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that God would forgive our sins, - fasting is excedent thing to the christians, and it remind | that God would forgive our sins, - fasting is excedent thing to the christians, and it remind them there is great wickedness - fasting is exemplified in the precepts in the sacred | ||
volume - let us not fast like pharisees who put on sad contence [sic: countenance] that thy may be seen of men, but let us do this in humbly manner implore the [[mo?ey?]] of God that he would direct us to keep such fast as he had chosen which is shall be a pleasing in his sight -- and he will accept our fasting - - - - - - - | |||
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letter 5 To my brother John S Williams | letter 5 To my brother John S Williams | ||
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My Dear brother Williams | My Dear brother Williams | ||
May these pen lines fond you well and happy. we have reason to bless God for preservation our health and [[life?]] | May these pen lines fond you well and happy. we have reason to bless God for preservation our health and [[life?]] | ||
the mercies [[words crossed out]] which we have receved | the mercies [[words crossed out]] which we have receved from liberal hands [[words crossed out]] we cant [[words crossed out]] be too thankful for of the multitude tender | ||
mercies which we have received - The lord preserved you wonderfully while you was | mercies which we have received - The lord preserved you wonderfully while you was gone from me, oh you ought to praise him for his kindness which he showed | ||
towards you - oh remember that we are born to die and must soon appear before him, | towards you - oh remember that we are born to die and must soon appear before him, | ||
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that God would forgive our sins, - fasting is excedent thing to the christians, and it remind them there is great wickedness - fasting is exemplified in the precepts in the sacred volume - let us not fast like pharisees who put on sad contence [sic: countenance] that thy may be seen of men, but let us do this in humbly manner implore the mo?ey? of God that he would direct us to keep such fast as he had chosen which is shall be a pleasing in his sight -- and he will accept our fasting - - - - - - - _____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
letter 5 To my brother John S Williams
now reside at Longmeadow, Mansfield May 8th 1803
My Dear brother Williams
May these pen lines fond you well and happy. we have reason to bless God for preservation our health and life?
the mercies words crossed out which we have receved from liberal hands words crossed out we cant words crossed out be too thankful for of the multitude tender mercies which we have received - The lord preserved you wonderfully while you was gone from me, oh you ought to praise him for his kindness which he showed towards you - oh remember that we are born to die and must soon appear before him,