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till one a clock together, speaking of the
state of our souls and singing praises to
him, who had chosen us from before the
foundation of the world, and called us
from among the confusion of the learned
world to his people, and to whom we
now wished to devote ourselves, with heart-
felt joy as living sacrifices. In the year
1733 we went with the young count to Berlin
where his father resided, having about 70 pil
grims with him. This was a blessed time
for me. The singing of the brethren and
sisters and the discourses of the late ordinary
were attended with unction and the demons-
tration of the spirit of God. Feby the 8th
I was received into the congn and the 22d
I was admitted to the Lord's supper.
Tho' our lord had givin given me striking
proofs of his grace, I was yet subject
to many changes. This true foundation
was laid in my heart, and I was delivered
from sin. But being ignorant of the previ-
ledges our Saviour's patients are intitled
to, I perplexed myself often at feeling
my innate depravity and did not know
how to look upon it. But now it pleased
the friend of my soul to remove this by gran-
ting me the favor to cast a believing look
upon him as my all sufficient Saviour; for
being at the comn Liturgy in deep and grate-
ful meditation concerning the great favor I
had enjoyed in eating and drinking the flesh
and blood of the son of man sacramentally,
and sighing to him, to make me quite happy;
he appeared in ^such a most striking manner
to my heart as my bleeding and suffering
Redeemer, that I melted into tears like
wax before the fire. From that time I
proceeded from grace to grace and the
connexion with Him any beloved Lord whose