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MEDDELANDEN OCH AKTSTYCKEN
riot in my younger years, and led by my parents to the house of
God. I do not, however, remember any special work of grace upon
my soul till I was about twelve years of age, when four concurring
circumstances were used as instruments in God’s hand to make me
feel myself a sinner, and lead me to see the necessity of devotedness
to Him. I can distinctly remember experiencing deep sorrow on
account of my sinfulness, and engaging in ardent prayer for pardon;
and had I then enjoyed the privilege of clear direction, I believe I
should at that time have received the Spirit of adoption, and been
enabled to cry, »Abba Father»; as it was, I commenced a more
rigorous regard to religious duties, and so far as I can understand
my experience, I was under the law, and sunk into a kind of
con-tentedness with that state.
About the close of 1823 I began to attend the ministry of the
Methodist preachers in the evenings; and but for an unreasonable,
because ignorant, aversion to class-meetings, would have joined the
society. I had never seen a meeting of that description, but,
having heard a prejudicial report, satisfied myself with concluding it
was something disagreeable and dangerous. While in this state of
mind, I was invited to hear Mr. R. Jackson, who, for reasons which
appeared plausible, had resolved to preach statedly in Edinburgh,
and form a religious body professing Methodist doctrine under
Presbyterian discipline. Methodism without class-meetings seemed quite
an opening of Providence for me. I accordingly united myself to
that body; but a course of painful schooling convinced me that this
connexion did not further the Gospel in my soul, and therefore, in
the fear of God, and through much very distressing opposition, I
withdrew without knowing whither I would go. The ever-watchful
providence of my God directed me among some pious young men
of various denominations, who held a fellowship-meeting every
Sabbath-morning in which, I believe, I was perserved from losing that
relish for the things of God I had hitherto felt. After a little time, I
was again led to listen to a Methodist Ministry, and one of the young
men alluded to, being a member of Society, I inquired whether I
might be permitted to attend a class-meeting; he gladly conducted me
thither, and from the first day I entered those means, I regularly
attended as God gave me opportunity, and found that this was
just what I had for years needed, as a test to try my spiritual state.
About this time, i.e. July 2nd, 1827, I was privileged with
admission to a love feast; and it was in that Meeting that I entered
into the enjoyment of God’s favour; while listening to the clear and
decided statements of many who had received that direct witness of
God’s Spirit testifying their adoption, I was convinced of my danger
denna högtidlighet, som försiggick i I.ondon, höll Scott detta tal, vilket infördes
i The Christian Advocate ’5lj 1830. Det här publicerade är en avskrift därav.
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