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wrote an answer to it : "Not rendering railing for railing ; " (I have not so learned Christ;) but " speaking the truth in love." Sat. 28. I have now completed my seventy-fourth year ; and by the peculiar favour ofGod, I find my health and strength, and allmy faculties of body and mind, just the same as they were at four-and-twenty. Mon. 30.-I set out for Northamptonshire, and preached in the evening at Stony-Stratford. Mr. Canham had prepared a large and commodious place ; but it would not contain the congregation. However, all without, as well as within, except one fine lady, were serious and attentive. Tues. JULY 1.-I preached in the evening at Marton, near Buckingham ; the thunder, attended with heavy rain, waslikely to rob us ofour whole congregation. We cried to God. The thunder and rain ceased, and we had a fair sunshiny evening. Alarge number ofpeople flocked together, some of whom came twelve or fourteen miles : And they didnot lose their labour ; for God accompanied his word with the demonstration of his Spirit. Wed. 2.-'The House was more thanfilled at five, and chiefly with genteel young women ; ofwhom (I learned) there is a large number in this village, remarkable both for sense and serious- ness. After dinner we went on to Oxford, where also we had a very serious congregation. So all the seed sown here has not fallen either on stony or thorny ground. In the afternoon I went to Witney ; and, the evening being fair and mild, preached on Wood-Green, to afar larger congre- gation than the House could have contained. I spent the rest of the evening profitably and agreeably, with afew of the excellent [July, 1777. ones of the earth. I was ready to say, " It is good for me to be here." No ! Go thou and preach the Gospel. Thur. 3.-Iwas much comforted at Stroud among anearnest, serious, loving people. Friday, 4. I preached in dull Glouces- ter at ten, and at six in the new House at Tewkesbury. Satur- day, 5. I sent my chaise straight to Worcester, andmyself took horse for Bengeworth : The churchwas tolerably filled. After- wards I went down with Mr. Beale to his house; the same in which Mr. Benjamin Steward lived three or four and forty years