1729. )IR THOMAS BOSTON. 355 haften bringing wrath upon this church, I therefore declare my teftimony againft it.' Culfargie alfó fpake fomething, (hewing his diflatisfaion with the affembly's decifion : but neither_ was he a member. As foon as I could, I gottomy chamber, to confider of my now difficult fituation ; and in auittie time after was fiant for to meet With fume minifters.. When I.came, I found Mr flog, and the two Edkines, and, I fuppofe, Tome other. They began to fpeak of their adhering to my dif ent. I thought this too precipitant, judging thly fliould firft of all have conficlered what was ex- pedient for me to do in my prefent fituation ;' and that the pro.. per way for them, not being members, was, in cafe of my in.. lifting, to declare.their adherence after, by a-writing under their hand, to be tacked to it in cafe of publication. So 1 was going away, that -I might confider alone what was proper for me ; but was kept ; and feveral other minifters of the party againft Mr Simfon carne in, with Mr Charles Erfkine, and the Colonel, They began todirc& their ditcourfe to me,- and tome -of them fpoke witha keennefs very uneafy to rue. So I was obliged to tell -them, that the meeting was not called by me, but I was tent, for to it, and carne, judging the defign thereof to be a friendly., confultation of what was to be done; by me in my prefent cir. cufnftances ; that what I had done, I had not done rafhly ; and that I was content to overhear what they (hould dircourfeamong themfelves on thát point, and afterwards Mould confider of it, and regulate my conduct as I íhould find freedom. And then I went-off to a fide in the room, that they might not dire$t their difcourfe to me. So they fpoke upon it, and (hewed they were againft my infifting. Having,come to my chamber, I confidered my cafe alone, and on the morrow morning drew up, my refolution in another paper, which I determined toread to the affetnbly. And hay.. ing caufed one intimate to the moderator aforehand the nature of my refolution, that they might take no alarm at pay offering to fpeak again,'I did that day, after reading of the minutes, the horde being full, crave leave to be heard, with reference to the advice given me yefterday from the chair. Which being grant- ed, I did.with an audible voice fay, reading, as follows. Moderator, I have, according to your delire, coufdered again my diflenting` from the fentence and decifion of this Venerable A.lfeinbly in the affair of Mr Simfon : and as it was out of no defign to ,break in upon the peace of this church, but for the neceflary exoneration of my own confcience, that I did formally declare my difl'c-nt in that matter; fo I can fee no ground to retraót it, and therefore am far from 'retracting the fame. Yet, fhrafnluch as the marking of it in your records, which is the only thing that now remains, in that matter, is judged by my Very Reverend Fathers and Brethren of this af- fembly, to be of dangerous confequence to the peace of'this
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