This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can usually download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1799 edition. Excerpt: ... THE LIFE OP SARAH MARTIN. Mr father was a village tradesman. I was born in June, 1791; an only child, deprived of my parents at an early age, and brought up under the care of a widowed grandmother, who had from her youth been a believer in the Lord Jesus Christ, a meek and lowly Christian, bending to ...
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This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can usually download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1799 edition. Excerpt: ... THE LIFE OP SARAH MARTIN. Mr father was a village tradesman. I was born in June, 1791; an only child, deprived of my parents at an early age, and brought up under the care of a widowed grandmother, who had from her youth been a believer in the Lord Jesus Christ, a meek and lowly Christian, bending to the grave after a long life of much affliction, desiring to depart, yet, as it were, lingering for my sake. I have heard her say, and I myself retain an indistinct recollection, that when a child I felt interest in her instructions, and heard her speak of my Saviour with pleasure. These impressions, however, soon disappeared, and at twelve years old, I discovered an indescribable aversion to the Bible, and a bitter prejudice against spiritual truth, and the gospel of Christ, in every form that met me. At this period, I learned from a school-girl the way of obtaining novels and romances at a cheap rate, from an old circulating library, and, for about two years, I read much trash of this sort with uncommon avidity; when, on becoming sickened, I gave them up, without care or thought about their immoral tendency. Then, turning to a change of books, with eagerness I read Shakspeare's Plays, and other dramatic works; Addison's Spectator, the Guardian, etc.; the works of Johnson, and others; and the British Poets. Still, however, when a ray of gospel light came across my mind in any way, I turned from it as from a reptile. When between fourteen and fifteen years of age, my dearest grandmother sent me to learn to be a dress-maker, which occupation I followed for myself the year after, and diligently devoted to it the time required; whilst all times of relaxation were still given to books for self-gratification alone, for I was in my sin, dead to...
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