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Ill and Conscience–Stricken

           HadIdonemypart? Godhaddeliveredme,butIhadnotglorifiedHim;thatistosay,Ihadnotownedandbeenthankfulforthatasadeliverance;andhowcouldIexpectgreaterdeliverance? 

           Thistouchedmyheartverymuch;andimmediatelyIkneeleddown,andgaveGodthanksaloudformyrecoveryfrommysickness. 

           July4. InthemorningItooktheBible;andbeginningatthenewTestament,Ibeganseriouslytoreadit,andimposeduponmyselftoreadawhileeverymorningandeverynight,nottyingmyselftothenumberofchapters,butaslongasmythoughtsshouldengageme. 

           ItwasnotlongafterIsetseriouslytothiswork,butIfoundmyheartmoredeeplyandsincerelyaffectedwiththewickednessofmypastlife. Theimpressionofmydreamrevived,andthewords, "Allthesethingshavenotbroughttheetorepentance,"ranseriouslyinmythought. IwasearnestlybeggingofGodtogivemerepentance,whenithappenedprovidentially,theveryday,that,readingtheIcametothesewords, "HeisexaltedaPrinceandaSaviour,togiverepentance,andtogiveremission." Ithrewdownthebook; andwithmyheartaswellasmyhandslifteduptoheaven,inakindofecstasyofjoy,Icriedoutaloud, "Jesus,ThousonofDavid!Jesus,ThouexaltedPrinceandSaviour,givemerepentance!" 

           ThiswasthefirsttimethatIcouldsay,inthetruesenseofthewords,thatIprayedinallmylife;fornowIprayedwithasenseofmycondition,andwithatrueScriptureviewofhopefoundedontheencouragementoftheWordofGod; andfromthistime,Imaysay,IbegantohavehopethatGodwouldhearme. 

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