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Friday, February 10. This day Doctor Coke is 

 waiting to sail for Ireland. Strangers to the delicacies 

 of Christian friendship know little or nothing of the 

 pain of parting. 



Sunday, 12. Stood upon my watch-tower. My 

 subject was Eccles. v. 1: "Keep thy foot when thou 

 goest into the house of God." I. The house of God — 

 the temples, first and second, and synagogues were 

 called houses of God. A place built for the service 

 and worship of the Lord; the congregation and Church. 

 II. The exercises and ordinances of the house of God; 

 reading and preaching the word of God; prayer and 

 praises ; baptism and the Lord's Supper. In his tem- 

 ple every one shall speak of his glory. III. The 

 manifestations that God is pleased to make of himself 

 in his own house to the souls of his people. IV. How 

 people should prepare for and behave in the house of 

 God. To keep their eyes and ears — fix their attention 

 on the Lord and Master of the house. V. The wicked 

 called fools, and the sacrifice they make. Ignorant of 

 themselves, of God, of Christ, and true religion, and 

 the worship of the Lord, and do not consider it is God, 

 Christ, and sacred things they make light of. 



Tuesday, 14. Met the stewards on the subject of 

 the new house (Bethel). We have adjourned on the 

 question. If materials fall in their price, and if we 

 can secure £400, shall we begin? O we of little faith! 

 It is a doubt if we had fifty in society and £100 on 

 hand when we laid the foundation-stone of Cumber- 

 land Street House, which cost us (including the lot) 

 £1,300. The society has been rent in twain, and yet 

 we have worked out of debt and paid £100 for two 

 new lots, and we can spare £100 from the stock, make a 

 subscription of £150, and the Africans will collect £100. 



