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Letters ; and was surprised to find that great man was fully convinced, 1. That the Septuagint translation continually adds to, takes from, and changes, the Hebrew text at pleasure : 2. That this could not possibly be owing to mistake, but must have been done by design : 3. That the original translation of itwas lost long ago; and what has ever since gone under that name is a spurious copy, abounding with omissions, additions , and alterations of the Hebrew text ; yet not such as any way destroy the foundation. I designed to preach abroad in the evening, but the furious wind drove us into the House. However, our labour was not lost ; for many felt the sharpness of the two-edged sword, while I was expounding Gal. vi. 14. Sat. SEPTEMBER 1.-This day twelvemonth I was detained in Holland by contrary winds. All is well, so we are doing and suffering the will of our Lord. In the evening the storm driv- ing us into the House again, I strongly exhorted a very genteel audience (such as I have rarely seen in England) to "ask for the old paths, and walk therein." Sun. 2-. Being still pent up by the north-east wind, Dr. Coke preached at six in the morning to adeeply affected con- gregation. I preached at eight, on Rom. viii. 33. At one, Mr. Vivian, a Local Preacher, preached in French, the language ofthe island. At five, as the House would not contain half the congregation, I preached in a tolerably sheltered place, on the "joy there is in heaven over one sinner that repenteth ;" I then and both high and low seemed to hear it gladly. designed to meet the society, but could not. The people pressed so eagerly on every side, that the House was filled presently ; so that I could only give a general exhortation, to walk worthy of their profession. I was in hopes of sailing in the morning, Monday, 3 ; but the storm so increased, that it was judged impracticable. The con- gregation in the evening increased every day ; so I trust we were detained for good purpose. They appeared to be more and more affected; so that I believe we were not detained for nothing. Tues. 4. The storm continued, so that we could not stir. I