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rowd from one to another in distress, pointed them theway of salvation, and administered to them the com-forts of the gospel. My good physician was there,came to me in the crowd, and found me literally wet with sweat. He hurried me to his house, and lectured me severely on the impropriety of my conduct. I im-mediately put on dry clothes, went to bed, slept com-fortably, and rose next morning relieved from the dis-ease which had baffled medicine, and threatened mylife. ‘That night’s sweat was my cure, by the grace ofGod. I was soon able to renew my ministerial labors,and was joyful to see religion progressing. ‘This happystate of things continued for some time, and seemed togather strength with days. My mind became unearthly, ©and was solely engaged in the work of the Lord. Ihad emancipated my slaves from a sense of right,choosing poverty with a good conscience, in preferenceto all the treasures of the world. ‘This revival cut thebonds of many poor slaves; and this argument speaksvolumes in favor of the work. For of what avail isareligion of decency and order, without righteousness?There were at this time five preachers in the Presby-terian connection, who were in the same strain ofpreaching, and whose doctrine was different from thattaught in the Confession of Faith of that body. Theirnames were, Richard McNemar, John ‘Thompson,John Dunlavy, Robert Marshall, and myself; the threeformer lived in Ohio, the two latter in Kentucky. Da-vid Purviance was then a candidate for the ministry,and was of the same faith. The distinguishing doc-trine, which we boldly and every where preached, iscontained in our Apology, printed shortly after thattime, which I desire to be reprinted with these me-moirs of my life, affixed to the same volume. Fromsome of the sentiments of this Apology we afterwardsdissented, especially on the Atonement, as stated in thatbook. |- The distinguishing doctrine preached by us was, that », God loved the world—the whole world, and sent his %.eae 6
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