On leaving college he accepted a curacy at Frilsham in Berkshire,[2] where he married when twenty-eight years of age, and had a family of twelve children.
About this time his religious opinions became decidedly Calvinistic, and he preached in several of Lady Huntingdon's chapels.
Subsequently he left the Connexion for a new chapel in Bartholomew Street, supplementing his small income by making watch-chains.
Not successful there, he moved to London in 1797, and preached till his death in the City Chapel, Grub Street.
Some account of his life is given in an octavo volume, chiefly controversial, by his successor, William Wales Horne.