The Lord who apprehended, and instructed _Saul_, when he enquired of him in astonishment, _What wilt thou have me to do?_¹ Attended to, and answered his prayer; which he did not cease then, to pour out before him. _The Father of lights_, and the giver of wisdom to all that ask it, did, according to the adorable methods of his working, instruct and determine his choice in this particular. ¹ Acts ix. To this time and occasion may be referred what he has more than once told me, determined him with respect to the Popish doctrine of merit, and had much influence on his entirely renouncing the communion of that church: namely, the deep impression on his mind of those words of St. _Paul_, _If righteousness come by the law, then |Christ| is dead in vain_. This passage he assured me he had not remembered ever to have read, or heard; and that afterwards, when he met with it (Galatians ii. 21.) it was to him like life from the dead. Truly, O God, _Thy word is a light_, and by taking heed thereto, this _young man’s way was cleansed_. Soon after this, he resolved to stand no longer in desponding hesitation, halting between two opinions. “Therefore, (says he) going to my brother and the other persons who used to converse with me on this head, and providentially meeting the two principal ones together, I determined now, once for all, either to convince, or be convinced by them; for I had an unfeigned desire to save my soul.” “Proposing therefore my design, they desired me to bring a bible, and with it _Nelson’s feasts, and fasts of the church of England_. Accordingly, we began reading, and conversing, and continued together till midnight.” The result of which was, he now determined no longer to resist conviction. “I was (says he) constrained to give place to the light of truth. It was so convincing that I had nothing more to say. I at length confessed the weakness of my former reasonings, and the strength of those which were opposed to me!” “About one o’clock in the morning I retired to my lodging, and according to my usual custom went to prayer: but now, only to the God of heaven, I no more prayed to any angel or spirit. For I am deeply persuaded that _there is ♦but one_ God, _and one Mediator between_ God _and man, even the man Christ Jesus_. Therefore I resolved no longer to suffer any man to beguile me in a voluntary humility, in worshiping either saints or angels.¹ These latter I considered as they are represented, _Ministring spirits sent forth to minister for them who shall be heirs of salvation_.² But with regard to any worship being paid to them, one of themselves said, _See thou do it not, worship_ God.³ God only. ♦ “b” replaced with “but” ¹ Colossians ii. 18. ² Hebrews i. 14. ³ Revelation xix. 10.