AETAT。68。]——In1777，itappearsfromhisPrayersandMeditations，thatJohnsonsufferedmuchfromastateofmind’unsettledandperplexed，’andfromthatconstitutionalgloom，which，togetherwithhisextremehumilityandanxietywithregardtohisreligiousstate，madehimcontemplatehimselfthroughtoodarkandunfavourableamedium。Itmaybesaidofhim，thathe’sawGODinclouds。’Certainwemaybeofhisinjusticetohimselfinthefollowinglamentableparagraph，whichitispainfultothinkcamefromthecontriteheartofthisgreatman，towhoselabourstheworldissomuchindebted：’WhenIsurveymypastlife，I
discovernothingbutabarrenwasteoftimewithsomedisordersofbody，anddisturbancesofthemind，veryneartomadness，whichI
hopeHethatmademewillsuffertoextenuatemanyfaults，andexcusemanydeficiencies。’Butwefindhisdevotionsinthisyeareminentlyfervent；andwearecomfortedbyobservingintervalsofquiet，composure，andgladness。
OnEaster-daywefindthefollowingemphatickprayer：
’AlmightyandmostmercifulFather，whoseestallourmiseries，andknowestallournecessities，lookdownuponme，andpityme。