Some Account of the Life and Writings of Mrs. Trimmer (Volume 1); With Original Letters, and Meditations and Prayers, Selected from Her Journal

This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated.1814 Excerpt: ... JOURNAL ton THE YEAR 1787. jan. 1. With a thankful and a grateful heart, O merciful Father, I acknowledge thy great goodness in bringing me to the beginning of another year; be pleased to continue to me thy loving kindness, and give me a heart sensible of all thy mercies, and ready to testify my sincere endeavour to do thy holy will. O how insufficient of myself am I to please thee! Accept, I most humbly beseech thee, my imperfect services, for the sake of my dear Redeemer. Shower down thy blessing, 0 Lord, on this land. Spare it for the sake of thy faithful servants, who dwell in it; check the progress Of infidelity and vice; prosper the endeavours of those who strive to preserve the rising generation from the sins of their fathers; and bless with thy choicest benedic tion our good Sovereign, the Queen, and the Royal Family. Bless all my friends and relations, make me grateful to my benefactors, and a faithful steward to the poor. Prosper our handy work! O Lord, prosper thou our handy work! Grant that all things which are undertaken for the benefit of the poor, may answer the ends of reformation, and afford them comfort. Bless also the private affairs of our own family, and grant us such a share of the good things of this life, as may be enjoyed without drawing our thoughts arid affections from a better world. Give us, I beseech thee, O Lord, health, peace, and competency, and contented minds. O merciful and adorable Saviour, my heavenly King, receive the homage I willingly pay thee, of gratitude and love, accept my imperfect services. Vouchsafe to guide me to the end of my days, and then admit me into thy heavenly kingdom. Amen! Jan. 17. A close attention to a new work, the (Economy of Charity, has interrupted my Journal, but I cannot let the anniversary ...