infirmities of soul and body. I have often
been troubled with needless perplexities when
reflecting on old age, and how I should get a
maintenance in that case; for I was always
afraid of being burdensome; which I have never
been to anyone, not even when I had two
children to support by my own hand-labour.
But in this respect also the Lord has been
better than my fears and put me to shame,
by prospering my endeavors, so that I have
more abundance now in my 83rd year, than
I have has at any time, since I became
a widow, which is 51 years: and I cannot
but acknowledge it as a singular favor,
that I am able, tho' in much weakness,
to teach children as well as ever in any
part of my life; so that my old age has
been signally favored with respect both
to external and internals; for which I