along, on which I remarked, that that person looks like one who formerly attended at our chapel. He seemed to be very happy, quite full of comfort, and much elevated in his spirits; his countenance was rather pale, and his eyes looked extremely fierce; I therefore kept my eye fixed ftedfaftly upon him, watching his gestures and looks. As he approached the building a woman came and flood in the door place, and entreated him to go in, saying she had prepared a repaft. He went in, and we saw him no more. She then looked at us, but we both turned away. After this there was brought to me a young girl dreffed in long white robes, and the perfon who brought. her began to extol her much, and seemed greatly to admire the finery fhe had about her, wishing me to notice it; but I was quite difgufted at her appearance, and spoke moft vehernently against her clothing. I then went on, and came to a place which had the appearance of a barn floor, and by the fide of it was a wall built, whitewashed over with lime. A man ftood at the end of the wall, recommending the wall and floor to my notice: I looked at them for a confiderable time, and then told him that the floor was laid very smooth, but it was of no use, nor would the workmanship do. Seeing a man walking down the middle of it, I said to him, 'you had better not venture there; for, though the floor looks found, there is danger; and, if you fall through,

underneath I fee a deep pit, which if you get in, it will be a wonder if ever you come out again;

you never can unless fome one help you, for you cannot get yourself out.' I then faid to the man by the wall, your wall is not upright,' and reached a plummet that lay by me to measure it. Putting the line to it fhewed that the wall was not upright; wherefore I faid to the man, your work will not do;' on which he turned pale, and went from me in a rage, when the wall fell down; and immediately another man appeared before me with a piece of machinery upon the floor, and a smile on his countenance, entreating me to look at that (the man I had warned upon the floor ftood by ;) I looked at it, and faid to the man, I am no mechanic, therefore it will never do for me to argue about machinery; but this will not answer the end for which it is defigned.' I then faw in the infide a pair of grindftones, which lay very much afide, on which account I told him it could not be properly worked, and what was put in it would not be fufficiently ground; it must therefore be uselesfs. While bear ing my teftimony against this work, there came a man up to me, who told me that I muft leave them, and go and do business at a large furnace, which was a little distance from me. Giving me fomething he had in his hand to carry into the middle of it, I fet off; but, there being much fire in the road, I turned back to go another way,

left I fhould be burnt; and here I was worse off ftill, as liquid fire ran in every direction, which made me ftand ftill, to fee which way I could get. On looking a little to my right hand, I faw here and there a place free from fire, though but juft room enough for me to pass. I then fet off, and got to the place where I was directed without being burnt. When I came out of the furnace I feeined to have fomething to difpofe of; and, as fome very poor-looking people ftood at a distance, I went and offered what I had to them: but most of them turned away, and rejected what I faid; at which I was furprised, and told them that what I had to offer was much cheaper and better than the man's who had the machine. Paffing on, I came to fome rifing ground, where I faw a few more people, very ragged and poor. To them I likewife offered what I had, and after a time they took fome of me; for which however I received nothing, but walked about till I came upon a very high eminence, and was much diffatisfied that so many rejected what I offered them. From this fpot I looked down, and perceived that the fea was by the fide of the rock, and in the fea I faw fomething with a pair of wheels, and behind it a small boat, in which was a man; the wheels turned round with the greateft velocity, and it went through the fea as swift as the wind, and prefently came to the place where I ftood, and then rose up out of the water.

In a moment I was forced into it, and down it went again; at firft I was feized with great fear, thinking I was fure to be drowned; but before I got to the water I faw a place for me to hold by, on which I laid fast hold, and my fears abated. As foon as I reached the water it went off as faft as I faw it before, and through the fea I went, hoping to get out on the oppofite fide: but no! it turned with me back again; and, when I had gone an immenfe way in the water, I came to the largest wheat stack I ever saw, which stood upon pillars. I begged fo carneftly to flay by this ftack of corn, and not to go any farther, that it waked me out of my sleep in great agitation, and in a few minutes after this fcripture came upon my mind, "When thou paffeft through the waters I will be with thee, and through the rivers, they shall not overflow thee; when thou walkeft through the fire, thou shalt not be burned, neither shall the flame kindle upon thee," Ifa. xliii. 2. Which kind promise has hitherto been fulfilled, for God hath been with me and fupported me through all my afflictions, and he hath faid, "I will never leave thee, nor forsake thee," Heb. xiii. 5. So that we may boldly fay the Lord is our helper; "Bleffed is the man that endureth temptation, when he is tried he fhall receive the crown of life," Jam. i. 12. Grace and firength have hitherto been equal to my day, and all has worked together for my good; "The Lord is the

portion of mine inheritance, and of my cup; thou maintaineft my lot," Pfalm xvi. 5. After Abraham had patiently endured he obtained the promise, Heb. vi. 15. The Lord will not forfake his people, nor does he willingly grieve nor afflict his children; but, as every man's work is to be revealed by fire, faith (like gold) must be tried; and Peter informs us what this furnace is intended for, "That the trial of your faith, being much more precious than of gold that perisheth, though it be tried with fire, might be found unto praife, and honour, and glory, at the appearing of Jefus Christ," 1 Peter i. 7. The. Lord watcheth over his people for good, and he is nigh unto all that fear him; he keeps them night and day: and: may the Lord enable me to ftand faft, to fight. the good fight of faith, and to finish my courfe with joy; he is able to keep that we commit unto him against that day, and has promised to bring all his ranfomed people to Zion; "Happy are the people that are in such a case, yea bleffed are the people whofe God is the Lord.""

Before I began to write this narrative I was quite at a lofs to know how to proceed, and as if I knew not where to begin, nor what to say; when this fcripture came upon my mind, "But the Comforter, which is the Holy Ghoft, whom the Father will fend in my name, he shall teach you all things, and bring all things to your remembrance whatsoever I have faid unto you,”