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appointing him to preach before himself and the corporation.
'For some time following he preached all the lectures on
week-days, and twice on Sundays, besides visiting the religious
societies.' As always, so now, he preached with power and
with the Holy Ghost ; and the new doctrines—new as compared
with the prevalent teachings of the times—of justification by
faith and the new birth, ' made their way like lightning into
the hearers' consciences.' It is touching to mark the holy
jealousy with which, amid the city's excitement and eagerness
to hear him, he entreated a friend, ' Oh ! pray, dear Mr. H ,
that God would always keep me humble, and fully convinced
that I am nothing without Him, and that all the good which is
done upon earth, God doth it Himself.'