general, not descending into many particulars; though the adding some things might have been instructive and agreeable: the whole being intended as a motive to stir up others to serve, love, and faithfully follow, and believe in Christ.

CHAP. IV.

1712-1720.

Extensive travels in America-Second marriageVoyages on business to the Bermudas-Voyage partly on the same account to Barbadoes and England-Return home-A second Voyage by way of Barbadoes to England, and return― Visit to friends in Maryland, &c.

I NOW gave up my time mostly to travelling, for about the space of two years, in which I visited the meetings of Friends in the provinces of Pennsylvania, East and West-Jersey, Maryland, Virginia, and North-Carolina, and back again to Philadelphia, and then to New-Jersey again: also to Long-Island, Rhode Island, ConanicutIsland, Nantucket-Island, and New-England, and through those parts on my return to Philadelphia. In these provinces, &c. I travelled some thousands of miles, and had many large meetings, some in places where there had not been any before, and some were convinced, and many would acknowledge to the testimony of truth, which was declared by the help and grace of Christ; and many times my heart was, by the assistance of that grace,

wonderfully opened to the people.

If I should be particular in the account of these journies, it would enlarge this part of my journal more than I am willing.

In Virginia I had a meeting at James river, where a priest of the church of England, with some of his hearers, made some opposition, after our meeting was over, and were for disputing about religion; and he openly declared, The Spirit was not his guide, nor rule; and he hoped, never should be: but he said, the Scriptures were his rule, and that there was no need of any other; and that they were as plain as Gunter's line, or as 1, 2, 8. I told him, the Scriptures were a good secondary rule, and that it were well if men would square their lives according to their directions; which we, as a people, exhorted all to: but that the Holy Spirit, from which the holy Scriptures came, must needs be preferable to the letter that came from it; and without which Holy Spirit, the letter kills, as saith the apostle. I also asked him, How he, or any else, without the light, or influence of the Holy Spirit, could understand the Scriptures, which were parabolically and allegorically expressed, in many places? And further, to use his own expression, How could any understand Gunter's line, without Gunter's knowledge; or, without they were taught by Gunter, or some other? Neither can we be the sons of God, without the Spirit of God. Which he answered not, but went away.

In New-England, one Joseph Metcalf, a Presbyterian teacher at Falmouth, wrote a book, entitled, (6 Legal forcing a Maintenance for a Minister of the Gospel, warrantable from Scripture," &c. Which book a friend of Sandwich gave me, and desired I would answer it; which, after finding some exercise on my mind, for the cause of truth, I was willing to undertake; and accordingly wrote an answer thereto, which I called, “Forcing a Maintenance, not warrantable from the holy Scriptures, for a Minister of the Gospel." In which I endeavoured to set the texts of Scripture in a true light, which he had darkened and misrepresented by his chimerical doctrines.

In this year 1713, I went from Philadelphia, in the Hope galley, John Richmond master, for South Carolina. We were about a month at sea; and when it pleased God that we arrived at Charleston, in South-Carolina, we had a meeting there, and divers others afterwards. There are but few Friends in this province; yet I had several meetings in the country: the people were generally loving, and received me kindly. What I had to declare to them, I always desired to speak to the witness of God in the soul, and according to the pure doctrine of truth in the holy Scriptures; and there was openness in the people in several places. I was several times to visit the governor, who was courteous and civil to me. He said, I deserved encouragement, and spoke to several to be generous, and contribute to my assistance. He meant

an outward maintenance; for he would have me encouraged to stay among them. But I told him, that though it might be a practice with them to maintain their ministers, and pay them money for preaching, it was contrary to our principles to be paid for preaching, agreeably to the command of our great Master, Christ Jesus, who said to his ministers, "Freely ye have received, freely give :" so that we are limited by his words, whatever others are: and those who take a liberty, contrary to his doctrine and command, I think, must be Antichrists, according to holy Scripture. The longer I staid there, the larger our meetings were; and when I found myself free and clear of those parts, I took my passage for Virginia in a sloop, Henry Tucket master. I had a comfortable and quick passage to James river, it being about two hundred leagues. The master of the vessel told me, that he believed he was blessed for my sake. 1 wished him to live so as that he might be blessed for Christ's sake. And some reformation was begun on him in our voyage; which was the goodness of God, through Christ, to him, and not to be attributed to me, any further than an instrument in the Divine hand: for of ourselves we cannot do any thing that is good, it being by grace, through faith, that we are saved; which is God's gift to the soul.

After I had been some time in Virginia, I got a passage up the bay of Chesapeak, and had several meetings in Maryland, Friends being glad to see