do all I can to soften it to those about me by my gentleness, my cheerfulness, and my humility. Yet the Lord not only does not forbid, but he allows us to call upon him in the time of trouble: now, then, O Lord, I lift up my eyes, and 1 stretch out my hands unto thee. Open some door of hope, some door of relief. In this our time of great necessity, exercise thy forbearance and thy compassion; and although in all that we feel, and all that we fear, thou dost punish us less than our iniquities deserve, add this, O Lord, to thy many manifestations for us in times of difficulty, that the rod which hangs over our head may, by thine interposing providence, be removed. Oh, for christian composure; O, for a childlike submission, a calm and humble frame, or that, at least, inward conflict may not unfit me for outward duty. Lord, I leave all with thee, and that in the name of Christ, the only way to the Father, and the only medium of mercy, whether spiritual or temporal.

May 4, 1806. The providential mercy of God did again interpose for us; and the servants whom we feared to lose, and who feared to lose us, are still in our possession, and under circumstances which give us reason to hope that they will still continue in our service, and in their comfortable situations.

November. "I will sing unto the Lord a new song, for he hath done wonderful things for

me." Yesterday was a day of peculiar weakness of body with me, and my mind was also much affected. I attended the funeral of Mrs. Nowell, in whom I had considerable interest; saw my old friend, Mrs. Brailsford, in considerable suffering; and had a meeting with Mrs. Joseph Ramsay, for the first time, since the death of her two daughters.

On the evening of this day, December 21, 1806, I also received a mercy-an answer of prayer, almost next to miraculous-a sum of money exactly suited to a particular engagement I had entered into for the first of January, with more of trust in the Lord than of outward certainty about it. This sum of money coming to me so unexpectedly, with regard to the quarter from whence I received it, overcame me perhaps even more than some afflictive circumstances have done: for 1 felt as if I had no strength remaining in me, and as if I should faint and die, from the mingled emotions of surprise, gratitude, and awe. Oh, let the Lord's name be praised, and let all that is within me bless his holy name. I have waited on the Lord, by humiliation, by fasting, by prayer, and let this instance of his goodness, added to so many others, encourage me still to wait upon him. I am in great perplexity, in many respects, and in many respects a woman of a sorrowful spirit: but I will cast my burden on the

Lord, and trust that he will help and direct me in all my way; and particularly assist me and give me the leadings of his providence, and the teachings of his Spirit, in what lies before

me.

June 2, 1808. My dear husband, who is certainly a true believer, and a great noter of Providence, having received two dollars from a casual patient, said to me," here are two dollars which I have just got by chance." I said, thank ye: - but don't, at this time, when we are in such want of money, say that any comes by chance. He smiled with his usual kindness, and said, I only meant that I got it from a passing and not a stated patient. About two hours after, he sent me up twenty dollars, just after I had been earnestly praying that the Lord from the storehouses of his mercy, would send some supply to my necessities and those of my family, which were very great: and covering the twenty dollars, was the enclosed paper,* which I will keep, with this note on it, to remind me of the great goodness of my God, and this his most seasonable answer to those prayers and supplications, which I was making before him, with thanksgiving for past mercies, and humble trust in his

*The enclosed paper, covering the twenty dollars referred to, contained these words :

"Twenty dollars, not sent by chance, but by God. An unexpected volunteer payment of a doubtful old debt."

goodness, through my dear Saviour's merits, for the relief of my temporal wants, or the supplies of his grace to keep me quiet and humble, under losses and crosses.

June 20, 1808. It is of the Lord's mercies we are not consumed, because his compassions fail not. At about ten o'clock last night, while the wind was blowing tempestuously, from a threatening thunderstorm, but without rain, the cry of fire from our next neighbour's was given, and threw our whole street, but particularly our family, into great consternation: the wind high, our house of wood, and joined to that where the fire was said to be. There was every thing to alarm us that there could be in a matter of that nature ; from the cries and tumult so near us, and nothing left to do but to call on the God, who has so often been our helper, and to make what haste we could to save our linen, and most portable articles, before the confusion and heat would become too great. God, who is rich in mercy, has been better to us than our fears, and we remain here sheltered from inclemencies, a collected family, with every thing about us as it was before the alarm. The fire was not at Mrs. Crawley's, but at the adjoining tenement, which yet is under the same roof with her. From the dry situation of these wooden buildings, with their appurtenances, nothing but a timely discovery, before the fire had arisn to a great height,

and while the neighbourhood was yet up and awake, could, in a human point of view, have saved the three wooden houses, so nearly connected. How great then should be my gratitude, that where the wit and strength of man, in less than fifteen minutes, could have availed nothing, the mercy of our God has prevented the awful calamity, and allowed us to sleep in peace and safety, after such a threatening destruction. May the recollection of this goodness keep my heart quiet and submissive under the various cares that, at present, torment it; and while I am excited to labour diligently in my family and station, whatever anxieties assail me, may this, and the many other gracious providences I have experienced, silence my fears, encourage my hopes, and enable me to go on, trusting in that God who at all times has cared for me, and will not now leave or forsake me.