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Much estemed Honoured Sir whose House is Famous and very much to be estemed in All holy writt: And in the Arts & Sciences of Learninge; boeth in Ethik Logiq Metapheisuke: And becaus I know know for well & herefore I desire
I have long bine thinking of a generall view of my life; and some hurrying thought's or other, have caused mee to desist often: I am now this month, (Novemb: 30. 1634.) of the age of 21. [?] so many yeares I have; Bine. but I have lived but few of them; sure then I am of age; what if I count my yeares? Lord, teach mee to number my yeares past, that I may apply my heart to wisdoms, to holines the few dayes, that are behind.
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To begin then, and dally no longer; The first 13. yeares of my life. I lived without any reflexe thought; though I could stand, and answere my father, like an hypocrite, when he posed mee in religious matters; yet was I very rebellious,, and fierce against my mother and the servants (who yet dealt with my childish impetuous nature)
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Heere was I touched to the quicke: for I knew, my play and pleasure (to which I am beyond measure naturally [] to. I had kept mee from the way [] as yet. The whole sermon melted mee
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But the lord who ment mee better thinges kept my toung that speake J could not for .. divell thu lon restrained my toong, that tender: Ed kindled f
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[?] have many 1000. [?]; yet forget not the [?] feat from word even cary
