Now! Then! 2024! - Yorkshire On This Day

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Having preached in the morning and coming out of the meeting-place at noon, as my custom is to refresh myself in the parlour, I met with a note lying upon the table. I took it up and read it, in these words: “One that hath made some profession of religion, but now finds that they never had their heart truly broken for their sin, and hath great cause to fear that the Lord will no longer strive with her, desires your prayers that the Lord would meet her in his ordinance, and let her find that her conscience is truly awakened by convicting grace.” This note I took notice of, and though I did not read it publicly, yet prayed for her particularly, and god helped my heart in sweet and suitable pleas for her soul. My heart was much affected therein, and so were others’ hearts, as I sensibly perceived by their groans. God made it a blessed note, though from an unknown hand. Blessed be god.

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Abbreviations:

• ER: East Riding
• GM: Greater Manchester
• NR: North Riding
• NY: North Yorkshire
• SY: South Yorkshire
• WR: West Riding
• WY: West Yorkshire

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Having preached in the morning and coming out of the meeting-place at noon, as my custom is to refresh myself in the parlour, I met with a note lying upon the table. I took it up and read it, in these words,

One that hath made some profession of religion, but now finds that they never had their heart truly broken for their sin, and hath great cause to fear that the Lord will no longer strive with her, desires your prayers that the Lord would meet her in his ordinance, and let her find that her conscience is truly awakened by convicting grace.

This note I took notice of, and though I did not read it publicly, yet prayed for her particularly, and god helped my heart in sweet and suitable pleas for her soul. My heart was much affected therein, and so were others’ hearts, as I sensibly perceived by their groans. God made it a blessed note, though from an unknown hand. Blessed be god.

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• Heywood, Oliver (1630-1702) (34), Bolton-born nonconformist minister and diarist, active in the West Riding, resident at Northowram, ejected for his beliefs ·
• Nonconformism (47) ·
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