378 MEMOIRS OP PERIOD XI. truth, viz. That " it is better to truft in the Lord, than to put confidence in man." On the Friday after, I got my text, Cant. ii. ult. Until thedaybreak, and the fhadowsfleeaway," &c. for the Sabbath, June 7. and entered upon it; and proceeded thereon on the Saturday. After which, being .exhautted, I was not able to write fome very neceffary letters : yet towards night I was en- abled thereto, and admired the kind management of Providence therein. Withal on the Saturday before the communion I received letters fromMr G. at London, dire.ed to Mr W. H..forefaid, together witha printed fpecimen of the etfay on theaccentuation, made on the MS. fpecimen I had fent as aforefaid ; as alfo a fpecimen of newHebrew types then rafting at London. The firft of thefe letters, dated May 2. bearing, Meff. Ridgley and Earns their approving of the fpecimen I had fent ; Dr Bedford, of the church of England, his approving the defign of the work, on his hearing the title-page and index read to him ; Dr Ziegenhagen, a German divine, who, I think, had come over with the Princefs, now Queen, his promifing to fend the fpeci- men to Hall and Bremen ; Rabbi Mtifes Marcus his taking in hand to write four copies thereof, to be fent to Hall, Bremen; Holland, and Leipfic: that the faid Rabbi hada liberal educa- tion abroad to ferve the Jewith intereft ; and did ferve as a prieft among them two years, but embraced Chriftianity about eight years ago ; for the which caufe being difinherited by his rich father, he is in prifon for debt ; and that he likes the fpeci- men: And further, that Sir Richard Ellys likes well the Four- fold State, whereof fome copies, edit. 2. had been fent to Lon- don ;, and had thanks from an Independent gentlemen, who has bought fix of them to give in compliments to his friends : and that Mr H. may venture to fend more of them to Mr Ofwald ftationer there. A fecond, dated May 9. bearing, That the Rabbi forefaid likes the work !till more that Mr Palmer printer propofes to print it in English, for that there are in London five hundred who underftand Hebrew, not underftanding Latin ; that Mr G. expeóts, that after he has fent a fpecimen in print, he {hall have fome general plan fent him, how to commune with Mr Ofwald about printing the work ; that Sir Richard Ellys is perhaps one of the greateft fcholars in England, and is fond of any thing tending to enlighten the purity of the gofpel- fcheme * ; and that he, bought three of the Fourfold State, a r In an abitraet ofthis letter in Mr Bolton's hand-writing, the following claufes are to be found, which well merit a place, viz. ' is fond ofthe Fourfold State, admires the jult views of gofpel-truth in it, the fpirit of it, and the very ltyle as in an uncommon manner fuited to the fubjeót ; is keen for printing the work on the Hebrew, longs to fee the treatife on the covenant of grace, has again and again expreffed a concern to get fomething handfome for Mr Bolton for the valt pains and labour, and that his friends fhould concern themfelves in it : That Melt Ridgely, Taylor and Wilcox with to fee the treatife on the covenant of grace ; and that Mr Grant thinks it will print, and fell, to advantagein London.'
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