'298 MEMOIRS OF PERIOIi XÌ. alfo with refpeót to my daughter's going to Edinburgh, remem bering the difpenfation of Providence laft year in her cafe. Feb. 14. Tuefday. Laft Lord's day there was a roll of feven fck perfous in the parifh prayed for, whereof there was one in Crofslie, another in Falhop, another in Dalgleifh. Confidering it would take me a day for eachof there, I defigned Monday for Crofslie, Tuefday for Falhop, and Wednefday for Dalgleith : in the mean time it was a ftorm of lying"fnow. The confideration of this toil, and of fo much time to be cut off from my beloved work in toy clofet, raifed in my corrupt hearta fecret grudge. I had difpatched the Monday's work as Paid is ; and this day going towards Falhop, I underftood at Coflàrhill the perfon was removed by death. Returning by Etterick-houfe, I vi(ited the lick there, and then went towards Dalgleifh. ; but by the way I was told, that the tick pertbn there was removed alfo that morn- ing. This (ruck me to the heart, as (hewing the anger of a holy jealous God againft me, for the fecret grudge afòrefaid ; and that as he needed none of my fervice, fo he would have none_of it that way : for which I flee to the Redeemer's blood, defiring grace to take this leffòn ; and hereafter chearfnlly to he ready at my Mafter's call. I vifited one at Craigy-ford, another at Deephopgreen, and fo returned home. The perfon at Falhop I had vi(ited oftener than once but knew nothing of the perfon at Dalgleifh his being fick, till he was prayed for on the Lord's day. About the latter end of February I went in to Edinburgh, to the meeting above mentioned. And here began a plunge into public affairs, which fo filled my head and hands, that now the proceeding in the effäy on the accentuation Was laid afide ; in- fornuch that, excepting a little done in it in the April following, I made no mere progrefs therein for a long time. There met then, in the houfe of Mr William Wardrobe apothecary inEdinburgh, MrJ ames Kid min ifterat Queensferry, Mr Ebenezer Erfkine at Portmoak, his brother Mr Ralph afore- faid, Mr James Wardlaw at Dunfermline, Mr William Wilton 'at Perth, Mr James Bathgatè at Orwell, my two friends, and I.' The äríì meeting was fpent moftly in prayer ; and the Lbrd was with us at that and other following :ones. We went through theat of affembly in order, Mewing what was in it fumbling to us, and conferring thereon. In'there meetings two things were obfervable. One was, that no debate was kept upon felfìth motives, but each one was ready to yield tocripture and reafon, by whomfoever advanced. Another, that when we thick, and could not get forward, but were in hazard of falling afiander, Providence 'till interpofed feafonably, canting forne- thing to be raft up,,whichcleared our way, and joined us. And it was agreed, that there fhould be a reprefentation to the at.- fembly about it ; the forming whereof was committed to Mr Ebenezer Erfkine, with whom our draught was lodged for that
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