Sentence:  I received also the blessed Sacrament with many tears; though yet, in my opinion, they were not shed with that sense and grief, for only my having offended God, which might have served to save my soul; if the error into which I was brought by them who told me that some things were not mortal sins, (which afterward I saw plainly that they were) might not somewhat <WSD>bestead</WSD> me. 
Meaning of the word marked with <WSD> tags:  To help, assist.