be finished, Jesus no longer being appointed as Interces-
sir to plead with God for rebellious man. No: His Office
must be changed from an High Priest, to a Judge who
must pass sentence upon all the proud monarchs, all the
unrighteous nobles, judges, and the wicked of every de-
scription, who have despised His Clemency, and refused
the visitation of His Dying Love and Sovereign Mercy,
which have at last ceased, unto all the impenitent sons
and daughters, who choose death, darkness, horror, des-
pair, banishment from God and the holy angels, to become
servants of sin, and slaves to their own lusts forever,
being companions to the dragon, whose Tail drew a third
part of the stars, or angels of God after it, when he was cast
out of Heaven, in enmity to Jesus Christ, Heir of all
things, in Heaven and earth. [9th 8th mo. 1805, Vernon,
Oneida County.]
As I was desiring the Lord to enlarge my coast, a
person came for me with a
horse, to hold a meeting five
miles from this, so I immediately went, and
found already
a people gathered in a barn. After sitting a little
in
silence, I arose with the words of King David, The
Lord
is my Shepherd, I shall not want. I felt renewed
life
and power to rise in me, which covered the place; and
others bore
testimony, that it was good for them to be
there. Having no where to lodge
this night, a woman of
the name of Webster asked me home with her when
the
congregation separated. The house was a small log one,
made with two
places for light to come in, but no glass to
keep the air out; and it being
a damp night, the cold
seized me, and my body was brought into affliction,
which
made me groan under the weigh of a corruptible house,
that I shall
be as glad to part with, as the log one. How
many times when I am
comfortable, am I made restless
by the Spirit of the Living God, who moves
me to stir up
the gift of faith in my heart, and thereby seek the
lost,
that have wandered from the Sheepfold of Jesus Christ, my
Merciful
Master, who ever excites His servants to suffer