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A Cave Retreat

           Indeed,afterseriousthinkingofthesethings,Ishouldbeverymelancholy,andsometimesitwouldlastagreatwhile; butIresolvedit,atlast,allintothankfulnesstothatProvidencewhichhaddeliveredmefromsomanyunseendangers,andhadkeptmefromthosemischiefswhichIcouldnowayhavebeentheagentindeliveringmyselffrom,becauseIhadnottheleastnotionofanysuchthingdepending,ortheleastsuppositionofitbeingpossible. 

           Thisrenewedacontemplationwhichoftenhadcometomythoughtsinformertime,whenfirstIbegantoseethemercifuldispositionsofHeaven,inthedangerswerunthroughinthislife. Howwonderfullywearedeliveredwhenweknownothingofit! How,whenweareinaquandary,aswecallit,adoubtorhesitation,whethertogothisway,orthatway,asecrethintshalldirectusthisway,whenweintendedtogothatway; nay,whensense,ourowninclination,andperhapsbusiness,hascalledtogotheotherway,yetastrangeimpressionuponthemind,fromweknownotwhatsprings,andbyweknownotwhatpower,shalloverruleustogothisway; anditshallafterwardsappearthathadwegonethatwaywhichweshouldhavegone,andeventoourimaginationoughttohavegone,weshouldhavebeenruinedandlost. UpontheseandmanylikereflectionsIafterwardsmadeitacertainrulewithme,thatwheneverIfoundthosesecrethintsorpressingsofmymindtodoing,ornotdoing,anythingthatpresented,ortogoingthiswayorthatway,Ineverfailedtoobeythesecretdictate,thoughIknewnootherreasonforitthanthatsuchapressure,orsuchahint,hunguponmymind. Icouldgivemanyexamplesofthesuccessofthisconductinthecourseofmylife,butmoreespeciallyinthelatterpartofmyinhabitingthisunhappyisland; besidesmanyoccasionswhichitisverylikelyImighthavetakennoticeof,ifIhadseenwiththesameeyesthatIsawwithnow. 

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