er objections, than to the ordination of a Prussian
Consistory. 2. I further had a conscientious objection against being
led and directed by men in my missionary labours. As a servant of Christ
it appeared to me, I ought to be guided by the Spirit, and not by men,
as to time and place; and this I would say, with all deference to others,
who may be much more taught and much more spiritually minded than myself.
A servant of Christ has but one Master. 3. I had love for the Jews, and
I had been enabled to give proofs of it; yet I could not conscientiously
say, as the committee would expect from me, that I would spend the greater
part of my time only among them. For the scriptural plan seemed to me,
that, in coming to a place, I should seek out the Jews, and commence my
labour particularly among them; but that, if they rejected the gospel, I
should go to the nominal Christians--The more I weighed these points, the
more it appeared to me that I should be acting hypocritically, were I to
suffer them to remain in my mind, without making them
known to the committee.

The question that next occurred to me was, how I ought to act if not sent
out by the Society. With my views I could not return to Prussia; for I
must either refrain from preaching, or imprisonment would be the result.
The only plan that presented itself to me was, that I should go from place
to place throughout England, as the Lord might direct me, and give me
opportunity, preaching wherever I went, both among Jews and nominal
Christians. To this mode of service I was especially stirred up through
the recently received truth of the Lord's second coming, having it
impressed upon my heart to seek to warn sinners, and to stir up the
saints; as He might soon come. At the same time it appeared to me well,
that I should do this in connexion with the Society for promoting
Christianity among the Jews, serving them without any salary, provided
they would accept me on these conditions. An objection which came to my
mind against taking any step which might lead to the dissolution of my
connexion with the Society, namely, that I had been some expense to it,
and that thus I should appear ungrateful, and the money would seem to have
been thrown away, was easily removed in this way:

1. When I engaged with the Society, I did it according to the light I
then had. 2. I have but one Master; His is the money, and to Him I have to
give an account. 3. Though I have nothing to boast of,