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jacob hodges.

"How do you get rid of these feelings of despondency, Jacob?"

"Fall down at his feet and never give him rest till he gives me rest by his Spirit."

"Fall down at his feet?"

"Fall down at the foot of the cross and pray for his mercy and the enlightening influence of his Spirit."

"Fall down, you say?"

"Kneel down, I mean by falling down."

"Do you commonly do that when you pray "

"Yes; but then I am always looking to God, when I am working on any thing."

"Does it do you good to kneel down to pray?"

"It does; I have found along back that I have let the world and business stop me when I have been pressed by the Spirit to go and pray, and I have found lately that the only way that I can obtain the Spirit of God, at all times, is to pray often."

"How often?"