In _this_ frame of mind he came to public worship this evening, and while I was inviting sinners to come to Christ naked and empty, without _any_ goodness of _their own_ to recommend them to his acceptance; he thought, that he had often tried to come and give up his heart to Christ, and he used to hope, that some time or other he should be _able_ to do so. But now he was convinced _he could not_, and it seemed utterly vain for him ever to try _any more_: nor did he now hope for a better opportunity hereafter, as he had formerly done, because he saw, and was fully ♦convinced, his own strength would for ever fail. ♦ “conviced” replaced with “convinced” *While he was musing in this manner, he saw, he said, with his heart (which is a common phrase among them) something that was unspeakably good and lovely, and what he had never seen before; and “this stole away his heart whether he would or no.” He did not, he said, know what it was he saw. He did not say, “this is Jesus Christ;” but it was such glory and beauty as he never saw before. He did not now give away his heart _so_ as he had formerly attempted to do, but it _went away of itself_ after that glory he then discovered. He used to try to make a bargain with Christ, to give up his heart to him, that he might have eternal life _for it_. But now he thought nothing about himself, but his mind was wholly taken up with the unspeakable excellency of what he then beheld. After some time he was wonderfully pleased with the way of salvation by Christ: so that it seemed unspeakably better to be saved altogether by the _mere free grace_ of God in Christ, than to have _any hand_ in saving himself.――――And the consequence is, that he appears to retain a relish of divine things, and to maintain a life of true religion.