384 MEMOIRS OP PERIOD XI. that a letter was ex aed by the next poft : and withal that Prof. Gordon at Aberdeen is dead force time ago. Both of thefe were trying to me ; but efpecially the latter ; nothing, that I know of, being done by him, in what he took in hand, in favour of the effay ; but I comforted myfeif, in that the Lord lweth. .In the following week, having unexpeóted occafion to Edinburgh, I wrote to Profeffor Anderfon, from whom I have as yet no return unto my frit to him above mentioned : that I might know how Prof. Gordon left that affair. And expecting at length force account from London that week, I was again difappointed, Mr Hogg, not being in town. But I received from my eldeft fon, then occasionally at Edinburgh, a letter where- with I was very much pleafi:d, as thtisfying me in a particular, which had occaíoned me force unealinefs. And I took it alfo as providentially defigned to teach nie to wait with patience in the matter from London. 'I'lae facrament of the Lord's fupper being adminiftered at Maxton O&. i1. I afhfted there. The text I preached on was If. xli. 14. 15. " Worm Jacob,thou (halt threfh the moun- tains," &;c,, which I had been led to by reading the paffage of December Taft, recorded p. 335. I began my ftudies on it on Thurfday O&. I. baying force thoughts of taking my journey that day eight days, that I might lodge a night by the way, not knowing if I would bè able, to accomplifh the journey in one day. 1 difpatched the explication of it that day. But entering upon it on the Tuefday after, I could by no means ftrike the vein of it ; howbeit in the time I was helped to truft the Lord, that he would pity ; but in the afternoon, when I had given it over, I was under great perplexity through unbelief, notwith- flanding of former experience, and the'laft year's particularly on the fame occafion. On the Wednefday having cut out, as ufiaal on fuch occalons, I was helped to proceed in it fatisfyingly ; andhad bodily ftrength fufilcient for the work, though ordinarily I am that day of the week unable to Rudy, for which caufe I ufually go abroad on it. On the Thurfday I completed my ftudies. Thus providence barred my making hafte to go away, as I had defigned. That night Mr Murray came fromPenpont, to aflift alfo at Maxton. On the Friday we took our journey. But Mr Murray being feized with the gravel,,havfiig with great difficulty, made our way to Newburgh, I was obliged to leave him. there, and my daughter to attend him. So I went thence all alone, the wind and rain blowing in my face : in bearing of which, for my work's fake, I had a fatisfaction. Getting'fafe, though weary, to Maxton that 'night, I found Mr ,Davidfon, being alfo taken ill that day, was not come up. _So there was none for the work, but, Mr Wilfon himfelf and I. But the Lord having 'thus tried us, pitied, and fent up both on the morrow. And that day Mr Murray and I preached. On the Sabbath I ferved three tables, and preached in the afternoon, and was at
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