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through the Queen's house. The apartments are nothing so rich as those in Blenheim House,but full as elegant. Nor is any thing in Blenheim itself more grandthan the staircase and thesaloon. But I was quite disappointedin the Cartoons ; they are but the shadow of what they were : The colours are so entirely faded, that you can hardly distinguish what they were once. Sun. 25. I buried the bodyofEsther Grimaldi, whodied in the full triumph of faith. "A mother in Israel " hast thou been; andthy "works shall praise thee in thegates ! " During the twelve festival days, we had the Lord's Supper daily ; a lit- tle emblem of the Primitive Church. Maywe be followers of them in all things, as they were of Christ ! Sun. JANUARY 1, 1775.-We had a larger congregation at the renewal of the Covenant than we have had for many years : Feb. 1775.1 JOURNAL. 39 And I do not know that ever we had a greater blessing. After- wardsmanydesired to return thanks, either for a sense of par- don, for full salvation, or for a fresh manifestation of his grace, healing all their backslidings. Tues. 10. I set out for Bedfordshire, and in the evening preached at Luton. Wednesday, 11. I crept on through a miserable road to Bedford, but was well rewarded by the beha- viour of the congregation. Thur. 12. We crossed over the country to Godmanchester. The whole town seemed to be moved. The people flocked together from all parts, so that the barnwould in nowise con- tain them. I found great liberty of speech among them, and could not doubt but God would confirm the word of his mes- senger. Fri. 13.-Even at poor, dead Hertfordwas such a concourse of people, that the Room would notnear contain them. And most of them were deeply attentive while I explained these awfulwords, " I saw the dead,small andgreat, stand before God." Sun. 29. Finding manywere much dejectedby the threat- eningposture of public affairs, I strongly enforced our Lord's words, "Why are ye fearful, O ye of little faith ? " And of a truth God spoke in his word. Many were ashamed of their unbelieving fears; andmany enabled to " be careful for nothing," but simply to" make " all their "requests knownuntoGod with thanksgiving." Sun. FEBRUARY 5-. I saw a glorious instance of the power