Excerpt from Memoirs of the Late Rev. Samuel Pearce, A. M: With Extracts From Some of His Most Interesting Letters; To Which Is Added, a Brief Memoir of Mrs. Pearce God, which somehow, he knew not how, pre served him in most instances from carrying his wicked inclinations into practice, he sup posed he should have been utterly ruined. At times he was under strong convictions, which rendered him miserable; but at other times they subsided; and then he would re turn with eagerness to his sinful pursuits. When about fifteen years old he was sent by his father to inquire after the welfare of a per son in the neighbourhood, in dying circum stances, who, though before his departure he was in a happy state of mind, yet at that time was sinking into deep despair. While in the room of the dying man, he heard him cry out with inexpressible agony of Spirit, I am damned for ever! These awful words pierced his soul; and he felt a resolution at the time to serve the Lord: but the impression soon were off, and he again returned to folly. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.