JANEWAY. 277 tion. He often visited, them for this purpose alone; when lie most faithfully addressed each according to his necessity. On one of these, visits, observing that one of his brothers slept at familyprayer, he embraced an early opportunity of skewing him the magnitude of his sin, and the just desert of such contempt of God. The Lord was pleased to apply his instructions as a dagger to his heart; and, though he was only about eleven years of age, it was supposed to be the means of his soul's conversion to God. The change wrought in his young brother gave him great comfort and encouragement. Having occasion to write to him soon after, he reminded him of what the Lord had done for his soul, and urged him never to rest till he enjoyed good evidence of the change. " I hope," said he, " that God hath a good work to do in you, for you, and by you; yea, I hope he bath already begun the work. But, oh ! take not up with some beginnings, faint desires, or lazy seekings. Oh, remember your former years ! One may weep a little for sin, and yet go to hell for sin. Many who, under some such work, shake off the sense of sin, murder their convictions and return to folly. Oh, take heed ! If any draw back, the Lord will take no pleasure in them. But I hope better things of you." His great love and compassion for souls will appear from the following address to one of his near relations. Having shewn howmuch it is beneath the christian to have his heart anxiously set upon any thing in this world, he adds, "Oh, what folly is it to trifle in the things of God ! But I hope better things of you. Did I not hope, why should I mourn in secret for you, as one cast out among the dead ? Oh ! what shall I do foryou, besides pouring out my soul like water? and give my God no rest till he graciously visit you with his salvation? till he cast you down and raise you up ? till he wound you and heal you again ?" Mr. Janeway was mighty in prayer, and his soul was frequently so transported in the duty, that he almost forgot whether he was in the body or out of the body. His con- verse with God was so familiar, and attended with such divine consolation to his soul, that, when he engaged in this duty, he often found the greatest difficulty to leave it off. He could, by happy experience, testify, that wisdom's ways are ways of pleasantness, and all her paths are peace. In his approaches to God, like Jacob, he wrestled with the Lord, and was ever unwilling to rise from off his knees without his Father's blessing. He conversed with God as
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