Diary of Ralph Josselin (Private Collection)

19.1.1645 (Sunday 19 January 1645)

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Jan: 19: This week past god was good to me and mine in our peace, health, strength, for soul and body preserving me from gross sins, keeping me in my ways towards my family, the lord was good in inward peace and comfort, the Lord was good to me in Sabbath oh sweet Jesu be the price and ransom of my soul, and let thy blessing be upon me, for from my soul I desire to love and obey thee, this week there was divers passages of providence for the good of the church in disappointing the attempts and plots of the enemy./