gentleman’s house, there should be no swearing or open wickedness, lest his son should be discouraged. Wedding-clothes were bought, the day came, and the young people were married. At the wedding-dinner, at her father’s house, the mask was taken off; they fell to drinking healths, and swearing over their cups; and, amongst others, the bride swore an oath. At which the bridegroom as a man amazed, rose from the table, stepped forth, and went to the stable, took an horse, none observing, as all were busy within; he mounted, and rode away, not knowing what to do. He bewailed himself as he rode along, as undone, and deservedly; for that he had been so taken in love, and the business so hurried on by design; he said he had at that time neglected prayer, and slackened his communion with God, when, as in that grand affair of his life, he should have been doubly and trebly serious, and so might thank himself that he was utterly undone. He sometimes thought of riding quite away. At last, being among the woods, he led his horse into a solitary place, tied him to a tree in his distress, and betook himself to his prayers and tears, in which he spent the afternoon. The providence of God had altered his argument of prayer, which was now for the conversion of his new-married wife, or he was undone. This he intreated, and did not rise from prayer without good hope of being heard. At the bride’s house was hurry enough: horse and man after they missed the bridegroom, sent every way, but no news of him. He was wrestling as Jacob once at Peniel.