But were I to retrace and collect all the causes, on account of which my gratitude arises, I know not where the end would be. One more I must mention, by reason of its magnitude. It is for delivering me from the errors and abominations of the Church of Rome. But if I rejoice, it must be mixed with trembling. I have greater cause for humility; and know, that ever since I had chosen the better part, had I been more faithful to the grace given my spiritual progress would have been greater. Surrounded with a praying people, I felt anxious to adopt the Methodist method of offering up extemporaneous petitions. I saw many others had no difficulty in the exercise, whose addresses to the Almighty were remarkably copious and proper, though unaided by a printed form. ‘This,’ I thought, ‘is delightful; as the requests preferred arise from a sense of want, felt at the time; and I will join the company.’ I had miscalculated my gifts at that period; and accordingly, having uttered a few sentences, was unable to proceed. Somewhat disconcerted at this misadventure, I resolved to act with more caution, and applied to my leader for a written prayer, which I proposed to commit to memory, before I attempted to deliver anything more in public. His reply 250was, ‘Jesus will teach you how to pray.’ I felt at first rather discouraged at this answer, though I afterwards saw its propriety. My adversary, noticing the feebleness of my faith, immediately suggested, ‘There now, you see he cares nothing about you; he neglects even your small request!’ Thank God, I gradually surmounted the difficulty, and have ever since been enabled, by a few plain sentences, to give expression to my wants, and to join my fellow-Christians in their joint supplications to the throne of grace, the offering up of which has been so beneficial to the Church of Christ.