O the joy of that hour! its savour remains on my heart to this moment. For five days and nights, I had been little off my knees; it was my ordinary posture at his bed side, and in all that time, I had but once requested life. Surely, the spirit of prayer and supplication was poured out. The Spirit helped mine infirmities with groanings which could not be uttered, leading me to pray for that which God had determined to bestow; making intercession for my husband, according to the will of God.

O sing unto the Lord a new song, for he hath done marvellous things. His right hand, and his holy arm hath gotten him the victory. The Lord hath made known his salvation. His righteousness hath he openly shown in the sight of the heathen. He hath remembered his mercy and his truth toward the house of Israel. All the ends of the earth have seen the salvation of our God. Psalm xcviii.

Friday, December.

DR. R-, on John iv. 10. If thou knewest the gift of God, and who it is that saith, give me to drink; thou wouldest have asked of him, and he would have given thee living water.

This is part of my provision laid in for my passage through Jordan. Christ is the gift of God. Christ is the water of life he is this living water, and the bread of life given; given by God, received by the sinner. Life and comfort are experienced, and fruit produced is the evidence; but first of all, this gift must be known, and the soul's need must be known; Christ the anointed Prophet, taught this woman both, Z

and no other can. Search me, O Lord, and try me. 0 hast thou not taught my soul its miserable and ruined state by nature; its helplessness as well as misery? Hast thou not also brought me to this living, life-giving water? Hast thou not? Oh! hast thou not given me faith to come? faith to drink? and have I not experienced its solacing quality? Has it not satisfied my soul, and in some degree, allayed my thirst for carnal delights? Blessed Spirit, the gift of the Father, and of the Son; pour into my soul repeated draughts of this living water; yea, be in me, according to my Redeemer's promise, a well of water springing up to eternal life, and cause me to bring forth fruit to the glory of the Father.

Other foundation can no man lay, than that which is laid, Christ Jesus.

Do I, O my God, seek for or desire any other foundation? Are not all my hopes for time and eternity, built on this foundation? Is not Christ all my salvation and all my desire? Do I not embrace thy Covenant just as it is? believing that thou givest unto me eternal life, and that this life is in thy Son, whom thou hast given to be a Covenant of the people. Iniquities prevail against me; but thou wilt not only purge them away, but thou wilt subdue them: Sin shall not have dominion over me, for I am not under the law, but under Grace.

Sabbath, January 18.

DR. R-. By Grace ye are saved, through Faith, and that not of yourselves, it is the gift of God.

All is of Grace, all is free gift; or we wicked, wretched sinners, could have no interest in it. Thanks

be unto God for his unspeakable gift of Jesus Christ, given for a Covenant of the people. Thanks be unto God for the gift of Faith, by which we apprehend this Covenant, and become interested in him, as the salvation of our souls. Thanks be unto God for life to work; for new principles and new motives, new de sires, new hopes, new fears, and in some measure, new conduct. All of Grace, and to the God of Grace be all the glory.

Afternoon, Dr. R

Jeremiah ix. 23. Let not the wise man glory in his wisdom, neither let the mighty man glory in his might; let not the rich man glory in his riches : but let him that glorieth, glory in this, that he understandeth and knoweth me; that I am the Lord which exercise righteousness, loving kindness and judgment in the earth : for in these things I delight, saith the Lord.

O Lord, hast thou not taught me by thy word, by observation, and by experience, that all flesh is grass, and all the glory of man as the flower of grass? Alas! how much have I gloried, in even more worthless and transient things; but thou hast put a worm in them, which I hope has cut the roots, and they are in a dying state. O let grace supplant them; let me now glory only in thee, and thy blessed, gracious, and well ordered Covenant. Do I understand and know thee, that thou art the Lord which exerciseth righteousness, loving-kindness and judgment in the earth? Dare I say that I, worm as I am, and a sinful worm, am the subject of this loving kindness, through the righteousness of Christ? Yes, I dare, by the constitution of thine own Covenant; the Covenant of the people, the Mediator, guarantee of the Covenant of Grace, which is all summed up in him.

When thou givest Christ, thou givest freely all the blessings of the new Covenant.

This is the record, That thou hast given unto us eternal life, and this life is in thy Son.

I believe the record, and do understand and know, that thou art the Lord, &c.

February 8.

HEBREWS Xi. 24. By Faith, Moses, when he was come to years, refused to be called the Son of Pharaoh's daughter, esteeming the reproach of Christ greater riches than the treasures of Egypt; for he had respect unto the recompense of the reward; choosing rather to suffer affliction with the people of God, than to enjoy the pleasures of sin for a season.

All that will live godly in Christ Jesus, shall suffer persecution; the natural heart is enmity against God, and hates his image wherever found. If individual Christians have the favour of individual worldlings, it never is for their piety, that is rather borne with than loved; and too, too often, Christians save themselves from reproach by unfaithfulness: that, alas! has been my sin and shame. In all my friendships with worldlings, some of which have been tender; how unfaithful have I been to friendship's highest office? How seldom have I endeavoured to rescue my Friend from sin and Satan, by leading her to the friend of sinners, the source of happiness? contenting my vile, selfish heart, with things pertaining to this life, unconnected with that to come, leaving her exposed to, and under the influence of the lust of the eye, the lust of the flesh, and the pride of life; without eyes to see her danger, or friend to warn her of it: and while she communi

cated with me in things common to both, in all the good she knew, keeping back nothing from me of all she possessed; how often have I concealed my richest treasure, without inviting her to the participation! O the faithless friend! O the ungrateful, doubly ungrateful, doubly unfaithful!

First to that gracious God, who opened my own eyes, arrested my attention, stopped up my path, and turned me to the way of life: and next to my friend, whom I left to pursue that same way of death, without attempting to lead her to this same sovereign, merciful, gracious Deliverer. And what withheld? Shame belongs to the heart, governed by such motives; . fear of contempt, reproach, or at most the loss of a carnal friendship. Of three such friends, now gone to their place, two continued their worldly course to the last, so far as I know; for the third, the Lord provided a more faithful friend, who became worker together with the Spirit of God, led her to the friend of sinners, who has compassion on the ignorant, and them that are out of the way. By Him she was received, and in Him she found life, light, and peace. She soon outrun faithless me in the heavenly race; gently chid me for my remissness, but continued my friend and helper. Ever foremost in the race, humble and steady in faith, she looked not back, nor halted. She has long since finished Ifer course, received her crown, and reward of Grace, and become fruit to the account of that friend who supplied what was wanting in me. I rejoice with them both, give glory to God, from whom their fruit was found, and take shame and confusion for my part.

How many opportunities have I lost, and from the same sinful, shameful cause! O my Redeemer,