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I thought I was sensible of a dry lukewarm state; which is but too common amongst the highly favour'd People called Quakers: O howthe customs, the love and the spirit of the world have caused dim-ness in some places. 12th. The following day I had a small meetingat Potts-town; I thought the number of Women was largest here, &;they the most tender. I had close labour amongst them, which was well received, and I thought the meeting ended to the honour of the good cause: Divers gay people attended &; sat solidly. 13th. From hence I travelled to Richland in Bucks County, in an exercised &;low state of mind, and was at two pretty large meetings there on first day, though I thought the truth was not permitted to come much intodominion, either in the fore - or afternoon. 15th. From this placeI went to Plumstead, and had a meeting, pretty large; but so poor and low a time, I was almost ready to think all was over with me:I had less opinion of preaching; desiring the people might have timeto think of their condition, and to seek for renewing of Strength: Arenot many under our name in a self secure state, Seeming to neednothing. 16 The next Meeting I went to was atBuckingham, which was very large, but laborious indeed; HereI was sunk very low in my mind, began to think I was worse offthan in remote parts, or amongst the Indians: and near ready to say,Are we the worst of all People, who above al, have been so pecu- liarly favored of the Lord. Oh, Ease, lukewarmness and worldly Spirit, what