1700. MR THOMAS áosTox. 117 of the leóture to the Sabbath morning ; and lince I became unfit for fludy after dinner, through increafe of my weaknefs, I man- dated my fermons in the forenoon ofthe Saturday. On the 4th of April we began to meet in the kirk, at or about the ordinary time,of the day for fermon, for the weekly fermon, which hitherto had been kept in the houfe, and that in the night. On the Lord's day after, and Monday morning, I got a revival, cannot but fpecially notice, that while it was well with me, Satan was very active ; but afterward he let me alone as to a par- ticular temptation. It Teems he has not thought it worth his pains to tofs the empty traveller. April 11. the I'hurfday before Lennel communion.. I hadbeen admonifhing one of my parifh fore days before, and (hewing a difficulty of admitting him to the LQ,rd's table,: he turned very angry, and wifhed he had broken his neck. Stepping a dike, he hurt his back fo as this day he was not able to go to the fait, nay not to turn himfelf on his bed. April 15. Having been at,Edrom yefterday, I came to Dunfe this. day, minding to go from thence to Keith to the fynod to- morrow with Mr Colden. But when I came, he was going away, and I could not go with him fo foon; So I went home that night for which I knew little reafon till I came home,.being blindly led to it. But when I canehome, my father was very fick, and that dangeroufly, as was fuppofed : butd had no apprehenfions ofhis death. So I went not to the fynod. On Wednefday he grew better, and I grew fecure, and corruption began to work ; and leaving him pretty well, I went out a little, but was called for to him in hafte. When I came in, he could fcarcely fpeak to me, he was fo ill. My heart was like to fail, feeing the fon had ato the four grapes, and the father's teeth were fet on edge. After difcourfing to him as a dying man, I went to prayer; and at length won to get force hold of the covenant for my fupport. I fent for my brothers and fillers, looking on him as a dying man, endeavouring fbbmifïìon in the mean time ; which I attained to in force meafure this day and the morrowafter, at which time he began to grow better : but I endeavoured to be on my guard. Had he been removed at this time, I had been involved in great. difficulties : but I got above them in force meafure, trufting in the Lord ; but earneftly prayed for his recovery, and had mach quiet of heart in the Lord. It pleafed the Lord to hear me.. And flat I fee the advantage of fubmiffion to the will of God. While I fpoke to him about his evidences for heaven, my heart was fome- what fatislied in what he told me. By the good hand of God it fell in 'our ordinary to fing Pfal. lxxi. in time of his fçknefs particularly, on Wednefday night, it was from ver. W. to 90. April 24. This day I faw more of my own nothingnefs, and that Chrift muft be all for me, or there is no hope ; and I feel his covenant my only fupport. Bleffed be the day I renewed it fait, for it has been very feafonable to me many timesfìnce. No. 3. P
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