Philip Greeley relation of faith, 1811

Before I was 20 years of age, some pro- vidences occurred, which put me upon se- rious thoughtfulness respecting the character of God, & my own character. On hear- ing preaching, conversation, & reading the Bible, I became much affected with my views of divine things. And I thought the sen- timents, which I felt constrained to entertain of the things of the Bible, were singular from those of others, & from much that I had heard. It appeared to me, that while God was holy, just & good, he was a sovereign God; had created all things for himself; that all created beings were continually dependent on God for existence that he did govern all things according to the counsel of his own will; & that man, altho thus de- pendent, & thus governed of God, is a free moral agent. I hope my heart graciously approved of these sentiments. Afterward, in conversation with one, he tauntingly said,