1720. MRTHOMAS BOSTON. 293 fembly ; judging, that, as matters were now going, I might be called alto to an account for fome things in the Fourfold State, if once publifhed. After handling of occafonal fubjeóts relative to the facrament, before and after, Ientered, July 10. on the communion offaints as one bread, from 1 Cor. x. 17. " For we being many are one bread, and. one body : for we are all partakers of that one bread." The which tirbject'I ftudied with particular care and confiderable earnettnefs, as a very important point ; and dwelt thereon till Oft. 30. B. S. told me, that the firft fermon the got any good of, was that on the Sabbath afternoon at Morbattle, on thefe words, Where is the God of Elijah ?" and that before that time, having no knowledge of me to much as by face, but hearing her lifter (peak of me, the could not endure my name; but had a particular averfion to me beyond any minifter. This is a pretty odd phenomenon. Aug. 30. I went to Edinburgh on account of the book. Having read the theets: once and again, which the printer had fent out to me, I was greatlyconfounded to fee thebook pitifully mangled, being full of typographical errors and, befides, Mr Wightman had ,fo altered it in many places, that he had quite marred it. I had now put the rnofl material errata in order for the prefs, and refolved to reprint feveral leaves : for in July the book was near printed off, and they had fent to me for the title-, page and preface. Thus I was on this pitiful occafionneceffitated to go in to Edinburgh, leaving my wife in great diftrefs, her trouble being now corne to an extremity : and my two dear friends Mr Wilfon and Mr Davidfon went along with me. When we came in, one new difficulty came on the back of ano- ther : Mr Macewan, the printer, was at Glafgow ; the corre&or could not be found for forne time ; Mr Wiglltman had let the prefs a-going to reprint the firft three {beets, with his correc- tions: in the mean time the authentic copy could not be got, moltof it being deftroyed by the printers after they had done with it I ftopt the prefs quickly, till they thould. get new orders from me. I faw a part of Mr Wightrnan's preface, wherein I'f'ound him recommending the modith ftyle ; though forne time before I had exprefsly wrote to him, not to do it, for that it was fait coming in, while what is a thoufand times better is goingout proportionably, as is ufual in a declining time of the church. He had alfo again altered the title-page. But in midit of wrath the Lord remembered mercy. I was by kind Providence dire6ted to Mr William Hogg merchant, to devolve the management of this perplexed affair on, with the printers: and few men could have beftowed fo much time and pains on it as he did. Ever fince that time I have had his friendíliip molt beneficial to me, he all along fince fearing neither pains nor ex- pence, to manage, for me the affairs which have inmy late years
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