had good horses: she answered," Aye, and good bags too."James's uneasiness increasing, his mind became closely engaged to seek for the cause, and for divine counsel how to act.Under this exercise he was induced to believe, that if they kept close to the divine intimation, they should be preserved, and a way would be made for their escape. On this, he inquired about their lodgings, saying they had to write, and should want candles, and proposed to retire soon. They were shewn into a chamber, on the side of the Yard, with two beds in it, but without any bolt to the door. Observing a form, they tried it, by setting one end to the door; it would just wedge in between it, and the foot of one of the beds. Being thus secured, Jane sat down on one of the beds, and manifested her distress; wringing her hauds, and saying, she believed they should in that house lose their lives. James sat down by her, desired her to be still; told her he had been under similar apprehensions, after they had entered the house, but that after deep exercise, and seeking for divine direction, his mind had been favoured with that which had never deceived him, and believed, if they carefully minded its pointings, they should be directed how to escape. On this they sat in perfect silence some considerable time, attentively waiting for light how to act. At length James told her, the time for them to fly for their lives was now come; and having observed a door opposite to that they came in at, which led to a pair of stone stairs on the outside of the house next the road, they believed that was the way for then to escape. They pulled off their shoes, and softly opened the door, when they perceived by a light through a chink, between the first stone and the house, a woman sharpening a large knife: They went softly down the steps, and forward on the road, until they were out of hearing. They thus walked away as fast as possible. When they were distant about half a mile from the house, under very heavy rain, they discovered a hovel, where they tried to rest themselves, but found, by the painful impressions renewed on their minds, that this was not safe.Then, notwithstanding excessive weariness, Jane being ready to sink also, through discouragement, James urged the necessity of exertion, under the firm hope that they should be preserved. They proceeded until they came by the side of a stream, the course of which they followed to a bridge, over which they attempted to pass, but were restrained when upon it. James said that was not their way. So they returned, and went down the course of the water, which, as they proceeded widened greatly. James stopped at about the distance of half a mile from the bridge, and told his companion, they must cross at that place which exceedingly alarmed her, having given way to so

much discouragement, that she could scarcely lay hold of any hope that they should not totally sink under their present situation. She told James she apprehended, if they went into the water they should be drowned but he endeavoured to cheer her, reminding her with the evidence he had been blessed with, that they should be preserved, if they kept their faith, having their eye on divine direction: which he believed had led them thus far, and that their way was through the water at that place, and that they should also get safe. Whereupon, with the hold of his arm, she ventured, and they got safe to the other side. Walking on they came to a sand bank, and here, sitting down, James said, "I am not easy, we must go further: Upon which, Jane Fearon said, "Well, I must go by thy faith, I now know not what to do." Then proceeding a little way further, they found another sand bank, wherein was a cavity. Here they sat down. After they had continued some time, James said, “I am now easy, and believe we are perfectly safe, feeling in my heart a song of thanksgiving and praise." Jaue replied, "I am so far from that, I cannot say, The Lord have mercy upon me." When they had been there about half an hour, they heard the noise of some people on the opposite side of the river: Upon which, J. Dickinson, finding Jane alarmed, and thence fearing they should be discovered, softly said to her, "Our lives depend upon our silence." Attentively hearkening, they heard them frequently say, "Seek them, Keeper," and believed they were the men they had seen in the house, accompanied with a dog: That the dog, refusing to go over the bridge, had followed the scent of their feet along the river side to the place where they had crossed, where stopping, the people repeatedly cried, "Seek them, Keeper." This they not only heard, but saw the people with a lantern. They also heard one of them say, "There they crossed the river? and the reply of another, "That's impossible, unless the devil took them over, for the river is brimful." After wearying themselves a considerable time in their search, they went away, and were seen no more. When day-light appeared, they saw a man on a hill at some distance, looking about him in every direction: They continued quiet in their retreat until some time after sun-rise, when, taking a view of their situation, they discovered, that, under the first sand-bank they might have been seen from the other side of the river; whereas, the place they remained in was shaded from view; an advantage they had been ignorant of as they could not make the observation the night before.How to recover their horses, saddle-bags, &c. excited some consideration. James Dickinson proposed that they should return for them; which was done, after he had kindly replied to

his companion's suggestions of fear, that he believed herses and bags would be ready for them, and that no questions would be asked, nor should they see an individual of the people they had seen the preceding evening. Still Jane was afraid, till encouraged again by J. D. who told her she might safely venture, being convinced by that which never deceived him. They returned to the house, found their horses standing in the stable saddled, the bags upon them, their clothes dried and laid ready to put on, and they saw no person but an old woman sitting in a corner by the fire-side, whom they did not remember to have seen the night before. They asked her what they had to pay, discharged it, and proceeded on their journey. Some time after, James Dickinson, travelling the same way on religious service, passed by the place, where the house had stood, found it pulled down and totally destroyed. On enquiring what was the cause of the house being thus in ruins; he was told, that, a short time after he and Jane were there, some travellers who were observed to go there to lodge, were missing, and the house having been long under a bad name, the people being strongly suspected of murdering many that went there, the neighborhood rose with a general consent and beset the house. They took up the people, and, on searching the premises, found the bodies of the above who were missing, with many others in different states of decay, who had been evidently murdered, with some parts of their bodies wanting; much clothes were also found, supposed to belong to the murdered. The people were tried, five were executed, and the house razed to the ground.

A remarkable Providencee evinced by the deliverance of a whole nation from the joint attack of two formidable powers. Was not the finger of the same God in this who presided at the Red Sea.

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In 1672, the Dutch were saved by an extraordinary event, at a time when nothing but the interposition of Providence, could have preserved them. In that memorable year, when Lewis the XIVth came down upon that country like a flood, he proposed that at the same time he should enter the province of Holland by land, his fleet in conjunction with that of Great Britain, should make a descent on the side of the Hague by sea.— When the united fleets came up within sight of Scheveling, the ride though very regular at other times, just when they were

preparing to land, changed its usual course, and stopped for several hours. The next morning the French and English fleets were dispersed by a violent storm.

Those who hate the very name of a miracle, (although in reality they suppose the greatest of all miracles, that is, the tying up the hands of the Almighty, from disposing events according to his will) pretend, "This was only an extraordinary ebb." But this very ebb was an extraordinary Providence, as the descent, which must have terminated in the destruction of the Republic, was to be punctually at that and no other time. But that this retrogradation of the sea, was no natural event, is as certain as any thing in nature.

Many writers of unquestionable varacity might be produced, to confirm the truth of the fact, I shall only cite one, who was at the Hague but three years after it happened. "An extraordinary thing lately happened at the Hague: I had it from many eye witnesses. The English fleet appeared in sight of Scheveling, making up to the shore. The tide turned: but they made no doubt of landing the forces the next flood, where they were like to meet no resistance. The state sent to the prince for men, to hinder the descent, but he could spare few, having the French near him. So the country was given for lost; their admiral de Ruyter, with their fleet being absent. The flood returned, which the people expected would end in their ruin: but to the amazement of them all, after the sea had flowed two or three hours, an ebb of many hours succeeded, which carried. the fleet again to sea. And before the flood returned, de Ruyter came in view. This they esteemed no less than a miracle wrought for their preservation." Bishop Burnett's History of his own times. Book II.

An account of a man who lay in a trance, and had a view of the fiery lake and of heaven..

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JOHN TAYLOR, of Bewdley, in Worcestershire, a young man, about three and twenty years old, lived utterly without God in the world, till on Tuesday, Jan. 28, 1783, he was drinking at one Thomas Pountney's house, to such excess, that he was much disordered. The landlord observing this, refused to draw him any more ale. He then, after many oaths and imprecations upon himself, rose up to go away. But as he was going out of the door, he dropt down. Thomas Pountney being near, caught

him; he was stiff as a dead man, his eyes set wide open, and his teeth quite closed. They laid him upon a bed. He soon began to grind his teeth, while his face was distorted, and he was convulsed all over: and that so violently, that it was as much as four persons could do to hold him. Twice indeed, for a little space, he shewed a composed and quiet countenance. But after a short time, the violent convulsions, and all other symptoms returned. Thus he continued, from nine o'clock on Tuesday night, till seven on Thursday evening. He then came to himself, but being unable to speak, made signs for a pen and ink, and having wrote, "Take me home to die," presently fainted away. He was removed home, but could not compose himself to sleep for a fortnight, which together with the terror that still remained upon his mind, reduced his body to the most deplorable state of weakness that can be imagined.

Mr. Hanby, (who took the account from his mouth, on February the 25th) asked him, whether he remembered being at Thomas Pountney's? He said, "I perfectly remember every circumstance, till the moment that I fell down, as I was going out of the door." But what became of you then said Mr. Hanby? "As soon as I dropped down, said he, I fell into a dreadful, deep pit, and when I came to the bottom, I was scized by many devils, who rejoiced over me, and dragged me away: 1 struggled with them in the greatest agonies, while they were pushing and hauling to get me into the fire." I asked him, what be meant? He said, "The fire is a yast mountain; I could see no end of it. I seemed to be thirty or forty yards from it. The devils strove to drag me to it: but they could not move me from the place that they dragged me to at first." Did you see any persons in the fire, or hear any remarkable noise? "I saw no persons; but I heard the most dreadful screams and lamentations." How did the place upon which you stood appear? "As black as pitch, with a darkness peculiar to itself, so that I could see nothing but the devils that surrounded me, and the world of fire before me." But did you feel any pain? At this question he fell a trembling, turned pale, and seemed to be struck with an universal horror. When he could speak he said, "O yes! I felt much misery, pain and anguish, that had I been in possession of the whole world, I would have given it for a moment's ease." How long do you suppose you remained there? "O, a long time; till an angel came, at whose appearance the devils fled, and I found myself perfectly easy and wonderfully happy." The angel said, "Your wickedness has brought you to this place." I followed him a little way: but he then left me, and the devils came back again with dreadful yells, and dragged me back to the place I was at before. They strove again to