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nity of renewing our covenant with God. Tuesday, 6. I spent an agreeable and a profitable hour with three German gentle- men, two of them Lutheran Ministers, and the third, Professor of Divinity at Leipsig. I admired both their good sense, seri- ousness, and good breeding. How few of our Clergy exceed or equal them ! Mon. 19. I went over to Tunbridge-Wells, and preached inthe large Dissenting meeting, to a numerous congregation; and deep attention sat on every face. Tuesday, 20. I went on, through miserable roads, to Robertsbridge ; where an unusually large congregation was waiting. Thence we went on to Rye, where the Housewas sufficiently crowded, as usual. How large a society would be here, could we but spare them in one thing ! Nay, but then all our labour would be in vain. One sin allowed would intercept the whole blessing. Mr. Holman's widow being extremely desirous I should lodge at Carborough, two miles from Rye, I ordered my chaise to take me up at the preaching-house immediately after the service. She had sent a servant to show me the way ; which was aroad dirty and slippery enough, cast up between two impassable marshes. The manwaited awhile, and then went home, leav- ing us to guide ourselves. Many roughjourneys I have had; but such a one as this I never had before. Itwas one of the darkest nights I ever saw : It blew a storm, and yet poured downwith rain. The descent, in going out of the town, was near as steep as the ridge of a house. As soon as we had Feb. 1778.1 JOURNAL. 115 passed it, the driver, being a stranger, knew not which way to turn. Joseph Bradford, whom I had taken into the chaise, perceiving how things were, immediately got out and walked at the head of the horses, (who could not possibly keep their eyes open, the rain so violently beating in their faces,) through rain, wind,mud, andwater ; till, in less than an hour, he brought us safe to Carborough . Wed. 21. I went back to Shoreham. Mr. P. , though in his eighty-fifth year, is still able to go through the whole Sunday Service. How merciful is God to the poor people of Shoreham ! Andmany ofthem are not insensible of it. Mon. FEBRUARY 2.-I had the satisfaction of spending an