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pleasure, and pain, and altho Our Dear Lord 
has for wise purposes permited you to 
arraign His being, and Sovereignty at  your [indecipherable]
yet how shall I answer at His Bar for all 
my Sins - Whilst I am writing my Vile In 
gratitude stares me in the face. O the sins
of Omission and Commission, in thought, in word, 
and deed that I have been fully of - and altho 
I confess my sins and condemn myself for 
my sins yet I find myself to be a great sinner
Still, and if it was not for the great Redeemers 
own most precious blood my smallest sin 
would sink me into the deepest hole, therefore 
I can heartily joine you (O that our Hand was in 
each other) in ascribing all praise, to rich, free 
Sovereign grace, & blood devine I hope my 
Dear Bro we shall still be enabled to come with
all our pollutions [?] to the Founting opened for sin 
and unclainness [uncleaness] and also to Jesus for holiness 
love and strength to go forward in his hevenly [heavenly]
ways and of usefullness and Grace.