foul; the arrows of the Almighty ftuck faft in me. I rofe early in the moning, but did not attempt to pray, as I thought there was no mercy for me. As I walked in the garden, bewailing my mifery and wishing I had never been born, God put a defire to pray into my heart, and those words into my mouth: "Lord, are there no bowels of mercy for fuch a finner as me?" I went and kneeled down at the feet of my bed. Inftantly I felt as if cold water ran through every vein. I started up, and ran into the garden and thought, "God will not fuffer me to pray. He has driven me from the throne of grace: there is no mercy for me." I went a second time, but had no fooner kneeled down, than I was surprised as before: I flew again. As foon as I came into the garden, I looked round, and faid, "Who will fhew me any good?" I walked weeping, till I faw a dead toad, and faid, "O that I had been a toad? Then I fhould have had no foul to lose." I then felt a fresh defire to pray. I went again into my chamber and kneeled down. But I was more furprised than ever. I thought the earth moved under me. I leaped down ftairs, and fell to the ground; but ftrong defire conftrained me to ask, "Are there no bowels of mercy for me?" Before I could utter it, I heard a fmall, ftill voice faying, "Thy fins are forgiven thee." What a change did I feel! My forrow was turned into joy: my darkness into light! My foul was filled with love to God, for his un speakable mercies. Now I did indeed draw water out of the wells of falvation. Yea, a fountain was opened in my heart, fpringing up into everlafting life. My tongue could not exprefs the feelings of my heart; I was loft in fpeechless rapture. I now knew, what it was to believe: I knew on whom I believed; even on him that juftifieth the ungodly. Being juftified by faith, I was at peace with God, through our Lord Jefus Chrift. My bands were broken in funder, and my captive foul was fet at liberty. 9. I that 9. I that before was dead in respaffes and fins, was now made alive to God. I fat in heavenly places with Chrift Jefus. I was as in a new world. If I walked out into the open field, every thing fhewed forth the glory of God. If I looked at the Sun, my heart faid, my God made this, not for himself, but us. If I looked on the grafs, the corn, the trees, I could not but ftand and adore the goodness of God. My Bible alfo was become a new book: it was fweeter to my foul, than honey to my tongue. I had near communion with God day and night. And O! how I longed for all the world to know what I knew! I longed alfo for a companion in the grace of God, to whom I could communicate what I felt: yea, I thought I would tell the trees of the wood, if I could make them underftand what God had done for my foul. [To be concluded in our next.]· An Extract from the JOURNAL of Mr. G C. [Continued from page 408.] SUNDAY, Dec. 3. For fome days paft, I have been greatly comforted. But this day I was feverely tried by my girl, and tempted to revenge. By prayer I was enabled to forgive, and to be thankful, defiring above all things, that the Lord would difpofe of me, as would moft conduce to his own glory. Saturday 23. Yefterday we kept a Faft: but the Lord made it a feast to my foul: never did I feel a greater measure of the Love of God. All the powers of my foul were filled with God, and humbled to the dust. Thursday 28. Laft night I was overcome of evil, between fleeping and waking. In the morning I found the Spirit was grieved: I cried to the Lord, but had no answer, till I VOL. V. L11 came came to the Foundry, where at the latter end of the fervice, the Lord gave me deep contrition. Afterwards I poured oat many tears, and fighed as though my heart would break. Yet I felt the effect of my fin all day, my thoughts wandering from the Lord. And I faw all my works were fo polluted by my corrupt nature, as to find no place with God, but through the blood of atonement. January 15, 1750. Anxious care came as a flood upon me. This would foon have deprived me of all the life of God: but he quickly delivered me. In the evening I was to meet a Clafs for the firft time. But my heart fo funk at the fight of them, that I could not pray, nor well fpeak to any of them. Lord, increase my Faith! February 3. I was feized with a Fever, but the Lord gave me a calmnefs of mind, and entire refignation to his Will. Sunday 4. My head was much disordered. At the Chapel I fainted away, and should have been glad juft then to refign my foul into the hands of God. In the afternoon the Clafs met. The thought of speaking and praying with them, made the fweat drop from me. My Fever continued twelve days. However ftrength was given me, to follow my business every morning. And when I came home, I went to bed, and rested till the evening. Once I felt a temptation to fear: but the Lord fupported me. February 26. I find my evil nature is not taken away with my fickness: for pride, anger, revenge, and impatience, especially with my girl, have much place in me. Hereby my mouth is fo flopped, that I do not reprove fin. I also fly on my meat, as a wolf on his prey. March 5. I had power to reprove a little, and to bear the faults of many with patience. Two days after, my Fever returned, and continued till the 26th. But it was greatly blessed, the Lord making my bed in my ficknefs. He also provided me with one to do my bulinefs, and I was ready to give up my foul into his hands. April 16. My heart was filled with thankfulness to God for all his mercies, and with a full expectation that he would cleanse me from all filthinefs of flesh and fpirit. On the 29th I felt the want of Faith's increase, my heart being very corrupt and deceitful. I found pride, anger, evil defire, and intemperance ftrongly befet me, with a backwardness to take up the cross: yet the Lord has this day greatly refreshed me. I May 7. My girl is fo wickedly inclined, as to bear no reftraint. This together with what I feel of the evil of my nature, greatly diftreffes my foul. On the tenth, the anguilh of my foul was very great, finding anger fo ftrong in me. was alfo forely tempted, not only to difbelieve the promises, but to deny what God had already wrought in me. But in prayer the Lord refreshed me, and fet my foul at liberty. Sunday, July 17. I faw myfelf fo full of fin, as fomewhat to discourage me. But afterward I had a lively hope, that God would deliver me out of all. July 21. I feel my eye is not quite single either in speaking or acting, which gives me much pain. For I defire to live wholly to God, and to be guided by his Spirit in all things. But I ever fall fhort. Yefterday I was bleft in temporals, and yet with-held from the neceffitous. This grieved the Spirit. Yet on confeffing my fin the Lord forgave me, and bleft me with his Love all the day. Aug. 8. I would live to the Lord, but find many hinderances within and without. Pride is the chief, and impatience of contradiction. And my fellow-porters bear hard upon me. Monday, Sept. 5. I trembled for the confequence of giving. way to Pride. I hope God makes me feel the burden of this fin, that I may cry to him for deliverance. He fo manifefts himself, as to make me fink into nothing before him, and to abhor myfelf as in duft and afhes. Thursday 8. I went to the Foundry, with a lively fense of the Love of God: when unexpectedly feeing Mr. J. W. I was too much affected. I quickly found the Lord was dif pleafed, that I should turn from Him to his Servant. But in a little time, I found my God return again with much love. October 8. I never felt Pride fo great a burden as I do now. I find it in every word and work, and at times, fear I fhall never be delivered from it. I feem to be made up of nothing else. Oct. 21. Observing the heavens beautifully paved with flars, when I confidered, for whom these were created, and that every thing anfwered the end of its creation but Man, my eyes gufbed out with tears. I find much fear for Mr. Trembath. The people fo idolize him, that it will be a miracle, if Satan does not get an advantage over him. Nov. 18. The Lord continues his Love to me, and I have much of his prefence. But I do not keep it, because I quickly think fomething of myself, and do not give all the glory to God. I have not, fince I have known the ways of God, been fo tempted to flight the means of grace as this week. My heart trembles, feeling itself fo helpless, left I should give way to the temptation. [To be continued.] མ་པ་ An Account of JOHN WARRICK, aged ten years. OHN WARRICK was born the 10th of October, 1768. JOHN From the first dawnings of reafon he discovered a fedatenefs of mind, and a genius adapted for ftudy. After fome time spent in learning his mother-tongue, he was put to learn Latin, in which he made a confiderable improvement. Whilft thus employed he fhewed a great love to divine things, by conftantly attending the preaching, and meeting with the children in their Clafs. One time when the Preacher did not come, and the children were met, he would not |