laid by as much as the above sums; but I have every
reason to believe, that, had I begun to lay up, the Lord would have
stopped the supplies, and thus, the ability of doing so was only apparent.
Let no one profess to trust in God, and yet lay up for future wants,
otherwise the Lord will first send him to the hoard he has amassed, before
He can answer the prayer for more. We were persuaded, that, if we laid out
our money in the Lord's service, He would send more when we needed it; and
this our faith, His own gift, He graciously honoured, inasmuch as He not
merely gave us what we needed, but much more.

On August 6th, just before this time of need, the Lord sent us L5. from a
distance of about forty miles, and that from a sister, whom, up to this
day, neither of us know personally. On August 7th I received L1. 0s. 9
1/2d. out of the box. August 15th, from a distance of twenty-five miles
was sent L5., and from a distance of about seventy miles L1. August 18th,
whilst preaching at Chudleigh, L1. was sent to me, and a brother sent from
Exeter L2. August 21st was again sent from a distance of seventy miles
L5., and August 23rd another L5. from the same place. Also, August 22nd,
16s. 9d. was given out of the box. August 24th, a brother, who is a day
labourer, gave me 2s. 6d. August 31st, 5s. was given to me. September 3rd,
whilst preaching at Chudleigh, L3. 10s. was given to me by a brother and
three sisters. September 4th, a sister gave me a guinea, and also out of
the box was given 9s. 8d. September 10th, L6. was given to me. Thus,
within about one month, the Lord not only sent us nearly L40., but
likewise all sorts of suitable provisions and refreshments, needful at
such a time; and, in addition to this, the two medical gentlemen who
attended my wife would not take any remuneration for their unwearied
attention and kindness, during the space of six weeks. Thus the Lord gave
us even more than we could have saved, if we had endeavoured to do so.

November 16th. This morning I proposed united prayer respecting our
temporal wants. Just as we were about to pray, a parcel came from Exmouth.
In prayer we asked the Lord for meat for dinner, having no money to buy
any. After prayer, on opening the parcel, we found, among other things, a
ham, sent by a brother at Exmouth, which served us for dinner. Thus not
only our own family was provided for, but also a sister in the Lord then
staying with us.

November 17th. Today we had not a