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and lean on him, will have their sins washed away by his 
blood, and their souls saved for ever in heaven. 
Why do you think it more suitable that you should 
join the church than others ? 
Perhaps it is not, (hesitating.) If it is not proper, 
you must tell me. But I do greatly desire to dwell with 
you in the fold of Christ. 
Who do you think are the proper persons to be received 
into the church ? 
Those who have repented of their sins, and have ob¬ 
tained new hearts. 
What is a new heart ? 
It is one which loves God, and loves the word of God, 
and does not love sin, or sinful ways. 
Do you think you have obtained a new heart ? 
At one time I think I have, and then again I think I 
have not. I do not know,—I hope I have a new heart. 
What makes you hope you have a new heart ? 
This is the reason why I hope I have a new heart. 
The heart I have now is not like the heart I formerly 
had. The one I have now is very bad, it is unbelieving, 
and inclined to evil. But it is not like the one I for¬ 
merly had. Yes ; I think I have a new heart. 
The satisfaction arising from this simple yet deci¬ 
sive testimony, is increased from a knowledge of the 
fact stated by Mr. Richards; namely, that these ques¬ 
tions and answers were not committed to memory, 
and merely recited on the occasion, but that they were 
the undisguised motives and feelings by which he was 
influenced. He had no knowledge of the questions 
that would be proposed, until the time when they 
were publicly asked, and consequently could not have 
previously framed the replies he gave. The above may 
