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that is well inftructed unto the kingdom of heaNor is Mr. Hudson the only one who is comforted in these parts by the comfort of Ephraim; no, he is not: for, though the intricate things that have appeared in the experience of our friend for fome time past have tried me to the quick, yet I believe they will be a help to me as long as I live.

The devil's aim has not only been at the life of our paftor, but also at thofe whom he has been the means of teaching and leading in the way; that, if poffible, by fhaking him, he might make others stagger; but, blessed be God, he has not been permitted to fucceed. For myself I can fay, though at times much caft down on account of the mysterious dealings of the Almighty with him, I never was fhook as to his eternal state; for, amidst all his calamities, the language of the new man was, "I know that my Redeemer liveth, and that I fhall ftand at the latter day." The vifion is for an appointed time; and, if it tarry, we are commanded to wait for it; but this waiting time, I affure you, has been hard work to me, except at some seasons, when I have found much boldness to plead with God, infomuch that I have ftood aftonished at myself, that a poor, limping creature, like me, should use such familiarity with the Moft High; and I have been ready to recall it all, thinking it must be no less than presumption in fuch a poor creature as I

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feel myself to be, till these words came very forcibly to my mind, "Therefore come boldly to a throne of grace, that ye may obtain mercy, and find grace to help in time of need." And, from the fweetness that has from time to time descended upon my spirit, in the exercise of prayer in behalf of my beloved friend, likewise in begging of God that he would be pleased to shew me also that my ftanding was upon a fure foundation, I believe my breathings have been acceptable in his fight, having found a measure of peace at fome feafons, and now and then a word of encouragement, to enable me to press forward towards the mark of the high calling and though, as it refpects myself, I cannot attain to the fummit of my wishes, fo as to get hold of a firm and full affurance of my interest in Christ, ftill I have a persuasion that he holds my foul in life; and, having fo abundantly bleffed his fervant, I can truly say that my foul rejoiceth in his confolation; and may it ever be remembered with the fame heartfelt gratitude that I now poffefs! It will be a memorial to me in time to come of the mighty acts of the God of Jacob, though my heart may not be always in tune to praise him for his goodness.

I thank my dear Lady Sanderson for her kind inquiry after my temporal welfare, and would readily anfwer the queftion, was the time fhe alludes to at all decided in my own breaft; but

my mind of late has been fo enveloped in the above-mentioned caufe, that the things of time and fenfe have occupied but few of my thoughts.

Mr. Jenkins defires me to give his kind love to his beft beloved friend the Doctor; and to say that he shall never be able to defcribe the gratitude and thankfulness he now feels, his heart being too full to find expreffions ftrong enough to convey his feelings to any one.

I thank the Doctor for his kind remembrance of me in your letter, and beg the acceptance of my kind love to him. I also defire the same to you, my moft refpected friend, and to Mifs Sanderfon; and may the Lord blefs you with every covenant bleffing in Chrift Jefus, is the prayer of your

Sincere and affectionate friend,

Malling, June 29, 1810.

A. M. DIGGENS.

You will excufe all imperfections in the above, having been obliged to write by littles, as Mr. Jenkins does not like us to be absent from him but a short space of time; and, as he cannot now do without two to fit up with him, and does not like the idea of having ftrangers, our turn comes round very often, fo that we are glad of a little reft the nights we are not with him. And you know that, when the body is very weary, the

mind is not much in order for writing. I will shortly attend to your and the Doctor's requeft, in noting down what may further pass, together with Mifs Jones. I think we shall not let any thing flip our memory that will tend to confirm the Doctor's teftimony, and confound the enemies of truth. I faw my mother a few days fince; fhe thanks you for your kindness in thinking of her, and defires her love to yourself and Mr. Huntington.

Mr. Jenkins has juft received the Doctor's letter; he was much broken in reading it; indeed it was almoft too much for him. I think I never perused any thing fo great. There is always fomething new, and fresh myfteries opened up in the Doctor's writings. We may say of him as is faid of Solomon, "there is no king like unto him, beloved of his God."

I HOPE you will excufe the liberty I have taken in addreffing a few lines to you; it is to explain a few words that I wrote to Lady Sanderson, relative to the reception your letter met with (preceding your laft) by Mr. Jenkins, which by your epiftle of yesterday did not appear explicit to you. I am very forry any misunderstanding fhould have arifen from the obscurity of my expreffions, to have caufed your filence to Mr. J. Be affured, dear Sir, my error was in fimplicity, and not for want of a wish to make my language as plain as I was able. What I meant to infer by faying your letter was too much for him, was, that he was so softened, meekened, and broken in spirit, under a sense of the great condescension of the Almighty in vifiting him in mercy, in his low eftate, corroborated by the precious contents of your invaluable letter, of which he faid, "it is almost too much for my feeble frame; the Lord's goodnefs to me is so great that it breaks me down