The Lord called me to feel his wrath and the power of his word, the law of commandments, before he called me to feel and rejoice in the pardon of my sins and the freeness of his grace by Jesus Christ. It will be 36 years in a few days since my soul tasted of these solemn things; yet to this day I often wonder at his wonderful ways to me, a poor sinner, the only son of a poor infidel shoemaker. I have looked back in the line of my forefathers, father's side and mother's side, and cannot see one clear call by the grace of God amongst them; and even up to this time my heart has often cried, ‘