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III ? Life of brother Philip Henry Mol-
ther who departed at Bedford Septr 9. 1780.
extracted from his own manuscripts.
I was born in the year 1714 Dec the 28th at
Imsheim? in the vicinity of Bussweiler? in Elsa-
tia where my father was the parish minister.
Being 8 years old, I was sent to the school
at Bussweiler? with a view to lay the first
foundation for studying divinity. I felt
already in my infancy that the friend and
Redeemer of my soul was drawing me
by his grace. Tho' I had many bad
examples before me, I remained in inocent
simplicity till in my 14th year, when I
was seduced into sin by one of my school
fellows. Sin begat death, and my conscienc(e)
was repeatedly alarmed with this dreadful
sentence: "Thou art doomed to death", which
caused me to feel unceasing anxiety of heart,
& imbittered the sinful pleasures of life to me,