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my mouth in the Lord's cause any more. 21st Coming to Wrightstown, I attended their Meeting on firstday. Preaching seems to be looked for by many People, andthat of a smooth kind pleases best; this makes hard labour forthose who singly seek to serve the great Master uprightly: Ithink I have not been more sensible of this, than since I camenearer home: Those are large Meetings: but I have been at some much smaller, comparable to the two or three, with Minds tru-ly turned turned to seek the fountain of life in themselves, which have been much more favored with the divine presence. 22d. The next day, had a Meeting at Makefield: A verycomfortable season it was to myself, and to friends in general,I believe. My mind has not been favour'd with such a sweetenjoyment of divine Goodness since I came into this County: Blessedbe the Great Shepherd of Israel: If the tender-hearted littleones hold on their Way, I believe there will be a growth in the truth to some in this Meeting. 23d At Middletown there was held a large Meeting which ended well; and tho' laborious, I believe the Truth was in domi-minion over all, to the tendering of many both Young andOld. I had a pleasing prospect of some being brought forward intousefulness who, if they keep their places may be made as Pillarsthat shall go no more out. ---- This