out of the nation, and conviction or evidence on an investigation; and went to a Notary-Public's Office, with Iwo substantial witnesses accordingly, viz. Nicholas Snethen and James Quackenbush: here my descriptions were taken, prøven, and certified as may be seen in the beginning. END OF PART SECOND-THIRD EDITION, HISTORY OF COSMOPOLITE. S PART THE THIRD. CHAP. I. UNDAY, Nov. 10th, 1805, havhig got equipped for sailing, and my affairs settled as well as I could, considering my many disappointments, the wind became fair, we saw them hoisting sail, and from circumstances I believe the captain designed to have left us behind-so I hired a boat for ten shillings to put us on board. The sea was rough and I believe somewhat dangerous; but we reached the vessel in time, and she soon was under way. I wrote a letter for our friends, to notify them of our departure, which the pilot took ashore: whilst writing we passed the light-house, the sea began to toss the vessel, whilst an ocean without bounds seemed to present itself to view, and the land to disappear. Poor Peggy went on deck to look about and beholding above, returned with death seemingly pictured in her countenance we lost sight of land before night; she began to grow sick, becoming worse and worse for some days, and then recovered it better than for some years. 18th. The wind blows a fresh gale: the head of the rudder was observed to be unsound; so the helm would not command the ship, which exposed us to great danger. The captain afterwards said that he suffered more in his mind on this voyage, than in all the times he had been at sea before; however, they got cordage and wedges and bound it together as well as they could, and carrying less sail to prevent straining, we weathered the voyage, as Providence favoured us with an aft wind. 20th. We are now on the banks of Newfoundland, about one third of our passage. There are thousands of sea-gulls around our vessel, four land birds came aboard, one of which the mate caught and let it go. In one of the late gales it appears Peggy passed through some trials of her faith, as I heard her saying, “how much easier to rely on human probabilities, than on divine promises." When our Lord called or set apart the twelve, he did not at first send them to preach and do miracles, but kept them with him a while, and then gave them commission to go forth with power, &c. and predicting what should happen to them in their latter days, to prepare their minds for it, and afterwards it appears, he told them what should happen to himself, which it seems they did not realize, as they had an idea of a temporal kingdom; but he informed them that, what they knew not then, they should know afterwards more per fectly. Though God the Father had already revealed to Peter, that Jesus was the Christ. After our Lord's resurrection, he renewed a promise of the Holy Ghost or Spirit, being given unto them more fully, yet commanded them to stay in Jerusalem until that time should come, and then they were to go and preach every where they could among all nations; and for their encouragement, promised further to be with them unto the end of the world, &c. Now, he cannot be with his ministers, unless he hath ministers to be with; and this promise could not refer to the Apostles alone, as he previously predicted their dissolution; therefore, it must include succeeding ministers, which God in Christ would raise up to tread in the Apostles' steps, and they cannot be his ministers, unless he has sent them, any more than I can be the King's ambassador, when no embassy has been committed to my charge Singing I once delighted in the sound of, but after my conversion, abhorred it abstracted from the spirituality, and when in Ireland, almost was quakerized in that sentiment, but after I saw the effects of singing in the power of faith at the camp-meetings, &c. in the awakening and conversion of sinners, I was convinced of the medium, and that singing properly is a divine employment, and can be done to the approbation and declarative glory of God and our own profit. Dec. 38. We have seen but three vessels on the way, one of which was the New-York of Philadelphia, which had brought General Moreau from Cadiz to Amer ica, whom I saw at Trenton ferry-The winds have been very unsteady for several days, like some people, almost in a gale and then a calm. We are now in lat. 49. 29. and longitude about 20.-I hope in a few days of course, we shall breathe the air of the European world. Surely the nigher I draw across the mighty waters, the more I feel the work of my mission on my mind at heart, and am more and more satisfied, that I acted in the will of God in coming, let what may ensue. I want to see Doctor Johnson whom I have not heard from this year and a half.-A few days now will put me in quite a different sphere of life. I shall quit the ship, and then crosses, &c. to surmount, which I am conscious will require all the faith, zeal, wisdom and patience which I am possessed of, and after all must fail unless God be with me; but my reliance is on him, the great, the strong for strength, and as I penned before, so I do again," I feel an uncommon exercise about what is before me.' "What Doctor Coke will say, I know not, perhaps there is a great providence in my sailing to Liverpool first, as I expect some have heard of me there. This is one of the happiest voyages thus far I ever had, and my companion is a great consolation to me as a lent favour, but oh! how we are apt to under or overvalue the creature, and thereby lose its blessing designed by God for us. I am convinced of our privileges of walking as it were in eternity whilst in this unfriendly world, i. e. the soul walking in the light of God's countenance, whilst veiled in flesh and blood. Whether I shall die a natural death, to me at times is a quere; and sometimes canses sensations of heart; but while the soul hangs on God alone, it cannot suffer (properly speaking) though in this probationary statethough there will be outward trials, yet inward peace of heart, which is sweet and satisfactory to the mind: Oh! what may we not attain unto if we be faithful? Religion will beget sympathy, or a feeling for the welfare of others-sin makes people dark and contracted, selfish and barbarous, but religion the reverse; and those acts of humanity, sympathy and pity, which even the Indians and heathens shew forth, who can with propriety deny but they are under the influence of God's holy Spirit ? oh that people would hearken more to the guidance within, and not pat so much stress on what is handed down by tradition without evidence; then we should have more affectionate ones, than we now behold amongs the nations of the earth. Hundreds of my American friends I doubt not, are daily praying for me. Whilst in devotion, Peggy being called to a fresh trial of her faith in the gale, the words of our Lord to his dis ciples," others have laboured, and ye have entered into their labours," went with power through my mind, a as on former occasions, and why have I to labour in oth er men's labours, unless it be to provoke them to jea-· Lousy. There are three Methodist connexions besides the new connexion so called, raised by Alexander Kilham, viz, the English, Irish, and the American Episcopal one; the two latter I have travelled through from centre to circumference, without their consent, and though they have done to hedge up my way, yet I have travelled * * ** * * * * * * * of them as a body, however much I am indebted to individuals, as means under God to open my way, and give me access to the people. Thursday, Dec. 5th, saw two vessels more on our voyage; late at night saw land, and afterwards passed ↳ Waterford light house. 6th. Saw Wales; had a fair wind with some gales; but all is well now. We have eaten up but the smallest part of our provisions-we shall soon be at the pilot ground, and what will then ensue, is now in the womb of futurity, but I expect to see the providence of God in trials; but how, when, by whom, or what means, I knownot, yet still I feel power to leave all to the Author of breath and disposer of all events. When on my former visit, I was advised to go imme. diately on board the vessel again and work my passage back, as I should have no opening there; but as I could not do ship-work, &c. did not, neither could I in conscience comply. Then they warned the Methodists against me, to starve me out, and only one family received me at first, but after God opened my way, they offered to pay my passage home, if I would quit the |