single penny left. We had asked the
Lord yesterday and today. We desired only enough money to be able to buy
bread. We were reduced more than ever we had been before. But our gracious
and faithful Lord, who never lays more upon His children than He enables
them to bear, delivered us again this time, by sending us L1. 10s. 6d.,
about an hour before we wanted money to buy bread.

November 19th. We had not enough to pay our weekly rent; but the Lord
graciously sent us again today 14s. 6d. I would just observe, that we
never contract debts, which we believe to be unscriptural (according to
Romans xiii. 8;) and therefore we have no bills with our tailor,
shoemaker, grocer, butcher, baker, &c.; but all we buy we pay for in ready
money. The Lord helping us, we would rather suffer privation, than
contract debts. Thus we always know how much we have, and how much we have
a right to give away. May I entreat the believing reader, prayerfully to
consider this matter; for I am well aware that many trials come upon the
children of God, on account of not acting according to Rom. xiii. 8.

November 27th, Lord's day. Our money had been reduced to 2 1/2d.; our
bread was hardly enough for this day. I had several times brought our need
before the Lord. After dinner, when I returned thanks, I asked Him to give
us our daily bread, meaning literally that He would send us bread for the
evening. Whilst I was praying, there was a knock at the door of the room.
After I had concluded, a poor sister came in, and brought us some of her
dinner, and from another poor sister, 5s. In the afternoon she also
brought us a large loaf. Thus the Lord not only literally gave us bread,
but also money.

In reading about all these answers to prayer, the believing reader may be
led to think that I am spiritually minded above most of the children of
God, and that, therefore, the Lord favours us thus. The true reason is
this. Just in as many points as we are acting according to the mind of
God, in so many are we blessed and made a blessing. Our manner of living
is according to the mind of the Lord, for He delights in seeing His
children thus come to Him (Matt. vi.); and therefore, though I am weak and
erring in many points, yet He blesses me in this particular, and, I doubt
not, will bless me, as long as He shall enable me to act according to His
will in this matter.

After we had, on December 31st, 1831, looked over the Lord's gracious
dealings with us during th