a great measure intrusted to him; and yet he treated his
master with all due respect, and kept his place as a servant. This latter
point is very important, and brings glory to God. For whilst a believing
master should treat a believing servant with all kindness and brotherly
love; yet the believing servant should with all obedience, with all
faithfulness, and particularly with due respect, treat his believing
master or mistress.]

April 3. Sandersleben. Today I saw several brethren and sisters, and
among others a brother, who is in about the same state in which he was
eight years ago. He has very little enjoyment, and makes no progress in
the things of God. The reason is, that, against his conscience, he remains
in a calling, which is opposed to the profession of a believer. We are
exhorted in Scripture to abide in our calling; but only if we can abide in
it "with God." 1 Cor. vii. 24.--This evening a believing clergyman, and the
brethren and sisters of this small town and some neighbouring villages,
were collected together in brother Stahlschmidt's house, and I spoke to
them for two hours about the things of God, particularly about the way in
which God has led me, since I saw them, and sought to strengthen their
hands in God, and exhorted them to give themselves fully to the Lord. It
was a time of refreshing. Indeed, the Lord has greatly refreshed my own
soul, at Basle, Tubingen, Stuttgart, Halle, and elsewhere, whenever I have
spoken well of His name. The child of God should make it his particular
business to encourage sinners to seek after the Lord, and to increase the
faith and love of the brethren, through speaking well of the name of the
Lord.

April 4. I left Sandersleben this morning. My brother and host acted
according to 3 John, 5 and 6; for he sent me on ten miles in his carriage.

When I arrived at Aschersleben, to which place brother Stahlschmidt had
conveyed me, I had but one station more to my father's house. On the way I
asked the driver about a certain individual, with whom I studied at Halle,
once a companion with me in open sin. I found that he is still in the same
state. What a difference has grace made between him and me! Nothing,
nothing but grace has made this difference! I, guilty sinner, might now be
still on the same road, and he, in my room, might have been plucked as a
brand out of the fire. But it is not so. May the Lord help me to love him
much, very much, for His distinguishing grace!--Su