shall leave it.

I would observe that in August of the preceding year (1831), I began
greatly to feel as if my work at Teignmouth were done, and that I should
go somewhere else. On writing about this to a friend, I was led, from the
answer I received, to consider the matter more maturely, and at last had
it settled in this way, that it was not likely to be of God, because, for
certain reasons, I should naturally have liked to leave Teignmouth.
Afterwards I felt quite comfortable in remaining there. In the
commencement of the year 1832 I began again much to doubt whether
Teignmouth was my place, or whether my gift was not much more that of
going about from place to place, seeking to bring believers back to the
Scriptures, than to stay in one place and to labour as a pastor. I thought
so particularly whilst at Plymouth, in February. On my return, however, I
resolved to try whether it were not the will of God that I should still
give myself to pastoral work among the brethren at Teignmouth; and, with
more earnestness and faithfulness than ever, I was enabled to attend to
this work, and was certainly much refreshed and blessed in it; and I saw
immediately blessings result from it. This my experience seemed more than
ever to settle me at Teignmouth. But notwithstanding this, the impression
that my work was done there, came back after some time, as the remark in
my journal of April 8th shows, and it became stronger and stronger. There
was one point remarkable in connexion with this. Wherever I went, I
preached with much more enjoyment and power than at Teignmouth, the very
reverse of which had been the case on my first going there. Moreover,
almost every where I had many more hearers than at Teignmouth, and found
the people hungering after food, which, generally speaking, was no longer
the case at Teignmouth.

April 10. I asked the Lord for a text, but obtained none. At last; after
having again much felt that Teignmouth is not my place, I was directed to
Isaiah li. 9-11. April 11. Felt again much that Teignmouth will not much
longer be my residence. April 12. Still feel the impression that
Teignmouth is no longer my place. April 13. Found a letter from Brother
Craik, from Bristol, on my return from Torquay, where I had been to
preach. He invites me to come and help him. It appears to me from what he
writes, that such places as Bristol more suit my gifts. O Lord, teach me!
I have felt this day more than ever, that I shall soo