[The Annals of the Poor by Legh Richmond]@TWC D-Link bookThe Annals of the Poor PART I 11/14
'No, sister,' she would say, 'not my _head_ but I hope my _heart_ is turned from the love of sin to the love of God.
I wish you may one day see, as I do, the danger and vanity of your present condition.' "Her poor sister would reply, 'I do not want to hear any of your preaching; I am no worse than other people, and that is enough for me.' 'Well, sister,' Elizabeth would say, 'if you will not hear me, you cannot hinder me from praying for you, which I do with all my heart.' "And now, sir, I believe those prayers are answered.
For when her sister was taken ill, Elizabeth went to Mrs.---'s to wait in her place, and take care of her.
She said a great deal to her about her soul, and the poor girl began to be so deeply affected and sensible of her past sin, and so thankful for her sister's kind behaviour, that it gave her great hopes indeed for her sake.
When my wife and I went to see her as she lay sick, she told us how grieved and ashamed she was of her past life, but said she had a hope, through grace, that her dear sister's Saviour would be her Saviour too, for she saw her own sinfulness, felt her own helplessness, and only wished to cast herself upon Christ as her hope and salvation. "And now, sir, she is gone, and I hope and think her sister's prayers for her conversion to God have been answered.
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