1730. MR THOMAS BOSTON. 377 more pointed and diftin& in thefe things. There were fome very fmall drops of rain, in time, I think, of the firft fermon : I did therefore, in the prayer before the fécond fermon, pray for pity in that matter ; and relied in the Lord, doting the petition for it with this expreffion, viz. ` But thy will be done in earth, as it is in heaven, our Father which art in heaven ;' and the Lord gracioufly heard, fo that we had no difturbance that way. This was amercy the more remarkable to me, that the following Sabbath, which Ihould have been the day for adminiftering that ordinance, if the Lord himfelf had not determined otherwife, there was a continued rain with wind. The which made me admire the divine condu&, with ever to be under it, and never to chufe for myfelf: for it was purely in compliance with the delire of our neighbours in Yarrow, that we took that day, as above noticed. I had folemnly petitioned for ftrength to Mr Davidfon, for the of e& of the Lord's work : he got it fo far, that he ferved two tables, and preached on the Monday. I had a fpecial concern on my fpirit in prayer all along, for the diftreffed perfons above named. And Janet Scot, whofe life I had begged, recovered : Ifabel Biggar carne to me on Mon- day morning, and told me the was very well. I underftood after, that on the fait-day the was ill, but no more till the Wednefday after the facrament. John Curriewas at the Lord's table, and out on Monday too. I found all along a difpofition to hang by the petitions for thefe perfons, before the Lord. About the end of Mr Craig's fermon on Monday, I was told, that Mr Davidfon, who was to preach the other fermon, had retired again into the houle. Fearing he had fallen ill, it oc- cafioned me tome thoughts of heart : but in that cafe I was refigned, trufting in the Lord, only concerned that the Lord would difcover his mind, as to what was to be done in the feared event, and looking to him for it. And my heart being brought to this temper, he came out again, and preached a fweet fer- mon. I received at this communion a letter from Mr Wightman before mentioned, moving me to hope in the cafe of my wife. And petitions were folemnly tabled again before the Lord, in her behalf, upon his word, Luke xviii. 8, " I tell you, he will avenge them fpeedily." Mr Davidfon praying on Monday, and pleading that the might be " comforted on every fide ;" that word touched me, as being the word I got as aforefaid at Efkdalemoor, and am ft,ill pleading. Thus the Lord carried on that great work, through many difficulties, and made it a time of hearing of prayer in a very particular manner; and out of weaknefs we were made ftrong. So that, confidering the kind condu& of Providence in the whole, I was obliged, at the ditinif ng of the congregation on the Mon- day, publicly to give my teftimo yA from my ;experience, to that 3
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