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 14 So graciously pleased to open your eyes, and a flect your mind with such a great sense of his goodness, in giving his Son to die for your sake ; I hope, that you do your endeavour to keep his commandments. I hope you strive to behave well to your Master and Mistress, and fel- low-servants. He that is a Christian inwardly, will be a Christian outwardly, he that truly and savingly be- lieves in Christ, will shew his faith by his works, as the Apostle says Is it not so William ?’ ‘ Me love my fellow servants, though, as I tell you before, they not much love me, and I pray God to bless them. And when they say bat tings, and try to make me angry, then me tink, if Jesus Christ were in poor Negro's place, he would not revile and answer again with bat words and temper, but he say little, and pray much. And so then, me say nothing at all, but pray God to for- give them,’ The more I conversed with this African convert, the more satisfactory were the evidences of his mind being spiritually enlightened, and his heart effectually wrought on by the grace of God. I continued for a considerable time in conversation with the Negro. I spoke to him on the nature, duty, and privilege of Christian Baptism; pointed out to him from a Prayer-book which I had with me, the clear and scriptural principles of our own church upon that head, and found that he was very desirous of conforming to them. He appeared to me to be well qualified for re- ceiving that sacramental pledge of his Redermer’s love. ‘ God,’ said I to him, ‘ has promised to sprinkle many nations, not only with the waters of baptism, but also with the dew of his heavenly grace. He says, he will not only pour water on him that is thirsty, but, ‘ I will pour my spirit upon thy seed, and my blessings upon thine offspring.’ ‘ Yes, Massa,’ said he, 'He can make to be clean in heart, and of a right spirit; he can purge me with