1728. MR THOMAS BOSTON. 347 that day, called in the new communicants or competentees all together, and before the i'effion put then-) explicitly to coulent to the covenant, whereof they defined the real, propofing to them the quelticns contained in the tenth paragraph of the paper of adrniflion to the Lord's table above mentioned, .(fee Appendix), to which theyconfented by bowing their heads, as was exprettily agreed upon. tufbd to take themengaged privately before, but was mucky fttisfìed with this. 'And this method I have lince oblerved. But after this hopeful beginning, that very night awaking uneafy, I found my wife was at an extremity.; and I rofe,- and went to her with a fit of the gravel on me; which in- creating, I was'prefently Obliged to leave her, put onmy cloat.hs, and took my houfe betwixt one and two o'clock. in the morning. I took feveral turns on horfeback in .great pain ; but the- riding prevailed not tocarry it off. So 1 behoved to-take my. bed again, and wre tle under it till it went off. By this means I was in no cafe on the morrow to purfue rr,y Rudy of the aktion- fermon begun an Tuefday, having dif'patched the fait-day's on the Monday. But on the Friday, though of a long time I have been unfit for ftudy irr the afternoons, I was enabled to purlue that ftudy in the afternoon as well as the forenoon, and finifh it. On Friday's night, miffing my ordinary ltd-time, I loft ray fleep : but I role in the morning,' mandated my notes, and was by that means fo far fet forward, Saturday's night being let down to family-worfhip, and the Bible opened, I was fuddenly #truck with indifpofition ; and being in hazard of fainting, left it, and retired to my clofet, In thrfe trials I was helped, to truft in the Lord ; and at this nick of time particularly, was very peremptory that I would trait him come what would. The indifpofìtion went off, I got to the worfhip, and thereafter went timely to bed, being in no cafe to apply ,to bands and my circumstances could bear it. Having flept well, . I role about five o'clock on Sabbath morn, ¡rig. But á great eoldnefs in my feet and legs feized me, and hung about me tha,ornin.g,+threateni,ng a fit of the gravel, I fat as I had accefs With my legs over the fire, which I think was ufeful. But going out to the public work before ten, I neither felt nor minded it more; and found rnyfelf very well, when, about three o'clock, 1 came in to the houfe after the firft table.. I divided my fermon in two, but bad forgot to take any thing in my pockèt for refrefhment : but was carried. through with, -out it. Having refrefhed myfelfa while, I went out, and communicat- ed, and thereafter ferved another table with fufficient cafe aad vigour. While I was in the houfe, I endeavoured to comfort my wife, the Lord's prifoner, and was comforted by her in the Lord's gooduefs to her at this time : and at the corfimuniou,
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