MR THOMAS BOSTON. 301 Mr hog not'being ready at the call, and Mr Bonnar gone away home, it was my lot to appear firft in that caufe. The eleven brethren being lifted before them, our reprelèntation 'vas read :. after which Mr Hog fpoke a little. Then followed a flood of 'fpeeches, about the number of thirteen, by which we were run down, no man.ffanding by us. And among thefe Ipeakers was Mr John Warden aforefaid, a man well feen in the docirine of free grace, but offome vanity of temper. Mr Hog offered to anfwer in the time, but a hearing was refufed ; fó they wenton without interruption. Thus the caufe and we were run down, and the audience impreffed, which teemed to be the defign of this management. After this we were allowed to fpeak, before we íhould remove: and the Moderator .defired me to fpeak ; which, lifting up my heart to the Lord, I did for a little ; but was quickly anfwered. Other brethren fpoke alto ; and parti- cularly Mr Williamfon was happily guided to tell them, that we had heard fuch a multitude of fpeeches againft us, that it was not poffible to remember them, fo as to anfwer them ; but that we would recollect, and afterwards anfwer. We being removed, they appointed a numerous.comrnitee to confider of that affair, to meet on Friday. That day we were called before them ; and at that time, to the belt of my remembrance, a motion being made to purge the.houfe, it was raid to have proceeded from us;. which being denied by us., after Ibme jangling, they agreed to have the doors thrown open ; which was effected through my friend Mr Wilfon's means chiefly: And kind providence id ordered it, that the career they were on the day before, was, through the divine mercy, ftopped to conviction, at that and the following meetings. Particularly Mr Williamfon did, in a point 'in debate, fairly lay Mr Allan Logan tninifter of Gulrol3: and I. was encouraged by the fuccefs of an' encounter with Principal Baddow. We were warned to attend them again on the Mon- day at ten o'clock : but no body came then to call us, fill about twelve, a minifter came to tell us, we were to attend againft two. We waited on till betwixt fix and (even afternoon, that fome of us went away and afterwards we heard we were to wait on upon the morrow. Thus we Ipent that day : they had difficulty in agreeing as to their own management. On the Tuefday we were again before them, and on the Wednefday before the com- miCìon : at which time we were warned to attend the commif- fion in Auguft, and the fubcornmitee the day before the meeting of the commifïion, and betwixt and that time, if called. l'he beauty of providence, in this matter, fhines in my eyes. The Lord laid us very low at our firft appearance, on the Thurf; day, before the commillion, that we might fee, that it was not to bedone by might nor by power, but by the Spirit of the Lord but afterwards he raifed us up, that our adverfaries could no more triumph over us. Many times the appearance before the Affembly had been a terror to me, and broke my fleep ere
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