Diary of Ralph Josselin (Private Collection)

6.5.1677 (Sunday 6 May 1677)

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May. 6. a lowering sky. lord be merciful in a threatening season, my vain mind knows not how to compose. lord set all things straight; prayed for fair weather and looked up. lord help me in all conditions to do so for you only are my help. [Leg.] my leg as if it would break out about its sore place. I preached of a new heart, but with little success to my own experience, tasting its old vanity.