Son of his father; I intreated him to forsake evil company, and
in so doing he would be likely to find Comfort, otherwise he would not, either
here or hereafter: using much freedom with him, as one who resembled the
prodigal Son the parable, he appear'd to take it well, and said, he hoped he
should not forget my advice.

3rd.

Being at the select Quarterly meeting at Nine Partners

, I was led to
mention my sense of there being no necessity for much school learning
for a gospel minister; that the knowledge of Latin, Greek, & Hebrew, is more likely
to hinder, then to help a gospel Minister: Truth being a simple Thing, not
needing learned languages to explain it &c.

The Quar.ly meeting

for business the next day was very large; and I thought, was favoured with
power from on high to labour for the good cause in a way that is uncommon.
I felt my mind impressed with concern to sit with both men friends and the
women, first in one Meeting, & then in the other, whilst the Business of reading
the Queries & the Answers to them is attended to: Which being mentiond, my re-
quest was united with by both men and women friends: It was a season of fa-
vour, as I had an opportunity in both Meetings to clear myself respecting
the trust which I apprehended the Lord reposed in me, to the Satisfaction of my self
and my friends: And many hearts were tendered, & minds instructed and edi-
fied; which divers freely and openly expressed: So that we parted in near
Love, a sense of which I hope will not soon be forgotten: Let the Name of
the Lord be blessed.

The day following was a publick Meeting

at the
same place, larger than their large Meeting-house could contain; in
which a good degree of solidity prevailed. Yet I thought the Meeting was hurt