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What havok have ye made! It almost seemed to day as though Ihad done with preaching. Yet there is a little hope that I am not forsaken. 17th. I next day attended a Sitting of select members at the same place, whobelong to that Monthly Meeting: which ended well; I believe the Truthreigned over all. Here I was helped to Labour in the Lord's Cause, withWeapons of his own preparing; The Arrows came so sharp against a-gainst wrong things, that at length there was a yielding and confessing,until hidden matters were laid open: Glory to his great Name now &;forever. 18th. I went the next day from Plumstead, to a Monthly Meeting, (not belonging to Bucks Quarter) Here, observing the Stateof their Business and the management of it, there was really causeof lamentation: When life and Power is wanting, but little can be doneto the Lord's honour, in the affairs which relate to discipline in his church. 19th obscurely expressed. I also attended a general Meeting held there. At this time I thoughtit was given me to see clearly, there was a danger in being too freein the use of A liberal flow of words in ministry; I fear there is apossibility of that some, except unless they are better guarded, and speak not without the Spirit's pure influence, that they will be in danger of uttering Wordsin publick resembling common talk, or of gratifying itchingEar, instead of raising the witness of life in the Souls of the luke-warm &; disobedient. 20th Travelling towards Wrightstown, I was poor, wading as in thedeeps: Thinking that as I now feel, I can scarcely ever open my