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Ce document ast film^ au taux de rMuction mdiqui ci-dettout. 10X 14X 18X 22X 26X 30X 12X 16X 20X m 28X 32X liw ooinf fHiiMtf JMra hM bMn raproduMd tfianka to tiM gamffMlty of : . ■':; Motropolltoh toronto Roforonco tlbrory :BoldM|n Rooiii :;; ^..,;' ■ ■ .. .'■#..■■■■• ■ .■" ■ '■ ■ •.'■■'. *" . ■ ■ . "■ ,-- Tho imagoa oppooring horo or* tho bott quality HOMlblt coniMoHna tho condition and loflibillty of thooriglnol eopy and In koaping with tho filming oontraotlpoolfioatlona. Origlnal eopioa in printad papar oovara ara fllmatf baginning with tha front eovar and anding on tho iaat paga with a printador liluatratAd impraa-' aton, or tho book covar whan appropriata. All * othor original eopioa ara filmad baginning on tha fUtit paga wfth a printad or iilyatratad impraa- ' aion. and anding on tho last paga with a printad or liluatratad impraaaion. Tha iaat raeordod frama on aaeh microf ieho ahail contain tha aymbol — ^ (moaning "CON- TINUED"), or tha aymbol ▼ (moaning "ENO"K wNohavor appiiaa. . Mapa, piataa. charta. ate., may ba fiiniad at diffaraht raduetton ratioa. Thoao too iarga to bii ontiroly inctudod in ono oxppayro ara filmad ' ' baginning in tha uppar laft hand cornor, iaft to right and top to Ikottom. aa manyframas aa raquir«d. Tha following diagrama illuatrata tha mathod: i<"^* : Voxompiaira film* fut roprodult grioo A la ;9in«roait« da: - 'Metropolitan torontb Rifaronco Library . Baldwin ftooffl Laa Imagaa auhrantaa ont 4t4 roprodultoa avac la plua grand aoin. oompta tanu da la condition ot do io nottot* do I'OKampiaira film*, at an confornnit* avac laa oondhiona dn contrat da ;.:filmaga. ■■^- ■ ■■.. ■■ v .. Laa axampiairaa originaux dont la couvorturo on papiar aat imprim4a aont fUmte mi% commandant par ia piamiar plat at an tarmlnant aolt par la darnlAra paga qui cOmporto uno amprointo Id'impraaaionoud'iiluatratlon, aoitpprloaacond . plat, aaion ia caa. Toua laa autraa axampiairaa originaux iont flimto an common^ant par la pramMra paga qui comporto uno omprointo d'Improaaion ou dllluatration at an tarmlnant par la darnlAra paga qui comporto uno toNo omprointo. "':/■■:;■■■■: ■ §' Un doa aymboioa auivanta apparattra aur la damlAra imaga da ehaqua microfiche, aaion Io caa: ia aymbolo — »• algnlfie "A SUiVRI". Io aymbolo y aignifia "FIN". '■■-■•> *- Laa eartaa. pianchaa. tableaux, etc.. pouventitro film** A dec tatix da rMuction diff«renta. Loraquo ie document eat trap grand pour Atre roprodult en un aaul ciich*. 11 eat fiimA A partir da ranglaaupAriour gauche, da gauche A droHo, ot do haut 9n baa. en prenant la nombre d'imagea nAcaaaaira. Laa diagrammea auivanta iiluatrent ia mAthodo. ■.•»•-, 1 ■ r2 ft 3 " ■ '( 1 -J.---;:.::/::^:-'^: k "- 1 1 2 /■^ - . ■"■ rf ■'" ■ ."'- ■ ^ ' * ' 4 5 6 / - ^ matocoif ■woumbN ww ewn (ANSI and ISO TEST CHMTT No. 2) \ w# 1.0 LI I lit lU 140 1.4 25 ■■ 2.2 2.0 Li. 'W "^H 1.6 / ^ •^PPLIEP HS/HGE Inc 5 1953 East Main StrMt " ~ ~ Rochwtar, Now York 1460S USA ' (716) 482 - 0900 - Phoiw ' (716) 288 -9989^ Fox THE REUGIOUS EXPERIENCE < v.. N^ X' OF j^mim ®wmm;^ : / . ■/ : A. NATIVE OP THE ISLAMD OP AURANt SKJOTLAMD. J ALSO— HIS VIEWS OF ALL DENOMINATIONS KNOWN TO HIM SINCE HE CAME TO CANADA. WITH HIS VIEWS OF WHAT FAlTH AND UNBELIEF ARK. ' AND HOW CONVERTED AND UNCONVERTED MINISTERS MAY ; BE KNOWN FROM WHAT THJ5V SAV. LIKEWISE, THE IAIN STUMBLING BLOCK, UPON WHICH NOMINAL CHRISTIANS STUMBLE, AKD PEWSH. HIB VIEWS' OF THE CAUSES AND EFFECTS OF THE EWIJF-j TION IN THE CHURCH "oi" SCOTLAND. . ■'■'■•*>■■:■■■ ':':' /^ :■•■.: .■BY To W;Ni ;■ ■■'■.:;-■'■■ .■ ■ ' . ■ ■ . . ■■:-*■ PRINTED AT THE OTTAWA ADVOcJ||b OfflCE ? ••*. 1846. * Jt •v'- PREFACE. #» «* *V*^<* /M*** * ^^ '^^^'^^ •* ' Whek flret 1 began to write, I had nothing in view but to pieaie my own curiosity, to see how I could put my thoughts into words ; and seeing that I succeeded better than I expected, although far short of what I wifched, or of the real working of my mind. I had not the remotest idea that any one would ever sec it. After my first ^ writing these it was some time before I wrote any more. If I had written the workings of my mind once in every three months, it would swell to a large volume ; but 1 have written only some of the particulars. The first thoughts that I had of printing it were, when Icame to a darlc^ountry where I thought I never would hear the Gospel preached in purity, that if I had a copy of it printed foi; each t>f my children, it jjiight give them correct views of religion, and, in the hand of God, might be the means olF making them look after the one thing needful, an interest in the Lord Jesus Christ, by entering in by the straight gate of conversiotn. 'But, when the eruption took place in the Church of Scotland, I thought of writing upon the same ; ' and seeing that the greater number of Ministers denied, what I thought they solemnly avowed, in the day that they were married to the Church, as it is called in Scotland, Christ's Office of King, aa in our Shorter Catechism. Having for some time thought how to begin it, but could not think upon att^ way that I could so short and plainly express my mind as the Way in which'l speak, as if I were talking to them. Then I thought that I would not care if the worid knew my opinions of it, and how I came to these opinions. Then, 1 had another struggle, thinking it was but vain glory in me to shew to the world my thoughts of religion, and to ^rite of religion, as it were, to the learned, yea, and to the godly too, and to tbe infidel and mocker, seeing that I had never seen any part of a man's life while he himself lived. Then I thoueht, was I ^oing to depend my eternity upon what the Lord has done for me and in me I ana asham- ed to own Jesus arid his injured cause. The assembled universe will see it one day, when what would be wrong could not be liffht- ed. Then it came into my mind, if jroa will give it to the puDlie; every eye will be watching for your fallings. This objection of the wisdom of the old serpent was easily answered. If it were to put me to Watch and pray more, and to cry for more grace to walk more bambly, 1 ought to have done it before this time, knowing the Apostle Paul often told how he was converted ; and David called those that feared God and that he would declare to them what the Loixl had done for his soul ; and seeing what I had written before of the Ministers of Scotland and what happened when brought to the teat agreed so well, I determined, if I could, to show to tne^ublic that Lhad something to say for Christ and his cause. Any^e may *!»<■ .'.« ■■ « enlii^hteninArace and having /^*"*^ V ''.''"iKhtcd soul with hL former opinfoKi found rnhV°to"'il ^'l'^' ^il^^ "«<< ^'"h •«? people the same, and thTfa th and ?^Ao loV'"'"^''"/,''^*^'^ «*■ ^^J In myself. Ani it marbeWn fhl. 1^ ''^'''® ^''** ' ^°""«' themi «ort Sr denomlnationTr o 2^ „,« /Cn "it ''T^''^^^ •'^^ ^^^^ othei., or errors, und said mo^t tith^ nS . ° f«0««>us falts of world, R5 I thought, and VnSncd H, K.H- '^*"T'"*"°" '" <»«» I do not consider .'t ^ure, however Jure fs cr^r *^°'i °*'*'"5 yet, er than it is ruled and ailmSrerbv t u ""^^^^ "">^ <""«»»- s«der that learnine mkes it nnr- ''J/i .'^'^^? ^"^ ' •'» "ot cor.- partiality. In thf t I wlffpL^ r ' '"''* ^'''^^ '"*^ ''« *een in my im- most likely I never woL if fhlw . '"*° *^°"^*=* with it, and 1 cohclaJid that mln7« Iwi, '*^"°* ''T'' '° Aiperica, in that the Will but ii^t7n"dsti^^^^ ^'dthatthe'^ftult'isnotin that it is so. Like the St f f J,h*» 1 r ^''^'?'*\''«<«f'n^^^^ working of my own heart, X j' J hy thf power was present. 1 had ii^rAf ^ i "" ''®*' ^^^ ^'" when the of its. inflexible Stubbornness ZyLmoTJ r'^^ °!i*^« ^^"' *»<* "in what I said, I am sure tLiVllS^ *°/<^"Pt"re and reason j and Divine Assembly -1 [J'thJt Lies^o,!;' wk^ much irom wh*t that lam well aware that J"*"*' ^» '^"t, 80 far i I truth is on my sidertheSfl^.^^^^^^ ' buUknovMhi^, i think that 1 have answS nL\^" ?! J^'*^'. ""^'^ anrlevils say, ^ and malice could suggrsfa^^^^^^^ "> «^"T ^^at prejudl?; the,name9orsome,% tTasXforflVr "lentioned public ; some of fhJsehaU fallen I«l^^-^ °5 «''['"« '* ^^ the may be alive yet for anWftL tha? 1 knot'" "^"t"^' °1''"" °^ *'»«'« ^ot be offended, 1 did ndt intfnS #. k "°T: ^ '^"P^ *hat they will fended at the aipreslidSs thii i h ^"'^ *hem. Some may U of- ed Church of ffl^nd an oh T t^'^T.i ^" "t"'"^ **»« Establish- the Colonic, whe^. But am sur^'^hit^r *iS!. ^^'»"« *^ ^" "» such names4n speaking of tht J rV*** Bible maketh use of mentioned seveSthlT as'X* "fo^^lS^o^^^ »^" C^««h. 1 term to express them, which iSl « i ?"i.^" '""^^ answerable rehaptizinr orimSlon ?„./ ^njon^y "'different things such as the Church S SiXd thStSitv •P"»i«"« ^y '^' Baptises J f„ {he saytog of th^ Se^k l^^^ff \^^^^^^^ inS Love Feasts, eoinir unon iVJiiVJ * ^'^d intlie Methodists, such as ^eetin«, aiffe* iSi^i'±'^" /° *fH *»»« Sacrament, ClaS ^•aveS'with them fn^teV"'*^^^^^^^ point. 6n which de^indeth Syo*!® ^''"^ without them, iutil of God/J wou^^lnoCT^ the soul and thegloiy With Gou and conicg;!^^-^^ \ •• I ' >■'■ t -«ai4 ■\- .>"•"■ anything that is hurtful rd a prayer and some other words, I do not know how young. As I left off praying at my parents* knees, it became a burden to me, Aa I waa told that I waa a sinner, I thought that somethinu must be done in obedience to God, or rattier to appealiB Him! I waa taught to aay the commandments before 1 couM reid : and I thought the fifth commandment was the hardest lo keep I told this to my father, which he often told me afterwards; and, indeed, my own conscience often tells me of it to this day. Ha look particular care to explain the eighth and ninth command- nenis to me. Although secret prayer became burdensome to me, I waa not altogether neglectful of it; aometimea oqM or twice in a day, at other times, perhapv, not once in a week t Jul what was more strange, when I prayed I had flooda of teart! but what caused them I know not: this, and going to churcK was all the religion which I knew till I waa twenty five years oL age. But, when I waa about fourteen, I was obliged to keep mv bed for three or four days by reason of siokneaa. I thought that -J!"!? '^2!?.?**r''?^*'*®«'*"**y""*»»'*« kingof terrow. I waa great y afraid that I would not get to Heaveq beoauae of my ZT J '^" *^*"? ^ pray, and,1ikewlse, promising to God. If be would apare my We, that I would reform and do better af- ?«?!ll"* «>m when I recovered I proved no better^ if there waa any change it waa for the worse. But when I read the pre- misea and yowa ,n the Seripturea, it put me In mind of what I ftad promised; but so desperate waa the enmity of my heart. J« iT^"^' "***'*' •^"'' ^^'^ P*'^"- ' «on«n«Hl, all the time M?njl.!? "m/T* Tu"* i ^••'"' ^'' N»» McBride, waa our Minlater, blind aa the beetle, not ifi the leaat moved aa to mr r««^**2L K*^"**""/ !!***^"«^ ^i"^ ''■■ • «•»«•' •wakeniai ir/JJ^Ji*"*" **[ •" '«?■' •»*n«»« younger than myael£ knmr what they called conversion, which ther apok^ ao muth • Jfajj^ff^of many altogether, I thought that it waeoiily • curiooa ^^Si!l!^^ wiHTfc or the devil. Thia mimwier oita, ana tho «iie Ihtt came In bia plaoe ivaa laid hj f r^s thoie good people, as they were called, to be unconverted,. and that he waa not preachmg the gospel— I thought him taking hi* text from the Bible, \yhat else could he preach— those people •leparated themselves and ml9t in another place to ivordbip. I being willing to find fault with these people, thought, by what they^profesied, that they would not eri* in word or deed. But, I ^ think in ISf 6,' a dear companion of mine, named Alexander Cook, fell sick, and it proved that he had greaC concern for hia aoul, and his two sisters were among th^ood people that left the church. I was told that they were the means of hrssickness by telling him of his ill-8j>ent Mfe, although, indeed^ few were better than he aa to outward couduct, yet I was afraid that they would put hifh in despair. Often it came into my mind to go and aee him, ■ad if any of bia sisters would come in, to reason the matter with them, and if that would not do, l would puMhem outortbehooie by force. I often w^nt to see him, but be continued very weak; h but w)ien he had recovered a little, he would tell me the need I had to reform my life. But as I thought that many were worse, aUhdtigh there were some better, I could not understand -wheiH- in I should leform, only that I wa^ not riegul&r in secret prayer. But he got so well, that he spake a little In their ptiblio end pri- vite ineetings. I thought aa he faid -tbe same there aa 'he told me in secret, that there most be something retil in religion, whicb j[ knew nothing ofj or else he would not aay'wbat'heidid* But to ^ome to the time thai I intended, the- year i819t > being the tvi^lity-^fiAh? year of mv age. In August of Ibie yesTf I.iiadiit continually in my ipind thatifaeie was aonaetbing real in religion mote than ibfli use of Outward metiria that I rwould be belter to • know, but what that -waa waav a' aeoret tome. , iAt.thia/itlme likewiae it >mncb< perplexed me, that those wborAppeMtedtobe ■omething; at^llrat, tHe>mo8t tof them torhed'to/thcir nAA.mmjB «gein, yet someofithemi kept cloae to what they pt^oTeased fiom itw first ; but to poMi judgment upon the^ matter, Leotildfuot. Jn r Sept., it iirareouiinuaUyrin'myiimind, that a;chaQg9iwaa.neeffe- ' sacy, atiteiitfjan iootilvard change^ (ken^ il ooinniJBUiead totpray iegidirly'!eiMry /Meridngi And leveniag ; and thai iiJiieatNA duRiiur Oateebifm,^** What doth every Sin deaOrvef ?l htnieoD^taaitf iln ;;aftymittdw ' if levery $in-Mabrvee>Gh>d^8. wfathi«ndr(nMi#,betlB^! uitlhciie Mwe loag. iiu th ^ b eg i«Bing «g wi atet! I l o adlth^ » iblfli| i a ^fW^^fif^. btfirr boblni t^ nrniidll «a>|M34iU«,^aMJ Air iheiAAsI pnn gtvi up hiy oitJi i»oys •nd comptf nf(Hl» ; but finUiiig tHit i>><> |)t>opte ol Ood hadHi* moM trouble from wiiKin, I lifisiiiiio ltk>fi \Vhai iva^ ggifigiin in th«i«lfii4t'tvillim,andeonM flndholbinii^ tt)«i«4iui » lilir tain tboughla in' Mcret ivm^ier aiid iipon thi« Sahhath, anil I lhtli«8tn)rigi>r they gdt, till, «t laHt, 1 Ibought fh:ii it warki vail) .to4ry itiT get tid of tliein, I tfttendr, at leaet, hQ did hot 0|ieak of it. Da^ ring, tbj^ uini«r, ferret prayer^ndlh#ui)e of means ticmld eaa^ my troubbkd M)u( «ome\vhati bui^ tiierei tta» aometltiiig tvithin ivbiehiefuaed to. be comforted. In tb^beginn'mji of 0|Hliig I be- gan to plough, whieh'MOrk I4iked ivcll b««tiiMfc I would bealohei fw J bad no deiiKiit in company. ; One <}sy tis! I waB iHinking «>P- my awful iBtate/l began to thirtk «vh«t iaiiH waa^ And after a tong iiieditation I «ould.!iot comet« any oOikfihidiibM what it wiis ; but I wadeihiM ofit, thuk I could not aaytirhiBtberCi)rit»t waii my SaviouVor noi, built waa a aure thing that He waa the Sa- viour of the elect ; bUt>betb6r | fvaa eiocMd or itot waa b ae- c^t ; if not, it w aa ia vain for me to took for Heaven. The eik^ ittity of my heart how begah to ibbw itself in * %vay ihdi I lieyer knew" before in finding fault with God ior electing some a^wl l«aving;otben. My eonscien^accuacd me for finding fault ftifh CrtMk 1 itboiiglx that I could biiv eaae to my trduMed mind jAt ^tiy. Unna, but I ivaa aliogeth^ in ihe dark hoiv to come at It, I often heard where ive met to wdrsbipof conversion^ and that thai was (bee time when peace waa- iHe tiiii^«^liuvl> did) lioi know bow orwhen^'andf doubted if «^eiV:bui I bopetitbat I wAuld»fihd ibat bimt me from lea vingbfl^ d»^ ^^aHpieaiw of graite, and, n^ Hept hw from iSier «iMi>^ ydeg j^y load #aoiyrtf. . Oating thia flifiwmer! Icatretfd: lirx^eaniof grace that I cfflitdibttl (he alifetioh' tmubled A N HI. ' , I . ' 1 * mj9ui4'm9cH in this iM]r,if I wu iiolal«et6(], it w«r« ■nwdl for M to lake all tb« plet tun in Km illiii|i of ibis worid iliai | could, if I wti luR dmeted^ all would be lo«t «t laii; butroi other, tiinea I would bp^ tone bppes ol iptdng the better of my •mert Some time before the Sacrament, I waa thinking much. of that tool itfrefhing ordiaanoa wl^h Chriit 1# ^ith hit peo- pkin lemembranco of bit dying love ; yet, my wicked heart ijiipile of acnpturo and laaaoo, would make nothing of it but the piireateraft or obildiab loy,or evien childisbneaa in Him whoap- poiated auch weak thingi, which aheweth plainly that the ihingt of God. are. f«K>liahneiB' to the natural man, because they ai« •plritnaUy diaeemed. Harvett came, and to all appeaianoeii, | waa M near my ileaired ead a« I wan that time la«t year, when I Itoift began to thiafc.wbat way I was going and that the aure ifnd would be deatmoUon^ But, now, to all appearancea, i wan fatting woraa $ at (inil I prayed with much affection and confea. ied my aina with aomo hopea of fofgiveneaa, but now^ I waa au hard that 1^ hod acaKely^ a tear to ahed at any time. At firat my heari waa aoi aa full of vai» thoughta, or, aa my heart often called ^heaf,beUiali;Varmip. BuVmy trouble waa above tears, 1 did nol like that any ahoiild krtow the atate of my mind ; i waa afraid that f would he made » public apectacid of Divine Justice^ even in thia world, and* What waa worae, in the world lo corner Djitingthialime I toldiHolhiag to any peraon of the working of my mind. Butin thebegtiiaiing of winter I thought it would eaae me^ if I were to tell it to j^lexander Cook ; but, after going lo him, I could teU.nothing, only I hinied upon election, that if one w«9>iiotieleoiod itwaeincvaintouae meana; but he aaid he be- lieyjBdithatif anyoeo were to.do what be coula that God would doforhlm what he could not, and he told me many otberthingti whidi encouraged me a little. My viewoofihingay that la my ex|)erJence^'Were not the aameai all times. When in trouble with the view, of the Diviae Wrath that 1 deaerved for my ^ina, | had great dewre^foreaae, and, at llie.aaane time, I was afraid of (alae fMQe,iiearing fromiSabbath to Sabbath that many nit abort of #M«oii«Maipii« ;Qh»hQW are Ibey to be pitted wlu» are under . ftHeh^honior of mind and hear nothing to encoarage tlwm I < But ' nothing^faehmgodto me H this timei but Ihe.cuc8e of the broken < lanr^l4he.|Mromiaeai belonged le thoae who were enabled by |yace/ to fly l^lheeityfiDf lefnget and I coqtd acarcaly hear enough of the Qvntei^eapeciliUy when I had any eaaefroni my. trouble. >|n ,the i)c«inmng o(|iv]Ater« I got tlia loan.of a.bobk;ca21ed <<,SheppardV{ioUfid! BelS«vet>? ; I onderatood it fram expeiienee oallr aail went^ thaiitia, be jstated plainly the wockingaoi^y mtvtd jutillfe i^^ef fcumflf^'yll waa a thing^nt Ico^^fM^ find m myHl'in Ihatfinalltti dagne. Mf hMurt would not tNow God wb«rl would the Potter, lo mike of the iame lamp one veiMl for honor and another for dishonor^ or, in other uronla, at the whole of the human race ia eonrupt, to oheoae one and leave another as he pleaiet. I thought it would he well with me, if I could get my heart to apeak the language («r icripture on this fWrint ; then, I began to pray that the Lord ^vould humble roe in this thing} but, instead of the humility that I wished for, the perpetual stirring of oorruptioh waa gaining more strength to all appearances every day. On account of tbia I thought it waa In ^aiu fer me to atrive against my wicked heart any longer, to pray any more waa vain, for my prayera were an abomination to the Lord J tlien, I concluded to pray no' more, aiid to take all the pleasure that I could in the thiiigs of this world, yet, there was something within me that was against this, notwithstanding this, I leftorpraTing for two days; but if I was troubled before^ I waa more so during those two daya. Although I whihed to thhowall trouble out of my mind, I could not. I oAen wished that I had not (f6mmenced, for I was aure of hell if I atopped nowi end if I were to continutf I could lare no worse, and, perhapsj I would get to Christ some time. It wasstcongly finrced upon my mln(t to put an end to my miserable life, for to live longar waa onlr aggravating my guilt, and that theie was a knife in my pOcket that .would do the deed, then the hepeless'siate of a suicide came into my mind. I waa ashamed to b^in to pray again-as it WM only mocking the God of glDiy. Here I waa like a wild bull m a net ateveryturft entangling myaelfthe armaria iti But I went to the bam, I uttered but .few worda biii waited there a ahort fhne, and coming out at the barn door this •scriptuie came •nio my mindj The Lord has cbastehed me soie, but did not give me over to death'! then, I thought that it was ptiasible that mv chasusenient %vas not uiiiu>; death, therefore I hoped to get the betteref my smart. *■■'> ; ■ Bv Jiearing and reading I had attained, by.this ttrac, to aunfied my ^ heart. But as I heard from Salihalh to Sabbath aomethingof the working of mind front those godly p,eople, re- peated as the ordinary why in which sirniers aee led to Christ, it gave me some new hope, although very iWht at times, if I had aa much knowfledge of the goep^ two yearse^o, perhaps I would ^JttVA thou g ht myself any of t he w e akest ef beli e ver^, although bad no experife»emal knowledge of it. I had somt^ cxperimen- tjil (tnaurl6Jgu of the l»i^anJ ol^ito ii|)iriluoHty ftnilitMiwitim, ami that it wa.i iinpoMiblto Jor GchI to ftN^ivb tin in ni«ra rtieroy, that «, withfMit ^'alw^alMion from 4he ofltfnder or from one in hid rooni» ami that arising from the purity of the Law Giver. Likewive I iynM, «a far ah reation could lead me, well veraed in the wiy that tiinnera, in iho.day of Goil*« |)0«rer, act aa to the i'orAi pi' aaviag fnith ; bin Uiiviiecret ia out of the reach iif the wise and prudent, fiy thia lime I \va;t using all means of grace, hoping that they might be tliu instromenta by which God would be pleaned to re- veal Ciirist to my aoul in Hia glory And love* Aa I beard it from thuaegoJIf people somethnig within Would say, tlii;i may be the meanx, then, it would come into my mind, why not now ? wh^ not I his very moment? but aomething within me oiuected ■:■ toJuatnoMf. ■.■.•■.; ■'.■rr,.;-r ^:.;.\,:\ ■ ■ r-.-: ;.-«,- ■■, ^ '.;... -r; Althoufth it was the mdet rational thing in the ivorid to accept of Chriat freely offered in the gospel, yet, thia not noiv, or put- ting of, from .the praaent moment to the next, stood like an im- pregnable" wall against my acting fieely aa my beat judgment^ scripture, And renaon would lead me. The beat compl^iii>on that I can give of the atate of my mind i^, that I waa aa one standing at the foot «f a perpendicular rock that I know, and when it i» high water the sea washea to the rock j here I stood at the foot of the precipice, the sea roaring behind me, before Christ and the merita of his blood, or the wrath of an incensed God. Tore, move, this not now was is easy as to remove the perpendicular mck, which ifvperhapa^ 9 hundred feet high, and make it a plain before me^. that I might eaodpn the raging of the aea. * ||y this time I was tired ef my burden and even of niv life, and i fell intd a klndof a deadly frame of mind, I do not know what to call it, if not meiandtoly^ Dut my mind was not fixed upon anything but turned from one thing to an'oiher in a deadly heavy frame* , The enem-yofmy soul took the advantage of the frame of my mind, to suggest to me to put an end to mv misera« We life. 1 :4^l»^day as I was shaving myseli and had the Ta:8Qr upon mv i*.*'""kt* WW 80 strongly auggested to ine 10 cut mv throat, that I thought I didil^ although I did not. Thi* tontinued with me so closely that f ' was afraid to shave lest it would be my sad trap. Sotneiiiiiea 1 tried to pray to the Ltml that he would keeirme Ironibeingmy own' murderer, although 1 did not deserve it at His hand. M^ lusts began to appear more than ever, all man-! n^r. of ooncupisence btgan to %he\v iiself. I attempted to pray against this awful depravity of heart, and resolved to fight to the l ast f yet, t would nottruH myse lf b*H? ^iat I w o u ld c ommit any^ crime to the destruction of my soul and the ropreach of religion, f / ■V i . - - •. 1 t f 1 1 ■. - f ■-•" /•■M f pi >• at tiK « ••^k}^^ ::^^> ■..■...:;.■■::■■. .; v , ■/ ;■ r . *jlei.|i^d by .he bIcjcHi of ChrlHt. or even t. ge/ea-einov "av!* I being loo tntKUfor ea»e, my min.l tvai nit mnch trou filed ,m stirriwg of rofrwpiioi* abnted not hr the »ea8t. ffnd the tvnr,rt me fear that I h«d jneved away the Hofy Spirit forever. I of! . ten prayed to the Lord and eonfe-^d that I had grieved hL ,Sp.ri«, and entreated Him to give me another Iriaf of it, althoUfh ill . 'IS? *!*?'!? "* ' ?»"'""^»* r»r8ometlme in tim dead iranie of m.nd, ofien complamiog of my«e|f f.,rthe unfawnu db- Mire that I had for eatie, when it wa« noi meet for me: vet. I wm pe«M«ded,l the Spirit of the Lord did not re.ur.^ I m« Jatop Mw nrw^perrsn. Then for what I naid^n leaving^bur mim«iiTnS going to hear other*, evei-y one would be looking upon me as . . 1bn;l^^kI^*\:"^*''"' tliewed >ome of its tL;!|tf«Ine«*; 1 thoughtif I keptgood iiompiiny oiheis^vould notknmv that twaa but a hypocrite. My heart often wlahed that I had never pro! !r /?rVKl"'^' "'•"""«•* * "*'*^ '•"'««' "*»'hi«g to ar.v one, onTy rharf had been aeen going to their meeting.. 'But «;i,newo«d eay to me that a ehfange has taken place lrtyoo,but Ihli erieved lue much^hat other* ahould think me aomething wh^f^ nothing Oftenj Midto myself; if they knew whalfkna^dw iv^tl^^^^ of tne by thi, lime. 1 beLitTgS nhirmed for grieving the SiHHt of the. Lord a^vay, aothall wX afraid my mind would not be able to bear up uider the a Jfal -e«««that I had of the burning wrath cf ^\£ H^i^'il^Z^ Sf^- T^^'' but especially fi,r my enmitv of heart agaLa^ Him. At other tintea, 1 thought that 1 ifra«irovtihij '«urtld and Jj^<«a in my heart, often wishing thatlhaLt^t been t^-^ to^i .1 1^!? «tiything but tvhat I was, and called myael « heart waa not 80 hanl, for it Avaa nexitd impoaJlWe la aoften it M^!^T \f^ »^"'««:*«^" to supper, 1 hadatiah aii awi: ^ynseof the p,vine wrath, that my eyea s'ood open in my head and my body.moilonless, 1 ihoufeht Jhat 1 waa dlatracted^ whtn I reenvered a little^ 1 began to Lv.. . . .^.f'^^^^^ '' _On* wbbajh In^be beginnlngofMarch 1 wentai iisualtaihe o^SSmi T'^f **"* ^•?^'«»'-^^'»» heart and a troub^S PjJ^sorei^hanthe^^^^ rtiHtehtince. j aai thefe untihhe Rev/ W illianTMcKinnon Wia abve to ramembranvo, bere 1 got theJbetter of a long i|uarreK that 1 had with mysetf, in not al- ItfUring God the privilege of the potter* 1 found my Heart to joatily God iii electing aay.ona or every ono and to leave me to periak fortbeenmity ofmy liearl againatHia perfiict purity. llof « I thought that I loved or aaw the love of Cbriat in com- ing into the world to aavo ainnerst although not me. Here 1 «yaa oflering nyaelf to God ll|rougb the merita of H is sufieringa, but, yeff my\Bot now waa preaent, 1 could' not aay Abba, Father with Awdom, the glorioua excellency of the Lord Jemis aa God» Man, and JMedi«tpr« being hid from my eyoa. > bad n abundance of tears* «nd observed that tenra were rather ase than Borrow to. a troubled aoul. Hera a now thing apv eared to me, that 1 cUnnot find wori^s to oxptesa to my satia- ctton, yet 1 thought it would not be right to omit it, it iaim* Msible for any to underatand it, even the godly, unlesa they iit^vo experienced/it tbema^jlveaj ar^g from tbv via w that f Ir of tbo goodn^' and long aufferlag of God in aparing auch a aink of iniquity, of »H enmity, and blaapbemiea owt of belf,. au^b acAf abboranoe or. self loatbii^ and even revenge, that f coiild'alinoat wiah myaelf to be damned to be revengeit upon my(|elf, and, yet, at lira same time vehemently desired mercy. Hiere am two opposite principlea almoat eiiually atroi^, self ■ nbhorrcnco, sftd cryinif for tn«rcy. f thought that the atirrmje fif c^>rriip(i6n m my heart bad hrd its head a Irtll^i yet tt:ira>«: notlong till it appeare'i more violent than avari in annlll^i ; 1% rriSr'r.'^'i.'^"'!™ "•Th.-rtwhW would „.LTo3 on 10 Ihe wayt of my own htart. ■ for ihL^V2!*? r^'"i.' heirdofe„w.„,grt.,ry concerned Z .r^k '• V****"*^* **»" **'*y »»•<» c^^mmilled some great S«Z clir^f^^'^rr^' or whoredom. Ac. &c . .ndX WM the cause of their disturbed mind. But here, if I know ml i«^»^; J? • **^*" ''°"'*' "*» **• th«f most that would tnmbie ^llZ^H i;''*"»^J8««"««ef of murder, idolatry, and whch! JI!?Ji ."**'' fiwiletreamt which run from the fountain or tC S'Lr** r**? *• ' T 1"'^^'''^ •'*^^' for anySing o« Jil^!/ iT* * ■""'' *•*■' **® commission of sin or the omissioaref duty may rtartsihnera at first. Bqt here 1 stood at th^s cniieal jmriod, my former conduct in leading off duiy^nd begirinmlr •g-m, kept me from leaving off all meanp of JrlS whjch 1 wasoftejitempted to do. end likewise froS^ «drJL^^'**'!i ?*'**' <»»o'ory aideo Although I attain^ ^A^lt^TJ^^'^'^^'y •*»■* » '»*'< '«»« wish*e3 for. and ^ coSe^iS^^rs r*'?'y»r* « ^ 10 S^lTJd^K ^'^!;'"y P'«y*'» ''«^*^^ abomination LnSh^jij!!! '^J*!!? *»(«»^'»P«»on in my heart gaining Jl^i?? ?^?y- '<»'*•" •*<«wo«rnMtly as Icould^raved met.^Lto"f^.'i:j;r^^^ "^^ ''"^- > •«"» ''^^^ ^^^^^^^ S^ 3!.Trl^ '!'y*^ **y '*°'^«*'» 'W 1 often read and heard ijoirwe^w willing to save me in paiticuhr. I uiien «oveted in my mind the state of tluib who Witm ss:«>iJ'iSS^ '^^ir^ theyU.»tti:*^ •TkS JS; iJi ?S^J'^I^ ■^a^owbat would liefalHh*m Z^n!J^u ^'^^ »»«" i" my own aoul, and Waa ulttitist ^^-T!***^^- * ''•*»"&'»* 'hat my bodily atriS oPme family thought 1 was in despair. . Althou|^ worlSg V K) rvcry lU^i I AllAiiiiMtJ 40 iiray to ilie F^oril la li«#|> mo rrom living a liiirdipa lu Ihf m. TUoa9 bliitiph«muUM lbou<{hu iMlit'tv^ rd mf «0 4:loi«ly, Ihfii I wai| oCraid il»«y would <^uni« to word<« wiib mff. The iMreatMili v«rii« ofthf «ixi]^iiialh Pnalfn. mi ii if (■ %r Oelic vcriion* w«* cmtiauiiUy ruooing iii my annd. ' iviUi mltphemy lay h(?>r( if hrukvit, I Jooked hr one to pity, but Ainnd none.* 1 couiinued using all llie m«an« of grace |jfjaiibl«;,lMH with litlil(»fM' no lio^ie, at lcn jt was time t6 go to^meeting i was so miod that 1 thought of^not going Mt all, however wli« Cf«ild heal my pain, was, to all nppear • i|ie Uetlef jdi^ crying Oq the niorpififf, hil iroiibl^d in 1 went« Vut. ti ance. farther ibd (arlher IrQiB me. The arrows of the 1 .«ird draiik up myaArit^ the enemies of my soul wieru so lively, that I thouglu llwas enough to keep the Spirit of God out of ili^ vbple meeting during ih|9 lime pf wordiip : jl wao groan- ing apdaighing ilH>«tiently to gel laiiifay ; my mind could not fix Jif elf upon annhing tliat was said, hut in a stupid way, al- tl^iugh soinething fM spoken of the workings of my miiid, as ^f ihe jweary and titoavy laden, but .no relief, for me. The all 8ufl|cien(;y of Cliriaiwas spoken of, but 1 thought that all was lo»t to me forever.: od my way homo 1 was ieio better, passing the barn 1 went in, Mid waited a shoit time thinking uptin my ruinous slate ; but how^it caipe into my mind about Christ and His satisfyilig Diving iustice, 1 cannol; |^ll, but 1 found that Divine Justite had btBin fully satisfied; in the sufferings of Christ for the aina of |ie elect. 1 saw, that God would be just in leaving me to parish for such a hell, of enmity tgainst fiis infinite perfections ; Iheo, capie to my mind that ecripturo., * Son be of good cheer, t|y ain« >re forgitien ilioe,' tbip vpoii •<» Mrange to me, that it aroused my attention to ft- Myf mind being l^ad to Christ 1 tbo|gbt it might be so, as ho o#me to sefik and ito aave that whicn wao loot : my mind quaiM, and ail fiiy thoughto wore centi^d upon the .Lord Jo0uo> and the W|iy of oalvation through h|» oufforipgo. My not naw dioap- peared before the glorious aiceUoncy of the^ing ofZionr to i^t my lieart oaid beforo hf lips, myj^ord and my Gitidv (8uc||;||ioughts passed tbrpugn my mind sooner than tli«y cat* be appl^n.) , Suck love to 6|d nnoo she4 abroad in my oouU *M f ^«»«*TeHjnyM"ng before ev«n ajiprooohing tp it, «o ' ilioV.1 ■tbppght iha^ Jl loivcd hiii|>wiUraj| my hwt ; 1 ba^ ino > doiillii, but that Christ hid satia the^rii was no other upon earth. M»: «.■ »..f My^»» , I 90 Pivipe ^Hstiqe for. me» ao if i iThe pfa<;e ofmind ibat 1 bad . (niy bo foh bui a cannot bo exproncd ; I li«d Hood* of lon^n #ut ihcy wore lotra o( love, (lio lowlinett of mind; liow 0U.I I would be to sit «t the foot of Jetue forever, the luitabloncM that 1 aaw in bim aa a Prophet, Prif at, and King, and that con- tained all that 1 atoDd in nood of, and 1 had need of him in all Ilia oflicea. Oh. what a tiomplote Saviour 1 found in him But my pleaaant view began to abate on the 6th Mar, iS<^|' But (or three daya 1 enjoyed a aoiemn quiefheaa of mind, durlne thia time I had many a pleaaant view of the beauty of holy thin*^ and of the holy and juii law of God roachiiif; 10 tho thoughta and imaginationa of the heart, and all pointing lo Jeaui. But I betan to fear that I had but a deluaioo, for tlie hypocrite comea a nt^t way aa to experience in religion, thia put me into trouble again But I founji aomething within me that would not allovir that thin waa a delusion j the neareat that I can put it in wonia, is gg if my conacience waa not accuaing me for being Chrialleaa, although It accused me for not tieating him better when I had him thii< laat mentioned took it. Beginning at my laat aweet viewa of the Lord Jeeua and of God in Him, for auch a thing waa Afever foutid within me before, but (juite the contrary, I prayed to the Lord that hd would not suffer me to be deceived in auch a matter d^ the aalVatibn of my aoul : eometimea I had acme fnsedom in dol Ing 80, although I had not the light of inind that I wiahed (^ •I longed for the return of the Sabbath, hobing to have anoihir view ofthe same kind. The Sabbath came, but I waadlaah pointed, butlheReir, William McKinnon a^ke ofm^farmS expenenw, aa the experienc^^ J" <:«'nmaniotv tviih Christ, aa if he had enjoyed the aame before he came there I r ^M'fJ.' f""'t *!1 ^"^'"5 ^^r.'^'^^owgh I had not (he frame ^of m|nd that I wished for. Btit before this week waa over 1 had another visit ofthe aamd kind aa I enjoyed before Aa I was thinking upon my former experience and the darknesa that cov- credmy.mind, now thcit scripture came to my mind «l have made an everlasting covenant with thee neVer to be fdreolicii/ all thinan to the contrary fled, I was wholly delighted will? the plan of aaf vation and of my particular covenant with God Ibrotigh the Lord Jcaua my Saviour, my mind being sO enlightened to see the beau- ty of aprritual tlilnga, that I thought I loved the Lord '.vith all mv Jjeart, withotit any known guile, Hia yrike wAb easy and Hia bur- den light: this visit was not so long. buuTenioved a aoiemn quietncaa of mind for some time after it. If I ,„aVbc allowbd to compare the two last visiui that I have mentioned with what f . wtade fomic r ly i n g i ving my s elf t o G o d throu g h Christ and ta king • i '^ J** f. V ^."'' '" ■ "•^'^^'y rational way by historical or *ead knowledge, the one freely moving, like the chariot orAmin- Ji . ■ • t Bilabt ^> Utw f ihu utltcr like Pharaob'ri chariot cnfering lh« rf«l Hoa ; ihc one, running (raely a» wflMr runneth ttawnwartl, moy«| hy love, ihi! o\Uet, Uy raiinnal argtimeni, moveJ by i^iera n«cea- iily ; or, like gA)nA ami living man, the deaU :nan, alihnvgfr h« has all the meiitben of the livHvg man, to move niuat bo draggoil hIoh^ hiiitho Oving can mkYte freely because he lives antrhaM health QiiU Mrength. Again, I bocamo afraid of filM cx|ieritnN3e» thnt it wan IwMier to take carp. The ivorkiaga of n»y corrupt na- lure ap|K:aro.l again L«>rtl, Thuu^aiiftil hldf tlw fece ama t waa TroubM. Prtalin 30^-6, 7. | ^ '' .''■■■,'•/•'■'=''■ ;'-sV. .^i . '•»;/,;, ,.,-.■ that nothing ihall me move. J ^^ i V. . . ii i . t^rd thoa hast my mountain made ., . ", i to stand strong by th^r love ; "^ ,; But when that thoo, gracious G6d, .-^^ ' didat hide thy face from roc, v|i|^ >** ■\ •■ti »\ Then quickly was my proapersous ii turned into misery. ' # iIMp •' -li^' . . ■ . , , , jBui it ^*a^ wnlongiill 1 enjoyed another visit the same as bef.ut;, but not just w bright ; but these precious moments became leva frequent and lesa bright, or my mind waa not enlightened to iho same degrte. Now, I camnot give an account ol the workings of Jiy mind when l^had these views, but I enjoyed them in the Wlds and m iMlpbKe worship of God, but oftener alone in se- cret praryer. JM)| obaerved that I had them oiUn before dark- iieaa andtrMble, or that darkneaa and confusion followed them hard. When under thia dai'knesa and desertion%vouId be afraid Ihat I hid^eved away the Spirit of the Lord, and at other limea that I. waa but* hfp(w>rie«. Eameatly wishing for another visit of hia love, thinKw if 1 had it that I would not let it alip as be- fore ; but tiilia apiteofaltmyra About thia tim some time another being a gddly main he was a'min of dee alip- _ It slipped from nay mind aa before in Iter 1^ drowned, and, after ', naii^ejjl Angus McMillan ; ho e place of %vor>bip ; iiher ^ ^ ^ J * .^ !«• --«^ — "JW ill ;the depravity of human na- ture^ and of the auffici^nev of Chriai and Hia dying love, and of fhc way that sinners arc brougHt from Harknesa to light, and ibie mtnbJing blocks and false refugea that sinnersj when awakened, a^ertady jo rest upon short of Christ. The character of all con- verted^and unconverted persona was what he for the most part preadbcd, and if he preached a general scrii^on, he wasaui^to giv* every one his own share before he concMd, as i ipml a irtawaril dividing (h* word of God ; he had a deep experienSipf ^^ the sanction and Bplrilually of the law pi Gpd. I touhl^carcHf ff • ./ \. IS ••MMPiiy* w![« Hilly ihin| i» i / lUc LorU lHi «•■•» <■«» Him ; yet. I doubt' ed of Hia ever returning. - ' The winter oflS^ftwaeo dirk winter to tie, in the tiig^^ 'JILZ 11 jf' f "'*T ^''^ •"^'^«'"g "'"hi"? for night. The «iir. \wa W^^r t'^jf^^ ^^""btlng the itMlity of religio.i i„d the efWIenceofa O.kI, thinking that all mi experienc?«f wlL «ion waa but a delusion, but tht thought* thai there i* no God did not continue long tvith me. In Mareh our Miolaier wai inepari** church ; he sptke much of my troubled atate of mind Z^^ with -which the people of oid are exerclaed, bTl compared myaelf to one tbro^va down into a nairow Ma*ato where the multitude had to pa*«, and every one .t#ppinV2 itie at they paaaed, and that I could neither fight nor flyf thai f wa. .0 under the enemie. of my aoul that I couW not pray egaLi wlTtlii "" AlVr «^!J«'-V'»«'". -«* very loatb J^hESu! thai It would give some eaae to my di»tre*8td Mwt, if | wwa in r»2«f«r.>T'i*"r^^**'"**'*y- « MuiM«httliatiiiw« *^G«r»waf ^o "j;-"! no mmie, becaMaeJ^lw: not i!^ 2rLSa?;«'l 1 1''^^* 'r'*'". ^"•* "•'^ - ' confeaaed «. before w» i^ord, and, likewwe found in mr heiirt to jtwtify Ilim i,i giv- *\ Xi^ )n| me up to the liMta of my oivn heart, and, altliouf h he wmil J never return that He would he juat. But the teniptation of leavl^ iiig off the me 6f iDeana continued ao cloaely with me that I went out oiie momhig with the horse« to plough without bending my knees before the Lord in aecret. But if I was troubled b«rofe in the uae of meana I was more so that forenoon : wpida eannot ex> presa the horror of mind that I had, eapeciaUy to thoae who have never fell it themael vea ; thinking that 1 had left off, I waa sorry for what I had done, imd aahamfsd before the Lord ; the desire of. my heart waa towahls him in groans that could not be uttered. When 1 came home at noon, I went to the barn to pray, my heart justified the Lord although He would give me up to a Judi.. t\%l hardness of heart;' I had floods of tears but only an Angry God to do with to all appearancesj but I had tome ease in the afternoon to what I had in the forenoon* In the public means and in private I waa much lowed ; and was athud of the return of the Sabbath^ aeelfig hovv it wa9 profaned by my wicked hearr. In the beginnig ot April one afternoon aa I was ploughing and bemoaning my duleful state, and thinking of the happy atate of those that God waa their God, yea the happy days that I enj^he Loht'a day, I ahMHwben it Wat llghf. ?! J*?!?"**!*"*^*'^ ***• *^"* ''y not worklhg with Him when II" Him, ^1 almotii daipaifed of ever seeiKg Ilim more in the laBd_ of ihr Jiving, yet, I had not much doubt oi my intere»t in Ghriai at tWi time; although I watao much troubled. Thia in a mygtery that I do not ftilly underrtand, why I ahouid not go on my way rejoicing I4 app^ara to me that it wasi a myatery to the sweet PaaliiMi.t of Isniel^ when he penned the foriy-Becond ;P w^ art thou cast down^mjr soul?, , , wl^ in me 80 dismay'd ? Trust God, for 1 ahalr praise him yet, faiseobnfnaheeismiheaid. ; : '^ ■ yp: Tin,. ■<^;rt ■f :.")* : ' ; ■liu' My God, my souPs cast down ip m« ; thee therefore ihiud r will ■ From Jordon's land! the Hermonitds, and ev'tt iVom Mlzar hill. - • ' At the nc^ of thy ^ater-spouts - " .'deep uato deep doth call ; ITiy breaking wayes pass over me, , , yea, ai^d thy billows all. rffisloviag-kindness yet the Lord u < command will in the day, /Jlis soMs with jne by ai^t ; io God, by whom I live, rU pray: " And I will «ay to Oo^ my rock, • why me forgei*st thou so ? Why, fbr my ibe^ obbi^ssion, ' thus mourhinif do Fgo ? It is a sword within my bones, " when my foes' me upbraid ; Eveni«*en by them, Where is tny GaA ' 'tis daily to me said. O why ait thou east down* ray soul ? why, tbos with grief opprest. Art thou disquieted in me ? ' In God still hope and rest : * , .For yet I know I shall him praise, J -who •graciously to me ,.^, The betuth is of my countenance^ * , yea, mine own God is he. "S^t !!!l'^iA"^* f ^ *^ .!"y way rejiWcing, knowing Wsuwdly that. He !■* my Godu«(HwiUpriwe Mimyet t Thttsfr hope ^[^ <•■,' •■. •^ 17 . he conirnueil necU ifiai I hpve of iha mwito of ChritiV Uo6J ' pnging «m. 10-a.y. and thai I cannot iatk • fo«r*a 2 He ^^Trf'?*** o»*»^n«- I couW i^oiOTO mouAlainaaa Mon ■> I «^.r.Uie pl«e where the Lord Je««i wa. fim rnvwUnHc^ soulin his glory and love. I iold my brother ao, and tl.« n^o- menl the love of God was shed abroi^ mmy soul I reneal^l a flood of tears, but mine were tears of love and joy. ife was tt'M?rK"-*«^- ««*^«"'^'»«»«*f«i«f«,mteJ;(W^^^^ S'l.! k'^v". ''S *^"* *° dinner the learp were still flowiag from his cheeks in floods »o that ike&mily obwirved it.^h how my very soul yearned over the poor ereatare. I wen^.i' pry,asii3ual,alierdinn,r,lbritwa.iSy^^ ^^^S^^'^ f ndbei„g^jjg|,i,n«l , had^^^^^^ ing time of it, being much humbled im* tingle minded. The state of myjirolber was mneb upon «y aifd P ' - eolemo frame of mind aW the afternooii. derfuJIy eDlifhtened to understand ^aiM^^H^^i^liMMr pr^er w tbe evening. Th. ^i»,, ^p>i.^ HIF^- ^ ] " beforemein an unspeakable manner. TlMWof my b«!^ er waa near my heart. I thought that I wis ^ S ownesi' finite lwl«eaB,jMtice, and trnib, all centring in ^^^^ I wa» , wabUid tofeahold the Lambof God with mSre light of nniJI! «aiijngtlwnevdr I did before in reading the m^ , my Beloved in every line, yea, in every word,and^.TenaS3 toSli''!:'*^^'**"??^^- ^«wokemyb^tb^e^^Sm mw^L^.^^ with mittotho^rn to pray, and contrary W g ^Boul deaved to hi m and wre s tled with <3od fee him. v ea > Opd himself put airengih in me. |^£ ftiS^i^llJ;^ ^^ ': ' ^ '-,'■' ' .'■ . ti0tl (pr his iktf atlifif; Ibtii dbrM tHiihi b^ m^etiSorh ptecioH^ to Mm than momittifitof prajrerffi Alt ihh Sabbath I was in AWf ifiii enuiptmnft of mind to htaf {be m6r4 |todly girl, and that a neighbor of hers told li^r that he did, not know the like of this girl within some mile^^^of where^ lived. 1 took more notice to what her neighbor ^id than whagshe sAid becauae he lived near the girl and waa a ( . ■ MKdly niM, ahd intost be better acquainted with the gif I. This / ^/ ytang woitiin being a- seooHd ceutiii of mtn«» 1 Uioaghi thgt«^^inf • pnreiMs would have no obje^^«'»hI prayed to Him to proairaie my detfie if It would n^^ ■ be fbn hii gtory and the good' of our aoula, and Ifit v^re to tOdl*' reet me hOw< to goaboat itiand ihadn^oKih pleaiute in dohif ad* I we^t to her and toldiher my ntind ; and it came totiasa lit the- proVidewoeofOod that we joined hands In marriate' July 1(K 1888. I hhdno right situation for her. A bro^rorheiihad gone to America the spring before, and another wasrto follow in! • the fall, we made ready to go With hlai; T1i#M4iifament of the Ii«^ parish upon the fptiiih Sabbath this month, li was enlightened alfd^mucb deKghlM lit htorinil one of the Ministers preaehint m the tent, and somewhiat In a desirable frame of mind and bn£: kennesaot spirit in hearing of hiniw^binn^y sine had pi^reed^ xM^ther, looking at Himl I got* a token for myself and codv* paMow ; we went Into th^^^Vurchy our Minister was serving the uibte at the time; we^went to the next table; I was in thvsamft frsmeoftmind of wbksh! I8peke,until another Minister aroe9<(F serve, when bespoke my pteMantframe was over; and I fell aa^ rf»jeil was drawn between me and the I%ht, whkb left iriein Mrkness aMl eonfnsion^ whieh I)r6uglit to my niind whal loAen' ?^»_5?**' '^ **''"^"* *® **»* peopled of God*whensthingeare< If brought to the altar of God, It was" said by the godlvi ithatf thisi man, although tt'Mii||ter, vNis uneontertefi, and^ inde^iL no^^ gteat enemy outwardly. ■ / i ^y;^ .Having made all preparation) possible for oordepartnwfbr. ^iSSS**^^.?^ S**^* ^'^ native Island on the l4tl>.Ab«,V 1828, and sailed fibm the Troon on the 22dy and after ttfaiOiSt bier passage of seven weeks, nve landod ai Quebee;< INirintf^MiH voyag* I^as for the most paitin ithe dartc as to the wOnden of" 22 >n_ihedeep waters. .One night as our ship rolled minik wjftf tint heavy sea and na wind, the' meJitatron of thevait iof ^y that >God> has provided for- the wbathfer beaten pilgrima, waeeomewhat aweettorme. We weKe twite neiriy being sShoi? upi6ftjfewfountf.and by reason of thi«k log^ Ofr, ito^^ MUfaring man is the stale of my mind as it Is penned byj til© Psaleristof Is^lln tho 107 ftalm. How ofteh Ifieel i^^^ llovndistaggerlikr a drunken manvandhtmyiwit^sendwf V]BleB>^! l*twlij«ridlaod^ ahhough I reol to^wd tr^iaia to the fraaies «f mr mind, like the troubled sea j yet, thou wilt not let me*re«t but in ■ * - ' ' ■ ■ ■ ' ' . ■ ■ ih]rM|f : M me U cut twiiy upon ihee tnd i|rownet»,Hi uie n« of thy love ana my mp lOiiei araMife. * .sa-^ v When we arrived at Quebee we went thr(«i|gh the towot timl coming loihe Reman Cbapeli we beheld an open breach of the second comniandaieat. What an expenae oMa are at id aerviy . God in a war thiit He haa not'commanded, and yet, their iv- ward will be fire end brimstone I \ tu^\% certainty the coentry . of graven imaget . Thia brought t^ my mind what I waa warii* ed;0f by Aiexand^ Cook, that I Was leaving the goapel and go- ing to a dark counuy. I waa but part of li day in Quebec, Xm* ing hurried with all 8|)edd pOMible to\a place called B^town, my brother-fn-hiw and cowin having lattd\Uppn the other aide of the river in the township of Hull. Oh, but it tppeaivd to me a dark country indeed where the kinjof daurkn^Mareigneth without con- * trpl. Having petitioned the Governor for. a lot of land I went to . lyork at the Canal at a place called the\Black lipids, a black >* place indeed, although not worse than other placet.^ There Was no public work On the Sabbath, but the noMB of azea was heard in ode ^laoe and another all the day longi^et, some of thenii ^ who thought very little of spending two ceN three days of the weekiudrunkenness^ would piesdiiecessity for doing so Those who were not at the exe were at another branch oi their master's busiiMM^ meeting together in idle talk, and cursiai^ and swearing. After the ilnlt week'we got into a hut of our own ; my com- panion thought that we oupcht to keep family worship, although Id the midst^ Sodom, but I was loath to begin in siusfa a place, faesidea. I waa not aOeustomed to it, having no place of my oWa aince I left niyfather'a house. But she foUowedon and said that I would find difficulty in beginning any where, I tboiight that heif reaioiung was tnie and so begun. What s^all I render to thli JUwd for such a companion. We received au answer from the. Governor and lejft the place and e^me to Hull, January 18, IBJitd^ vWe got into |i shanty as those huts aire calle(^ then< we g|9t oiff oC the noise of thel world in a great measn^Oy^nd thought ottraelvei happy. - V \ There were enough of Ministers within six miles, no less 4|ik\ f<;niri an AmericanrPinshyterian, a Methodist, a OhUich of £n^ laild Minister, and another who preaches pretty regularly^ I had an oppoiriinity^of heilriog the Fresbyteiiansev^l times f but h^ being^lgndrant of the new birth, do and live was his maia point. Here i sjpeak of no one's creed for 1 know nothing of Ihekr creed, but ii I hirar from the pulpit or from private individuals. I weal .- to hear the Methodist aifd I iho ught in thelrgeneral way of pieach- itigi. that they were nearer to the^kingdom of . heaven than anp^ that I had beard since I lefV'Scotland: but the nearer one coines J :^ ,fv:- ■H v4 ■ ',M ^v \V >-^ 'J V ■ ■ 'V .1 ^ 'S te ih lit av no of Ih an 'm sa o( thi pr po am tm 8« an tie tiu m CSeh of I ebi ia «itl ing ie eifi Th did uU pU un na lib ««3 det H< apf ^ela ■ .// V lack :■ ''; was pafd ein»./ Ihe lose i eA ii»g.; »gh loe. Wn i -^ V ■ ■ -v i ^ « ';\ i^'^ had \ the V:,..^ .■"'; ftt. «d. eat*' uh- inr hub'-. - g^ ^. ^i^P ^•' to the lua|dom of heaven and ^^% not come to it, the mo^ dan- feronsitistohearthem. They oAen apeak of conversion, but how the oaiad of an avvakeawd siiiner is employed under conviction) little, or nothing is said, and not a woni of any falne refogo that awakened linners are apt to rest in short of Chri»t. They put no differenee between the natural Or historical faith itnd'tho faith oC Qod*8 elect that 'is wroiight in a. day of His power, because they admit of falling front grace; hut having hcahi mora oflliem and leanwd feooie points of their creed, I was at a stand. • llav< iHg come from a place where there was but one denomination, I wished to be among tlie godly In Arrmn to know what they would say to those pointe vyhioh were as strange to^me as the bleating o( Amaiek sheepito Samuel of old, but all in vain. 1 theuglic that i was alonOi I knew some who were Presbytenaaa and ^ pretty sound as to their opinions, bat had never experienced the power of godliaess ; but! thought them n poor help to decide such points^ those points being contrary te the main tenor ef scrip-^ tore, reason j and my own experience, and the experience of the . gOdlyriihere I came from. My 'only shift was the word of God \ and prayer and my own experienoe. The Methodists speak lit- '^ i tieor nothing of our being dead^in trespasses and sin by the fall; ^T^ Uiey pot us Uj^nihe same footing with Adana tO ianocency*-^ A^ niatt may repept or may not as he pleases, tho Ethiopian can ^S change hia skill and the JLeoMrd hiaspotaaa they pleluei heie is Christ rejeciiBd as a King./ They can, will, and do by virtue of the natural talent thatevery man by jiature haa : hers lure goipel eomlnands given such a^ repent.and belifvO, &c» dtcc, andby bUnd cAn aee, aiut ibeite is no need of the Psalmiat's prayeri to. leach him aiidopbni his eyes that he might see Wonders but. et the Law of the tord:--*- Thou beat not been ao found of me^ and I. find that the Ap<^ea did not understand what their Master meHobdlUV he opened thiUr ubdefstandings,«ttd that itVaa the HolyJShoat.thatWali^ plain to them whallIepefa6naHyiaid:.0h, here; la free will: ind universal ledemption \ and aa ther admit of that»te, •: • /• ,' JJmEHL^^T^T^.*** ?<^ve Chriit. / And from ihe c»wn S^3JS2w* r? "'Ji? ^* "»•" ^« lio eoundneaa, but ^^W^-^Mith a% #heii.4fae eye ia bad the body ia^l darii. SSl^Sf^S^lS'i'*^ **\^ '*^ * *»^ •»** need of thee. S-TT*^ ' •'"^ MiMi beeauae I am ^ the eye but the hand t iffiiSSSs'^*^^ W^^^^^ the iuindirlo take 4Z7r!.?f*5 **»(e6Bahne« J Wa name ia undentandinRi^ SJl^tSi!? "*^ 5^"f!r •^*** " ^ lu« of the ilea^ thi indthe Ph>Phel»,^thpogii they ma /be in an unconverted atale. t hat ivmwji u a ■»»«»». •i.-^^.: I , .1 ■ -^ .J ■» ..ill *i«^ "" '^ *■ ■moog those who negleet Seatoip. Mid |w«iy or ««^ heard, of ir, and eiwi / / / ■r- / ■./ •mongitknithe l«w of averf cowiiiy (ttiirdlli tnfriotkat Iikbor ^fortho mcMtiwrt m «halfM) «iMi |i MttfarfffoM •etingfiMk In ^ iMjrtWtg/ (Imt my liMler tAllMbiMlMtaiit^ liilloitgli Mipiuie 'iiana-ivMoiif Mjr to Uw icontnurjr. Inn «l«taf • for luppineM, if r«jr iMdor it iealmigihappiiiMt whwe Hk jioiio iiiUoiHid, H in ^ not my ftull ; and all t|ia worid, wiirii vary fsur exoe|MlMv^aar iirHnMator^ia in IhairiaaiKipnnaU inflMWilg bappitftaiv i# one wajr or fanntfrnc^ in tho ihuv of thte vkaiML What liigbt» the etjficaolfQee an- demanding and you leoaived eight to aee Hiaftorioui ettaUeway Ja Qod, llan, and Madialor, >did I ;not - aet* ea %t'^tA eaoipad «at «! (the foadapr^ aoaie, or iwiiar 1 eoted like lie ii^taidg iliit conwiftii munf ih^ia«.».>«^t.Mi^k «^^^ iff^ Jnrlhfi tifriihKnj; of en e^te, ae Ihat yon dAen 4kought that I maaer abte^ wttlk2 maehfreaAMnmaiiytkiaf iaiha wocldaa Idid when you feok Abe LecdJjeaaaaayeurPrffliettPriaait^^aBd King; mkljelMli you t hai H l ht ainbe, that if the iigieateai.ainner in liat AoilAJn ikamidqtar hia wiekwkMn wdreAaaBia Ilia glory of the £MiIi elOodvlhatf wotrid be ao Imidimine to him| butln tibe twhrii- Mof ae eyehe^ouldbeaigaiedlehiml^itingFailh;; .Aad aflMJlimi^e prarAd to you llut I am a fiewefiini^ ^ fibilit^ thakainaeBi ifiod in bebeviflf •*! ana aot the esMe ef it. cjXhif)ilyi.#»Bere i» verfaetifm 4o a aiaksa degieerpraaob- ed by nther Methodiaft. iStaiigedoetfiiie tbiai The auMon brji^ !bia aquare; nlamb and rnie^ and ibe baipitater Ilia aqaan M ttliUnt4«o^k« itrvlclMd 'Mdr» iMlfaw oTIi^tit ifiA W«i oflhoiiglMi irwri, «N 4«M. ]fi«i lb* iltlliodifti w wlMt wiur ttMMMry «ir do* «m lafllaaiitlbrliil, «i4 for itii Ho way 4!w tii^ «itto, oiii so tko liiw o«ow ^vor wmm, olthootb iwr io arJitol^ t unf «t all tbmo. 1 ^ not roi^oMbor of hoaring ifte point over bandied in tho pulbit aif fnrtbor tban ^"^ in general cernw« Uttd tbat Ho ouflered for ifto aioa of the ¥ olooi* B« ^eraiaaMjaiety in the agonjjtbM Ho wai ki In ?!;???*"^'^^^****»"*» «■«• It igroeo wkh cbo fioiP tbat I badoTit; if«« tiewkoiilyinmrattooml woy I would a«k. Has tboLionoftbottfibe ofJodahbooomo woatorthattoliy mn. S" is ^2!LS''!!!**t«^r P*' "^ '» w^w •^r ^i Ho ■arealMlbloodilmowbif that hie eoiil eroold^iwt bo loft in hell S **^'S?^ ■!! **~P**2"* *'*»•■ «wuiy 4f Hio maityw, by J*2«olJie aoftriogi, piflh^iHl tboeoi^ bodgp^ t«|oieiog, is ae paioAil a aMonor aanoA and detils eould IMTtMli Yeay^oame bf Hia onoaies, by oatui^al oouram baaed jpon pride, nfueed to appear to othoN afrbk of ddath 4 ? eu Hawboiaraaitti^ Alai^taralfnH aboaiHUo to bold Him iip^W^^ aiMiM^ lwoa»aa«3iy wiuboaoour. t^;^'^^^^iM^h^^ ♦ ^aoU thai boither FaMt w aw ottw M ady (^*or bat arh^ IMm ibo9<^ t ar^bad Gad^wy iploasaro to biiet abMoiaaar? tKiaiihaiaai! why «M INaM boaadpoacoabbf Ihy wu Ha JWI MoiaWy bopi hi M <>aiiiipo(em ata, able at oaaabroka to ibflict aaltoeh IMivaairiwotoMeeifiagtbawfaotaaanbbraMibnoi^afl^ aailtoi Ho anffeiid ai muobi* a.faw faoala aalho wiala abet waald wiHiM aaiibr in bollf anl wto nada Hie Mfti^ ' waa>baaaaB»H arwaa j^aniai, *-^— "-^ frr™**""^ 1^ ^hooglr HiaGodhaad auibad notj ■■.. ^j^^Mim\\^. v : - ..-..m^ ^«'oarfhlv..WI^ no eleetiaa la their 'Eaatanbnt>t). ,v.~,. y- y; .-*./■,<' ■^\'-^:^r:lC<.i^[\y'iJ- ■,i'\Jl^-%^i,rk--^'- . %. u though Umm are not vany Itfint oilM^r aoiNkMivu \h «mv Now. TM la ima m , attph • bodv ofptofrf* wJnlly ^Uayiag it mr- pfMidl HM. I bmrd one of iMirproiiaban'fioai the pulpk aajr- iMf tlMl th« C»lfi|iiii« My that th« nunharof lh«.alMt is lo aura with Ck»d ibat ooa camioi.bo addad to themor faka» 1Wn» „ |baai» and iha nay ibai ha anawand hiaualf waa, what noa- *. IfllMaa thia ia l what God aaid, it waa llMt anaa by> nalor* thiak» ^ l|at Ood ia lika himaair ; oibfia of theoi aUow that Oo# k«a«i '^^jldtthiaga, bol pradanaoad B«(Bot»a#arlaatiiw Kill; what cair ^ ba. aaid la that aertptara whiah aaiih him that If a did forahwiw Ha ahM fMMdaatiaalad. Bat thof oonaidoB it aalmly aa4 ex* plaia it to auit thair own. fancy and lat tho troth lay aaida, that the Fropbai laaiah couki not aaptain any othar way thai»tho way tho Apoatia did, wbaa ba aaid, Woo to binithat aaith to bii ftthet, what bagatniAi ihoa i Jaramith apaaha of <9od'a ao- I taraplntftorar at aa iho pottar ovar tho dayy and*! tho graat ApoaUii df|tho Gantiloa apaaka of it in plain tanna in moat ot hia.opiatlaa, and'at last, baiog loat 4n it» aiproaaad bimaalf in tha.Sa varaojof tho ] Ith chap, to tho Bomana, Oh tho depth of thajrichaarboth.ofitha wiadoBiand knowladga of Ood t bow un* aealrchablo -an hia judgmental and bia waya paat fiodiag out ! but tboy can OMily find> oat and explain what? the ioMnred ApoaUo onnld not f I daaira to bo humbled before. th«! Loi^, He learned mo by painful eiperieoee ao that J am at no leaa U> anawar thia argument of vain raaaooingk it ia pride ariaiog (loni their ignoranoo of tbeniseWea that aanaatk them to deny, the pottarto do what he Hkee with the.clay : ignoraaee>of tht OH- inity of onrheertnagainat Gad and tho doprnvity of our wholo nature, cnuaea. many a leAy tbeught of oairaelvea and low thoughta of God and of ^ €hriat, tha |^t of irenowat aiid imtil brought dowa ,wa cannot ^ aay tbv Will ha done/ It b ona of the awaateat doetnaaa of. the. bible to an humUa aooU Uet^ ia.fidking firom giaojB contrary to aeriptareiand leaoa, aman nay baiOoraagain aad aevec aatlr iato tho iungdaaaoiHaaTea, one mw follow fThriat in .tho ragoDaraiion md noTori eit idowik^ With 1m in Hia iwigdom, oaa laay Jm tad, CHdIodt jaatified and aaactifte^ yaty never ^iied, unleea iA JmU I Imiab iBiChfiat^i l»rayar.to^lM f>iifaar ftt^ b>kaep them fion the.. ovilt that iaio the World^toaay ao.ia blakpbamjj hart ia Hia WiUcruibod^Lw^tliat^t^^^ nlio, whotB-tMUlnattfivaanio, be witlv.roaiwl^ais^ lamt ^aitbey may aae »y>glory« Har^ialovoTeaat kyinjybkM^ J^ w hl< h ^^ano;wheiWxdnHBaadedia^he^^faw:.Teatame^^lalia:daty, ~ fattt^erflntttadi when we thought >i(ai make^a feaftt, to OaU the bliiMhind the lame» and if anything deaarte the name thia iait.^ / . . a"^^L7u'^ "J?^ "«*" ^^' •"•^ •» •«#Mefiiii«i,i lbt«,J would UvtbMa ntidy totty iittrlrt.«5M7ttf^ Go4V.I^ lb«4 ywi toM «ii< that, m^ dolni^ irSIT^ nghMbymwe iWttloofctklffSSo, you. d« not lifcTXll. ■houW icoiw to |)ttlM»lii».wiUf God, liiat tbinM iil*^ ^nWpitoayiogimr CMM wy8.mur;otoiiy^S,SJd Uiuiioi* iw« bettw lb«B yo«, ibow iibo apjow^^ bi^ng bom«gaia;tiiAih«t a oiUoii wMnecoMirv/boAroTT^^^ ««•■•»- '•orldryo*.,*,rt,,,iwe,ried?»yoi^ dtbttigKl^,^„Ig,w.tbe tMit^:qM-ouJ«W^ a'^iX^?!?* **^^^^' wfc*«'Hir:wld tbtt^yow JKSV •filati«4h^[«m your.yoathi ibuyourwow ,^IMter.#wittoifMff ofiGodbaloK yourbyofii cemmnwuMmm tJMy •om#of ih»gioM^dw^ieitJbat cofowd myfao^ so tbM< I b0go» ta see. a bttfo, add oot of fth* nmi cPn^'^ \- f)lp«H«ne« MMmpthi*! wlih •n* of ttM nime of uon«eienc«. Snd OM rMton kW^ynd lb«m and «xtmiMd whtt thty vvomM Ijr. I knew t little of ihit eoniolence tnd reaton befote ) | MippoMd that ihef wert'lo conlral and direct you aed I ; but thef have drunk ef the tame enohanied cup that you and I have and beoome blind end atephlr ^ (hat the one aannoi eontrol nor the other direol. I will tMik tux of oonavienoe, he hedame MO blind that he would call fomKevll at»d evil good and could not give a aura warning, to that fear ofVublic aha n|e contrulled yru and I more than he did, for when he would apeak 14 waa an low that he could not be heari! and with aa\itile authnritjr aa if he wa« afraid of being heard, and you endeavored to Milence him ; then, the wind that bloweth where U litfieih,\blew away acme of the enchanted darkneaa that covered hia face, and, to, like a mighty iitan i^r being drunk with wine and a^eep, he .b^n to «iart and ahake himaelf, and, by the wind blowmg upon him and ta- king away more andimoff of the darkneaa^he recovered more and .-nore light and airength, till, at length, heC roared out mo ter- ribly that one would think he would frightenv an evil apirit or rtiae the very dead, and the word* he u«cd to aajK were, **Cur«cd art thou in thy baaknt and in thy atCre, curbed ayt thod in thy' going out and in thy coming in, ouraed art thou in aotil and body ; if Omnipotence it able to make you miserable^ miaerable tfbah tftou be forever. The aoul that itinneth it Mhall die. ^e looked ufMn i|ll ydur works aa dead and said they were ao rfgietered in the bo^ of heaven.v At laal Infinite J^ia^e aaid to himxdeUver him frdm going down to the'' pit, I have found a imnaom, He be- came aitiffljid and appeaaed, and was one of my beat (Viend^Mxit, yef, he leproveth me for liatening to you, although I do ao agaVfiav my wll)) because you were ao active oa an enemy befere he proved/me, but now as a friend, and long may he do ae when liaten to any of your trjcks. But rellg'oua expqiiiahce Wfa quitto i atranger to me, I do not remember ther I ever saw him before. Thia man'a demonstratiom'waa ao plain and atronf that thefe was' iu> reaiatingihim, and, according to the description that 1 l^ardof you, I doubted you and took you for an enemy ; thia man bhew- ed the enmity of 3'our heart, tho necesaity 9f reccnciliationAUth Gtxl, arid thkt thel^^ wm no communion with God withouta uniion' firat; you niustered ail your forces to prevent it, telling me that' He'wua,t|ard maai^r, dnd that Ilia aervicvAvaa not fit for a young matii; becauia you are full of deceU yoa^told itilB tint Ohrln waa^ act w ll linf to i^ceive me , a nd-th i ln you t o ld mi that l^^tfm willlli^ to receive Christ and to be aavcd by HiW, aiii», beoauee of jtier darlcness in which yoir ke|H me, I Itoilght aa ;■ but, wlien^ 1 attempted to act ivith all deJiberHtien, knowledge, '^: •nd wa^, in Lkteg Ciiritt for my ri|bteoutneM, •«netific«tiol^ •iMl mdempiioa, X found th.t I oouU m iot .o friekTdZ « J» Me ought lo^acl tvho meett with • pearl t|iat would enrich tt?.kinSl!;tK^^^^^ bmafterSfra.^V.avv.becau.e, ttSi. aDDotSdTJ. 7'*'*'*» 7*»» Jf^' "»«• Bat upon a time, even the r£S^ltfdL«.lf^' ^"»<>Wew away more of your d«ritnei..o tot I understood or saw the glory of the Son of RIghteousnesi. i'??.kSSlr^" '?a^'* " treely as water runneth downward " wh!^3L .^^« *i^'^" " "»y Prophet, Priest, and King, and " J^He^l*^^ Oh.howth^l Ss!?*! ^u'*"??*'**.^^^ waUthefreedom ofthe will UIl the 5Sit^'*T'"'"*^ "^J ****^P'"* of Ood to understand the io^ tMMMhe /ace of a harlot j like a serpent that received a Wdly JTivW ."^u"^* rj"ir^ up your head again and aj^in to A^1!^.!^L'T' '^"^ '"^^^^ when you saiy that you were ilSSf^ ■"* u?. y**", «'•»?»'«« keepitig me from Christ, yob »«^^ lights wfin I eftHJ^jomtnumonwith^ ^^^^^'^ t'lf**; P«»jenbeof the King , wiliU a hap..; W^iWwT waatben f I thought so, in some vainglorious waK ^ ^^^ PteMuiei then my Saviour withdrew His sensible pw^nce and left mrf to mourn His absence, but in spite rf •njoyed m solemn quietaftef His visits of love ; yet, yoii followed nje wjth atwh eagernesa till at last I waa^b^^^^ ^y^of h^acWdiothel-Mrd Jesus pitied tite and retoraed again BM^L^^r'^'Sif^''^ that eateth.i»n«ith forth inSal. ^B^^ J21||J«» A«^ «»n»tani needihat I havelo iNiU at ^TS^^M-f «?«"»*»* 5 'f •* httti not been the eoaanie. JJ^»5?*;^P«Mn of my «Uvation had numb^^^^ saSTtftilllLI?? *? "^ twenty thou- «^!wl ^"r^^i**** •"* powers that niay come against Him- I^MSiSlSSl^t^^'^^^ i^h^ountedtSWilS 2»^l^?^iC!?'*.**' I!?^? '" f«»^«h«t I wbuld.fall aome dS wL^iS^***'J?^ "if your workings M times, for one ■SlIirL"!? '^**'^" ***. '**'^ .world, I would be ready to hide S !2ll!***"'?f 'I!!*" ^ ehall notbe ashamed though «>uFsin8^ «llKJr!?L*"' "^f ?•» wottldwach tohea^aiid be 2I«rJrtwlJilL^ ««w»«aduniveriie, because it will be to the' ^ 12^^ Oiplaiii of my salvation that cenquewd such priaoi- PWti^ a«d iiowers IS von am. >ndhaa washeiJ Whtte^ai»h^«» t^YiA / ^: ^^'-^y/i<,.,,o ^.^. £iUio{itan «s I im. Do not ny that I acctiie Von falwly npon the sayingi of othera, cixperience took me to your houxie and •hewed me all thoie bad qualiti^t of youni, and the one half hai not been told 1 10 1 have been an eye witnera to what Ihave Mid. The truth «aya that thou art enmity against God. . Olqection.-— ^one -of the Pirarisees or the Rulers belii!ve y6ur report ol moy^but the ignorant that are accursed. . Answer.-— Not many noble, not many mighty, not many wlite accOfding to the flesh arecho«en. God hides those things Irum ihe wise and prudent anO revealea them to babes. Obj.— -You are a poor miserable being, and all that are of your opinion are like yourself alwaya groaning and sighing, and will not wait in any pleasairl'company any longer than your wordly calling obliges you. » Ai^.— The heart of fools is in the house of mirth; and for my own part I seldom or never waited in any oom|9any ten minutes longer, since j was !$5 jrears of age, than my worldly calling obliged me, but it wounded my coniscience and fettered me at the throne of grace at night,. and I consider myself in an enemy's country warned toi watch and pray, yet4 am often asleep when I should be a^i'akeand watching. 1 desire to be humbled tind to give the glory to the Captain of my salvation who, 1 am peraua^d, wilt bring such a negligent soldier, not only.out of the field but out of the enemy's couiiti^, safe to His own kingdoni, and would you wish me to make merry with the ^enemies of my king, aiid -attend the fr.eetings where His name is profaned and blasphemed. 1 of\en think that ninety-nine put a Hundred of ah the nations of ihe refortatation are ignorant of themselves and of Christ in a saving manner, t often think that the materitd whioh would make yoti a fit habitation for the King of Glory wotdd. If applied, make one of the prhice of the devila fit fpr flim. ' Tne inan reason of whom 1 spake as taking the hsad'bef6're'| knew experience, said that it was reasohabie to {iay God abme homage^ such as to pray loi Him at times, to help the' poor, to kee|ifirom murder, adultery, lying, and atealing, and thai it Was hot r^sonable that a good and meii;ifnr God i^ouldiiend the iireater part of roeii and women to bell, nof|^ven aefid any \iy their sins h6 eyer-so gi^at. But upon my beedmj|pg acquainted %iih religioiia experience he: took a view of the' Word of (Sod, aikd ph>Ved from the workings of my mind its truth, for wheif«i[er,li6 w^^ iie took the candle with hinf to shotvme What Waaih tHli >diii edmera that are &11 of the habitatfovia of ci^lW; «n#tb'kt Ihe' Wb^le- htirttan iw^J^ corfviii )n bi«lik{n||hi.|^lv'c(f Gedv^tid thbt it was pght for^iod^o db tyh jl^jiiy y#.i^ ^^tffHh ttimp, thiHTwasthe iaine tetfod^lt) curie piie'at one iml<^ i^ |s| I k. future .ervice LVwZen^',^HT' »»y.l«*«»«'n«rit«r. ih. wiod co„,e.f. f,„™ „ S?,''«4«^''' "" know, „.«„ neuce shewed the CDirituaiitir nf .k« t « ^"7 Jl'6'"» wnen expe- mm^ rtf thi-iP or jW, Wor MW^fT Weftin|^:when& laece wew mm iM.:ao much of rewarding inaril. For the moat part of them thinkeUi ^ore of what John Wealey aaith than what the Bible aaith.>JU Here, by what I aay, it may be anppoaed that 1 thought iheee were no truly godly men amongst them } but I do not think ao, altho* they may be very few.^The Metbodiata are fair lively preapheraaa they aay, and many of their pneacheaa have twa waya of speakiag* one in the pulpit and aMber out of it* ■la tha pulpit they appear m if they wera to< frighten the peopia! by the tone of tfa^ir voi<^, and out of it they apeak Iba waftlial nature taught them. The praai:her knowathat the people i^lek for lively apeakera* and endeavonra to please them ^i^cll 9»htf can ; but thia artificial livelineaa aeldom makee anything h»lL,m> perficial work, aad that ia atTeotatibn without andesyVNlfitntif^ I know perfectly well that th^ godly are Uvaly at all:ti«i«;^,Mii my better judga»ent taachea ma not ao mticb totoak; Mil^uMtie' Kvelineaa a«.at wbai4hey aay* -' " .\'' v^ - .: m. '■:■'/■} ■-- "^-.-'tirwH There iatbaChurcliof Knglaad «ca)d(ip«niitiai IiidaN tibey appear in their poroing aefvicafaa if ihey^aiaHai^^^aaib prise Peity with tl^ir inanbveFaandre|Malhig<8nd:#h»i«^lNli a mora ejtcelleiil w4y thiia be epp<4nted hTieBealf* Tbt fiflft Itoaa ia built upon the aand, aod.what ifribniK aponlt nuiit beapnua itiiiicrtia*' One' of t^air iniiiiilaff ^ W^^ paa i9 'flain leffipaibatwben an iotoitl wasi- haptiaad it ia a new craaltir* baipg l»9l lb# iama aa he wae bafore«,tbat be waafe«a^ad*»^ Xbta makaa tba lerm coaveraion to ba are rajeeiad. I tbiak that tb^ ia «(fti|iM^«Cil||»^b|i 4 rs; •^ :1 btlter it 4«!r.;r.jii" It* '"'*•"' » '•I'* «or.riii* the .old with W IWMeli for t Mihood. John Woilwi* 1,7. «!,!^J *""* Sr&^h.^t""'-!''""" T-^-e "»■»'** I -o'^t:^ aEJ^- ^ **• "■''• "•• "f •• ">* wor.hlp of God Inf^ ,«_. *KIS biU>^ V .-»T communton with tlifti. . If yoa 'were to aajc what union and . commuaioii with Gbd were which thia remnant enjoyaki .^^ : AnB.-~Tiie beat anawer that any can give ia to dome audi aee. Many of the godly in alKegee have. endeavored to eir^i plaio it, yet, the nloat part of these called ehriatianaiaaa igo»*r rani of it ae at irat \ hut this temnant ilaelf needeth' novg«e«ii ekplaaatioii' to mideratand it», but the real imdisratandialhi ait little Wf it aa if it waa aJMliett in ail ank«own loiigde« iltbmigli^- . tbcy mayread the bible and thinli thejr believe nit io^M#im word of God* And an readf to diapute» with any tb|4<«^Mp. aay to the eontfary. TaexiriatnnlksriMlf ^Ifther, Hi refeiviM*: to the battle of « Waterloo* I believe it wal fought without luuh doobt although I neVer aiw m battle «nd an* ready to dta|l||iK4 with any that would aay tq Ihd^ntrafy^ yet, ]p6a He -laaiK pefaonally engaged, he heard the; aouud of tbf trBiiipet.Yilj^ j^^rboiM^^^heji^^ lind, tnS eall tbem onr^armiea in geneiil tonna.! Wmm9MS^' ' #Nlb| huttlMre aw many wbo>iielepfiih by^oMMl^Hit OhVlfb Aa, v of 8co l.nd who we eanteolvd with Ihaiame of r.liiriori bollr of mJwWT. .na piopio who h«yo o.wr oiporieweX i3^ Ti, li. ■"** yt booieih of the .ounduoM of her oi^l^i the godhnewiind .teedfestiicM of her «toy„, ihei n^^^ the word of 0.«l. Mwy will conf«M tb.t we .re sioaer. n JSWthree yew .«ier my coming lo Canad. the Lord denied iMt 1 woufdaae bim no more. Aa-to tha swAAt ...uT^r u' Vlo;^h..iH,i^dofih.iivM.g,itoi^^ SL iMiu!* »»**'«»;, *»'««»>lW^en that are eontii^utlly cryiaff to f!^ J^ r *"»"•»»»*' *h*»oiider^l doioga of the Lord 2!2 nJ.^'' f WooJeaathan a miracle I wiiaX .tatted om of wy natural aleep of aeonriiy by one aoi^nd or by one Word! kSmd «l^fl!LJ r ^i ■'•»«». or ei«e I bad been .w«|.. t^JJf I. i^F?uL*"^~'^ little tempifed with the con- i^gy^'^ ^' 2?* %^y of reaaoiHng wiU) him w2 Ag^lgr^ »«*«o^o«v ^ -2?/3Li! "^^^ ^^^ religion; How do all the JHMy M^»l«erc«iidpri.ate chriatian. do the iame, who havw 2£?!^^S^r *?•'•"" ' W^'Mid the godly in 'a^JS 222 ^Iri L" ""• It waa brought with aoeh powerfW - 2Sf!ii^^; ^' •""• ^' "^^ >* "Jia •»«> 10 whet ih^ fcg^i^, ^ iliefo waerto (^, ornf.»riky in reKgw^^^ » ■ ■ ■1 drow / most ^ .thou .'nsta than *' muthi darki Tt : »e?< M •Mtt it.jto^ meet that J -anot) . call i dom of G ' irutb, most Chrii light and 8 ^Wnk thing! in Gl andti Chrifi Him, am fa feltw * Nebu ; as thi tiencc ialld to bei cause expre andn are. dc their . heave ■■.->'■ --.thi flo enc good 1 jilw9ie sing V V drown the thoughts by crying to God In prtyer. But whti wai fnoBt wonderful ofalhwasy wheii i left all use of meani and .thought all lost (orever, that the effect of bl^.despair did not *nitantly follow. The forty^^econd PBaim irWQrth more i6, me,' than all the human compositions that I ever saw ; it is like its «athor. How the Psalmist calls God his God in his deseniont darkness, and troubles. ^ : ^ : V\ ; The 6th day of May, 1821, being a day to be remembered by me^ for in it I was wholly delighted with the attributes of God meeting in Christ, as' Crod, Man^ and Mediator ; then, I thougfht that I loved the Lord with all my heart ; till then, %was a stran- >^^ ger to the gospel and to the peace it afibrdeth, yet, I enjoyed • another degree of love, and yet I can give little account of it, I , call it the love of Godj or a glow of love, such glow of love sel- dom comes i n my way. Such light of mind as to view the glory of God in His wisdom, power, holiness, justice, goodness, and ' irutb^ but moro especially in Hia holiness and justice, which look most against the rebellious meeting with mercy and peace in Christ, is a most glorious sight which! call delight In God, or the light of God's countenance, this I enjoyed in different degrees, ^ and according to the degree so is the strength of saving faith I __Jhink,for then are the substanceofthings not'seen, the evidence of things hoped for most obvious to me, especial^ the love of God in Christ. But Here I would make a difference between faith a[nd trust from the naturo of God, and the way of salvation throagk * Christ and the way sinners are hrought to enjoy communion with Him, strengthened by past experience. If I aim in darkneaa I am far from what I would be at ; and v if I should not enjoy the felt wishes of his love in this world, be it known unto ^u, O 'Nebuchadnezzar, that we will not worship thy graven imag^ ; ot ; as the Apostle expresseth it, tribulation wbrketh patience, pa- tience experience, and experience hope. I think that what I call delight in God or the light of God^e countenance is sufficient^ to bear one tbroiigb the greatest anfferinga for Christ and Hia cause. Butlhis glow of love, or as I Call it the love of God, to ' express the language of John Bunyan, wouM hiu|h at deatractlon^. and neither fear the horse nor his rider. How miterably they are. deliided who persecute tlie godly to punishment and death ; their malice is aa if , crying to God to ^n the Wfndowa of . .hejven to fMur out blessings till there is no place to hold them. The third degree of sweet frames is, lam readyto say, the in- lence o f the Snirit^ O ften in tflfcitip hnW nf the hihlrt or Hkhmr g ood b ook, or, perhaps in the field, or in the house^ before I am 4w9re9 1 find my mind in solemn amve^ but plensanl fram^ mn- BiDjg upon divine things in a general way aecordmg to the aeiip* fH!? * ^*^ ^^"^T "P**". •'^y P«f«c"iw pirt of •eriptare, but Trom one to another ; and even when I do not look to my mind wth a^conitant eye, it luns upon it as if natural to it. In this m/Jl!i..^ "/"_?• "i "*'"!' ^^»*'" **'""« »*»• Jength when r fhJn?!!! "^ ^^^'J ;"** ""y ^' '"«* ^^'y*^** Abba, Father. i^H i«? * ••y"'8 of Je»"» i« answerable to the atate of my L J L ?»"»•''•♦/ «<^«? «»>^rved at my daily worlr, that gome •!:; T '• *>'!'y » P>«»w~ to me, I feel light and cheerful VZ u f "y ra'nd runneth upon my worldly affaire, I see no ?hfr..L^so"m^" K V ""«' ""^ '^ "^n" "»y mind'to spiritW tog? f^^/ITJ^Kr 'P'""""" u**" ?.*• **"* ""y "»i"d does not run so ireeiy ODon them as unon (Ka th:n». ^ tu^ i.i .>...# ..:-'ui c ' 1 . . i^^wDowu uuwii vn an « aes DT an in- visible hand, work is a grievous burden to me, my mind heavv and dull, and, lUthough, my wordly affairs are U g^ as yS ?oiw "-la^T"*"'^ frame, yet all is gloomy* and daTS- ta rt. " if L*""* "/. *"»d upon spiritual thing, they are but a heavy^ burden, and it is by constant watch.ng^alone that m«;Ln«?i?'"*'/'""?'' worid in my mind. 1 think the la" mentioned^depends much upon the constitution of my body and theatateoftheairthat I breathe. This cheerfulness^ «n. send thy light forth and thy truth ;*^ let them be guides to me, ■■j^:. And bring me to thine holy hill, ♦ »«*^" '^^^^'^^ dwellings ber * . ^- Then wm I to God's altargo, ^ to God my chiefest joy; V .* . Tea, God, my God, thy name to praise my ha^ I will emplqyJ ■ ** ; ^^jjjfj; !V1839,t^^ «, large a space or time rni^«!i!S5*'*"% ^^^m'^^ those aweet visits in iome degrei! nowend again, all the time ; and ipi a cei^in time my mind wm !?1Sf !r" *?T'" *!^ heavenly things for three wJeks togeth* er, that my mind run freely to it ofitself even when other buai- Z'lTSS'f .•*• .^ »^<>"8ht «h** I ^M new my journey', end, but I had to live to grotn longer under a body of sin and death. Klr!^^**^.""?®.®^"*y ownnotb»ngnesaand the need tbat I -J^y^i'^?."!!^ ^'* «'e»»»eth from all ri Oftenitrubain mv mind thu t ha— ■»> fc.» !^ ^ L t- i — —u • ^*»m i* yun»,in _ ties. WT ™»dlhAl there are few in tbl.1^^ that drjJk SSfcH^! "^ ^^ Bethlehem that is without the gate, that!k! wuhoptt the teach of the wise and prudenu God,a?a judpatr to V upon thii learned generttioir^ tilt given them up to Ignmnoe end profanation, and this beffthi at the lanctuary . . Miniaterl neglec- ting the resolution of the Apostle, to know nothing ambng the peo|)le but Jesus Christ and Him crucified, will patph up to ma-, ny good deeds to make- a living mai;rof it, yea, afgod of it|igno- rantly mistaking the point that our happiness for time attd eternity depends upon what is called in scripture, a new creation, rais|fii| from the dead, being born afa.in, entering in at the straight gate,' or, as it is generally called, conversion. We hea^ of conversldn^ but how it is brought about we hearlittle or nothing, and one would be ready to think that people might be converted asleep ; but in scripture ills compared to striving — striving requiret more than ordinary exertion-^*-and that the kingdom of heaven suflfereth vio- lence, and the violent take it by f(»rce, the gate is narrow, and tew there be that find it— and if they were few ever liiice the world begun, they are so in this generation, for in scripture the whole Is divided into two clases, the wiae and the wicked, the wicked take ifi nearly the whole of this learned generation, the wicked are all the unconverted both of ministera and people, all that are ignorant of this change which is necessary to salvation, let theiu be ever so punctual in the performance of religious du ties, let th(m 6e ever so moral in the^r conduct. There are a sort of peo((lf among the wicked who have bee;n awakened l^y the fear Of hell like Felix, and ethers who receive the word with joy like the stony ground hearers, yet, never were changed ao «s to love holiness for holiness* sake. Awakening is not so very rare a thing to that degree as to be restless for some time, y«t, among those awakened time will only tell who are converted, for the heart of man is such a sink of iniqnity. What more can be said of devils than ia said of «ian in his natural state, that he ia ehmi* ty against God! and deceitful above all things! I think that man difiers nothing from the devil by nature, although be may in degree. What more can be said of the devil than to bate Gody and those w^ hiive eever felt this in themselves have good rea* ion to think tiiat they are haters of God to this day ; theie is no surer eign of an unconverted man than to hear htm saythat he has a good heart or not so bad as some others, for the troth of this yon have the parabiei of the Pbarisee and the Publican.^ if yoii would wish lo know the Ministers who preach the goso i ptf (hey are such as have been eonveited, ihey are suchlM/WMiB^ liidb to begin at home, the work commenced with thi^ own ipfs it is; only enmity against God, deceitful aboveall tM Dg«» they lifi such as^have a deep view of the king's evilj the pnde of th^r Mrt and the universal depravity of their n{Muie>)hat their h^rt 38 or the IndinaUon they havTto „"^dr du.lir^ 'if''* *^^"*' era and war., -hortof Chrl.tX Vi Wr^W^^^^^ ^'^L dean, the searchins of th/h«.rt n^7X ^^'P'*? ""'^ *•»« """ the moit hXB^dViec^^^^ comparing o( it with the vince the wiia^nfffn K? ^[^ w their main] work to con- prove » much Itom ^MroZx«Z^lT''^^^i'^\^'> "«' their heart ; they are well awar. Ui.. ™.tf "•iworking of like the mm neoDle of gI.5 .i3 ! *" "'*'' we'PeWvwinliy yet they an continually haroinir noon h k»? • "r"' *?"> •ancUfication, .n'5 SZa* Ait'" "i*?,?"" "tT""^ Wirticular«Sti. ftS^J^* V^^^ never ^ew hnnght to if people perform fe e out * * -i«« uuue. rf rlT^Sr -J° * ' Wtf Peop l e perfori L ^OQ enough. They know nothimr of exDeriin«ii^i -V -wie i^» ««»o checks of ccSKL^^^ •y ,V- /" 30 *jf what they gather from the tree of knowledge by i)io hand Of human reason. To expreaa what the most p.art of theae last mentioned gentry preach, I wiU repeat a few worda that I had with an Irish girl aiuce I came to Canada : I apolce to her about religion, she aaid that she heard such a minister of the Church of England, I asked her what she thought of him? ■he answered, he would do well enough if people were all r god|^ to tell them their duty. A thought by what she said, if •helvas n^P^eally godly herself that sM camo from where th# ^gospel was preached in its purity. In the moot part of their reaching one would be readjMo think that the gate is wide that leadeth to life and few therei)e that evade it. Their prayera tre very near a form, the voice of their praisee is, we glorify inee, we adore thee, we magnify thee. The humble believer atandisafar offinliis own eyes and says, it is of the Lord'f kercy that we are not consumed, we desire to praise the.e, 6lc, have mercy upon our untnankfulnesa. The most part of,th« builders, being ignorant of the Uue fot|ndatioQ lain in Zion, Stumble and perish. .'''■■: y^; ■:.... ''■/^i----''-/y'^r-." What is the tack that the people are stumbling and perishf- in,; upon t Answer. — It is the same. The Jews stumbled upon it, and^ it stands to thia day, so that tha" most part that are called Ciiriatiana is eternally ruined upon it. I call it profession. jThe Jews were the aeed of Abraham and had the true te^ ligion among them, but the most part of them remained igno>^ rant of the power ofgodlinesa ; and ao we are Chriatians and lijught to saj our father when we read the word of God or hear preached. The promises of it belong to the children of dt Of course it belongs to them^ all that the Head of the hurch and his Apostles said to the saints: It is to them be use they are Christians. Here, is the foundation. The ral and the profane, the hym^rite nnd the sincere are in- luded in it, whatever difference there, ia in their conduct oat- yardly, they are of the same family because they are ChriSr ians, and, although, some of them are not so strict in every _ oint as they see some few, yet, they have aj^ood a heart if not better, there are, as they think, faults in tkre people of God* and they are ready to conclude that they ar4 the greatest hy^ pocites; and, if, at any time, they think that those few ar« the people of God, their failings encoura ge them to, go on in afls their oJd way, and by this, they make the supposed or real failings of the people of God steps to w|lk upon to Hell j an4 ffen they think that the very ptofane Aust be saved becaast Ibay are Christians ; all the difference is^ in tbeir opinioni thai rtiey had got • btd habit that ^an be tM\\f nmormA u^ «.*-. ' whJchruin. mhlilf I ^*'"'* *»«*^»'n" • •lumbUng block rw.HJi.Jr *^ • ^•^'''•■' y*'"* '^*>«'« neighbdrhooA. lea eftii whole congregaiionaof all denomination?, m Sod il ir!^?h' when the blind TetS the blind ibey both ftH iit^the d tVh I h.nk that theae are the day. th.t4e Prophe Daiiel ^i^t of thtl many .hall run to and fro, and knowledge ablu ,n«e..e yej, the power of godlinea. i. almoat ready toVo out of d^h^' thtelr^^***'" ^"'^ '''' y^' condeiL^iflirXK CM eoo».j, i. : ,h, „b.u„^ of ,h^ hoiS for th. t^,J^l of thDg. not Man, and i. drawn out by Iha W«.^™V«.,T. Mmbbr » th. .hortar C««chi.m, in ihtquUoo^f^ t«d 8W lh.a„b.,.„c,.f,hing.hop«d for .h, ««d,oc.'.f*l,in« £S:abj^iS3^:^ri£HIS Jrely exerciaeof the mind that there i. a Gfm«n's poweiiiS IZ I ^■^ ■|. 41 ^t^ . «an tell it Tor they tre lU ttught of God ; when ho teachei yoa > you mty undertttnd it when you aro told o( it by man. The father of Christ hid it from the wise and the prudent. The frame of mind that the soul iji in is the secret. When God in his infinite holiness, justice,: and truth liko flames of fire against . iin, and the sinner with sins meeting such infinite perfections in the man Chnst« is past the power of language to express it to any, so as to form any just idea of it till they become babes ■nd find all their reason and knowledge but foolishness, and God himself reveals it to them. The singleness of mind, the liweet humility, the light of understandmg, the love, yea, and the holy boldness that the soul wpuld leap through hell itself to be with the Lord Jesus, or at such, glorious perfections ; and this not only the first time, but every act of the same thro' life, that Christ's name, is as oinunent poured forth to the soul, . jilling it in a more or less degree of tnJA MVely motion. Thii mystery, the wise and the prndent with iheir bible and riDason, ire ignorant of^ Here is where the Fhilasopher knoweth not B from a bulPs foot, here is all University and College learning*, good as they are in themselves, upon A level with the ignorant . that' cannot read at all. The one is as near to the kingdom of Heaven as the other, and if there is any diflTerence, I think the latter is nearer than the formep« People's wisdom and knowledge may put them astfav. It may be objected that I think learning and reiion are of no use at all, I anawer exper- imental religion ia a strange thing in this generation of learning* he atones that are to be put in the temple 4bove must be hews in the.mount of this world «nd turlned over and over, and pol- iahed upon all sides. Learning mav polish the outside, the performance of religious duties is only polishing the outside of religion, but God looks to the motives of the heart* But when grace and learning and strong natiiral tat^tits meet, the one helpathe other wonderfully. And, whet is more reasonable than that people would make religion the one thing needful, when eternity depends on the few moments that we «re her yet, how few that make it so. Reason cannot work but u reality or auppoiition. The scriptures tell us that the fool ta in bif heart there ia no God. I have mentioned before w^^ Were the fopla in the view of the scripture*; then, of coune^ the scripllirea are only a auppoaition to them and their reason muat work accordingly. Jhef e is somtthing required here tbttii beyond the reach of reason, the reality of thiage^^ not ■een brought home upon the mind, and tbelnan that is under its influence jihiidRe, it the moet Tationtl thing in the world tbtft sbottldbeeo* HI _ Tlie common faith or belief, I understwd it bellJr by callinf It stupidity, to believe an approaching danger and n<»^ to prepare for It 18 the greafWt stupidity. Can any io his right ienae, ait in a house on 6re when it is toM him that it is so f Ik it not rea- Z?wS'!*''* ■**;"'^ *'!J* the alarm? yet; we finifmany ^vho confess that^no change has token place- in them, fyet are not alariimd, and, yet, believe (he bible to be the wor4 of God. I think this umversaldlBordermay be called enchantihent: under the influence of this ^enchantment people ard readf to say that nil fnT.V"'"^*' ***;'' "'^^ righteousness but to tike rlghteous- "^of Christ. ^Bnt,for my part, it has been one of the hardest things that ever I cam& across to get self down, an^ to this day It IS one of my greatest troubles. The adulleroua eye that sprinBa , wp aAer the law w my Own works all must be sold for this pearf of peat pnce. They must be odd in this generation that buy it without money and without price, they mustbe odd in all their waye, they must be odd in their conversation, yea, they must be odd in thpir own eyes; the reason that they are not more so ia because they are too much conformed to the world. If they J^®[®J"<*'^*oJf wd beavenly^ m would be more hated Obiection>--Bttt what isunjbelief t ^ Aiiswer.--Here I will mention a few things. Idonotlntend to_ show what the unbelief of the Pagan is, neither to repeat other men's explaining of it, neither do I intend to mention scritt- tnie to prove it— but if it does not agree with the word of God and the experience of His people it.is worae than nothing-^nel- iflilr /.'"*«"? to speak of the depravity of the human heart, all that I intend to say is how I found it, and how it stands with' > out calling it good or ovil. Uubelief is an exprtssive term, not Wrtving; but It 18 vain to tell nominal christians that they do not believe, therefore I will change the term and call it death or dead, that is witho«life, and p6 is every unconverted man with- out spiritual life or discernment as to the spirituality of the law^ gy of the gloridus excellency and life giving virtue of the gospel, [he seat of this death is the understanding ; the understonding Ig is chained down in gross darkness worse than ever the Egyp- „jaft darkuess was, so much so that the word pf God says iSiat men have no understanding. I consider the understanding as the ^e of the soul, the other powers of the loul to work entirely by its light in spiritual matters, such as love, hatred, joy and sorrow, hwand fear, if the light that is in us be daricness, how great that darkness must be. It is not, but the others, orat least some of them may be put in motion by a hollo w sound, that is without any true meaning, as people are oAen affected under a thunder- ing preacher, but when the bouqcI it oVeY they am where thef were before as dead and as cold as ever, because they did not understand it. ° It may be said that love is the strongest faculty of the soul ; . it is true that it is stronger than death. But how can a inan love an object he has never seen, and, tjlthough, he heard of it, it is without beauty or comliness! yea, according ta the scriptures, it is foolishness to him . And to prove this from my own expedience ; in the year 1GI20, as I mentioned before, I was one day fishing. The Lord's Supper was soon to be admin-^ istered in our parish. It may be gathered from what I said of this year that I was no idle spectator to such things, but, using scripture, and reason to the utmost of my power, nay uncircum- cised heart mado nothing of this soul refreshing and life reyi-' ving ordinance but priestcraft or childish toys thaf had no reality or real meaning in theni. The natural man caiindt understand the things of Godj they are foolishness to him, because 'they are spiritnally discerned ; their faith is dead, the reality of things not seen does not humble them in their minds at the feet of Jesus, because they do not understand His glorious excellency and dy- ing love ; their hope is dead, it does not make them holy ; they hope to go to heaven contrary to God's word without being born agafn and without holiness, because holiness iiTonly a necessary evil to shun a greater one, it is only ^ heavy burden to them un- less they look upon it as meriting something at the hand of Ood ; they know not now to work themseives and give the glory to another ; it is impossible that they thank God in remembrance of his holiness ; they hope to go to heaven but cannot tell why ! their trust in God is dead ; because God is merciful He will bring them to heaven in their lifeless state, although all their afiections are dead as to a right aim* He who made this behemoth, the understanding, can inake His sword to approach unto him. I said that the understanding was the seat of this death in the un- converted, therefore, when the King of Sion girdeth ^His sword upon His thigh to gain subjects to Ilia kingdom. He beginneth here In the understanding, here He carrieth on the work, here He finisheth the work, and, to consider the soul as an unbodied mind, here He glmfietb the work ; here He begins to prophecy to the dry bones, although they begin to move and make a noite thertf is ho life in them as yet, for they do not work from love but from slavish fear; therefore, says the blind man, i cannot think that Christ is willing to save such as I am. The unbelief of the godly, I call it deadnesa or darkness, has its seat in the understanding likewise, although the chains of darkness were broken asunder in the day of God's 'power, yet, there \b much darkn e ss rema ining there \. :'''■■■■■'.■'•:•■.:/ ' ■'■■■■':■■ **;'v;v "■•■"'■■'•''.•■..;■ often in this daij^e.8 the language of ihu soul is, has the LonS forgcrtten to be graciou. forever! haa He clowd up in ivraS Sl.«^r'"''^r7;^ OiVlhati«waawilhmea.inmonih.Z Sf/Lh^ r f.^^°^'^/]'°'^ Bhone upon my head, and whenTy His light I walked in darkness j as I was in the days of my youth when the secret of the Lord was upon my tabernacle* Oh, saith H« ilfrr^ P'"^» } "'"""^'^ r^**^ "''' *»««"•' ^ cannot walk but as cannot be contented as others. "•*'/ h!nJl°!*''""'* '* P*?'" ^™? fcripture that the understanding is the k?„» ufrf/L^M '*'"i.'" 'P'"*"^* **»*'^8«' ««d that the bare knowledge of ih^ bible will not remove its darkness, Luke 24, oToVl^i .K?® *"*"* °"^ ?T' *^®«^ '"^« the words that I siiake, that all things ^ust be fulBlled which are written in the law of .^kS!!''.'"^- ^^'^^''^J*®** '''*"*'®'"'"8 "»«» t»»en, He opened their understanding that they might understand the scriptures. lis evident that they might not understand It. although He L spo! ken often to^them, till a particular display «,f His power wm njan.fe.ted, Collossians 2. 2 ; Acts 28, 26, 27 j Eph/^?r^,tn5 f?'r.*'*^S?^l^i P«jl«i8, in the 119 five times, and in Pro! vertjoften, Mark^6,l2j Isaiah 6, 10, Make the WtofU^ wuf r- ""k !^^^ 7^'' ""^ *'®^'^ with their ears, and understand with_ their heart, and convert, and be healed. Acts 28, 27, For the heart of this people is waxed gross, and their ears are dull of l!l"15* •" *^"' eyes have they closed , lest they should see XS £!"; ^y?'^'*^*??" w^th their ears, Und undLtand witlu ii T t' iP!^® understanding to me and I shall keep thy law - yea, I shall observe it with my whole heart. 144, Thf righteous ^ss IS everlasting: gije me. understanding, and! shall live. Joh jpeaks of ivwdom^and understanding as not to b^ found^mder SrSi v^^^-~"* '^^ 12th verwtatheendlrfthircha^ therefore Ills not m man. W* > ,Jl!^!^ juch of revivals in the States that one would be - leadyto think that the Avhole States would be converted, or ra- ther, that It was nearly so already. For the mostpart the news ^"^Jf^^^mmEmre^ letter fi^a^w! i^!i°£f ""!r" iT*^ ***•* been in that part of the count^ ^^me rk„?««''*'i '^*'J T*^ l"^^^' "«'"»'8 ner meeting house in ha.i rT *'^ •'Jboth. then he thinks it a revival, when. pe,v hapvjhe^traverfer knows as little what conversion nieant ksto^ the power of u as he kn ow s what i s ddne jn the fflooii'^J^hL^ 45 was when he aaked, time Into his mothe Editors are, and are who thought that G( Editor may have but venr little knowledge of him ; and* although an Editor, he may fa|(i as ignorant of the ne\y birih as Nicodemus was it possible that a man enter the second 's womb and/be born, as most part of the Ota ware that people are like Micah of old id would do h i m good beca use he had a Le* vite for a Priest alth(l>ugh to worship an idol, and that men are so to this day f yet the theme is pleasant, and his cotums to be fil- led, he gives it to th^puWic. Iwpoke to several young men whom I know in ScotlondJlto this purpose ; after travi^Hing a great part ot the States they were rea^to conclude that they saw little or no religion at all there wW|6HMipared withplhe' Island of Arran, there were men in|every «^Hbof the country working upon the Sabbath as we|l as up^sSiirday. Here I will repeat a dream that I had lately : I dreamed that I was in a meeting house in a strange place, now I tore speakai so plain upon them as of concern, that some of the greatest events were made known in dreams ; and I bftlieve that few or none of the godly speak light of some dreams which t^ey may have, such as Solomon had in'^Gibeon, or. In other words, sweet comrnnnion with God in Christ aslee'f) as well' as awake; The interpretation that"! made of it asleep is the best, that I can make of it awake, that the sohgs of the sanctuary are turned, to a dead form without the power of godliness, 'the Church in the scriptares is often compared to a woman, and undoubtedly she ia made handsome by outward ordinances^ but may ahenot be like th% church of Laodiceatn the^ midst of aH the pti>nfp ; that she is ja Christ in the ordiniince is what tnakes it handsome tiS^the true i Reliefer, and. without tilui^ey ai« buUn empty theU. let them itf ^K ?^,^»^««'"« »• *^ the outward form 7aiiii ut bS^^^^ «K £.I!'"!^'''*'"'PP*'"'?^*'"^^"«'»»« •lid convening Binn^rt where »heroirgreat pomp of learning, and of state and of royalty, Obj.-TYouha?e placed aaiuraoce too high, (ew reaeh it t «l«nl"!'f7k*^^S****?' **"'^ »»y •!» l>We it.. AH of tly litUa ^^u^?^"^^''^*!^ P«"»«^ byllt. Mathew fjm the «o«ah of Ml* great ahepher^ Chap. v. i^Il of them have tSS ?«* ::??u ''"**»'«»r'«»P the benefits annexed to themi aljtho' some of them ar^'afraid thw they ^re not real, and would wish they in^ht not travel fai^er^ godly are most foiS ^ ^iL* ¥J!r- •'''"^ o^hia loving and "reconciled counte- nance. There are iiosucli poises made toit aa to (he poor iii apirft wlu) mouw, hun^^^^ An4, iSdled. h^!^r !?'•*'* !i'^?°^'**^«°^ their hungering and at one timei so tbat their character is poor in spiit aotl is keot wuh^only from han^ I ha^ hce^l 'fiSffl pZ that It waa^TM^^bable that aainta in the other world woiSdbe SKltfrt^^^iT'^**'' ^'^'^' and associate with their in- ha^baants, like Mahoniet creatinfe an imaginary heaven for carnal pleasure. -No doubV whi^^^ „e ,^in this imperfect «at^^ aun. moon, and stars, yea, all fiod's Works and Ijovidence may and ought to lead us to the fountain^hat made them. But Jdo not aee i^heh the spiUs takMawi^ ^^v!^^^'^ af Bethtehem as he is, X> is^hebcight- «J -• ««wi>hitsiwliantbeamp darkens alfcreated^jects, jnd, even, tlwpvtud token of that the aainta enjoy here^ow and^am. ^yheireyee are not fixed upon stars and world. 1*S' WT "'"•^ i' .'\'*^ '® """^^ atare and leave thd sun uii explored Uie sun ^of righteousness w4iich men and angels can- S?horJ^^l2:^^***^'^™*^ M^aun,myZld.^ the homof my te^vation, omd my strong tower, who shall se. parate me from hia_fiice ! shall irihulatlon, peril, or swoS. ^;/^' 1 J ■^»>* «»«,»wallowed in thy Igve to all eternity J O Tf -k!! /'** t^^Jatw able to save to the uttermost sinneiB !!?:? ^^^ ^. *'"gS*^'. "*^ ^*' ^ '^ouW grieve h^ spirit 4«am and again. Why loved he aueha'sink of enmity and^f n^ uoclea n e a s but b ec auae he wiM have jne rcy u pon wh^ J>» iwUhty«m«fcy. He nqr deliverance wrought ™|«JK' "^1-- ■/ • iJ. ■.■■■■- ■ ..■.■■/■ / . : ■ ■ , ■ • \: } : •d^oiit withpttt thd nama of Christ ilientioned ^d themV yet they cftllthesft gospel sormonsi dry history^ Piiilosophy, aVul « morality. Itis strapge if this is the gospel that the great Apostle of the GjShtiles preaehed wliqjii he determined to kho«r nothing biit JesCis Christ -and Jtioi crucified. For my part, I , oevor heard a serffion sb edectual as that of John theBaptistt and those who follojir his example, and that is, '''behold the Lamb of God that taketh away th^ sin of (he «torld,'* to kill atn toot and branch and this will brTfig forth the b^st morality. I would far rather he^r What Christ can dq and is willing to do^ and, if it walb, that I would be dead by 6 'o'clock (o-morrqwr. I h'adfbut little prnd^ doubt but it was so, for I coi^d h^r the .blood rolUiigmyself, j^ ''^ and lor pain t had enough of it, and living of eour^^^^ it wisdom tojpok out for eternity; yet, after all,: bVingin^ the ^' snfiEering of Christ and the;int]r that sinners ean be pav^d thri^ him» yet I coiiid not eome farther tj^an a dead, rationiat thoiu'ght. I could hot come to the lively df sire inor see the clory of .the ' Lamb of God which is tjie glory of Heaven that jnad at. othei^ * ! times; then, I saw, if the work was undone, it wo^yld^bd un-" > done forevertor any thing that I comld do» that, if ojie earnest . and lively desire after Christ. aiid his righieoiishess, '«even at the last gasp, would sa^e'ihei I copld not desire it,r such de*-.^ aires as I often had before after Christ and the merits of hiv^ blood when I was not so Hear death as , I was th«n to all ap* pearance. Another instance Of this, I attended the> funeral > of one of my neighboura, I thought it a propertime tp in^prbvo as ^o my pwn concerns for cfternity, that the dead m^htf^ach . tp me to be ready as I did not know but twotfld be thp.nextf ^ iuch occasions I generally improvec! to that purpose mnd" soma n tunes wii stupid as . . ^ «ffect, but this time I . cohtSnued aa'dead and corpse that was carried before n{e any (avther than '#5 ,•** if^* 48 / hii!^ f this dead rational way or thinking whieh \4 not hid from the wiae and the prudent. Upon seeing (he vanity of human life, and how few there are Aho ejcperience the change that if ne. ceaja^ to salvation, strange thoughts appeared to my mind and M^uld run into it as of themselves, and 4hat was< what 1 pity that the whole of the human race would pot cease to' exist, It would freely run in my mind the way it would be ac- complished if ordinary generaiion ceased. But the glory of •' Iheford Jesus was hid from me that day. They tell mo that I •A an antinomian, that I hold to election and that all the elect wi 1 be saved, whether they will or no, let them do what they will. Ana.-^By the view that the bible givesof God, as almighty, 'omniscient, omi^ipresent, unchangeable in wisdo^p, holiness, justice,, goodness, and truth, all the elect must come to Christ u God IS able to draw them. But they tell me that He must draw them against thetP own will. •; " » Answer.— —I say no, for instance I am some distance frpm home 'and coming baick again tho shortest way I can, I meet with n^n who tell me that some men have been killed upon ^ that road by wild beasts and that no one passes with his life, because I believe the men to tell the truth, I will taxe another road to sftve my fife, not that I see any beauty in the new road more than the old one, nor even as much, yet, to save my life I am willing to take it, that is the way the Lord dealt with ne under conviction. I was willing to leave off one sin ani then another, &c. &c. to $ave my life, yet 1 am no better. The stirring of corruption within is still remaining and gaining ttrenfftb, I will strive against it too, to save my life and do what I can, but this failed me as well as every other effort ; all ^ the.timo itw$8 tokeepmeoutof Hell or to save me from punishment ; but I ip^as made to see that all will not keep me from hell; here I am notignorant of the history of the gospel that Christ cime to siive sinners, I am willing to try him to Mve my life not that I see any beauty nor ^ory in him nor in the way of holiness, but that he is needful to save my life, be. ' e^nse I am a sinner and he came to save the same.' Here ia^ %bere thoasandsandtensof thousands miserebly perish ; hero !■ wh^re the Armenian stumbles snd perishes ; but, here God ^wed me that this was but dragging work only to save me from HeM— the brute kind hates punishment as well— and not walk- 5^ ^f"^^ I did iiot lov^ God for His ow n perfectiona, nnr thank Him in remembrance of H19 holiness, nor Christ for His glory and lovaV sake any farther than the wise and the pradent love ' that 11 thay i^ll never thiret aMtf tba v^U ty of the world with ite loite and fubione. Saeeod, thai It woald be Ini them as a eprlni of water nihninf q|i4nto etaiMl^ life, that ie, inatead o( vaheoeat deairea iAer tba vaaitiea aai pleaaana of thto world, they deaire after mate and aMia hoKneia oT heart and life, mece and mipa eommwiioB with God la Ohfiel, and to uiideiitaad or to eee mar) and mora of Hto gtoiy ahd. iif daamins love, and to glorify Rim thai pforiM eiich ttiaielBr them ^ thie ie their mahi deeira, aadilrhaB thay ara lafeeB off their auiin objael by Iheir .wildly biieiMat or b^ Iha loraa M temptation, thay aiah and niwn foril( aatdtbaif aMMaMifi« than their ery, ao thai ihey eten hate theniaalYee forll. Btan in the caee of thie wamaa Ohriat draw her ii ih# geiarat niethod when Ha night aalightan her naderf^nding la aaa Hie glorione oseellaBey ae €l«l, Man^ aifd MdMaleri tiM tfiia Heviah, yet Ha let -her go on la the nea ofjiar natowal ftttol- tiee that ao Ha might tall W of Iha ^ihr^f Hie writer % aba aavar had il^ and waif aol, eoaaabui of baint #ilh9a|4t ; and here may be obaar?ad the ihflnita wiadon ar Ood^ Ha dii notlall^har of harforBkation m ona wofd^bolgoehlllhf Jiaa> band, aa if Ha only anppoead that aha had ona $^ m e aii et > ing har hoaband moel likelyliar iM hoebaade waia bioi^l la miad, lahd bar iH^epenr life, btfoia ife lold bar of ili and, iUkiaf wiaa, ihai ihera whe a 6ad whokaaw all ihhigaii obfiooatflraii her aonCMiion, ihar tha Maeeiah waa aoddng whft wia teillai Chriet and that Kawoulir tall Imrnllnlilngar aba ildak^^^P^^ bei aomaiKfiiphaC who hnawaama Iblnga irhan Hie toldlietaf •bar iam linibaBide. Bni^ at lialf Ha wha ap^ahalh io>o« la Hf, ehawtag har Hie glbiy aa iha tnto Maeeiah, ao ihal eh# waat noi.tl»aandiha paojpto loaaa ffiin Initto birhig'ihanialmig with iwrlar^hrwiBhiiMi to eaabifn, again iMaalCi Aila>«^I sa; no^ If 1 may be altowed to compare myself to -iwbai I hav«aeeR# heard, and read of others* h %. tf« . Obj -^This a#rul horror and racking or mind are not n^c^ aary tb believing in Chriit. -^ Ans.-^I grant that it ie no desirable qttali6eatlon, the sol^^row ^kU wnmen have in bringing forth children, yet. God said in aoriiQWahalt thou bring forth children. Gen. 8, 16 j aiidordi. -oarily it is so, aithoiigb one may not have as ttiuchaa another, ^etnever has a womin brought forth a chihi noknoirn to her. ^?u •*•.*??% ^'Sf?^^**^*'*^^*"*^^^***"^ wsyiii thedhyaofJo^ for £libu speaks uf it aepliin av aoi goapel «nini«et can to bring man IVom his purpose* Job 88, 14, or. m 4heG8BliolMtb« from bis dilngs. W«set in the2istv«isethat 4Nii flesh waff conaommly andat the S2d hia soul dreweth near to lllfi^ri*?* ?• H** ** •^^ *^"»y«^ 8Mj.,29ih aU tbei^ wbriielh CM aAantimea with man. it ap^iears it was a general vjWng^^hhough by A«ama it was brwtibl abont,.c^ Hie 107 Ps ; and the history of revivals, and of indiviluala in «ui!igpspekday if, for thftfl|oalpart| the same, althoutb one niay iu»«aamttoh:iorr«wnaeihe('aev«n. ,h ^ ' )f^4stbeie a Mw^ creation: leflected^ eld know nptliuig^of ill » Ii' •J ^14 t7rn/>-:i'pni j^-u< :\ ■■■■.'• ^- : ^'- '. » -, - I(h ivat not thtt fMoplt iM oAtn In ■0ffoniractice^ brings l^vih fruit an hundred fold where he lived «t the tiase. Yfoo, unto the peo- ple that are M by those blind leaders. The Bevival that I spoke of. Here I will give earorreft an aeeount of it aa I am able } and, ta I am so far from them who could give a better, mine muatbe very de(8eBiie under ibdsKife- iigioua impressions waa woiKleKful, nome. ierying oyi, witb^ i thHHid^ as in great disireaa pf roindi and otheas M a «ooitraiv liaBMH'JInd ao many of ihem crying qui al one liiaei Hhai 4An couMinaiibeir M ^^ ^^-^ prpn^j MOMritiMo^illii^llMlrktiHl* tjty ii«m 4ra«MM «M4«Ni^y, MiM ftlNRg tktmMim vpon lfc« gfOMd^t if AilDting itviy. But wti«ii iIm Spirit ot ih« Lord •ppevcd to be dwwiftf oivoy, ■• to in ooomtiiif inlliiMcvtbf pM3rvnMliithoMMbogiiito|et I«m to itiMMl thorn i ■ mat ■M^MI off oltoiMhor, «od miny mi down in t doad, eold kim orgodliNott K^thoot tho power. I hoard that opwardt of ono iMiMiiad fod fortjr wora eon verted at that lime, bat whother ihia MNDber wta coAveried in ono month or two or ki what Umo, I ntvor hMfd, or if it eorroct, I do not aoy i bui lhoi« wm ono qutrter of tho laland that waa not anueh moved all thia time. Ilero it may bo asked what I thought of thia outward appearaneo t f eo^faaathat I am but a very imperfoet jud|e of itj tho Ltrd dM not live mo aooh a aenao of my ain and misery bet what ho raablod mo to bear it in ailence, nor lavor mo with ao meoh of 5 *!II '*''• '" ^*'"** aa to be ao iiir overeomo j althooah Jo w«^ of God is plain upon it, that the Inftuence of tho Holy Ohajl iMpmpared to being ^od with new wine, daneing before Ike Ji0«d, and tl«nbling, and no atrengh leA io them. I am not •tell furpriied tl^t people under the awAil aenso of an Infinite Ood'f wrath due fb tkifcm for their aina oannoi keep aiienoe, nor JT^ ? ST.*'**** iwleeming lov^ of God in Chriat to bo una- 2! S?*"^J*'^ » •"* "7 <*P*«?'"» ^ '« «• «»>• wore of it •••bjtler, pcevf dad that the mind ia enlightened to andentand the Mripiin^^aDd^tke aeeoant that they give of the dying love of 4eiiie} and, Indeed, It ia more aurpriaiiig that they would keep weaeei and. Iipon the other bend, those who aie aliveio their Mate br natine, aa being in a atale of enmity againat Ood, and «0d4lMHreMny» wewld cry det in thia awftd aenao ia not a aor- prisiaf thine. I hope lo apend my etoMity with aome of those ■^^V^^moxmd oet in Arran, and to help tkem lo aing the . ■J"! vm^MB snd the Lamb forever end ever. But how Air {^J|MiBy of omnklnd was permitted- to imitate thia work of Qed (»Hie own eobijeeto, i'daie no^determHiOi 1 waa well eeqiiainied •x?!?" ^^ •<**Hied in aome oftkooe oot^trd appear- f"'^rlr"? *■ '*'****P» •^» yet, oould eurae herown dkildran^ ireoM UMid ai the^va^aad piofiuie the name or.Gqd for little I5f5: ®*S *^" *^ '^ «*•» »» «*• ■« wy ▼!•«» MiH abe *ad rfhjjjtlfiaaitoaer, iiof My vii# iba^ m fcr Chrirt that' cmeed it, h«t It wietigbt upon her in a way IbM eb^ eoiild net Mooant for i and I koMr otheie wk^ wmwaa W»iirM had iriieli aa afiM tioMi ike wofhHy om4iiet af n« tway aad i* ik«ir plM« ««r« ■ufaitiuvlad rtli- gloat natiiagt, tht ttocfifleaiion of iht StbbtUi tnif ^bt obttro vtaea ofiha worabipof God ia Mblie tad pny|i|fc. aoihkif dooa upon iho Stbbttb ibtl oqold ba daaa yfjMmdayr ot alta daityad till Monday, ao ttlbing about iijo#w'|ibm la Iba laaat dagraa among iha godiy, and vaiy ilim^pltlmg aajr adfft ; ail fuol brbugbl into b o nte t on Stiurday, wfeiktrffrougbl in t tiidBciaat ^uaatiijr lor tba Sabbaih, no diabaa-Waabad* feot bouaa avapt, aqd.at litila eooktng dono aa poatibla* abildran atrierty forbiddall and wtlcbtd laati ibay would bo ulkiag about Ihair own |daya and loyt, no allowanca feribati to moot to- gathar tieapi in a eaae of naeaaaity, raoh aa lOobiagafWt cbttlo. Jf I nay bo allowtd to coaparo iho godly in Arrai to tboaa wbo ara ao cnlLtd bora, I oan acarcaly bnow wbatt •10 fiad too* yoa; tboaa who art tbougbi to bo porfoat barO| aoaa or tho moat ol thon prolano ibo Babbutb t l itawttbrot^ at ibair cbildroo^ifo to by ibair bnowlego. Haa ibo unetlow lba« God uaad to givo Hit in tba day al ihairaffbotual calAing« oti^ ,aad fbraver to taaeb tba tpiritutlity of bit boly Ltw tt tba fulo for Hit bhildran to walk by t I loM tbit to a MothodiM Proacbar, and bo aald it waa bat n tal^^igbiaoua daad form. I aaid tbat it might oomo to that but that lit natar coma froia it. I kaawaprightly youn| ^irla in tba bkiom af youth biddiog larawall to all worldly iranitia% plaaaoraa, nod paationi^ 'an|^ thair oondueli for tba futortt wat anawarablo to tba aaadiand urbicb Iha Apoatia Pa«l gava to Timothy, tog iva bimtairwboUy to it, aacordiiig to tho atatkm that tha wiaa Rnlar of all lliiB|a btd pltctd tbam to, yfi, plaaaant and elennly in thair da p o ni mant, OI ttondarfnlftoograoa! Tbit William MeKionoa whom I mantionad, I aoppaaa that be wat coovofted among tho firtt» and wbon the boob«lanftMd OHBittart warn imftoard upon tbam by tba patron, -ho MpatMad with tha Uitlo floek of Cbriti and wm at ai» osbortar tb lbam« and oUa of tho ntnMof Robert Bbek waa aatitfing bii% :/■::.:■:. Olbr.thetoagiieef* ready writer that I might iame«ft broughl down wondarfuliy, the MiM«f thy fall isiheard altheaiads of the earih» the kings of the eifth weiild not believ«:that the enemy would enter thy faiei ie ta8l^,wbieh thay could luot efieet byfire andavor^ whHa^lMu didst kept faith6il to thy first husband ; bnt^ now^ tiNNiiin aa a vesael tliatneiiATno tr«^ Ghrisiian ) deligbtf in» all flee from thee lest they ehould thuch Ihee^ beia^ undeani yea^ thei eit ready to be thrown into the graves efitSe waaronmci*/ aedFihat went ^downtjeilyjpitv with Gog aaid MifBf^«ansely thov^haat oenmittad fomioatioh, dr thy husband would ndt the blood of •ainia Werafoand intby «ki#t and not by >«erai •aarch, you have B««n iba deairuction oftKy aister^ the Chureb of Englaifd, rererred to« (Gbarjea II,, wbo banMbad ay phn Godly Miniateni ) ao that Qod f ave her up to the Idsta af heir o«vii heartt and let her wander in a coutaial of her own, your Propheia warned you of your danfri^r. Mr. Alexander Pedan aaid, aal heard, thai the '4^y wonld f ome upon Seolland, that one might ride a whole day without . ' 4Moing a amokin; hooae, oit haar a cock crow ; if tbia wart ' done by fire and aword the etiV would not be ao great, it wouM only kill the body, but thou art tbia day without a cpnrerted miniater or member, without a miniater to crow in truth, and without the amoke from tbo baud of.theliiigel Of the covenant; til tbia ia notyour worat miaery. but tiiatibottirt not alive to it !' What balm would I not oflerlbeaJ if thy deadly wound »migftt be bealed^^uld f not tell thee liat that aoufteviviog balm, Aloea, Myrilv ^l>^ ^**^* to aee, if ppaaiblOj you would make Ifiin„tby firat huaband^ onee more glide out of Hia ivory ^ ^ Palaooa.- But thoU haat rejeoied Hia person and ipt that tb<» amell of Hia garment it not awoet to you« Will I not fell i^o thev^ ia i balm in Gilead and » Mercilnl Phyaioian there, irhd 'takea no pay and never yet failed to cure I but you m^itt choice of Parphar and AlHinnai If my heart doea not deceit ^ me, if Cod waa to call lor it, and give the wdnted atren^h' to go through with iti I i^6aM give my beart'a blood to heal thy ^adly woimd. But why need I ofi^r iuy droaa whfan ycii < coottteid an unholy thing, the^ blood of thy firat huabapdy % tirttue of > which thy > loundation atooea were Mid in beoillifill icoiumaa^ and took' the crowti off hia head and put it upon iU. Neaithly worm^'i And, aa the nidtfaer co ia the dBugbter, the Synoid of Canada. Thcotd Lion caught enough lot keraelf and leanied her whelpi liter art of eatchiag their prey, and' vent ^llkeoi to>ibii cdi4niee tobeaetop by Mammon atvendeanofhe (kigheatbidderr to murder ioiila aeclretly. ' And. tike be# liio^ ther, tkevldproverb ia if tti^e one witlt'her. abird iii baud iu i«rortb twoiinitbebuah. And thia i«v evident IVbiin her cwn mouthy in declaring that tboae who aeceded from her motk^ir •irer« likely to ibe vatarted at ijie end, although glutted '^f ' fl^4» (|ltM^ Audthcwaa afraid to be thrown entiraiy updit^MB'i^M bouae V the cofenant,^- and waa of the aame Mind of BalaiiiH And tct'cover her ndiedireaa ,ake apeikaWell ef thy beluiy in the duya^ lliy youtkf;callin|tbee^ke'faJreat of tii«idi«^tMM <#Pthy reftnyiaiilou, iHd^f tHi e»ploi4a achieved By the^Hittea ^B^i^OTtyywbTyeMSdWli^^ ' ^\ V«' tfit^i iMMveh of iImm^ W tfcg^farneaiiott (ih« \wm of looni^ foffgol thtt tlitiro WM iMvcf « «rbofo*biil wbit #m onot a vir^ gin I Md, io tliii Hot, iotoatiMiioii, dedprod that iho^joi^^l ■^jVM proAohod in fHiriiy fKoni til hor polptlA« but I am IniotB faara.i» Ctenadat and bavo beard maoji^ of tbo name oftho Gburcb'Of ScedandMtaiftera, but wbatibef teall goapel in thA^ Jflaod of Arran I neter heard from any of them. Micah, ^11. ebap. V. it. 13 The heada thereof judge for reward, and Iho pneaia thereof leach for hire, and the' propheta ihereof di- «JMlbf money t yAl will they lean uboo the Lord, andaay^ iili^Bot the Lipto among ylon. How gladly wooldTehaage my «iiiid if I could with good con^ieaco. BuididI any 4hat they were only murdariag aonla. To prove what I tay to he ime : I f UiBiidedia aacramtnial eeeaMon at •««-*r^ there were seme young .^amoiianicant*, an I uifderaioodr intending to oomo forward dk ' 4h«ilU^iime tolhto LQid'#4ahk| if I w*a of tho ehwich«f iSag- lend'a opinion, th#c ihey weie converted in haption, the Par«on WOAl on well fno^i^ in telling them 4hieir4uty by nue iA « legal •^MuMa ; or, tfemn- •ailviaii andhemnde uiiB^f K avAn aignnicmtoancoun^ then Ui*epm« forwAid, aakiii^ what waa he^ wotaevwho «eme wiihoai ithf PAdding fanaieAt than iheae who ipeloaed tAoome. It ap- pAAia lA me ihat Afl^ mAA wbohAauread thAaAiAApaaiigeaa'nd AMAhjpinaA tj^fn withiAt^ reiftowneaa mey aee the d#fenoA,4hA one inbouAd hand AAii fool mh) ihrowA lAtotutter daltAAai, And, AAjii if .not iiitially fuliUiel in any that I aver hefrd «ff Aot avaa lA Ju4At„i take it to beat if God wa« to tay, give hint over to a ]|i4lAivil bifdAaap of hAait AAd btioBihirAi of«iAd,»liU Atlaathn ahall tail inU» utter darknciA wh«iei|hefAiAWA«piogAndignAfh-«» k^ Af Jaath- ThAoihei»«iM:iA|iiBAd loeoAiA w^ a ataiA Af pcehitiAn, U iatrvA thAfciAgaAiitbAt thAy "wata aoi wonhgrrt- AooA an worthy butAellr AiihA woiihineiaor.AnothAria'iinjA- lndiAiMinrntbA lnith*,|AatAiATiAnibM,figbiBoo^^^ \ ia t hA dff Itratimi of *hff fc^ntt Th i tt itf tfr* ''■^'■'■**f w Aw-ihAr 4«|||fptAAd.d(raAk(lA«IAAtiOAlA JUfhAAtl'yiAirfiAd ',,((•. 59 ,,., «v«fr the young (iftaturet led on likelimbf to the tlaughterby ^beir bliod ahepberd. Thii is one of your true born lont whio* turns the most soul revijring and heaven quickening ordinance to be the strongest hold that the enemy of our soul has upon the earth. You would do well to gather your whelps to you and 'send them to some s|lver mines with Demas some where elsey and put a stop to the shedding of blood of souls in the colonies. For, generally, young communicants are much concerned, al- though they niight never have been awakened to their awlul state by nature; they arej|ke a young twig that might be bent any way almost as far as opinion gocs^ It is true they cannot change themselves from a thorn twig to an olive braitch ; yet, if it was told them from the word ol God where they stand, they can greatly ly bend towards it by crying to Bim who li able and willing to „ to change them. I have read in an American Tract the OMef' vation of one, and I think a true one, that ninety-nine out of a hundred who communicated unconverted died so. If you would send us one hundred of the profanest of the human race for eacJi of these worldly minded, jgnorant ministers, we would not be in 60 much danger by them ; and this is evident, they did not ascend immediately out of the bottomless pit but out of thel'smoke ; for, ifitwaa not for the darkness and ignorance that covers the earth j formidable as horses or lions as they might be in their religious pomp, and in pressing legal duties by strength of reason upon un- ct^rivinrted people, and hidden as their sting maybe in their tail of ignorance of the power of godliness, and their covetoua desire, they would soon be exposed and put to shame. 'Phis pressing of legal duties upon unbelievers or unconverted people as if they were saints, is as useless as to tell them to wash an Ethiopian white ; and this is evident from the Pharisee|| it could not be 4eemed that they were holy men and worldly, so that Christ pronounced them to l$e white outside, and often encoiiqMissing sea and land to get others washed outwardly, they ivere only making 4hem more the children of hell, so that it is easier to con- vince whoremongers and adulterers than those moral' people ; ^ this is all that your sons ard doing whithersoever they may be ; and it la evident from awakened persona that theie is no real lyashilRig from this earth, the more they wash the luore unclean they find Ui^niaelvesi when the beholders are ready to think them most dean, yea, cleaner than the very godly ; yet, in their own eyes they are^ no better than a washed aepulchre^. within lull of dead meft's bones and all uncletpness, • Obj,— We>uld you wish to leave the unconverted to a lawliess l iberty without wa s hing a t a ll t — :.':.."■■■•■' — ^- An8w«-»Virere I to tell' a man coming out of a coal mine to H t ■;. ■,■■60 .; ■ ■ '■ vftuh himieir, it would not be hit immeditw^daty 16 do that, bi» itninediate duty «voald be to look out for wtter, and then waah* Obj.— -Bui waahing pre-roppowa waV^r. ^nsvir. — If it nuppoaetf water in baptism, perhaps they who^ arp washed there are nearly as rare (for they are as raiely men- tioned in soripture) as those who go to heaven withoitt tasting death. Sdly, If it supposes our rational assent to the word of Clod, or to any Christiain creed, let it bo ever so sound, (in thy name we have cast out devils,) it ii not right. 3dly^ Ifitsufh* poses thai the performance of religious duties merit the favor of an oflRsndod God, it is erroneous. 4thly, If it supposes the well of Bethiehem ; why are the poeple not asked how they come at it ? what reception they got from the iftrrison of the Philistines there 1 'concerning which 1 will speak a little more in another place. I am persuaded from what 1 have saitl that any one may see that these blind guides are only strengthening the kingdom of darkness at every turoy and, to bring, up th^ rear, the tenfpenince' cause makes bis kingdom in Europe and America most secure to hini, as it is handled by them. J What I said of baptism has no refe* lenee to infants which diein infancy. I say that these moral dinies are not the immediate duty of any unconverted man or • Woman, but t6 look out (or the living water, the blood of Christ, and being adopted into God's fiimily ; then, the cause produces the eflect as natunjiy as fire pvpduces heat according to the Btrengtb of it. To them that believe He is pretious. It is true, it is the doty of mWisters to keep the godly in remembrance of their doty, because they are slow to understand and ready to (ot^ get ; bat to^piess even the godly to those duties without telling ■them to keep iheiffeym >ny*^PHP<**l* andhadoauMt} my people to hear my \vord4, 4en they sKould htvo turned tbeiu frOni their evil wty, and firom' the dvil of their doings.'' I«iiah ' 56, 10, llf laj '^His wttchn«en are blind : they are all if norant, -» they are ail diimbdogf, they eao not b«rk, &c;, ^.i likewitc, in the general epiitle of Jude. \ vf QueHtion,-rWhat ha* becom^ofthe remnant wjhioh you aaid God had reserved for Himself in Scotland t hi* Ho ttu|de a ge- neral sweep as with the beaoniofdfMruction, and repented not in the day of His fierce anglr, of the whole of the church 6( Scot- land! , ^ , ^ ,. ^ Amw^t-VIo: Hetoaly pMt her lit « seive and sified the chall. out (of her, not the lea|t^ nee^ foil to the groi^id ; altioiigb the, healhea raged and \he peoplf miaded vain things, kings and' princes combined. He laughed thei^to scorn ; y6i, nottviihrtaii- ^ 4ing He anoinUBd the Lord Jesua as cl^ing over His own in Qeai' 'land.'r\ ' ■■•-■:.■■ ; ■ ..' -^ ■ -':■ *■■■ '*^ '■■:■''■'''-''' -i .. '..v. ■.■■:; Free Church of Scotland, according to my methyl tkmk tAat^ your King has dealt bountHuUy with you, in bringing about, in ilia holy and wise providence, the lime when you had an oppor- tunity of throwing off the shackles bt tyranny under which you. h^v« been gioaning for so long a time. ^You would ilo well to remember the poor wise man in the city who saved it from de. atructioQ, and give Him the glory that is due iO His moat holy name, and not to^ under value His b^efits beSIUie you bought it M cheap, which would not be too deady bought by. the blood Of thousands. FboltHhness is bound in the heart of a dkiki, but the rb& puts it far from him.- You send your inessagea ovM'ic *Ba« fty» then they^. }4>uiiM|i| 'for tfiftjr ninsgression when ! rove iiip^|r pleale&l 4Ie is a God that buU||h He wcffiil have-Vengafiicia upon their -^>r^y t 4>ut#rith a fiilhtiriy^cliMtisement ^; "1^, as if God diil not ve^peei fruit , „_ , .„,^r9tca(ar|y labour .aboi^^bjf hi^ spirit. ; ^jBut wrhai partic^lai^iii|^;olr,sins maybe the dause of it, i ; • ^iH .linqwei; in ^ why off^j^uppositidn which ibay or msf^not be tits^ thay%i^%uppese it endugh of cause ihat men for < ^heif learning af^ iT^eiised.^ to prefteh' without giving anyjie^' jftou^t itf th^ir qpnreiniionK ilthdbgb they maygife arationat esstettbth^creed of;li#!^bibrch to which they belong j but as v the godty was the Veakett side, as is obvious Irhen brought to > '^0 test, this is notJntirefy, their sin ;. but I do not Bee that ' iey ari in the leaSKnrbe of. it because they did not stand * ^instj*. ,■-,,. ^ ' '^ : , . Secondly, 'rtay J not suppbse that wise virgins as well ae\ t fbolish, slept iii^^cptland/ at )east spmeof them 1 May I not suppose thi^t so'fe^ of the (j^dly .ministers S^gjlll as. tlie uncon* verted wererperforming nearly all their t|B^ labours within the #alis of the i^eeting House, and tha^^>ably ujpon the '^foundation that the elect will be gathered by those meanji. t ask' was not the great A|>ostlcJ{|r the' Gentiles ae strong upon ' ' that foundation as ahy ^er since, yet We find him like^a burn* ii)g ^eraph going fi'bni one place to another in season and out of season, into houses and in the market place, as if he thought that be was able to convert men independent of the spirit of God ; yet, we may hear his CQUfsssiour P|ul may^lant and T Apollo s may >wster, but Odd give s theHnc re as e . Thirdly, may I not suppose thaV they neglect the dying, as if no such: instance as the thief upon the cross and the than t' u h^:. f!i *• • -r con 9$ in jpoae tlTOltDg«t; ;ttlr were ID lh« loripttirei ! May I not sop- of suoli eonduct to be, that, if God intend* be bad done it by their ministry before ey were conferted their salvation was sure. 4!d Jamea to'tell th^m to call the elders of the i1ijHI^^#^ with and fcjir the sick but that their prayera ht be'^tbe means of Iheir recovery, or be the means of some spiritual good to them. £lia» was a man of such passions as We are, and prayed sefen timea; might he not have said the rain will coine for God aaid it| why need I pray^ for I cannot being it! Fourthly} mtyl not suppose the'reis too iiiueh of the love ol the world even among tije godlyi wheii we find them dead and hundreds if not thousands iv their eofii^rs ; perhaps, to^. ^ake their heirs 160 times more the hei^s of hell than perhape ytliey wdnldrbe without it ; and to spend it in unnecessary pomp and crandeur ia as bad. May I net suppose that their is qo sin that the king of the lioeust hides himself .more effectually under than the sin of covetouine)is which is idolatry, because the Scriptures sayi, he who ddes n^t provide fur his family is. worse than an infidel ; and that children Were not to provide , for their parentSi biitthe parents for their children. I consider these two passages as permissiolT, ill'' it was permttted by , Moses for men |oput away their wives upbn all occasions, yet be who knew what was in man told them in plain words, that it was for the hatdness of tbeir hearts that Moses peiteitted it» and thftt ehildren were to provide for their parents. But here is an express command^ Matthew cha|KjL^\]d, Lay not up for ^rourselves treasures, ^f BMi^fiyfl^''''f^ sins and dutie» ^at ever I heard frctnPinnprt^ the sia of eovetbusnesais tliast jMkm 61^ ais if iw|^ to hide it, or, that the Stflbturcis^ ^w^ with alLits symptomf. Sere lis the nile of prayer*;«ve vm this day our dail^bread, and not ;give us br^ad for thirty of^ ibrty yearft ; buPio come to the wonderfuS proviiion of th4& (boveiiant in which tbiKre is no deficiency, if sucii i thio^ftis. among any or many of the godly they may expect Vims for their gold in these .'words, H^^ave them their desireifvbut ■-f. leanness j^b their sool««T ci&vetoui ininisters has^ is w< 4Baii scarcely provide raga to dreA's nak^idness, to help society when they thfUwel v es far .^otlfed with l^e best,^4 lm|^^" of poiinds at their ^ommandi give so^Uttte l# May fno^e said to the poor do uk foce that some «# thihlji n telling the poor, thsit' r own and, their clultt spread <^tbii gOspeif^ \t .f :' ,."'' '\^^- '-■ ^\ t \. .;■■.■> M tbty My and do Bot u Ihajr do; and it ia wondorfiil tba axar* lion thatlho poor mako that it may be aaid irthaj give a §!«• A fvonco that tbay bate given more thfii their Minister, although , be baa given twenty or a hundred pounda. May I not aup- poae that God will viait tbia iniquity of the fatbera upon thm ebildren unto the third and fourth generatioo, for I conaider,^ .; their richeo no leaa than aacrilege. I. Samuel, Chap. II, * 89, Wherefore kick ye at my aacrifice and at mine offering, which I have commanded in mtf habitation \ and bonoureit tby aona above me^ to make youraelvea fat with the ebiefeit of ail the offeringa of Israel my people 7 It changea not the matter nor fenda off the judgmentt wheth- er the parent ia converted or not, for God will batje ven- % geance upon their inventiona, although, because of the un« changeableneaa of God, the aoula of them whom he entered into the covenant with, will be saved aa by fire, u we may aee iu theeaaeofEli. May r not auppoacf if there ia any or many -of theae cases among any or many of the godly, that it waa epough of cause for God to have ven^sance upon their inventiona* We may find a Methodist Minister with £25 a yeafi who laboura more among hia people than half.a*dosen in Scotland upon the old footing before, tbia disruption took place. May I not anppose that they are more like the preachers of the New Tjeatament than the Churchof Scotland Ministers are, and aome of them aa to method of deKvery, are not much behind. Fifthly^ may I not auppoae this indolent way thai they have of having their sermons in their pockets, in black and whitOi the language of it to be to the spirit of the moat high wheit they take it out ol their study, tarry ye hero till I go aid wor- abip yonder and come back^ ioatead of the aeeiet groaning of ■oul to God, that I auppoae them to have who have to deliver «ileir miiid. It ia true I never knew any of the godly in Scot- land w^o made a practice of putting such an embargo Apon theapicitofGod. Objectioii.— But they have another substitute for the spirit of God, beaidea their written papert u4 that is a black cloak and a white neck cloth. Ansiy.^It Appears that they have more virtue than Fortune^ tuaVcap ever had. i was in a' place wheeis a young ccNiple waa 1o be married ; the Parson came and a man with him carrying a jyundle, he waa in a grave apparel all superfine black with a white handkerchief about his ncckg^ I thooghtthat he had all the ap^ pearance of a minister, ttasin a black cloak with next sight that I got of him he uare butts down upon his breast. •'•'■ ■'. ■ . • ■• • % . ■ • f It • ■ "■■ a ■ • ■ _ ■■ . ' II w ■ X"'- ■ »f" :;•: .■•.\ f ' ii'O' ■ • . ' ''■^->- \n this drMt h« performedH^s ferviee | I ••# him going awiy In the Mme dreit that ha came in ; but who wai to carry the cloak, I know not. At another tii^e T hcrird that a stranger wai to preach in — ; although 1 had i^veral miles to travel I was there Mifore him. After ■ little time 1 saw the appearance of a gal- lant young gentleman walking op to the pulpit with a very light aif, in a ailk cloak^ as I supposed ; aa^ending to the pulpit he lodk his copy-book out of some pla^e about him and put it ikto a large l>ook| which I took to be the bible, which was there before the oam«'s his appearance was more 1ik^|* stage player than '» ! n^inister ; he was weU shaven, his whisker^drawn to a point 1o- I warda the comera of bis mooith and well cOnibed towards his I face, his hair divided upon the comer of his head as well as it. possibly could be. If Lucifer himself had half a doien snch ' Wl^ to turn out between Saturday night and Sunday morning, ^ he muat have more patience and fortitude than evei^i terof, or he Ivoutd have more need of rest, the rest orihySab|)ath, ^Ithan to attend upon them at church ; yet, he labored m ' disadvanti^, ^e had to keep his eye eonstantly upon ' V, book as if he had written it five years ago, or as if it^ V^een handed to him by sonne friend as. he was coming alonf^ >that he could acarcety sea whether the people were asjeep /-'■awake.. " . :^^ . ^ Questiotttf— How did the'church of Scotland become so ihTBl* led with wdlveajn sheep's clothing! "^ - ^ l j^nsv[f...May InOt sup|>ose that th|^ godly ministers forwairded the evil as well aa others, by tntendiii| one of their childrei^ for the ministi^ from the cradioi or before they had given any mirke of being religiousiy inclined^ lauppose that Burns, although a profane Writer, waa pot far wrong in saying, that those who go to VeoUege stlrka cdme oiit asses by dint e( Greek, and for the most ii.-part it ia true, that those wb^ go t^ra unconverted come out so, I BuH aupppaetbat the childreiMlH godly are seldom enemies to %hl power of godliness in the i^Mneratton. 2dly, May I not :^a6ppoa9 thia mng^riptural will,lbat pride and imbiifon fi^nced '^e chureh of Scotland with, may be the cause of it| they must ^ave so many languages, and somanyyMrs atudying divinity be- ' fore at their peril tbey attempt tnieaeli.- The great John Fll^vel, as the stdry runs, learned mortrlivinity one day riding thg* ever fae did in college. I do awf see either predepty^er example in the whole wprd of God et the thing .needful. If the ^ Jesus wished to shyr ua an example, he might' have — leamed^hnteadoftw ■ fishermen of Galilee ; some of the - . -,™^-^ ^, were pkwghmen and herdsmen,^^||U|e ^nd the learned fiitdl^gW^ fault with the poor disciples caUffg^RQ accursed, .^p^t mm^' j|f^ *fir " V- -■- ■f>- a. 66 , * ' . ^ ■ ' - f retily beloved, John Newton, deoltred that Irie Greek, Ifebrevr, end Latin were of very little use in the eourte of hit that he would rather commence wj^ the weakeet of hia I with any of hia old foreign languaM; like every other tytjanniotl government, the poor are debarnMjfrom it and it mutt be kept for ihoie who cannot dig, and are atmted to beg ; although the truth deolarea thl^ poor rich In faith^ * Jnid it it evident from thiirown proceedingi, that they do noti^"^ at they act, for if a youug man taket in hand to go a^Tlf mittlonary to the heathen, or any where abroad, they will liilenae him to preach with ao many % ^ yeart lett at college. If ;alther tpiritUBl or temporal benefita were to be derived from learning tbotci llhguaget and atody, cer- tainly he who it going among the lleathen hat mott neoral nature to face, which thote who remain at hojnae have not. Miy I not auppoae the knguige of tucb^iiduet to 6|,Jet ua and our ohlldren remaipr^t home, and let them who aie notitich enough w apend P to many yeart at college go abroad. At thetoi|l maAet hat become tuch a genteel trade and money makuig buiinatiiif there ir not a tiop put to it we will have more than enoufh^thoae book learned, poor, ignorant gentry. Probably thefieatetlp|rl 'iPI of the godly minittera in Scotland are men intended for the miniatry, between 15 and 30' aniv tbe^rei i4kwei||il|ll< SO^Iartfat conipy (fiod waa pleated to visit them with Hit converting, Gracerand probably forty-nine out of fifty iii th%,oId ettabliihmii^ni^re * ' 4- for the minittry from their fSfancy. > , ^ , . s^^ Ofaj.-^ Would you wi^ Minittera to become be^giira, an^|^< learning to fly out of the world ? , " I *. W^ ^"^ Antw.— I cami|>t find aiiy place in the word of 6 allowB thena any inore thaii tl^eir meat and, clothea; jteedeth no more than for tlii^ piwent day, ot if they make richea and to far^j|[MimpUioualy and to-te clothed pie, wherein do tbey JIKr rrom the man m the. world ? for the Bible it not tuch a t|ing, biit that (he enemy of maikind is permitted to make use of it to anawer hia purppte. Ji iremiah CVSf, VI, J $• 14-15 ^-9 For from the leatt of them eien unto the greateat of them every one it giv^n to covetouaocaa ; and from the Propheteve%jii^othePrif8t every mo dealettifalaely. They baVe healed alao the hurt of the daughter of m]' people alighUy, l%ing,Teaee, peace, when there it no peaee, d&c. Tbia 18 the character of the nneonverted minittera. But as to learnitfrg I findno fault with it. But to keep yonngjponvertt, ■.▼'■ abl e thfoug h t grae e to give a fiiir account of their from declariug to the world what God baa done for in ihem, according to his word, although they may not 1 ■;■'- ^ .;■ .-'■■- ■■;---/^- * , f-m- '■':■-■ V .,.'■ . ■■■■■.-■ ■ ^fV and I 'p thai j Ot koal, An read) it u'il eann( clio, ^ COllill to JOi ney v peFll itig th cy. Spriri of Ibj with iipent ing o the at V, whr His g "*• were I#\ver4 m in mj they the I exalu vertei visitei scrip great place ad w is no this* aaJJ It jhy d ficati they ■%V' J^ «T %-t- :. ■ permli perraii forever j ofi itig their stjite arc Hp< cv. And, tf their Spriril of God, I think of thjem are criticH ai and Lntin scliolam, 1 do not ice any thing in the whole rilde %^, that justliiea it. / Obj.— This hot zfta! of young converts.^ tn untempored seal, ur rather puuiuinptioii? Answ.— Thoir tvix\ for convcHing auula, if it cooIh, I am ready to think that it wast never rigjit tempered, oft if it waa, ' il will need to ho tempered again- But, aa to pn(||hniption, I cannot think that ihe blind man, who received hi* wght at Jeri- cho, wouVl preduine tl^ive anolher blind man hi« aighi, when lie could no heal himselfi^ I rather think that he would direct him I to Jesus, for he in crying for mercy only ; mo«i likely all hia mo- ney waa spent, and all that his friends could or would spare, and had to beg,'^td so all trut converta find that they mu«t that (hef could do their hopoa of betler- and thepiavo nothing to plead but mer» ncy ofJanguagei) wa^i substituted by iho ..the loHS would be very little, for few ckiM their brains for so many years with tSbllege classics If thMBi)found thought and time wero Hpent in their own vineyard anWoitig what they could in teach- ing others, perhaps the amount would be as good at the foot of the account. I knew several young men in the Island of Arran ^ who went to college for the ii|(|niiitry ; as Cod visited therh by His grace they were exhorting and preaohing all the time they '*• were in the Isre, upon week days and the sabbath, although they l^wert threatened by the presbytery of Campbelltown for doing so } yj^ they were not afraid of man, but continued. When they fiall finished their college studies and were licensed to preach, it is my opinion that they lost rati^r than gained by their learning ; they lost nothing a^ to the spirituality of the law of God, nor of the love and aiifiering of the LoKI Jesua, nor how the law wit exalted and made honorable by Him, nor how ainners are con- verted ; but as to communion with Godio Christ, and His 8\yeet visitifit^of love and joy unspeakable and full of glory, which/ the scriptures so often speak about, they seemed, as 1 thought, io be greater strangers to it than before ; while the old veterans in thia place, who neveir were at college, seemed to gain on Ihn point as well las upon every other point. I hope that whatl have^id is no dishonor to those who by the worthiness of another, are this day worthy ministers of the Free Church ofSootrand, aa far ' aal know« It may be objected here, that St. Paul, in jii^ epistle to Tim<> thy did not mention the necOss'uy of thUGhatige as the only ^uali- fication necessary, if they were chrilnans, he onl^f , asked that they were husbands of one wife, of moral cUarlicier, &>c. '" i / T^j%r^, 6« Aniw.-— i htXwt that he had ■• litUa neeJ { they wf re MoN* ion before, «ik1 had embraced the chrifttian religion } and I am- penyaded that thoM of the heathen v^o embrace Christianity in our day are, for the mcMt part, aoundly converted; yet, we Arid : *^, Paul warm ng the chrittiana of the Jewish false christians as if ' he imagined that many of them turned on accouni of what they had heard of the Messiah*a coming, and, likiawise, seeing the miraolei wrought by them, without experiencing the power of \ godlincM, and even wished that some who troubled tlMm were out of the way. Pprhaot, some may think by what I have feaid that I think but Ifltle of the ministry and ministers, but Jt is quite the contrary with me. ^As to the office, it is the most honorable ^ong mankind ; and as to the godly ministers, they are the excel WMt' of the earth. ' Bu| whft honor is due to those who run, and God denies having. ' sent them, I dp not see ; they are blind leader* of the blind, and both fall intoine ditch ; the honor due to them is, I think, what is due to the leper, to faNer put outside of the camp aa unelem, and to tell them how they may be cleansed. Ob). — But is there none in the Free Church of the charscler^f which you 4!all uficonverted t v Answ. — If there are any^ th^HB is hope in Israel eohc^|liing them, they made use of the talent which they had and that is seripture and reason ; but 1 wish they were otit from among . ihem, for they^as ministers, are still an Erastian party in her, and initruqnenta, in the hands of the enegny, to draw her into bondage again \ for it cannot be expected that the church can Imi bettered by men God never sent, but the contmry may be ex- pected ; and if jhe Free Church will license men to preach up- on the same footing as ^vhen in° false teachera^ to theni- aelves and not minrsteri imposed theiA npoll themV ° ' ' Obj.— But there ai«.no ministers impoeed' upon the people against the major|[ty of hiahearera. Answ. — So fair well done, but the mafority of every congre-. gation ia unconyfert e d j and wh e n ,tho ee who ^ rule in th e Ch tirch — - licenM them lo/preaeh, may not the majority think Jfcem good ibly there is not a congregation in SRope that one-aixtb ^f tlMm ia converted. What wUl* beeome of the \ % ', # 1' /..- I ', i aiinittry but t6 bd under heavier bondafe than ever 1 their number !• fo amall that they are not able to provide for themaelvea, becauae the miniilrr haa |ot to bt'auch a genteel bualneaa that what will maintain nmnher man will not do them ; thev muai have noutea that kinga might live irt, and all worldly grandeur to rale with the , noblea of the land. 1 do not think that the Apoalle Paul excep- ted miniilera' wivia and children when he gave coanmandmeat fo Timothy how women ought to dreaa, although, it appeara that they think ao, Tim. 2, », 10. Here I will tnaert a few worda o( a teUer that I received fircm the RevM Angua McMillant mentioned before, in anawer to a letter that I lent to him } and, although, I have not the letter be. fore me, I think thatl cannot he far fnem the wordi, or, at leaat, Yrom the meaning of them, which were aa followa : «< The goapel ia not preached In purity in every place at home no more than abroad,'and these philosophical harangues are of little benefit lo godlioesa. If the gospel ia preached in pur.ty near you, certainly it is your duty to atienU to it j but, aAer a patient hearing, if you find thnC the tiruih is not in them, I do not aav but it ia aa well for you fo remain at homi and read and pray." 1 wish that I was mistaken, but, if there was no pay, I think there would be few ministera of languages preaching in Scotland ; and if ao tn Scotland, how few there would be in the church of England; yet, I have seen those who had but one language and part of •another, pleaching every Sabbatli and aoaietimea three or four timea in the week without any pay.. Baptists and Wesleyan Methodists aie going nearer to the rulee of scriptuie, as to learning and behaviour, }han any others that I know, although they differ from ua in aom^Jul^fwots ; and, if I were to judge from what 1 read, hear, and>*C U*ould think that three-fourtha of the godly in Canada bellRif<#1|h$m. The Rev. John Newton declared that niany were doing well without the languagea. I do not see how our eburchoY Scotland will , account one day for the time apent learning what their youth might possibly do without, spending the beat of their daya (from 1& to 30) at thia learning, oo account of which the health of many of the godly ia ruind and Iqton the decline before they take the field ; as if by the carnal armour, which the Apoatle called no better than dung, they were to baiter down >Keatrong holds ^of the enemy, while every one of the godly knbwa quite well that no one can pdasiUy be converted merely by atrength of argument prelogtyence of speech > and, indeed, I found the Hbad knowledy which t hold to be one of the greatest hindrancea to reaaon with acriptuies, how the attributea of God harmonized, and. the ain- nera aaved, which may be attained to without the power of gH^ '< to It linets. I care but Itttle of expediience in religion dny more than • in moral*, if God haa not seen it expedient to reveal it in hi* • word i andf you mqf see how I was brought to think no litt|p of book-learned ministehi, Aa I prornised to apeak oil the garrison of the Philistines sta- tioned at Bethlehem; it appears from the record^ of the time Judges 2 ehap. 23 verse, 3 chap. 1-2 3-4 verses, that tho Lord baa not given them to the hand of Joshua to destroy them, , and Miat be ' was to prove Israel by tliem, even as many of them as bad' not known all the wars of K^anaan, dec, and," likewise,^from modern travellers too, we know that they are > * there still, ahhouKh the greatest riumber of the divines of tj^i; present century think thut this race has; become^ extinct, or M hat been removed to some other station, no one knows whore. I was so particul^ar in giving ah account of these PhiUstinvs. when I passed that'coiintry to the well of Bethlehem, that I intend not, at present, to say ihuch of the first rank of the enemy iitationod farthest off the well.- It appears from ancient ^hd modern travellers that never liny upon their way jo the "' well of Bethlehem missed having a struggle, with them Those who are Christ's crucify the flesh with its affections and iusts, ' although, it appears, that aome gcit to the well of Bethlehem Without being much ann6yes word and spear. The names of the f this rank is all i yaih and profane sweeringir .all vaiin and profane talk, all pro- | fanation of the Sabbafliu^tiitthoaght^^^ deed, under . whatever jpametbey may go, such as ; harmless mirth and ' amu^emenlv^'all following > the multipde in dress, or'habit, or , mny other way^ It apj>ear8- that many fought their way thr^igh ihis rank of the enemy and turned baclk^agatn. And many more toQk up their abode in a town that is aititated at the foot " of a very High blllv -which they tholiglU to be l^ount Zion, and ., the town to be Bethtehem, because there i^ a wiell at the-gjate ;^ the name of the town, if I mistake hot, is .vainconfidencej^ahd of the welli^iiB. Knowledge ; the efiecl of the water of this well upon ti^yeilers when they drink of it not mixed with salt^ "foSi •may see, L Corinthifhs,- 8 chap., 1 verse, and vi^heo washed* %* t\ h\ it, in St. Mothew 23 chap. 25-27 Verse«; Lulte 16 chap. .J5 verse, 11 chrtp. 39 vetse. The virtue of this w^ler is viroudorful„*the anmlleBt drop of it may work tipon some con- ^tiiulions' as effectual aa the jyieateat qaiiuity upon o«hertj and it appears that iu no inatanctfgt fail* having the deiired effeet * This town is built upon the side of the hill that facea Bj^hy- * lori and Egypt, the sireeis of which are bwlt with doors and. Winilowa Toward Sodom, the people are s^en lookihg out at their windows and laughing at the folly of the Sodomites, and blessing themselves for their wisdom and courage in leav-, in^ iheoi, vet, they mix with the Babylonians and Bgyptiana. in many things ; tirey are not very scrupulous in tflkmg of v^in and worhlly things upon the Sabbath, and mix with those in. some of their public and private amusemjpiils, and think it littfe harm to follow their passion and read n^^Jtpapers updn "the Sabbaib, at least, some of them. They take, pf Jheir daughters to their sons, and give of their daughters, lo their ^ sons, although, they hate the name of being called»Babylort- lans ; although they laugh at the Sodomites, yet they seem to < hate their abominations, Prid»isthe name'of their King, and Self is their high priest ; and, although, they have not one ' modb of worship, yet thef serve the God ol the Pharisee.-- . But to give an account oj this hill, it is exceedingty higbt ' higher than the clouds, about the foot there are many curious things to bo seen, biit up some distance it is so sleep that np ^e^ctsa climb it, so that they are obliged to maTcd usis of glasses to liok at it ; but the top is covered with a perpetual cloud, yet some pretend to say that they can see through the cloud ; . but ihey only*deceive thiemselyes, their head getting dizzy by , long looking at an object so fiar above tliem; and i^t appears that many turned Atheists by looking long at it, biicaiwe they cannot A ..■;■•■ ■ .y- , ' j w.c 1/ /•■-■■ * » • **^ wh mi wc wl ' »■,"■■-■' • . " - ■ '•■' • •■■' ■■ -V- :y'. ^ ■■,.■."", ■-,'■''■■'' ■■■■ ■ ■' ^t'^ ■-■. » 1 * •- ^' . no an nu * , ' - '. . - ■ . ■* .•; '. -■■ ■■ ' . ' ■."*' ■ , " ■* ■'■■'.'., • w * • ro ' yo ; da ..■ ■■;■■'■■-. ■)■''■•-"<'■'■ • V ■■•:'l^-':^:-'- :■• fo di .•' ' 1.- - m sc le " 4 ■ ■ ■ ,■ ''-»• th « '\ [ .■.■.-*■•■■■ r , ;^,.. 7"'""" m • o' ' '^ ji«.' . ' ■< ^ I. * 4> ! . V 78 to Tll« CnORCII IN TH* IJJI.AKD OF AMAW S ^ . Lei mvright hand Ibrfeel its cunning jf I wilUver ^^rget you. Much a? 1 enquired af.er your welfare, my knowled|j«»( Of you is very imperfect since I came to Canada; altt ouyh, ' those whi) were wriijng to m-fi :% ti A .-, , f^ ■■■■■:. ■■■ . ■/ ,; V- ■ ./ '.. '■ \-'.- ', tucc(>ssru^n converting 8ihn«r«. God made choiee of thn w«afc and tlie fuolish to cohfuund the mighty and the wise. ' it may be objected ^ei;.(r^. but they do not know them thai ■ are convertiid. . '-r'-^.: M .: ^- -:. '.-■ ■ :■;.■•■:.■ : ■;■ ... ! '■ ■', ;■- ., /(• . • -:# Answ.— If they do liot, threy were 'dessembUng in theii' talk ; when two of three g( them went t6ji[cther, how do they say there is a godly Mi nialer in auch a parish, auch and such be- longing to the Presbytery of^-rr—-, such and such belong to the Synod of . , not onergodly Ministtr belong Uig to the Presbytery of ^^^ — -^—. The Minister of such a parish is a precious jservunt of Christ, such and sujph a one is converted in his congregation, audi a Minister does not preach the truth, auch and such a one deceives the people. How did 1. bear the godly in Ayr saying, if tbo Devil had them two old men away, that is upon the Newtown side of the river, he would think that he would have the whole place to himself* and as I know that they have^ departed this life, for honour tu their names I will mention them. The oine was of the name of Stephen^ a dissenter^ the oj^r Peeples, of the es> tablitihmei(t. How do they Ipok for a^evival of religion to take place in such and such a place !- how db tjiey talk with wonder if any is awakened and converted in another parish or congre- gation, and are ready to think, and that very justly, that the Min- ister of that paibh or that congregation was not the meahs of it, but some dispensation of Providence, or some godly book that he or she read, or som^ godly uiinisier that he heard in some- other plactf^, or Providence sent where he was. How do they talk of religion in general, when any of the unconverted is in -their com- pany, knowing that it ia only throwing pearl,s before swine^ being v^ell aware of what follows. But my objector is not aware that he is excluding himself from being any of tiie sheep of Qhrist^ for He s4id that His sheep would know .His voice, and would not follow strangers ; for certainly every unconverted man Is a- ' stranger to Christ} and he is not aware that he is speaking blas- phemously in saying as much as that Christ did not know, when He aaid thai they would know ; and this i»a sure mark of tbc un- godly, all tbe dilierence ihey make be|ween ministers iStymat the ' one is mere eloquent than the other, and a better Way of delivery and more pleasant in speech, or. he is of another denQminatioQv ' for many ofihe ungodly, where the gospe;! is preached in puritv, know the difference. The aptrit of prejudice reigns a nibng the. . profane, and nominal cbrist'^na^ and hypocrites* , ^ Dear pepple i have not told you hois' to kn«w t|e uncgnyeried, Bpjr to have jiothing to do *with4hem b^^use ^oy knbvv ihemnQt, Vuibe<:aii^y^u know tiwm, and ^re^iiie/mi^ed'^P%i^ii'^ino^t^ ' ^y.: A:-. "•r — — 1» r ». •^t . ff « ft — — 1» l> ^- M ...::.:■.- ■■..:.;, ■-.■■..:.■■ 75 . ,.-■,!. ., f , •sf^raa I know ; ond thatyoii may abouiul more and more |n ywir holy anil humble zeal is the earnest prayer of your son, truly, al- though in capttvity. Here I will tell you two lilile incidenia of the Lord's providence that I met wi^h a few years ago: I wejit to our nearest market town, Bytown by name, to hire a man for haying; I was standirtg where the emigrants were ; there wa« another man upon the same errand. • I understood that ho was'^ Scotchman ; I spoke to the man, and asked him to what part of the country he belonged, arid he said to the township o1 — ^, I rtsked him if he knew the Baptist minister there, he eaid that lie did, and asked if 1 ever heard him ; I said I did, and that I thought him to be a godi jt man ; heasked me howdid I hear him, . 1 told him that I had no regular stated nunister. but at times I heard IVtri^ — — ; oh, said he, he does hot prearh the truth, this I took as a hint of something more than common, and said to him, I know it. I asked him if he knew onyihing ol the le^ival of religion which took place iri that township j hy the way ip which he answered mci, and what he said hefore, I thought thai he knew more than he was wiUing to tdl every one. I spoke freely to him, and told him to come out of the crowd, and we used'much freedom with one another, and he told iiie all about the revival, and how he was awakened and converted, with a short account- of several others ; he was only six> weeks from his first awakening till he was brought to a saving knowledge of Hlu. who has power on earth to forgive sin. We spoke as freely to one another as if we had been brought up together from infancy, an(f, likewise, underetood one another in the things that the world calls foolishness, how we experienced the love of Ggd in our souls and so parted rejoicing. * I got no man,1)utif I had^qUwo for a montb for nothing, I would hot be one half as glad coming home as 1 was thinking that I saw la man who vyas converted in Canada. I thought ;to myself that if evfery couhtry bas its pwri way of conversion, this mail must have been cdnverted in the IsIandofArran. .."-■■;. ■> ' ''-'■■■ \"'V;^ '■'<:■ '''..'■'^■:'-"' : . "^y-'"' -i Secondly.— At my coming to Canada arid heiiritfg many min- isters of all denominatiohs, bu| not the truth often, I gave it up as hopeless, praying that the Lord woDuld aejijd godlf minist^w^of the' Churcb of ScdllandtVthJ? benighted, jpouri^y, arid as often ren,ewed it again wifh Jlittletor no ho^^^of being a08VvercdnBut,in the present year, ISi^t ft .young man pame to fiy towrtfroirt Sfcot- jand, irom the !Free tJbof^h^ jt hap^^efled to tear hit^, ari^d kneW >im4olJ^ qhiooi^ iMJSfert tabear in this li^tA^ jof Afran> diyli>')pther;word»i::6iie w jiad eiipcrienci^ the poi^- er of lbeJfutbv>':Hciw ju^tl5it.!m th^ Lord s^y t(^ v^my s^ as tte said-to A loirdin^^ ^^^^^^ ?i *'•; ' .■.'.( ■^^r.,,. -;■■■ > ii ■ ii 'V M . N^ "thereof, Ihou'ihall hear ihe truth prelohed by a miniater of the ohareii of Seotlaitdi but wili not taate thereof tor your rebellion. in limitlfig the h|l drink, yea, dnnk ahnndanily Wthe .wine that I ^re|^|^or thee. How gracious is the Lorid. I heard liiin fourMMpP* he cameandpireach^^ \n our scl^odl house. But, lifiMjf - ^^^^^'^ manifestatioii of His love to my aoul, it was like qll^gWen to one to strengthen him M ^»*^ »"*® deip wit- ters even to the very a«Sf,^b that iay soul was ready to say with . the Psalmist , - Thy former loriiig; kinclttesses, Q. Lord, where be they now ! . • ' . J That which in truth and faithfutoess - « * ,.^ • to — — — Hworii hast thon. * \ ' The dreadful fierceness of Ihy wrath^ ^ • • - quite over me doth go } '• ^* . Thy terrors great have cut me off they^j^d pursue me so. Obj.— You have said eni^ugh about eonvctsion, and uncon- verted Ministers. , ^ . '; l % Answ.— I grant that I said much And perhaps too much lobe heard by manyj but^t would ask, can. enough be said of the misery of obe soul that dies vfrithout it? until the question that was proposed by the Holy Spirit by the mouth uf Moaea be ^- Bwered, Psalm 90, 11, Who knowclh the power of thine inger t I do not see that enough can be said of conversion j and I never heaid that it waa answered yet by a mete man. •i^ if \- ■^- ^* .^ 4 In pate 4 Fige7,ll .Samepif ^«&». M -mg« 9, i ^•gBltf t 8an^^pftg ijiioutd bein ^■i Samepag ^' P«gel7, Samepaf Ihra^hifig.'* Page iSj Fagc 19, Saiae'pij >age3i; l'age34i Same pp «ght.»' . Page 35, Page 44, Page 45, Page 46, ' Page 49, Page 62 Same pa Page 53 * Same pi Same pi of all.' Page 55 P»^«; 57 ji Saiiy*' pu liiul'cs-.lc' lh;ii.' m ihf p«iM-.i-. the . liorv „ tiort 3ut, nify ojd. > ^odl my bat- w»- vith ^1 EBB At A. In ptte 4, line ». hr " pure.t craft" re.d " J'«««l cr^ , > . Paio ft. lin« 19, for " I had not ctmoienccil" n td 1 had llot» IDr JW. Paja T.Uiie 21, for" ihal . change" '^»^**^^ if^^'K'^^^n -^ 3ate rtge, Une 3 IVota (he bottom, for "Ret. W|b. McKUiboo" rt«d ^^ 9. Hue 16, for " courtl Uus alna" read "commit Ih^ilna." , K? 10, line 11 from the top, for "1846" read «1«21."^ , Page 13. line 13 fCpm the lop, for "one month" read "17 roonlha. » KS iMline 81 from the top, for " 1828!» rc«l "182T." ' \ SaiHpi54,end of 2ndparagri*h "ftw th^ #ordfof»Ter, *fJanuary, 1828,»» ^«i^age, 2nd line frim the bottoSm, for "had nol»?ie*d« might not,»» Fase 17. lUie 9, for « br«mble oP* read " Uoubha of." ^; ^ ^ sSe j^, flmt line of paragmTph, for <* At I Ihn-hlng" read *« Ai I wtt ^PaS'Cune 2, for "mounUina oifprayera»»rtad« mountain. of pr^." . Fm« 19, line 6, for "proatraie" read " fruatrate." ^ Saraepie, StKllne froifi tf^i bottom, for "the wea!her»Mwl«hk wealh. cr n [>be the Ihat^ jert jver •A". . Paw 31. Une 20 from the bottom, for." at all llmeaW re«l at timw.** . Fage 34, lino 17; for « and 1 returned" Had "•"?«/«"»??•. «.„j ,fc. Same pjge, 3cd line frtitai Ibe bottom, for •* aa the light" read "and tilt "*P«e 35, Ih^e 17 from bottom, for "felt witbea" read "felt »l-it^" " p3e 44, line 8 from bottom, tor "would be" read 'would soon be.» Face 45, Un«8 23 and 24, for « lime that he had* read * tune that he bad. Pare 46, line 17 from: bottom, for " the alar" re«I " ihia alar.» ' Pase 49, llne-3 from botiom, for * shake off,» read 'spoke of/ Faje 52, line 19* for *(5od'» truth deaU' read *God dealt^» Same page, Une^l , for Mugging and' read 'lugging •nd» Page 63, line a, for 'go safely on» read 'go sol Uy«wi^ ;\ • Same p»ge. Hue ll,Tbr 'babie. abeui' read 'rabbie. aboiii.' Same page, line 15 from the bollom, for 'most holy of aU.' read 'holiest Page 55, line 20 from Uie bottom, for 'and pa«ion»,* read ^ad farfkiona. 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