And from all
together, God knows my heart, I expect nothing but ruin can
follow, unless things are better ordered in a little time.
23rd. This day, by the blessing of God, I have lived thirty-one
years in the world: and, by the grace of God, I find myself not
only in good health in every thing, and particularly as to the
stone, but only pain upon taking cold, and also in a fair way of
coming to a better esteem and estate in the world, than ever I
expected. But I pray God give me a heart to fear a fall, and to
prepare for it.
24th (Ash Wednesday). To the Queene's chapel, where I staid and
saw their masse, till a man come and bid me go out or kneel down:
so I did go out. And thence to Somerset House; and there into
the chapel, where Monsieur d'Espagne [Probably author of a small
volume called "Shibboleth, ou, Reformation de quelques Passages
de la Bible, per Jean d'Espagne; Ministre du St. Evangile," in
the Pepysian Collection, printed 1653, and dedicated to
Cromwell.] used to preach. But now it is made very fine, and
was ten times more crouded than the Queene's chapel at St.
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