Joseph Woolley, letter, to Eleazar Wheelock, 1763 April 9
9 April 1763[1763-04-09]
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[note (type: abstract): Woolley confesses temptations to Wheelock, and begs Wheelock to pray for him and to write and offer guidance.][note (type: handwriting): Handwriting is large and bold and clear.][note (type: paper): Large sheet folded in half to make four pages is in fair-to-good condition, with moderate creasing, staining and wear.][note (type: ink): Ink is black, with little fading.]
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I seem to have an [averſion | aversion]averſionaversion in
^[left] writing^writing to you, yet I cant refrain from telling you, how
Strong [& | and]&and potent, the Temptations were to me this before noon — — —
— — — — — The Carnal [effections | affections]effectionsaffections, [riſing | rising]riſingrising in my Heart were so strong, they almost [overcome | overcame]overcomeovercame me, had it not been the Divine [Aſsistance | assistance]Aſsistanceassistance . — — — It was not me alone that overcame them but
it was by the gracious Influence of the Holy [ſpirit | Spirit]ſpiritSpirit. I thought if I should
[ye^[above] a^ald | yield]ye^[above] a^aldyield once, they [wou’d | would]wou’dwould always get the better of me. — I seem to
think know how narrow the Way to Heaven was, that I [coud | could]coudcould not enter into Heaven, with the [Leaſt | least ]Leaſt least
[Blems^[above] sh^sh | blemish]Blems^[above] sh^shblemish in my Heart, for one Sin is enough to
[curſe | curse]curſecurse me in Hell Fire to all Eternity. And how great [muſt | must]muſtmust it be with me, who have [ſinned | sinned]ſinnedsinned under the Light of the Gospel, if I am found [Chriſtleſs | Christless]ChriſtleſsChristless. — — O! had I the real [Sence | sense]Sencesense of it, as I have a
a [reaſon | reason]reaſonreason to fear I [hant | haven't]hanthaven't, I [coud | could]coudcould not Linger along as I do — — Dear [ſir | Sir]ſirSir, I beg [& | and]&and plead, that you [woud | would]woudwould Daily in your [Pirvate | private]Pirvateprivate Prayers make mention of me, [& | and]&and I wish all [Chriſtians | Christians ]Chriſtians Christians
[woud | would]woudwould, that I might fail of the Grace of Life,
[& | and]&and be [overcomed | overcome]overcomedovercome by the potent [Adverſary | adversary]Adverſaryadversary, which I am engaged against. — —
I have been [affraid | afraid]affraidafraid I shall [brake | break]brakebreak the Covenant, which I am about to make [Publikcly | publicly]Publikclypublicly in the Church. — — I [wiſh | wish]wiſh wish
[ſir | sir]ſirsir, you [woud | would]woudwould point out to me, in writing, I think I can [unstand | understand]unstandunderstand you so better, how I shall prepare my Heart, in order to receive[illegible] the [Lords | Lord's]LordsLord's Supper. — — — I am [affraid | afraid]affraidafraid I shall go [unworthyly | unworthily]unworthylyunworthily, [& | and ]& and
[Diſfigure | disfigure]Diſfiguredisfigure my Face as the
[Phareſees | Pharisees]PhareſeesPharisees do, only for an outside
[ſhow | show]ſhowshow, [& | and]&and therby, Eat, [& | and]&and Drink, [Judgment | judgement]Judgmentjudgement to myself. — — — And to Conclude
[wiſhing | wishing]wiſhingwishing for your Prayers that I may be weaned from this World, [& | and]&and L[illegible] upon the things that are above.
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I am Sir. your very unworthy [Ser.t | servant]Ser.tservant
Joseph Wooley[pers0041.ocp]
From
[Jos: | Joseph]Jos:Joseph Woolley[pers0041.ocp]
April [9th | 9th]9th9th 1763.[1763-04-09]
To
[Rev.d | Rev.]Rev.dRev.
[Eleazer | Eleazar]EleazerEleazar Wheelock[pers0036.ocp] in
Lebanon[place0122.ocp]
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pers0036.ocp | Rev. d Rev. Eleazer Eleazar Wheelock | recipient | Wheelock, Eleazar |
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