cannot but tell it, to the glory and goodness of the Lord, that I got leave to pour out my mind on all those accounts; and I besought the Lord, that He would pour out a spirit of mourning on all of us, from the king to the beggar, as a token that He would not leave the land; and that He would come and captivate my heart, at this communion, to Himself. This day being spent, I found a great many doubts and questions in my mind what to do.
On Saturday, our sermon was very sweet to me; but especially Mr. Wisheart’s on these words, “My love, give me thy heart.” He pressed us to this duty, and gave many comfortable motives to persuade us. But there was one great difficulty remained within me; there were many objections made and answered, but that which most perplexed me was never mentioned; and it was this, But alas! I have given my heart away to other things, and now, do what I would I cannot get it again to give Christ. But this was answered by none. Notwithstanding, I resolved at this sermon, that there should no sleep come into my eyes, nor slumber to my eyelids, till I had found out an habitation in my heart to the Lord. But at night, when I began to think of spending a night with the Lord, flesh and blood began to reason thus with me: “What needs all this toil to the body? it will but disenable you for the work of the ensuing day.” I, having some disorder in my head, found myself very ready to comply with the notion. But then when I thought how solemnly I had promised, I besought the Lord if He was calling me to this duty, to give strength both to body and mind, and remove indispositions; which in some measure I found to my experience. A glorious night this was to me, the which I never enjoyed the like before, it being wholly spent in prayer. And, when I had spent three or four hours of it in prayer, I do not think there was one petition put up for myself; the case of others lay so heavy on me, and was so brought to my hand, and I can say it (to the glory of God be it spoken), that, beside the churches in general, both abroad and at home, there was not a godly person, that I had the least knowledge of, but what lay upon my heart this night, so that I got leave to make language of them before the Lord: as also I was made to plead for this city in particular that He might be present in a signal manner at this solemnity. Yea, there was not a congregation in this city, but what have put arguments in my mouth to plead for His presence to it, so that many souls might be converted and others convinced.
On the back of this I got liberty and freedom to bewail and lament my sad case before the Lord, and to supplicate for a renovation in my mind, that I might be no more the old person I was before. In which place, I take heaven and earth to witness, with all the glorified saints and angels, that this night I devote myself to the Lord, and I am content with all the terms of the covenant of grace; and that, upon condition I get strength to perform those duties required, strength to mortify corruptions,
ELISABETH WEST.
(To be Continued.)