us all to witness, and call in the witness of angels, that we had once
more avouched ourselves to be the Lord's, and that once more Christ
and his salvation had been offered to all within the walls. This same
day, for the second time, have my two daughters sat down at the
Redeemer's table among his professing people, and, I have reason to
think, given their hearty assent to his covenant.

"Glory, glory, glory, to the hearer of prayer. I have cast my
fatherless children on the Lord, and he has begun to make good my
confidence. _One thing_, one only thing have I asked for them,
leaving every thing else to be bestowed or withheld as consisting with
that: I seek for my four children and myself, first of all, _the
kingdom of God_.

"My God from day to day adds many other comforts, and strengthens
my hopes by promising appearances, that _the grain of mustard
seed_ is sown in the hearts of my three daughters. They have joined
themselves to the people of God, and I have reason to think the Lord
has ratified their surrender of themselves to him; he has made them
willing for the time, and he will hedge them in to the choice they
have made.

"Saturday, September, 1791, the Lord made me a grandmother,
assisted my poor weakly girl, and gave a son to her and my arms.
'There was joy that a man-child was born into the world,' and
according to that word 'she remembered no more the anguish.'

"Thanks be to God for this salvation; but, Lord, this is but a
small thing with thee. Look, O look on this twig from a guilty stock;
poor, helpless, feeble creature, it can do nothing for its body, and