34$ MEMOIRS OP PERIOD XI. table I was helped to believe, that we Mould both Hand on the chore yet, and fing, notwithftanding our fwelling feas. Mr Wilton having in public put up a petition to the Lord, for the MS. with much difcretion ; when I èarne to my clofet for bed, I opened and read two letters; the one from Prof. Hamilton, wherein he fays he h^Gtates to advife the publication ; the other from Mr Wardrobe, (hewing Mr Flint's taking the fecond part, yet to glance over, and mentioning Mr Du Point's (peaking of This it to Geneva ; and of him I. had known nothing before.. force way balanced the difcouragement of the former. On Saturday we had wind and rain, begnoing and ending almoft with the work ; on Monday, rain in the time of the work ; and after : but the Lord's day was fair and eafy ; only whereas the place of the tent had been changed from the wind, from the eaft to the weft fide for the Lord's day, I found, when I was begun, a wind begun to blow .direétly in my face ; and once or twice I found it blow into my mouth : but it was quick- ly laid. I had never fo much fatis£a6tion in'the houfehoid provifion for, it being as I thought quite too much, it was eaten up in ferving the nece ies of the Lord's. people come from afar ; fb that one of my brethren and I had but fragments to dine upon. The ,elements alfo were near run to an end, though in part à , greater provifion than ever. What occafioned this pleafure in the confúmpt was, that the facrament being at Wilton and Peebles the tame day, and the harveft in the low country begun, the provifion appeared providential, made by the hand of him who knew there would be need for it, that we did not think. The houfe was throng : but my wifebore up well, till on the Monday the was defeat; yet in meafure. One of the rervants being laid by of a cholic a while, another came in her room. Some from Edinburgh, toting their way, lodged in the fields on Friday's night ; whereofone at parting, gratefully acknowledged the goodnefs of God to her foul in bringing her to the place, notwithftanding the difficulties met with:¡,¿. The horfe of one from Fife ran away from our houfe on that" night, as if he had been driven. There was no ftopping him till he had gone fix or feven miles; which occafioneddifturbance to the owner, and to our family : however; he was got back. One ofour fervants having proved molt uncomfortable, on Monday we were fecured of another. Thus all along I was caft down with the one hand, and railed up with the other. All things confidered, the fpite and rage of hell appeared never more clearly engaged againft me in mywork. Upon the uncomfortablenefsof that fervant above mentioned, and other occurrences, the world has, this feafon, appeared to me a molt loathfome world, feeing the belt as a brier, and íharper than a thorn - hedge. Confidering how little we are able
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