,,the ,,works ,,of ,,the ,,reverend ,,george ,,whitefield1 ,m4,a4 ,transcriber's ,notes ,punctuation has been standardized4 ,the text may show quotations within quotations1 all set off by similar quote marks4 ,the inner quotations have been changed to alternate quote marks for improved readability4 ,characters in small caps have been replaced by all caps4 ,non-printable characteristics have been given the following ,italic text3 -- text emphasized text within italics -- text ,this book was written in a period when many words had not become standardized in their spelling4 ,words may have multiple spelling variations or inconsistent hyphenation in the text4 ,these have been left unchanged unless indicated with a ,transcriber's ,note4 ,footnotes are identified in the text with a superscript number and are shown immediately below the paragraph in which they appear4 ,transcriber's ,notes are used when making corrections to the text or to provide additional information for the modern reader4 ,these notes are identified by symbols in the text and are shown immediately below the paragraph in which they appear4 ,,the ,,works ,,of ,,the ,,reverend ,,george ,,whitefield1 ,m4,a4 ,late of ,,pembroke-,,college1 ,,oxford1 ,and ,chaplain to the ,rt4 ,hon4 the ,countess of ,,huntingdon4 ,,containing ,all his ,,sermons and ,,tracts ,which have been already published3 ,,with ,a ,,select ,,collection of ,,letters1 ,written to his most intimate ,friends1 and ,persons of ,distinction1 in ,england1 ,scotland1 ,ireland1 and ,america1 from the ,year #agcd1 to #aggj1 including the whole ,period of his ,ministry4 ,,also ,some other ,,pieces on ,,important ,,subjects1 never before printed2 prepared by ,himself for the ,press4 ,to which is prefixed1 ,an ,,account of his ,,life1 ,compiled from his ,original ,,papers and ,,letters4 ,,vol4 ,,ii4 ,,london3 ,printed for ,,edward and ,,charles ,,dilly1 in the ,poultry2 and ,messrs4 ,,kincaid and ,,bell1 at ,edinburgh4 ,,mdcclxxi4 ,,letters ,,letter ,,ccccxcviii4 ,to the ,reverend ,mr4 ,h4 ,london1 ,dec4 #bc1 #agdb4 ,my dear brother ,h1 ,i ,thank you for your kind and very agreeable letter4 ,it was refreshing to my soul1 and stirred me to give thanks on your behalf4 ,i am surprized that you are not turned off1 since you now so clearly preach the everlasting gospel4 ,but our ,saviour has the hearts of all men in his hands1 and he turneth them when and wheresoever he pleaseth4 ,o my dear brother1 ,i hope nothing will deter you from preaching the glad tidings of salvation to a world lying in the wicked one4 ,i would not but be a poor despised minister of ,,jesus ,,christ for ten thousand worlds4 ,this ,i am persuaded is the language of my dear friend's heart3 ,i4 ,for this let men revile my name1 ,no cross ,i shun1 ,i fear no shame3 ,all hail reproach1 and welcome pain2 ,only thy terrors1 ,,lord1 restrain4 ,,ii4 ,the love of ,,christ doth him constrain ,to seek the wand'ring souls of men2 ,with cries1 entreaties1 tears to save1 ,and snatch them from the gaping grave4 ,go on1 thou man of ,,god2 and may the ,,lord cause thy bow to abide in strength6 ,glad should ,i be to come and shoot some gospel arrows in ,devonshire2 but the cloud seems now to point toward ,america4 ,my dear family calls loudly for me4 ,our ,,lord has wonderfully of late interposed on their behalf4 ,,god willing1 ,i intend shortly to send you an account of the ,orphan-house1 and my last volume of sermons1 with some other things4 ,blessed be ,,god for making any of my poor writings of use to your dear soul4 ,surely ,i had need proclaim free grace on the house-top2 if ,i did not1 the stones would cry out against me4 ,o my dear brother1 what a mystery of love is the mystery of godliness8 ,whilst ,i am writing the fire kindles4 ,this fire has also of late kindled in many hearts4 ,our large society goes on well4 ,we have many that walk in the comforts of the ,holy ,ghost4 ,i hear of glorious things from various parts4 ,i hope ere long we shall hear of persons going from post to post1 and crying1 8,babylon is fallen1 ,babylon is fallen40 ,i trust you1 my dear ,sir1 will be made a happy instrument in the ,mediator's kingdom1 of pulling down satan's strongholds4 ,pray write me word1 how the war is going on between ,michael and the dragon4 ,for the present1 adieu4 ,my tender love to all the lovers of ,,jesus ,,christ4 ,accept the same from1 my dear brother1 ,yours most affectionately in ,,christ1 ,g4 ,w4 ,,letter ,,ccccxcix4 ,to ,mr4 ,r1 in ,edinburgh4 ,london1 ,dec4 #bd1 #agdb4 ,dear ,mr4 ,r1 ,,it has given me some concern that ,i could not answer your kind and acceptable letter before4 ,as our ,saviour will give me freedom1 ,i shall send you a few lines now4 ,i think ,i may say to you1 as ,luther said to ,melanchton1 ,nimis es nullus4 ,you are kept in bondage by a false humility4 ,it is good to see ourselves poor1 and exceeding vile2 but if that sight and feeling prevent our looking up to1 and exerting ourselves for our dear ,saviour1 it becomes criminal1 and robs the soul of much comfort4 ,i can speak this by dear-bought experience4 ,how often have ,i been kept from speaking and acting for ,,god1 by a sight of my own unworthiness2 but now ,i see that the more unworthy ,i am1 the more fit to work for ,,jesus1 because he will get much glory in working by such mean instruments2 and the more he has for given me1 the more ,i ought to love and serve him4 ,fired with a sense of his unspeakable loving-kindness1 ,i dare to go out and tell poor sinners that a lamb was slain for them2 and that he will have mercy on sinners as such1 of whom indeed ,i am chief4 ,i wish my dear friend was in this respect not almost1 but altogether such as ,i am4 ,well would it be with him1 and happy would he then be4 ,upon the receipt of yours1 ,i prayed the ,,lord to open your mouth4 ,the language of my heart for you1 myself1 and all the ,redeemer's witnesses1 is this2 ,ah6 ,,lord1 enlarge their scanty thought1 ,to see the wonders thou hast wrought2 ,unloose the stammering tongue1 to tell ,thy love immense1 unsearchable4 ,i bless our ,,lord for giving you such freedom with himself1 though you cannot speak so freely to others4 ,prayers wrought by his own spirit1 he will hear and answer4 ,it is most god-like to be frequent in intercession4 ,it is the constant employment of the ,son of ,,god in heaven4 ,i rejoice to hear the work of ,,god goes on among you in ,scotland4 ,blessed be ,,god1 it prospers in our hands here1 in ,wales1 and in various places4 ,that it may prosper more and more1 and be daily carried on in your precious soul1 is the hearty prayer of1 dear ,mr4 ,r1 ,yours most affectionately in ,,christ ,,jesus1 ,g4 ,w4 ,,letter ,d4 ,to ,miss ,s1 in ,edinburgh4 ,london1 ,dec4 #bd1 #agdb4 ,dear ,miss ,s1 ,,continual avocations about my master's business1 has prevented my answering your kind letter4 ,it gladdened my heart1 because it brought me the glad tidings of your being accepted in the beloved2 and knowing that you are so1 what does the ,,lord require of you now1 but to walk humbly with him8 ,beg him to shew you more and more of your evil heart1 that you may ever remain a poor sinner at the feet of the once crucified1 but now exalted ,lamb of ,,god4 ,there you will be happy4 ,there you will find shelter from all your enemies4 ,my prayer therefore for you1 dear ,miss1 is this3 ,continue still thy love1 dear ,lamb1 ,safe hide her in thy wounds2 ,there may she dwell in all that love ,the ransom'd soul surrounds4 ,the comforts you have already experienced1 as well as your trials1 are but earnests of what you will hereafter meet with in the spiritual life4 ,but fear nothing1 neither be over thoughtful for the morrow2 you have an all-gracious and almighty ,saviour to guide and protect you4 ,he will not leave you1 until he hath lodged you safe in glory4 ,there the wicked shall cease from troubling1 and your weary soul will enjoy an eternal rest4 ,perhaps ,i may not see you again1 till ,i meet you in the world of spirits4 ,that grace and peace may be multiplied upon your dear soul1 is the hearty prayer of1 dear ,miss ,s1 ,your most affectionate friend and servant in ,,jesus ,,christ1 ,g4 ,w4 ,,letter ,,di4 ,to ,mr4 ,t4 ,january #i1 #agdc4 ,dear ,sir1 ,i ,remember1 when in ,scotland last year1 how heartily your good people joined in praise and thanksgiving1 for the deliverance ,,god had wrought out for the inhabitants of ,georgia2 and ,i hope ,i shall never forget how liberally they contributed to the necessities of the orphans1 though they knew not but at that time both orphans and ,orphan-house were in the enemies hand4 ,as this was an uncommon event1 ,i send you herewith part of the proclamation for a day of thanksgiving to almighty ,,god1 for putting an end to this ,spanish ,invasion4 ,it runs thus3 ,,almighty ,,god has in all ages shewn his power and mercy1 in the marvellous and gracious deliverance of his church1 and in the protection of righteous and religious kings and states1 professing his holy and eternal truth1 from the open invasion1 wicked conspiracies1 and malicious practices of all the enemies thereof4 ,he hath by the manifestation of his providence delivered us from the hands of the ,spaniards3 they1 with forty sail of small gallies and other craft1 came into ,cumberland ,sound2 but such a terror came upon them that they fled4 ,with another fleet of thirty-six ships and vessels they came into ,jekyl ,sound1 and after a sharp fight became masters thereof2 we having only four vessels to oppose their force4 ,we engaged them for the space of four hours1 and not one of us was killed1 though many of the enemy perished1 and five were killed by one shot only4 ,they landed four thousand five hundred men1 according to the account of the prisoners1 and even of ,englishmen1 who escaped from them4 ,the first party marched up through the woods to this town1 and was within sight thereof1 when ,,god delivered them into our hands1 though we were but few in number4 ,they fought and were soon dispersed and fled4 ,another party which supported them1 also fought2 but were soon put to flight4 ,we may truly say1 the hand of the ,,lord fought for us2 for in two attacks more than five hundred fled before fifty4 ,at first they seemed to fight with courage2 and the grenadiers particularly charged with great resolution2 but their shot did not take place1 insomuch that none of ours were killed2 but they were broken and pursued with great slaughter1 and by the report of the prisoners since taken1 upwards of two hundred men never returned to their camp4 ,they also came up with their half galleys towards the town1 and returned without so much as firing one shot1 leaving behind them some cannon1 and many things they had taken4 ,twenty-eight sail attacked ,fort-,william1 in which were only fifty men4 ,after three hours fight1 they went away and left the province1 and were pursued as far as ,saint ,john's4 ,so that by this whole expedition1 no more than two of ours were taken and two killed4 ,we may therefore truly say1 the ,,lord hath done great things for us1 who has delivered us out of the hands of the enemy4 ,having taken the premises into consideration1 ,i do hereby order1 that ,sunday the twenty-fifth instant be observed as a day of public thanksgiving to almighty ,,god for his great deliverance1 in having put an end to the ,spanish ,invasion3 and that all persons do solemnize the same in a christian and religious manner1 and abstain from drunkenness1 and any other wicked and dissolute testimonies of joy4 ,given under my hand and seal1 this twenty-fourth day of ,july1 at ,frederica in ,georgia1 ,anno ,domini one thousand seven hundred and forty-two4 ,signed by1 ,james ,oglethorp4 ,by his excellency's command1 ,francis ,moore4 ,business prevents my enlarging further at this time1 and indeed ,i chuse rather to leave you to make your own remarks on the inclosed4 ,i only observe in general that as a tincture of piety runs through the whole1 and all the glory given to him to whom all glory is due1 it will be as acceptable to you as it was to1 ,yours1 ,g4 ,w4 ,,letter ,,dii4 ,to ,mr4 ,h1 at ,gloucester4 ,london1 ,feb4 #d1 #agdc4 ,my very dear ,mr4 ,h1 ,i ,bless ,,god on your behalf4 ,i thank him for visiting your dear soul1 and making you useful to others4,assuredly the ,,lord has called you to your present work4,abide in it4 ,go on and prosper4 ,the ,,lord will be with you4 ,if we have an association in ,wiltshire soon1 will you chuse to be with us8 ,i expect shortly now to move hence2 but my way is quite blocked up from going abroad4 ,i will send you word1 when ,i shall be at ,bristol4 ,i will salute you and your friend with1 8,come in1 ye blessed of the ,,lord40 ,i have just published a fresh account of the ,orphan-house1 and prefixed the plan4 ,i shall be glad to hear from you often4 ,be as particular in respect to the society as you can4 ,the ,,lord is still with us4 ,blessed be his holy name6 ,my tender love to all4 ,that the glorious ,emmanuel may be with your soul more and more1 is the hearty prayer of1 my dear ,mr4 ,h1 ,yours most affectionately1 ,g4 ,w4 ,,letter ,,diii4 ,to ,mr4 ,s4 ,gloucester1 ,march #bd1 #agdc4 ,my dear ,sir1 ,,an effectual door is opened in these parts4 ,on ,saturday night ,i preached here4 ,the ,,lord was with me4 ,on ,sunday morning ,i preached again in a barn4 ,it was a good time to me and the people4 ,dear ,mr4 ,p was here1 and tears of love and joy were running down his aged cheeks almost all the while4 ,he was1 like good old ,simeon1 ready to cry out1 8,,lord1 now lettest thy servant depart in peace40 ,at noon ,i preached at ,mr4 ,fr's on the hill1 to a glorious auditory indeed4 ,here ,,jesus ,,christ displayed his power1 and caused much of his glory to pass before us4 ,at four ,i preached again in a field near ,stroud1 where was a great congregation consisting of many1 many thousands4 ,the ,,lord helped and blessed me much here also4 ,afterwards ,i went to the new house at ,hampton1 and the glory of the ,,lord filled it4 ,it is exceeding commodious for our purpose4 ,i preached in the court-yard on ,monday noon1 to a large auditory4 ,monday evening the ,,lord gave me a good time at ,pitchcomb4 ,both brother ,c and brother ,a's society met at ,hampton1 and the ,,lord met with us4 ,brother ,c is certainly called of ,,god4 ,all call him a second ,bunyan4 ,i believe he must give himself wholly to the work4 ,such a hardy worker with his hands1 and hearty preacher at the same time1 ,i have scarce known4 ,on ,tuesday a man was hung in chains at ,hampton ,common4,a more miserable spectacle ,i have not seen4 ,i preached in the morning to a great auditory about a mile off the place of execution4 ,i intended doing the same after the criminal was turned off2 but the weather was very violent4,thousands and thousands came and staid to hear2 but1 through misinformation1 kept on the top of the hill1 while ,i preached in the bottom4 ,after this ,i came to ,gloucester1 and preached in the evening in a barn3 a night much to be remembered6 ,this morning ,i preached again1 and dined with ,mr4 ,ed ,is and some more at ,mr4 ,e's4 ,i am just going to my evening lecture1 and to-morrow ,i shall leave ,gloucester for a few days4 ,the association is put off for a week1 so ,i shall have more time in ,gloucestershire4 ,never did ,i see people more hungry and simple4 ,many come telling me what the ,,lord did for their souls when ,i was here last4 ,to him be all the glory6 ,brother ,a is now with me4 ,he must be in the country 'till the house is more settled4 ,i am sure ,,god called me here4 ,yours1 c4 ,g4 ,w4 ,,letter ,,div4 ,to ,mr4 ,s4 ,gloucester1 ,march #bi1 #agdc4 ,my dear ,sir1 ,i ,now sit down to fulfil my promise made to you last night4,i think in a former letter ,i gave you an account of what the ,,lord had done for and by me since ,i left ,london1 though indeed ,i cannot tell you the hundredth part4 ,on ,tuesday evening ,i preached at ,gloucester with as convincing1 soul-edifying power1 as ever ,i felt in my life4 ,the barn1 though made more commodious1 was and is generally quite crouded4 ,on ,friday morning ,i preached again2 and afterwards went to ,hampton2 the snow falling and freezing on us all the way4 ,in the evening ,i preached at ,chalford1 upon 8walking with ,,god30 he was with me and the auditory4 ,on ,saturday ,i preached at ,ruscom in the morning1 and at ,king-stanley in the afternoon4 ,in the evening1 ,i visited brother ,c's gracious society2 and afterwards rode to ,hampton1 which made about twenty miles4 ,the congregations on account of the weather were not so great1 but our ,saviour most richly fed us4 ,the word distilled like the dew2 and at ,stanley ,i think ,i was in the very suburbs of heaven4 ,o free grace6 ,on ,sunday morning ,i preached at ,dursley1 about seven miles from ,hampton1 where our dear brother ,a had been taken down the ,sunday before2 but no one was permitted to touch or molest us4 ,the congregation consisted of some thousands1 and the word came with a most gloriously convincing power4 ,i came away rejoicing1 and in the afternoon preached to about ten thousand on ,hampton common1 at what the people now call ,whitefield's ,tump1 because ,i preached there first4 ,i cannot tell you what a solemn occasion that was4 ,i perceive a great alteration in the people since ,i was in these parts last4 ,they did indeed hang on me to hear the word4 ,it ran and was glorified4 ,in the evening1 we had a most precious meeting with the two united societies in the new house at ,hampton4 ,surely many thereabouts will walk with ,,god4 ,last night and this morning ,i preached again with great power2 preaching in ,gloucestershire is now like preaching at the tabernacle at ,london4 ,this evening ,i am to preach again2 and after that to hold our first love-feast4,what our ,,lord does for us hereafter1 you shall hear in my next4 ,and now1 my dear ,sir1 help me to be thankful1 and bless the ,,lord for all his mercies conferred on ,your unworthy friend1 and his worthless servant1 ,g4 ,w4 ,,letter ,,dv4 ,to the ,same4 ,gloucester1 ,april #b1 #agdc4 ,dear ,sir1 ,,my soul is kept exceeding chearful2 and greater and more continued freedom in preaching1 ,i never experienced1 than since ,i have been in ,gloucester and ,gloucestershire4 ,on ,tuesday evening we had a blessed love-feast4 ,on ,wednesday morning ,i preached here with great sweetness2 and at noon at ,painswick4,in the evening ,i preached at ,mr4 ,f's1 in the place where the ,,lord met us remarkably one night about a twelvemonth ago4 ,he met us again most delightfully1 not in terror1 but in love3 by which ,i guessed how the gospel had gained ground in a twelvemonth's time4 ,after this ,i visited dear brother ,c's society1 and then rode to ,hampton1 with brothers ,a and ,g1 praising and blessing ,,god4 ,on ,wednesday noon ,i preached at ,quarhouse1 from the stump where old ,mr4 ,cole used to stand4 ,it was an alarming time4 ,my soul enjoyed exceeding great liberty4 ,in the evening ,i preached in the new house at ,hampton to many hundreds1 and afterwards met the society4 ,yesterday morning ,i came hither4 ,at noon and at night ,i preached in the barn2 it was quite crouded4 ,it would have rejoiced you to have been with us4 ,this morning ,i am to preach again1 and shall take my leave at night4 ,my dear ,sir1 help me to extol free grace1 and expect to hear of greater things than these from1 ,ever yours1 c4 ,g4 ,w4 ,,letter ,,dvi4 ,to brother ,s4 ,waterford 7,south ,wales17 ,april #g1 #agdc4 ,my ,dear ,brother1 ,,on ,monday ,i received your letter of ,april #b2 but till now1 have had no opportunity of answering it4 ,i preached and took my leave of the ,gloucester people with mutual and great concern1 on ,sunday evening last4 ,it was past one in the morning1 before ,i could lay my weary body down4,at five ,i rose again1 sick for want of rest2 but ,i was enabled to get on horseback and ride to ,mr4 ,f's1 where ,i preached to a large congregation1 who came there at seven in the morning1 hoping to feel the power of a risen ,,lord4 ,they were not disappointed of their hope4 ,at ten ,i read prayers1 and preached from these words18,i am the resurrection and the life10 and afterwards was helped to administer the sacrament in ,stonehouse church4 ,then ,i rode to ,stroud1 where ,i was enabled to preach to about twelve thousand1 with uncommon freedom and power1 in ,mrs4 ,g's field4 ,much of the divine presence was there4,about six in the evening ,i preached to about the like number on ,hampton ,common2 but scarce ever with a more pleasing convincing power4 ,the order and solemnity wherewith the people broke up1 was very instructive4 ,after this ,i went to ,hampton1 and held a general love-feast with the united societies4 ,my soul was kept close to ,,jesus2 my bodily strength renewed2 and ,i went to-bed about midnight1 very chearful and very happy4 ,the next morning ,i went and preached near ,dursley1 to some thousands1 with great convictions accompanying the word4 ,about seven ,i reached ,bristol1 and preached with wonderful power to a full congregation at ,smith's ,hall2 and afterwards spent the evening agreeably with ,mr4 ,c of ,bath1 and some other dear friends4 ,on ,tuesday morning ,i preached again to a full congregation1 and then set out for this place1 where we came about eight in the evening1 and had sweet and profitable conversation with ,mr4 ,b and some others of the brethren4 ,we sung an hymn1 prayed1 and parted in great harmony4 ,on ,wednesday about noon ,i opened the association with a close and solemn discourse upon walking with ,,god4 ,indeed much of ,,god was with us4 ,the brethren and the people felt much of the divine presence4 ,afterwards we betook ourselves to business3 several matters of great importance were dispatched4 ,we broke up about seven1 and met again about ten1 and continued settling the affairs of the societies till about two in the morning4 ,on ,thursday we sat again till about four in the afternoon2 then1 after taking a little refreshment1 and talking warmly of the things of ,,god1 ,i preached with great freedom upon the believer's rest1 and then we went on with our business1 and finished our association about midnight3 all acknowledged that ,,god had been with us1 and blessed him for the same4 ,perhaps in a month ,i may come to ,london2 but it seems to be the will of the ,,lord ,i should stay in ,wales about a fortnight1 and take a tour into ,pembrokeshire4 ,great doors are open there4 ,our ,saviour keeps me very happy indeed2 and is1 ,i believe1 preparing greater blessings1 for ,yours1 c4 ,g4 ,w4 ,,letter ,,dvii4 ,to the ,same4 ,lantrissant1 7in ,wales7 ,april #aj1 #agdc4 ,dear ,sir1 ,,our blessed master still countenances my feeble labours4 ,yesterday ,i preached at ,cardiff to a large congregation4 ,the greatest scoffers sat quiet1 and the children of ,,god felt the divine presence4 ,in the evening ,i went to ,ful-mon4 ,mrs4 ,i received us kindly4 ,,god was pleased to speak for me in the society where ,i preached4 ,this morning ,i preached again4 ,it was a most remarkable time4 ,i have been just now preaching with great power here4 ,dear brother ,h is preaching in ,welch4 ,the people are very simple4 ,i wrote to you from ,waterford4 ,i must write a letter or two more1 and then away out of town4 ,my kind and tender love to all4 ,the ,,lord be with you4 ,i am yours1 c4 ,g4 ,w4 ,,letter ,,dviii4 ,to the ,same4 ,swanzey1 ,april #ab1 #agdc4 ,my dear ,friend1 ,i ,hope all is well with you4 ,great things are doing in ,wales4,an effectual door is opened for preaching the everlasting gospel4 ,yesterday ,i preached at ,neath1 7seven miles from this place7 from a balcony1 to about three thousand souls in the street4 ,the ,,lord was with me of a truth4 ,this morning ,i preached here to about four thousand with great power4 ,about one ,i preached at ,harbrook1 four miles off2 and am now returned to preach here again4,our ,saviour has prepared the way before him4 ,o free grace6 ,dear brother ,h has discoursed in ,welch yesterday and to day4 ,ever yours1 ,g4 ,w4 ,postscript4 ,past seven in the evening4 ,i have just now done preaching4 ,swanzey is taken6 ,i never preached with a more convincing power4 ,many of the rich and great were present4 ,the congregation larger than in the morning4 ,free grace for ever6 ,,letter ,,dix4 ,to the ,same4 ,larn1 ,april #ae1 #agdc4 ,my dear ,friend1 ,i ,wrote to you from several places2 and all my letters have1 or will ,i trust come to hand4 ,i can yet send you more glad tidings4 ,but words cannot express what the ,,lord has done for your unworthy friend1 and his own dear people's souls4 ,on ,monday ,i preached at a place in the way1 and afterwards at ,neath1 a sea port town1 to about three thousand people3 all was quiet1 and the power of ,,jesus was much there4 ,then ,i went to ,swanzey seven miles from ,neath4,on ,tuesday ,i preached1 and the ,,lord was with me4 ,in the evening ,i went to ,llanelthy1 eight miles from ,swanzey4 ,there ,i preached twice on ,wednesday with great power to a large congregation2 and in the evening near ,aberquilley1 five miles from thence4 ,on ,thursday ,i preached at ,carmarthen1 one of the greatest and most polite places in ,wales2 in the morning from the top of the cross3 in the evening from a table near it4 ,it was the great sessions4 ,the justices desired ,i would stay till they rose1 and they would come4 ,accordingly they did1 and many thousands more2 and several people of quality4 ,,jesus was much with me1 and ,i hope much good work was done4 ,several sent for me to their houses4 ,dear brother ,h exhorts in every place4 ,i have just been preaching1 and it would rejoice your heart to see what is doing4 ,i want room and time to tell you all4 ,in about ten days ,i hope to be near ,bristol4 ,in the mean while1 ,i am1 dear friend1 ,ever yours1 ,g4 ,w4 ,,letter ,,dx4 ,to the ,same4 ,haverfordwest1 ,april #ag1 #agdc4 ,my dear ,friend1 ,,since ,i left ,larn1 from whence ,i wrote to you1 the ,,lord has dealt most bountifully with me4 ,i went that evening to ,narbatt1 where ,i preached to some thousands with great power4 ,on ,saturday ,i preached at ,newton1 and afterwards at ,jefferson to several thousand souls1 very like the ,kingswood colliers4 ,this morning ,i preached at ,llassivran1 and had as it were a ,moor-fields congregation2 and this afternoon ,i preached to about the same number near this town4 ,i also read prayers4 ,where ,i have been1 the people call loudly again4 ,a most effectual door is opened in ,south ,wales4 ,i hope to be with you in a few weeks4 ,i am glad of such news from ,georgia4 ,blessed be ,,god1 he will take care of me and mine4 ,hearty love attends you and all1 from ,yours1 c4 ,g4 ,w4 ,,letter ,,dxi4 ,to the ,same4 ,carmarthen1 ,april #bj1 #agdc4 ,my dear ,friend1 ,,since ,i wrote from ,haverfordwest1 ,i preached yesterday at eight in the morning to about eight thousand people in this place1 and in the afternoon to several thousands at ,narbatt1 both times with great power4 ,this morning ,i preached at ,larn1 and coming over in the ferry had the unexpected compliment paid me1 of one ship firing several guns1 and of some others hoisting their flags4 ,this afternoon ,i preached at a little town called ,kidwilly1 to a large congregation2 and came this evening here4 ,one of the ministers preached much against me last ,sunday1 and mentioned me by name2 but1 like my other opposers 7and like the viper biting the file7 he only hurt himself4 ,i am as it were in a new1 but very unthought of pleasant world4 ,o how many thousands within these few days have heard the word6 ,i thought to see you next week2 but as ,i am here1 perhaps it may be best to go round now1 and so be at ,london at ,pentecost4 ,in about a fortnight1 therefore1 you may expect to see me4 ,ever yours1 ,g4 ,w4 ,,letter ,,dxii4 ,to the ,same4 ,bhuadder1 ,april #bc1 #agdc4 ,my dear ,friend1 ,i ,wrote to you from ,haverford and ,carmarthen4 ,i preached there twice on ,thursday to about ten thousand people1 and dear ,mr4 ,r preached after me4 ,yesterday we had another blessed association2 and have now settled all the counties in ,wales4 ,our ,,lord was wonderfully with us4 ,you cannot tell how delighted the brethren went away4 ,indeed they seemed filled as with new wine4 ,last night we came hither to a little inn4 ,a sweet retreat from the rain4 ,i must away to preach this morning4 ,help me1 my dear man1 to be thankful4 ,i kindly salute you and yours1 and am1 ,ever yours1 ,g4 ,w4 ,,letter ,,dxiii4 ,to the ,same4 ,guenfithen1 near the ,hay in ,radnorshire1 ,april #be1 #agdc4 ,my dear ,sir1 ,i ,wrote to you on ,saturday morning2 afterwards ,i preached at ,llangathan in the church1 to a great congregation2 ,i then went about ten miles1 and preached at ,landovery in the evening1 and on ,sunday morning4 ,,god was with us each time4 ,on ,sunday evening ,i preached to a large and polite auditory at ,brecon1 fifteen miles from ,landovery4 ,this morning ,i preached at ,trevecka1 and just now at this place1 with as great freedom1 power and melting1 almost as we have seen4 ,it is now past seven at night1 and ,i have seven or eight ,welsh miles to go4 ,i am glad you are so happy in ,,jesus4 ,my body is weak1 but ,i am at the ,redeemer's feet1 and he reigns king in my heart1 and causes me to rejoice and triumph over all4 ,help me to praise him4 ,brother ,h salutes you all4 ,the ,,lord be with you4 ,ever1 ever yours1 ,g4 ,w4 ,,letter ,,dxiv4 ,to the ,same4 ,gloucester1 ,april #bi1 #agdc4 ,my dear ,sir1 ,i ,am at present strengthening myself in the ,,lord my ,,god4 ,these words have much refreshed me1 8,and the ,,lord was with ,david1 whithersoever he went40 ,after ,i wrote my last from a gentlewoman's near the ,hay1 ,i went towards ,builth1 and got into my lodgings about one1 and into my bed about two o'clock in the morning4 ,the next day ,i preached at ,builth1 with much of the ,redeemer's presence4 ,then ,i rode to the ,gore1 the last place ,i preached at in ,wales2 and indeed our ,saviour kept the good wine 'till last3 he made our cup to overflow4,between eight and nine at night we set out for ,leominster1 and reached there between two and three in the morning4 ,at eleven1 and three1 ,i preached4 ,it was quite fallow ground4 ,the ,,lord broke it up1 and gave me a blessed entrance into ,herefordshire4 ,all glory be to his great ,name6 ,the same night ,i lay at ,hereford4 ,even there some of our ,,lord's disciples were to be found1 as also at ,ross1 where we baited yesterday4 ,in both places ,i might have preached1 would time have permitted2 but ,i was hastening to ,gloucester1 where the good ,shepherd of ,israel brought us in peace and safety about eight in the evening2 after having in about three weeks travelled about four hundred ,english miles1 spent three days in attending two associations1 preached about forty times1 visited about thirteen towns1 and passed through seven counties4 ,here then will ,i set up my ,ebenezer1 thank the adorable ,,jesus for these and all other his mercies1 and from the bottom of my heart give him all the glory4 ,i know my dearest friend will join with me1 and say a hearty ,amen4 8,even so1 ,,lord ,,jesus4 ,amen and ,amen60,last night and this morning ,i preached here4 ,since my departure the barn hath been turned into a commodious chapel4 ,i shall preach there again1 ,,god willing1 this evening1 and to-morrow morning2 in the country on ,sunday next1 and for all as ,i know1 shall come to ,london on ,monday evening4 ,one of the simple ,apperly souls died in peace a few days ago4 8,praise ye the ,,lord1 for his mercy endureth for ever40 ,yours1 c4 c4 ,g4 ,w4 ,,letter ,,dxv4 ,to the ,rev4 ,mr4 ,i4 ,london1 ,may #f1 #agdc4 ,my dear ,brother1 ,,your very kind letter ,i had not the pleasure of receiving 'till yesterday4 ,it was very acceptable1 and knits my heart closer to you than ever4 ,i love your honest soul1 and long for that time1 when the disciples of ,,christ of different sects shall be joined in far closer fellowship one with another4 ,our divisions have grieved my heart4 ,i heartily approve of the meeting of the chief labourers together4 ,the free grace of the ever-blessed ,,jesus melts me down4 ,he has been exceeding kind to me of late1 and shewn me that1 vile as ,i am1 he will not lay me aside4 ,i am just returned from a circuit of about #djj miles4 ,i have been as far as ,haverfordwest1 and was enabled to preach with great power4 ,thousands and tens of thousands flocked to hear the word1 and the souls of ,,god's children were much refreshed4 ,i have been also at two associations in ,wales4 ,the work begins now to shew itself4 ,many are taking root downward1 and bearing fruit upward4 ,ere long ,i trust they will fill the land4 ,i am glad the ,,lord hath opened fresh doors for you1 my dear brother4 ,the rams horns are sounding about ,jericho2 surely the towering walls will at length fall down4 ,but we must have patience4 ,he that believeth1 doth not make haste4 ,the rams horns must go round seven times4 ,our divisions in ,england have the worst aspect1 while they are now united in ,wales3 but even this shall work for good1 and cause the ,redeemer's glory to shine more conspicuous4 ,this is my comfort2 8,the government is upon his shoulders10 and he is a 8wonderful counsellor40 ,and whatso'er thou wilt1 ,thou dost1 thou ,king of ,kings6 ,what thy unerring wisdom plans ,thy power to being brings4 ,but where am ,i running8 ,pardon me4 ,i am writing to my dear ,mr4 ,i4 ,i rejoice in the expectation of seeing you in town4 ,i hope to be in town at that time1 and to enjoy some of our former happy seasons4 ,in the mean while1 ,i salute you from my inmost soul1 and desire1 as often as opportunity offers1 a close correspondence may be kept up between you1 and1 my dear brother1 ,your most affectionate unworthy brother and servant1 ,g4 ,w4 ,,letter ,,dxvi4 ,to ,d4 ,t1 in ,yorkshire4 ,london1 ,may #f1 #agdc4 ,my dear ,brother1 ,a ,day or two ago1 ,i had the pleasure of receiving a letter from you1 which ,i find was written some time since1 but came not to hand1 as ,i was out of town4 ,accept my thanks1 though late1 and let the blessed ,,jesus be praised1 again and again1 for causing his children to love and esteem unworthy1 hell-deserving me4 ,o1 my dear brother1 8,love is of ,,god1 and he that dwelleth in love1 dwelleth in ,,god1 and ,,god in him40 ,glad am ,i that our ,saviour is getting himself the victory in your parts1 and that fresh doors are opened for our dear brother ,i to preach the everlasting gospel4 ,i have been just writing to him2 and now improve a few moments to send you a line also4 ,blessed be our glorious ,emmanuel1 ,i can tell you of new and glorious conquests made of late4 ,i am but just returned from a circuit of #djj miles in ,gloucestershire and ,south ,wales4 ,dagon hath every where fallen before the ark1 and the fields are white ready unto harvest4 ,the congregations were very large1 and ,i was never enabled to preach with greater power4 ,i purpose staying here about a month1 and once more to attack the prince of darkness in ,moor-fields1 when the holidays come4 ,many precious souls have been captivated with ,,christ's love in that wicked place4 ,jerusalem sinners bring most glory to the ,redeemer4 ,where ,i shall go next1 ,i cannot yet tell4 ,if my ,master should point out the way1 a visit to ,yorkshire would be very agreeable4 ,perhaps ,exeter and ,cornwall may be the next places4 ,that is dry ground4 ,i love to range in such places4 ,o my dear brother1 continue to pray for me1 and help me to praise the blessed ,lamb of ,,god4 ,indeed ,i pray for you1 and the redeemed sinners1 amongst whom you are4 ,that the great ,shepherd and ,bishop of souls may fill you with all peace and joy in believing1 is the hearty prayer of1 my dear brother1 ,yours most affectionately in ,,christ1 ,g4 ,w4 ,,letter ,,dxvii4 ,to ,mr4 ,h4 ,london1 ,may #ba1 #agdc4 ,my very dear faithful ,friend and ,brother1 ,,after watching1 and praying1 and striving some days for direction and assistance1 ,i now sit down to write you a letter2 though ,i know not well what to say or do4 ,the concern ,i have felt for you1 and my dear family1 has had an effect on my body1 and increased that weakness1 which the season of the year1 my constant labours1 and continual care upon various accounts1 have brought upon me4 ,in the midst of all1 my soul ,i trust grows1 and is kept happy in the blessed ,,jesus4 ,his strength is daily made perfect in my weakness1 and ,i am made more than conqueror through his love4 ,i am somewhat concerned1 that scarce any of my letters have reached your hands4 ,i was glad1 however1 to find1 that you had received one dated in ,may last4 ,since that1 ,i hope you have received more4 ,i rejoice that our loving ,saviour has not permitted you to want4 ,you are his family1 and he would not detain me from you1 had not he determined to provide for you in my absence4 ,i fear ,i have been sinfully impatient to come over4 ,i think1 ,i could be sold a slave to serve at the gallies1 rather than you and my dear ,orphan-family should want4 ,sometimes my wicked heart has said1 8if ,i know ,i should have staid so long1 ,i would not have come over to ,england at all40 ,but ,,god's thoughts are not as our thoughts4 ,it is best to be kept at his feet1 waiting to know what he would have us to do4 ,by and by we shall know all2 'till then1 let us wait patiently2 against hope may we believe in hope1 and being strong in faith give glory to ,,god4 ,after ,i have fought the ,,lord's battles in ,moor-fields these holidays1 ,i think to take a tour into ,cornwall and ,wales1 and perhaps1 to ,ireland4 ,i have sometimes thought ,i am detained on purpose to go there4 ,i wonder not at your silence4 ,you may well expect me2 but ,i must not mention it1 lest my impatient heart should again say1 8,,lord1 why wilt thou not let me go80 ,my first fellow-traveller1 scarce a day passes without my speaking of1 and often praying for you4 ,old love has revived long since in my soul4 ,i am persuaded1 our ,,lord will reward you even in this life1 for your fidelity to unworthy me4 8,be strong in the ,,lord and in the power of his might40 ,while ,i am writing the fire kindles1 and ,i almost forget my bodily weakness4 ,the ,,lord be with you4 ,i hear the ,spaniards intend a second invasion2 but those words still follow and comfort me1 8,the enemies which you have seen1 you shall see no more for ever40 ,you are the ,,lord's family2 he will take care of you2 fear them not4 ,i have many things to impart1 when ,i see you face to face4 ',till then the ,,lord ,,jesus be with your spirit1 and grant that you and yours may increase with all the increase of ,,god4 ,in bonds of an eternal friendship1 with greater affection than words can well express1 ,i subscribe myself1 ,ever1 ever yours1 ,g4 ,w4 ,,letter ,,dxviii4 ,to ,mr4 ,b4 ,london1 ,may #ba1 #agdc4 ,my very dear ,brother ,b1 ,,little did ,i think1 when ,i parted from you at ,bethesda1 that ,i should be writing to you at this time in ,london4 ,but ,,god's ways are in the great waters1 and his footsteps are not known4 ,i have essayed to come to you more than once1 or twice2 but ,i believe ,i can say1 8the spirit suffered me not40 ,in thought ,i am with you daily2 when ,i shall come in person1 our ,saviour only knows3 perhaps1 at an hour which neither you nor ,i think of4 ,you will see what ,i have wrote 7though in much weakness7 to my dear ,mr4 ,h4 ,the present weakness of my body will not suffer me to enlarge much to you2 though1 was ,i to follow the inclination of my soul1 ,i should fill up many sheets4 ,my dear brother1 ,i love you unfeignedly in the bowels of ,,jesus ,,christ1 and heartily thank you for all your works of faith1 and the care you have taken of my dear family4 ,surely our ,,lord sent you to ,bethesda1 and however cloudy the prospect may have been for some time1 ,i am persuaded a glorious sunshine will succeed1 and you shall yet see the salvation of our ,,god4 ,when our ,,lord has any thing great to do1 he is generally a great while bringing it about1 and many unaccountable dark providences generally intervene4 ,thus it was with ,abraham1 ,jacob1 ,joseph1 ,moses1 and all the eminent men of ,,god in the days of old4 ,thus our ,,lord is pleased to deal with me1 and my affairs4 ,many precious promises have been given me in respect to myself1 my dear family1 and the church of ,,jesus ,,christ1 which ,i am sure will be fulfilled in due time4 ,i long to be with you1 to open our hearts freely1 and to tell one another what our good ,,god has done for our souls4 ,great things has he done for me indeed1 and greater things is he yet doing1 and about to do4 ,the work of ,,god is likely to spread far and near1 and such are daily added to the church as shall be saved4 ,i am employed every moment for the best of ,masters1 and only lament that ,i can do no more4 ,for some days1 my body has been much indisposed1 but not so as to prevent my preaching4 ,as my day is1 so is my strength2 and as afflictions abound1 consolations much more abound4 ,i know that this will lead you to give thanks on my behalf4 ,i am glad when ,i hear it goes well with you and yours4 ,i am now like ,st4 ,paul1 who could have no rest1 'till he sent a brother to the church1 that he might enquire of their affairs1 and know how they did4 ,the person that brings this1 loves ,,jesus in sincerity1 and ,i trust will be a blessing to the house4 ,i would have him employed among the children1 or as you and the brethren shall think fit4 ,our ,saviour1 ,i hope1 will direct you in every thing4 ,as strength shall permit1 ,i intend writing to ,mr4 ,j4 ,blessed be ,,god for raising up such dear friends4 ,he never can or will forsake those that put their trust in him4 ,i hope it is well with you and yours4 ,i doubt not but your souls prosper4 ,mr4 ,a writes to his mother1 and tells her how you are instant in season and out of season4 ,go on1 my dear brother1 thou man of ,,god6 and may the ,,lord make you a spiritual father to thousands4 ,that the ,,lord of all lords may exceedingly bless you1 is the earnest prayer of ,yours most affectionately in ,,jesus1 ,g4 ,w4 ,,letter ,,dxix4 ,to ,mr4 ,h4 ,london1 ,may #ca1 #agdc4 ,my dear ,mr4 ,h1 ,friend and ,brother1 ,,all last week1 do what ,i would1 ,i could not find freedom to write a line1 though ,i expected our dear brother ,e1 the bearer of this1 to fail every hour4 ,but now ,i know why he was detained1 and ,i restrained4 ,this morning1 to my unspeakable satisfaction1 ,i saw a letter from our dear brother ,g1 dated ,april #acth1 wherein he acquainted me of the welfare of the dear family1 and of another out-pouring of the spirit among you4 ,o6 my soul does magnify the ,,lord1 and my spirit rejoices in ,,god my ,saviour4 ,after this1 ,i expect to hear of another shock3 but ,i know you are the ,,lord's1 and he will take care of your souls4 ,as ,mr4 ,e is going on board1 ,i have not time to say half ,i would4 ,i fear ,i am sinfully impatient to see you4 ,the time will come by and by4 ,hasten it1 ,o ,,lord1 if it be thy blessed will6 ,our ,saviour does greater things for me every day4 ,last ,sunday morning1 ,i collected #bcl4 for the orphans in ,moor-fields4 ,it would amaze you to see the great congregations1 and wonderful presence of the ,,lord4 ,grace6 grace6 ,i have paid all that is due in ,england1 and have sent you #bel4 by the bearer4 ,,god willing1 ,i shall remit you more soon4 ,pray give my humble respects to dear ,mr4 ,j1 and tell him1 our ,saviour will enable me to pay him all soon with a thousand thanks4 ,i sent you #ajjl4 by my brother's ship1 and a packet of letters4 ,i hope they came safe to hand4 ,but ,i must have done4 ,salute my dear family1 and believe me to be1 though now in great haste1 dear man1 ,ever yours1 ,g4 ,w4 ,,letter ,,dxx4 ,to ,mr4 ,g1 of ,carlisle4 ,london1 ,june #i1 #agdc4 ,my dear ,brother1 ,i ,have been prevented by many things from writing to you4 ,i now redeem a few minutes to send you a line4 ,i believe your way is clear to ,london4 ,the brethren1 ,i am persuaded1 will be willing to give you the right-hand of fellowship1 since you are determined not to meddle with controversy1 or to make adult baptism a bone of contention2 but simply to preach ,,jesus ,,christ and him crucified4 ,this ,i think is the only way to propagate the gospel of the grace of ,,god4 ,our ,saviour blesses me in it much1 and owns and strengthens me more and more4 ,i have been very weak in body1 but every day my strength hath been renewed1 and ,i have been enabled to mount on wings like an eagle4 ,god willing1 ,i shall leave ,london on ,monday next4 ,if ,i should be out of town1 you will be kindly received4 ,glory be to ,,god1 the gospel spreads4 ,i feel myself the chief of sinners4 ,as such1 be pleased always to remember to pray for1 my dear brother1 ,yours most affectionately in ,,jesus ,,christ1 ,g4 ,w4 ,,letter ,,dxxi4 ,to ,mr4 ,s4 ,burford1 ,june #ae1 #agdc4 ,my dear ,sir1 ,i ,cannot go any farther without writing you a line4 ,our ,saviour hath dealt most graciously with your unworthy friend4 ,on ,monday ,i experienced some sweet teachings from above1 and was so happy1 that ,i thought our ,,lord was preparing me for some fresh trials4 ,the prospect pleased me much1 knowing how all things had already worked together for my good4 ,yesterday my body was very weary1 but my soul happy1 and ,i preached at ,fairford2 this morning at ,glanfield1 and just now here4 ,it is dry ground2 but the ,,lord has promised to pour water upon such4 ,he has richly watered my soul4 ,where ,i lay1 was indeed a ,bethel1 a gate of heaven4 ,i hope ,,god has been with you4 ,my tender love to dear brother ,as4 ,my fellow-travellers salute you4 ,my love to the ,tabernacle people4 ,their prayers are heard4 ,grace6 grace6 ,yours affectionately1 ,g4 ,w4 ,,letter ,,dxxii4 ,to the same4 ,gloucester1 ,june #ah1 #agdc4 ,my dear ,friend1 ,i ,wrote to you from ,burford on ,wednesday last4 ,my soul was then so exceeding happy1 that ,i want words to express it4 ,afterwards1 we went to ,bengeworth1 where we came about midnight1 and were most heartily received by ,mr4 ,s and ,mr4 ,o4 ,i was enabled to preach there with such power1 that all must confess1 ,,god was with us of a truth4 ,we dined very comfortably1 and then set out for ,gloucester1 shouting1 ,grace6 grace6 ,when ,i arrived1 our ,saviour was exceeding gracious2 and ,i had so much of heaven in my soul1 that ,i wanted to lie down any where to praise my ,,god4 ,i preached here early the next morning1 then rode to ,cheltenham1 and returned hither in the afternoon1 and preached in the evening4 ,this morning ,i preached again1 and received your second welcome letter4 ,i thank you for it4 ,i could write much of the love and abiding happiness ,i have in ,,christ3 but ,i have many letters lying unanswered before me4 ,adieu at present4 ,the ,,lord be with you and yours4 ,salute all the brethren4 ,forget not to pray for1 my dear friend1 ,ever1 ever yours1 ,g4 ,w4 ,,letter ,,dxxiii4 ,to the same4 ,gloucester1 ,june #ba1 #agdc4 ,,on ,saturday ,i answered your two last letters4 ,our ,saviour sent me to ,gloucester for wise ends4 ,much substantial good has been done to several of the society4 ,my mouth and heart were greatly opened in preaching4 ,saturday evening was a time much to be remembered4 ,sunday1 was a great day of the ,son of ,man4 ,i preached at ,gloucester in the morning1 and near ,stroud in the evening4 ,the word was clothed with much power1 both for sinners and saints4 ,i think the congregation at ,hampton was rather greater than ever4 ,at night we had a precious meeting in ,hampton-house garden2 the house itself being too small to hold the people without almost stifling them4 ,the simplicity1 sweetness1 and broken-heartedness of the poor souls would have melted your heart4 ,indeed1 much grace was upon them1 and many1 ,i believe1 to their unspeakable consolation1 heard the voice of the ,,lord ,,god in the trees of the garden in the cool of the day4 ,on ,monday morning ,i preached again1 and came away rejoicing4 ,whilst ,i was at ,hampton1 ,j4 ,c told me1 how he and the people had been abused4 ,my coming at this time1 ,i believe1 has much strengthened the persecuted4 ,indeed there is a glorious work in ,gloucestershire4 ,brother ,c is truly a great soul6 one of the weak things that ,,god has chosen to confound the strong4 ,in my journey from ,hampton hither1 our dear ,master was graciously with us4 ,we have blessed news from ,scotland4 ,brave news also from ,pembrokeshire4 ,surely the kingdom of the ,,lord and his ,,christ is coming on apace4 ,i know you say1 8,come1 ,,lord ,,jesus1 come quickly40 ,ever1 ever yours1 ,g4 ,w4 ,p4 ,s4 ,i must acquaint you1 by way of postscript1 of the following anecdote of the old ,mr4 ,cole1 a most venerable dissenting minister2 whom ,i was always taught to ridicule1 and 7with shame ,i write it7 used1 when a boy1 to run into his meeting-house1 and cry1 ,old ,cole6 old ,cole6 old ,cole6 ,being asked once by one of his congregation1 what business ,i would be of8 ,i said1 8a minister1 but ,i would take care never to tell stories in the pulpit1 like the old ,cole40 ,about twelve years afterwards1 the old man heard me preach in one of the churches at ,gloucester2 and on my telling some story to illustrate the subject ,i was upon1 having been informed what ,i had before said1 made this remark to one of his elders1 8,i find that young ,whitefield can now tell stories1 as well as old ,cole40 ,being affected much with my preaching1 he was as it were become young again1 and used to say1 when coming to and returning from ,barn1 8,these are days of the ,son of ,man indeed60 nay1 he was so animated1 and so humbled1 that he used to subscribe himself my ,curate1 and went about preaching after me in the country1 from place to place4 ,but one evening1 whilst preaching1 he was struck with death1 and then asked for a chair to lean on 'till he concluded his sermon1 when he was carried up stairs and died4 ,o blessed ,,god6 if it be thy holy will1 may my exit be like his6 ,,letter ,,dxxiv4 ,to the same4 ,gloucester1 ,june #bg1 #agdc4 ,,full of divine consolations1 and at the same time1 ,i trust1 deeply sensible of my own vileness1 ,i have just arose from the throne of grace1 where ,i have been laying yours1 my own1 and the affairs of the whole church1 before our common ,father and our ,,god4 ,he was pleased to give me sweet access1 and to assure me1 that if he gave me his presence1 he would freely give me all things2 but ,i must wait his time and season1 because that will be better for me4 ,i have therefore just now put my soul1 as a blank1 into the hands of ,,jesus ,,christ my ,redeemer1 and desired him to write upon it what he pleases4 ,i know it will be his own image4 ,methinks ,i hear you say1 ,amen4 ,i know you do from your heart2 for ,i believe you love me in the bowels of ,,jesus ,,christ1 as ,i do you1 ,,god knoweth4 ,our ,saviour1 by his wise providence has prevented our receiving each others letters so soon as we expected4 ,i preached ,tuesday last in the evening at ,bristol1 and on ,wednesday twice2 and once at ,kingswood4,on ,thursday in the morning ,i preached there also1 and afterwards went to ,bath1 where ,i was most cordially received by ,mr4 ,c1 and one ,dr4 ,h1 a christian physician1 and ,lady ,c4 ,here our ,saviour gave me fresh hints1 that if ,i would stand still and wait his time and way1 he would make even my enemies to be at peace with me4 ,i returned in the evening to ,bristol1 and preached4 ,i think it was this day the news came of his ,majesty's fighting1 and coming off conqueror4 ,i had observed for some time past1 when praying for him1 whether ,i would or not1 out came this petition1 8,,lord1 cover thou his head in the day of battle40 ,tho' even while ,i was praying1 ,i wondered why ,i prayed so1 not knowing that he was gone to ,germany to fight4 ,this gave me fresh confidence towards ,,god4 ,i spent almost the whole day on ,friday in retirement1 and prayer4 ,my house was made a ,bethel to me indeed1 the very gate of heaven4 ,saturday ,i preached again1 and found in the day-time our ,saviour had blessed my endeavours to some souls4 ,about three in the afternoon we set out for ,wiltshire4 ,on ,sunday ,i preached at ,brinkworth1 on these words3 8,thy ,maker is thy husband40 ,it was a day of espousals ,i believe to many4 ,,god was with us of a truth4 ,after sermon1 ,i rode to ,longley1 in company with many dear children of ,,god1 who attended me both on horseback and on foot4 ,we sung1 and looked like persons that had been at a spiritual wedding4 ,the ,,lord helped me in preaching there also4 ,all was quiet4 ,in the evening ,i preached at ,tetherton1 and a blessed time it was4 ,we rode like as the children of ,israel passing through the enemies country4 ,afterwards we set out for ,hampton1 and reached there about midnight4 ,after having travelled about thirty miles1 ,i yet preached thrice4 ,this morning ,i arose like a giant refreshed with wine1 and came hither about eleven4 ,i found my mother recovered from her illness1 and my own soul filled and blessed in ,,christ4 ,o grace6 how sweet is it8 ,i am glad you are thirsting after an abiding in ,,god1 after greater degrees of knowledge1 both of yourself1 and of ,,jesus ,,christ1 whom to know is life eternal4 ,in order to this1 you must expect many trials1 and well it is to be under the discipline of so tender a ,master4 ,i know you will pray to the ,,lord to make and keep me humble4 ,i recommend you to his care1 and wish you all the blessings of the everlasting covenant1 from ,yours1 ,g4 ,w4 ,,letter ,,dxxv4 ,to the ,same4 ,bristol1 ,july #b1 #agdc4 ,i ,wrote to you on ,saturday1 and on ,monday from ,gloucester4 ,i suppose you have wrote to ,trevecka4 ,words cannot express how good our blessed ,saviour has been to me1 since ,i wrote last4 ,i preached there on ,monday night1 and ,tuesday morning4 ,the ,,god of love filled my soul1 and enabled me to speak of his love with great power4 ,many felt it also4 ,on ,tuesday after morning sermon ,i went to ,abergavenny2 ,,jesus was with me on the road2 and we reached there about ten at night4 ,on ,wednesday ,i went to ,trevecka1 where ,i met with a whole troop of ,,jesu's witnesses4 ,i had some hours by myself1 and shed many tears of love before the ,,lord4 ,at five in the evening1 ,i preached to a larger congregation than ever ,i had seen at ,trevecka4 ,,jesus was with us of a truth1 and ,i felt the power of that blood upon my own soul1 which ,i was recommending to others4 ,after ,i had done1 brother ,hl ,d and ,r preached and prayed4 ,the holy spirit came down1 especially when the latter preached1 in a plentiful manner4,about eight we opened the association with great solemnity4 ,our ,saviour was much with me1 teaching and helping me to fill my place in a particular manner4 ,the brethren felt the same4 ,about midnight we adjourned2 but several of the brethren sat up all night1 and ushered in the morning with prayer and praise4 ,about eight we met again1 and were greatly delighted at the different and simple accounts the superintendents brought in of their respective societies4 ,some of their accounts were very particular1 as to the state of the people's souls2 and several had gone off most triumphantly to glory4 ,we continued doing business 'till two in the afternoon1 and broke up with much solemnity and holy joy4 ,our ,saviour kept the new-wine 'till last1 and gave us a sweet parting blessing4 ,we had great union with one another4 ,indeed1 ,,jesus has done great things for ,wales4 ,the work is much upon the advance4 ,i was surprized to find so much order4 ,brother ,h ,d has been blessed to the conversion of a young clergyman1 ,rector of ,st4 ,b1 ,london4 ,about five in the evening ,i returned to ,abergavenny1 and preached there on ,friday morning1 and afterwards set out for ,bristol1 where we arrived about eight in the evening4 ,my house1 friends1 c4 were made a great blessing to the soul of1 ,ever yours1 ,g4 ,w4 ,,letter ,,dxxvi4 ,to ,mrs4 ,d4 ,bristol1 ,july #i1 #agdc4 ,dear ,madam1 ,,having no time to answer your request concerning the ,hampton mob1 ,i herewith send you a letter1 which ,i have just now received from my dear fellow-labourer1 who is the principal object of their fury4 ,this young confessor1 some few years ago came out of curiosity to hear me1 when first ,i preached upon ,hampton ,common1 in ,gloucestershire4 ,being converted himself1 he found himself impelled to strengthen his brethren4 ,,god has owned him much in ,hampton1 and the adjacent country1 in calling by him many poor sinners to the knowledge of the ,,lord ,,jesus ,,christ4 ,how satan rages upon the account1 you'll see in the inclosed1 to which you are referred by1 dear ,madam1 ,yours1 c4 ,g4 ,w4 ,a ,letter from ,mr4 ,a1 to the ,rev4 ,mr4 ,w4 ,hampton1 ,july #h1 #agdc4 ,honoured and very dear ,sir1 ,,blessed be the dear ,,jesus1 he hath brought me safe hither4 ,he was also with me on the road1 and ,i am persuaded1 that whatsoever sufferings ,i am to pass through here1 all shall work together for good2 for ,,jesus is and will be with me4 ,the mob has breathed out many threatenings against me2 but ,,jesus is greater than all1 and ,i am persuaded he'll let them find him so4 ,i rode all down the town without the least molestation1 only many cried1 7but silently as it were7 8,o1 he is come home60 which was a surprizing thing to them2 for a gentleman had affirmed1 that he saw me in prison4 ,i have been walking up the town1 without any disturbance2 but the mob1 they say1 continue more and more exasperated4 ,we expect them soon4 ,they generally apprize one another1 by ringing a bell4 ,the whole mob consist of about an hundred3 but ,,jesus keeps me without the least fear1 and at the same time gives me quietly to wait on him for direction1 how to act4 ,a few of the dear disciples are by me4 ,we have been praying together1 and the ,,lord is with us4 ,i believe death in its ugliest shapes would not be terrible to some here1 at least ,i think so of myself2 and when ,i look to the faithfulness of my ,saviour1 ,i can loudly say1 8,as my day is1 so my strength shall be40 ,many of the people of the town have been with me1 to tell me the respect they have for me1 and how much they are concerned for the abuse that has been given us4 ,i believe all will be well by and by4 ,at the same time1 ,i believe your coming might be much blessed to that end4 ,i must conclude2 but ,i think to give you a farther account on ,monday1 if our ,saviour pleases4 ,in the mean time1 ,i heartily beg an interest in your prayers1 and the whole society with you4 ,tell them1 ,o tell them1 to get ready for suffering1 by cleaving close to the ,lamb1 rooted and grounded in him3 withal please to give my kind love and service to them for ,,jesu's sake1 and be pleased to accept the same your dear self1 and many thanks for all the tokens of unfeigned love conferred on ,your unworthy brother and servant1 ,t4 ,a4 ,,letter ,,dxxvii4 ,to ,mrs4 ,d4 ,bristol1 ,july #ad1 #agdc4 ,my dear ,madam1 ,,not doubting but you wait with impatience for dear ,mr4 ,a's promised second letter1 after having just read it once over1 ,i herein inclose it2 having only time to beg the continuance of your prayers1 and to desire you to send this with the former1 as soon as possible1 to ,yours1 c41 ,g4 ,w4 ,july #aa1 #agdc4 ,honoured ,sir1 ,i ,promised in my last to write to you again1 and to let you know more particularly of our persecutions1 which are as follow4 ,on ,saturday after ,i wrote to you1 ,i met the society1 and after we had sung an hymn1 came brother ,i1 with my dear wife from ,bristol4 ,they came into the society and sat down1 while ,i exhorted them to stedfastness and patience under the cross4 ,they seemed much strengthened1 and ready for any suffering2 for ,,god was with us4 ,after that1 ,i desired brother ,i to pray1 which he did4 ,after that ,i prayed in faith1 and was enabled to plead ,,christ's promises to his church2 though we are but a little branch4 ,i had not prayed long1 but many of us were persuaded1 he would never leave or forsake us4 ,in every prayer we asked direction how to act4 ,i was persuaded1 the only way to still the mob1 was1 not to resist or fly from them1 but to give myself up wholly to them1 and let them do all that the ,,lord should permit3 for the more we had drawn back1 the more our adversaries rejoiced1 and vowed they would and should put an end to preaching in ,hampton4 ,the mob1 which consisted of near an hundred1 were now about the house1 making a terrible noise1 and swearing prodigiously4 ,i went down to them and opened the door1 and asking them what they wanted4 ,i told them1 if they wanted my life1 ,i was willing to deliver it up for ,,jesus's sake2 but withal ,i desired to know1 why they either disturbed me or sought my life8 ,for ,i did not know ,i had given them any just cause for either4 ,some of them said1 ,i had1 by bringing in false doctrine1 and impoverishing the poor4 ,i told them1 that they could prove neither1 and that it was really false4 ,they seemed something at a stand2 when about five of them begun to be more exasperated1 and took me1 in order to throw me into a lime pit4 ,i told them1 they need not force me1 for ,i was willing to suffer1 though unjustly1 for ,,jesus's sake4 ,but while they were pushing me along1 some neighbours took me in their arms and carried me into one of their houses2 so ,i was delivered out of their hands4 ,on sabbath-day morning about twenty of the society met again4 ,we spent the morning in prayer4 ,in the evening ,i preached1 and had uncommon strength and courage given me from the ,,lord1 so that death in its ugliest shapes did not at all terrify me4 ,about five in the afternoon we met in my house4 ,i first exhorted them to keep their minds close to the ,,lord1 and if the mob came1 not at all to resist1 but to make way for them to come to me1 and let them do what the ,,lord would permit4 ,i then prayed and sung that hymn1 8,our lives1 our blood1 c40 ,when we had so done1 in came the mob1 demanding me to come down4 ,i asked1 by what authority they did so8 ,they swore they would have me4 ,then said ,i1 so you shall4 ,so they took me to the lime pit1 and threw me in4 ,but ,o what a power of ,,god fell on my soul6 ,i thought1 with ,stephen1 the heavens opened to my sight1 and the ,,lord ,,jesus was ready1 if ,i had died1 to receive me4 ,i believe my undaunted courage shook some4 ,i told them1 ,i should meet them at the judgment1 and then their faces would gather paleness4 ,they let me out1 and ,i came home and kneeled down with the people that were there1 and prayed to1 and praised ,,god4 ,after that1 ,i exhorted from the three first verses of the third chapter of the first epistle of ,john4 ,and when ,i was just concluding1 in came the mob again1 and took me to a brook to throw me in there4 ,one1 who was a persecutor but a few days before1 endeavoured to hinder them2 but they took me away1 and led me all up the town4 ,i had a sweet walk1 and talked and reasoned with the persecutors all the way4 ,my heart was full of love4 ,before ,i had gone far1 all but one agreed to let me go back again1 but he insisted upon my going4 ,i told them1 the law was open against them1 nevertheless ,i was willing to suffer any thing for ,,christ4 ,then they told me1 if ,i would forbear preaching but for a month1 they would let me go2 ,i told them1 ,i would make no such promise4 ,so forward ,i went4 ,one of them threw me in1 and ,i went to the bottom1 but ,i came up again1 with my hands clasped together4 ,i did not desire to come out1 till they fetched me4 ,accordingly1 in jumped one or two of them and took me out2 but then one maliciously and cowardly pushed me in again1 and much bruised and cut one of my legs against a stone4 ,some of the others were going to throw him in for so doing4 ,i came home talking to them4 ,many seemed to repent of what they had done1 and promised to molest me no more4 ,i believe1 ,,god has smote some of their consciences4 ,one who was the chief1 and would not agree that ,i should go back1 ,i hear by several1 he says he will in no wise touch me again4 ,many advise us to prosecute them2 but if they are quiet1 ,i am content1 and can say from my heart1 8,father1 forgive them40 ,i should be glad if you would be here next ,sunday4 ,in the mean time pray for me1 who am1 ,your unworthy brother and servant1 ,t4 ,a4 ,,letter ,,dxxviii4 ,to ,mr4 ,b4 ,bristol1 ,july #ai1 #agdc4 ,dear ,friend1 ,i ,have been so employed for some time past in preaching and travelling1 that ,i could not possibly correspond with you or others as usual2 but you see where ,i am2 ,i came here to preach at the fair2 because people from all parts flock hither at that season4 ,yesterday ,i preached four times1 and twice statedly every day4 ,o that sinners may be made willing to come and buy of ,,christ's wine1 and of ,,christ's milk1 without money and without price6 ,last night was such a time as ,i never saw in ,bristol society before4 ,to-morrow1 ,,god willing1 ,i set out for ,hampton1 to see what can be done for the poor persecuted sheep of ,,christ there4 ,i hear ,i am threatened1 but ,,jesus will stand by me4 ,in what manner1 expect to hear again soon1 from ,yours1 c4 ,g4 ,w4 ,,letter ,,dxxix4 ,to the ,same4 ,hampton1 ,july #be1 #agdc4 ,my dear ,friend1 ,,on ,thursday ,i came here1 and expected to be attacked2 because ,i had heard1 that the mob which had been so outragious towards you and others for so long time1 had now threatened1 that if ever ,i came there again1 they would have a piece of my black gown to make aprons with4 ,no sooner had ,i entered the town1 but ,i saw and heard the signals1 such as blowing of horns1 and ringing of bells for gathering the mob4 ,my soul was kept quite easy4 ,i preached in a large grass plat from these words1 8,and seeing the grace of ,,god1 he exhorted them with full purpose of heart to cleave unto the ,,lord20 and as it happened1 ,i finished my sermon and pronounced the blessing1 just as the ring-leader of the mob broke in upon us1 which ,i soon perceived disappointed and grieved them very much4 ,one of them1 as ,i was coming down from the table1 called me coward2 but ,i told him1 they should hear from me another way4 ,i then went into the house1 and preached upon the stair case to a large number of serious souls2 but these real troublers of ,israel soon came in to mock and mob us4 ,but feeling what ,i never felt before1 as you know ,i have very little natural courage1 strength and power being given us from above1 ,i leaped down stairs1 and all ran away before me4 ,however they continued making a noise about the house till midnight1 abusing the poor people as they went home1 and as we hear they broke one young lady's arm in two places4 ,brother ,a they threw a second time into the pool1 in which operation he received a deep wound in his leg4 ,john ,c's life1 that second ,bunyan1 was much threatened4,young ,w ,h they wheeled in a barrow to the pool's side1 lamed his brother1 and grievously hurt several others4 ,hearing that two or three clergymen were in the town1 one of whom was a justice of the peace1 ,i went to them2 but alas6 ,i seemed unto them as one that mocked1 and instead of redressing1 they laid the cause of all the grievances at my door2 but1 by the help of my ,,god1 ,i shall still persist in preaching myself1 and in encouraging those 7as ,i know no law of ,,god or man against it7 who ,i believe are truly moved by the ,holy ,ghost4 ,as ,i came out from the clergymen1 two of the unhappy mobbers were particularly insolent1 and huzza'd us out of town4 8,let us rejoice and be exceeding glad10 for now ,i humbly hope1 ,i begin to be a disciple of ,,jesus ,,christ2 since to suffer for1 as well as to believe and preach his precious truths1 and own his despis'd people1 is now given to1 ,yours1 c4 ,g4 ,w4 ,,letter ,,dxxx4 ,to ,mr4 ,j ,s4 ,bristol1 ,july #bg1 #agdc4 ,my dear ,friend1 ,,on ,friday night ,i reached ,gloucester1 where ,i received your kind and animating letter4 ,on ,saturday ,i came hither4 ,yesterday was an high day3 ,i preached four times in the fields1 and the congregations were as large as at the beginning3 blessed seasons indeed6 ,here are people from all quarters4 ,i am just going out to preach again1 and therefore can only add1 that perhaps ,i may set out for ,exeter on ,wednesday1 from whence you may expect to hear again1 from ,yours1 c4 ,g4 ,w4 ,,letter ,,dxxxi4 ,to the ,same4 ,exeter1 ,july #ca1 #agdc4 ,dear ,sir1 ,,we came hither in safety last night4 ,upon the road my soul was sweetly humbled before ,,god1 who hath given me near access to his throne4 ,good ,mr4 ,k1 our host1 and his yoke-fellow1 seem to be ,israelites indeed4 ,in all probability an effectual door will be opened for preaching the everlasting gospel4 ,i am to begin this evening4 ,brethren1 pray for us4 ,i sleep but little2 inward comforts support and strengthen both soul and body4 ,join me in crying1 ,grace6 grace6 ,in great haste and greater affection1 ,i subscribe myself1 ,yours affectionately1 ,g4 ,w4 ,,letter ,,dxxxii4 ,to the ,same4 ,exon1 ,aug4 #b1 #agdc4 ,my dear ,man1 ,i ,wrote unto you on ,saturday1 and preached the same evening to a great body of people4 ,several of the clergy attended1 with whom this city abounds4 ,some went off1 others staid 'till ,i had done4 ,all was quiet1 and our ,,lord soon made way for himself into the people's hearts4 ,yesterday evening ,i preached on ,southean-hay to upwards of ten thousand2 'twas just like a ,moor-fields congregation4 ,,god was with us of a truth4 ,the people were very desirous of my longer continuance here2 but so many things concurred to call me to ,london1 that after close application to the throne of grace1 and consultation with my friends1 ,i am determined1 ,,god willing1 to leave ,exeter to-morrow morning1 and to preach with ,mr4 ,d in my way to town4 ,i find ,i am in my element1 when evangelizing4 ,our ,saviour fills my heart with his presence1 and has in a particular manner prepared the people's hearts in the ,west for receiving the gospel-message4 ,he keeps me happy and chearful amidst all my various trials1 for which ,i pray you to join in thanksgiving with ,your affectionate friend1 c4 ,g4 ,w4 ,,letter ,,dxxxiii4 ,to ,mr4 ,h1 at ,gloucester4 ,london1 ,aug4 #bj1 #agdc4 ,my dear ,mr4 ,h1 ,,how wonderfully does our all-wise ,redeemer order things for the trial of his children6 ,alas6 alas6 how apt are they to judge1 censure1 and be needlessly prejudiced against each other4 ,being weak in body1 and under great concern of mind upon several accounts1 ,i desired dear ,mr4 ,g to acquaint you1 that in our last association we agreed not to separate from the established church1 but go on in our usual way4 ,indeed1 the motion to separate1 was only made by a very few of more contracted principles4 ,by far the greater part most strenuously opposed it1 and with good reason2 for as we enjoy such great liberty under the mild and gentle government of his present ,majesty king ,george1 we think we can do him1 our country1 and the cause of ,,god1 more service in ranging up and down1 preaching repentance towards ,,god and faith in our ,,lord ,,jesus1 to those multitudes who would neither come into church or meeting1 but who are led by curiosity to follow us into the fields4 ,however disorderly this may seem to bigots of every denomination1 yet it is a way to which ,,god has affixed his seal for many years past1 and therefore we have no reason to turn to the right hand or to the left1 but to press forwards and to do our utmost towards enlarging the kingdom of our ,,lord ,,jesus2 not doubting1 but when we come to stand at his bar1 we shall be received with as equal an ,euge-bone as those1 who thro' prejudice1 or want of better information1 censure us as going beyond our line4 ,that this may be our happy case1 you will join in praying with ,yours1 c4 ,g4 ,w4 ,,letter ,,dxxxiv4 ,to ,mrs4 ,d4 ,london1 ,sept4 #b1 #agdc4 ,dear ,madam1 ,a ,thousand thanks for your kind solicitude concerning me and mine4 ,my wife has been in trying circumstances1 partly through the unskilfulness of a chaise-driver1 ,i mean myself4 ,being advised to take her out into the air1 ,i drove her as well as myself1 through in advertence1 into a ditch4 ,finding that we were falling1 she put her hand cross the chaise1 and thereby preserved us both from being thrown out4 ,the ditch might be about #ad feet deep1 but blessed be ,,god1 though all that saw us falling1 cried out1 they are killed1 yet1 through infinite mercy1 we received no great hurt4 ,the place was very narrow near the bottom1 and yet the horse went down1 as tho' let down by a pulley4 ,a stander-by ran down and catched hold of its head1 to prevent its going forwards4 ,i got upon its back and was drawn out by a long whip2 whilst my wife hanging between the chaise and the bank1 was pulled up on the other side by two or three kind assistants4 ,being both in a comfortable frame1 ,i must own1 to my shame1 that ,i felt rather regret than thankfulness in escaping what ,i thought would be a kind of a translation1 to our wished-for haven4 ,but ,o amazing love6 we were so strengthened1 that the chaise and horse being taken up1 and our bruises being washed with vinegar in a neighbouring house1 we went on our intended way1 and came home rejoicing in ,,god our ,saviour4 ,not expecting my wife's delivery for some time1 ,i intend making a short excursion1 and then you may expect further news from ,yours1 c4 ,g4 ,w4 ,,letter ,,dxxxv4 ,to the ,same4 ,london1 ,oct4 #e1 #agdc4 ,dear ,madam1 ,,my last left me just entering upon another short excursion4 ,blessed be ,,god1 it was pleasant because it was profitable to my own1 and ,i trust to many other souls4 ,the last evening of it1 ,i preached from a balcony to many thousands1 who stood in the street as comfortable as at noon-day4 ,upon retiring to my lodgings1 news was brought me1 that ,,god had given me a son4 ,this hastened me up to ,london1 where ,i now am1 and from whence after ,i have baptized my little one1 ,,god willing1 ,i purpose to set out again on my ,master's public business4 ,you will not fail to pray1 that ,i may be taught how to order the child aright1 and thereby add to the many obligations already laid on1 dear ,madam1 ,yours1 c4 ,g4 ,w4 ,,letter ,,dxxxvi4 ,to ,mr4 ,s4 ,avon1 ,wilts1 ,october #ae1 #agdc4 ,my dear ,friend1 ,i ,must not be long from ,london without writing to you4 ,our ,saviour brought me hither last night1 and filled me as with new wine4 ,i purpose staying till ,monday2 if you write1 direct for me at ,bristol4 ,i trust our ,,lord hath much people here4 ,this leaves me in spirit sitting at his feet4 ,praying this may find you there1 ,i am ,yours1 c4 ,g4 ,w4 ,,letter ,,dxxxvii4 ,to the ,same4 ,cullompton1 ,oct4 #be1 #agdc4 ,i ,wrote to you on the #aeth instant1 at ,avon4 ,in the morning ,i walked to ,tetherton1 and preached there with much of the divine presence1 and to the abundant satisfaction and comfort of ,,god's people4 ,after sermon1 ,i baptized four boys1 each about three months old1 as near as ,i can remember4 ,the ordinance was so solemn and awful that ,mrs4 ,g 7who you know is a quaker7 had a mind immediately to partake of it4 ,when ,i go to ,wiltshire1 ,i believe ,i shall baptize her and her children1 with some adult persons that have tasted of redeeming love4 ,about one o'clock ,i preached at ,clack in the street4 ,all was quiet4 ,i then rode to ,brinkworth1 and was enabled to preach there with still greater freedom1 and afterwards administred the ,holy ,sacrament to about two hundred and fifty communicants4 ,our ,,lord made himself known to many in breaking of bread4 ,some strangers1 that came from ,bath1 went home filled with our ,redeemer's presence4 ,i have preached at ,chippenham4 ,i hope ,i managed all things right about the affair of the ,hampton rioters4 ,it seems1 they have compelled us to appeal unto ,csar4 ,evidences shall be examined in the country1 time enough to send their examinations up to town4 ,we had a wonderful time in ,wiltshire4 ,on ,saturday last1 when ,i came to ,wellington1 the ,reverend ,mr4 ,d persuaded me to stay there1 because the country people had come from all quarters several times to hear me1 and had been disappointed4 ,i consented1 and preached in his meeting-house in the evening to a large auditory4 ,the ,reverend ,mr4 ,ft1 formerly pupil to doctor ,d1 came there1 and staid all night4 ,the blessed ,,jesus gave us much freedom in conversation4 ,i hope both will be instruments under ,,god in promoting a good work in these parts4 ,sunday morning ,i preached again in the meeting-house1 and in the evening to seven thousand in the fields4 ,on ,monday about ten in the morning1 and in the afternoon about two1 ,i preached at ,cullompton with much freedom and power2 was kindly received1 met some reputable dissenters1 and am now setting out for ,exeter with dear ,mr4 ,k1 who came here to meet my dear friend4 ,yours1 c4 ,g4 ,w4 ,,letter ,,dxxxviii4 ,to the ,same4 ,exeter1 ,october #bh1 #agdc4 ,i ,have strong conviction that our ,,lord intends doing something in the west4 ,since my arrival here1 letters of invitation have come from many parts4 ,i thank you for your kind sympathy under the many trials1 with which ,i have been surrounded and exercised4 ,i find there is a needs-be for all2 for by our being acquainted with the enemy's work in our own hearts1 we see how he works on others1 and are enabled to speak better to their hearts4 8,whether we are afflicted 7says the apostle17 or whether we are comforted1 it is for your sake40 ,besides1 by temptation we are kept from sinking into formality1 and consequently are taught better to handle our spiritual weapons1 and discover what is amiss both in heart and life4 ,for this cause1 we are commanded to rejoice when we fall into divers temptations4 ,i thank ,,god for giving you some experience of these things4 ,we must now all be ,calebs2 all heart1 but at the same time1 all humility4 ,feeling we can do nothing of ourselves1 yet believing we can do all things through ,,christ strengthening us4 ,blessed be his ,name1 the common people begin to feel4 ,i preached between two and three this afternoon on ,southern-hay1 and expounded in the evening at ,mr4 ,k's4 ,even some of the polite were much affected last night2 and this morning1 ,o what a blessed season had we6 ,i believe ,i shall think it my duty to stay in these parts for some time4 ,continue to pray for me1 and assure yourself that you are never forgotten by ,yours1 c4 ,g4 ,w4 ,,letter ,,dxxxix4 ,to the ,same4 ,exeter1 ,nov4 #f1 #agdc4 ,,all being hushed and solemn around me1 and my soul filled with the peace of ,,god that passeth all understanding1 ,i now sit down to give you a further account of my feeble labours4 ,on ,monday last ,i went to ,axminster1 and preached to about two thousand without1 and afterward exhorted within the house1 where ,i lay4 ,the next day ,i preached to a greater number of people1 and with more freedom4 ,i gave an exhortation at night1 and met the society4 ,our ,,lord vouchsafed us a gracious blessing4 ,on ,wednesday ,i went to ,ottery1 but just as ,i named my text1 the bells rang4 ,upon this ,i adjourned to a field1 whither the people ran in droves4,as ,i stepped into the inn1 before ,i went into the field1 a clergyman came1 who asked me by what authority ,i preached1 said it was a riot1 and that the meeting was illegal4 ,i answered him as ,i thought pertinently1 and afterwards went and shewed him my authority1 by preaching on these words3 8,go ye to all the world1 and preach the gospel to every creature40 ,between six and seven in the evening1 ,i returned to ,exeter1 where some hundreds were waiting to hear me expound4 ,the ,,lord was with us4 ,the ,,lord makes this place very comfortable to me4 ,prejudices fall off daily1 and people begin not only rationally to discern1 but powerfully to feel the doctrines of the gospel4 ,to-morrow1 ,,god willing1 ,i go with ,mr4 ,k to ,biddeford4 ,from thence expect to hear again from ,yours1 c4 ,g4 ,w4 ,postscript4 ,ten at night4,it would have pleased you to have been here this evening4 ,i question1 whether near a third part of ,exeter were not attending on the word preached4 ,all was solemn and awful1 and the ,,lord gave me much assistance from his holy spirit4 ,help me to praise him4 ,adieu6 ,good night6 ,the ,,lord be with you4 ,,letter ,,dxl4 ,to ,mrs4 ,d4 ,biddeford1 ,nov4 #aa1 #agdc4 ,dear ,madam1 ,i ,thank you for your kind caution to spare myself2 but evangelizing is certainly my province4 ,every where effectual doors are opened1 and great freedom is given to me both in public preaching and private conversation4 ,many are blessed by both4 ,the ,rev4 ,mr4 ,j ,n1 rector of ,st4 ,gennis1 ,cornwall1 is here4 ,,god willing1 ,i'll go with him on ,saturday4 ,here is also another clergyman about eighty years of age1 but not above one year old in the school and knowledge of ,,christ4 ,he lately preached three times and rode forty miles the same day4 ,the dissenting minister and his wife were very hearty1 and perhaps here is one of the most settled female christian societies in the kingdom4 ,i cannot well describe with what power the word was attended4 ,yesterday in the afternoon1 and in the evening1 it was just like as at ,edinburgh4 ,the old clergyman was much broken4 ,a young ,oxonian1 who came with him1 and many others1 were most deeply affected4 ,i suppose there were upwards of two thousand in the evening in the ,meeting-house4 ,dear ,mr4 ,hy1 one of our first ,methodists at ,oxford1 and who was lately a curate here1 had laid the blessed foundation4 ,so far therefore from thinking of nestling at ,london1 that ,i am more and more convinced that ,i should go from place to place1 and therefore question if ,i shall see ,london for some time4 ,if not too angry with me for prosecuting this rambling way of life1 be pleased to pray for1 dear madam1 ,yours1 c4 ,g4 ,w4 ,postscript4 ,seven at night4 ,to-day hath been as yesterday1 and much more abundant4 ,i am here1 as in ,scotland and ,new-,england4 ,praise to free grace6 ,here is work enough for some months4 ,the weather is very favourable2 range1 therefore1 ,i must and will4 8,englond0 replaced with 8,england0 ,,letter ,,dxli4 ,to the ,same4 ,st4 ,gennis1 ,nov4 #be1 #agdc4 ,dear ,madam1 ,,glad ,i am that ,,god inclined my heart to come hither4 ,he hath been with us of a truth4 ,how did his stately steps appear in the sanctuary last ,,lord's-day8 ,many1 many prayers were put up by the worthy ,rector1 and others1 for an out-pouring of ,,god's blessed spirit4 ,they were answered4 ,arrows of conviction fled so thick and so fast1 and such an universal weeping prevailed from one end of the congregation to the other1 that good ,mr4 ,j could not help going from seat to seat to speak1 encourage1 and comfort the wounded souls4 ,the ,oxonian's father was almost struck dumb2 and the young ,oxonian's crest was so lowered1 that ,i believe he'll never venture to preach an unknown ,,christ1 or deal in the false commerce of unfelt truths4 ,i could enlarge1 but ,i must away to ,biddeford1 just to give satan another stroke1 and bid my christian friends farewel1 and then return the way ,i came1 namely through ,exeter1 ,wellington and ,bristol1 to the great metropolis3 but journeying1 and various other matters that lie before me1 ,i expect will prevent your hearing so frequently as usual1 from ,yours1 c4 ,g4 ,w4 ,,letter ,,dxlii4 ,to ,mr4 ,j ,s4 ,brinkworth1 ,december #ah1 #agdc4 ,my dear ,friend1 ',,tis past eleven at night1 but lest ,i should not have time to-morrow at ,gloucester1 which ,i intend to take in my way to ,birmingham1 ,i'll rob myself of a little sleep to write to you now4 ,on ,friday evening we reached five miles beyond ,reading4 ,last night about nine we got to ,clack4 ,it rained and snowed much for about seven miles1 and the way was dangerous2 but the blessed ,,jesus kept us in safety4 ,in the morning ,i preached and gave the sacrament at ,tetherton4 ,this evening ,i preached here4 ,they were good times4 ,i have a cold1 but our ,,lord warms my heart4 ,to-morrow ,i must away to ,gloucester4 ,o follow1 follow with your prayers4 ,yours1 c4 ,g4 ,w4 ,,letter ,,dxliii4 ,to the ,same4 ,birmingham1 ,dec4 #bg1 #agdc4 ,,want of time1 not of love1 prevented my writing to you from ,gloucester4 ,neither have ,i now leisure to be very particular4 ,it is near eleven at night1 and nature calls for rest4 ,i have preached five times this day1 and1 weak as ,i am1 through ,,christ strengthening me1 ,i could preach five times more4 ,i think ,i was scarce ever so happy before4 ,surprizing6 how the ,,lord ,,jesus hath made way for me in these parts4 ,i lose nothing by being quiet and leaving all to him4 ,o was you here1 what could ,i not tell you8 ,the weather is just like ,spring4 ,that the day-spring from on high may visit your heart1 till you rise to eternal perfect day1 earnestly prays ,yours1 c4 ,g4 ,w4 ,,letter ,,dxliv4 ,to the ,same4 ,birmingham1 ,dec4 #ca1 #agdc4 ,my dear ,friend1 ,,what do you think8 ,since my last1 ,i have stole a whole day to dispatch some private business3 however1 in the evening ,i expounded to a great room full of people1 who would rush into my lodgings1 whether ,i would or not4 ,on ,sunday morning at eight ,i preached in the street to about a thousand1 with much freedom4 ,i then went to church and received the sacrament1 and afterwards preached to several thousands in the street4 ,the hearers seemed much pleased and delighted4 ,it happened by the providence of ,,god1 that no minister would come to preach at a house at ,wedgbury1 where a weekly lecture used to be kept up3 ,i was therefore earnestly entreated to come4 ,i went1 after my afternoon's preaching at ,birmingham1 and preached there at six in the evening to many hundreds in the street4 ,it is about six miles from ,birmingham4 ,the word came with power1 and only one or two made a noise at a distance4 ,afterwards we had a precious meeting in private4 ,the power of the dear ,redeemer was much amongst us4 ,the person with whom ,i lodged was a widow fearing ,,god4 ,her husband was an eminent saint1 and had been refreshed by my writings1 particularly my journals1 as had many others that ,i met with4 ,on ,monday morning about eight ,i preached to a large company in a field4 ,by eleven ,i returned to ,birmingham1 and preached to many thousands on a ,common near the town4 ,the soldiers were exercising2 but the officers hearing that ,i was coming to preach1 dismissed them1 and promised that no disturbance should be made4 ,all was quiet1 and a blessed time we had4 ,in the afternoon about three ,i preached again to about the same company1 with the same success4 ,then ,i rode to ,wedgbury and preached there1 and afterwards exhorted3 but ,i cannot well tell you1 what a sweet melting time there was4 ,many were in tears4 ,about one ,i went to bed exceeding happy4 ,in the morning ,i broke up some fallow ground at a place called ,mare-,green1 about two miles from ,wedgbury4 ,much mobbing had been there against ,mr4 ,wesley's friends4 ,a few poor souls began to insult me1 but ,,jesus strengthened me much4 ,several clods were thrown1 one of them fell on my head1 and another struck my fingers1 while ,i was in prayer4 ,a sweet gospel spirit was given to me4 ,i preached again at ,birmingham to larger auditories than before1 about eleven the same morning and three in the afternoon4 ,in the evening ,i expounded twice in a large room4 ,once to the rich1 and once to the poor1 and went to rest happier than the night before4 ,in the morning ,i took my leave of the ,birmingham people1 who wept much and were indeed deeply affected1 and shewed great concern at my departure4 ,i then went to ,kidderminster1 about twelve miles from ,birmingham1 where ,i was kindly received by ,mr4 ,wms1 with whom ,i have corresponded for near two years4 ,many friends were at his house4 ,i was greatly refreshed to find what a sweet savour of good ,mr4 ,baxter's doctrine1 works and discipline remained to this day4 ,the sweet remembrance of the just1 ,shall flourish when he sleeps in dust4 ,i preached about three in the afternoon to a large auditory near the church4 ,some unkind men1 though they promised not to do so1 rang the bells2 but our ,saviour enabled me to preach with power4 ,in the evening and next morning ,i preached in the meeting house4 ,i then went with ,mr4 ,w to ,bromsgrove1 about seven miles from ,kidderminster1 and was kindly received by one ,mr4 ,ky1 a good man1 and several others1 among whom were two or three ,baptist and one ,independent ministers4 ,about three in the afternoon ,i preached in a field4 ,some rude people kicked a football and sounded a horn at some distance1 but the ,,lord enabled me to preach with boldness4 ,about six ,i preached in the ,baptist ,meeting-house1 left ,kidderminster at eight1 and reached ,worcester about ten at night4 ,mr4 ,wms and another friend accompanied us4 ,in the morning the good old ,mr4 ,sy1 who was supposed to be sanctified from the womb1 came to us while we baited4 ,in the evening ,i reached ,gloucester1 very thankful for my week's progress1 and rejoicing greatly in ,,christ for giving me such a delightful and happy ,christmas4 ,this day ,i have preached twice here1 and have been enabled to dispatch some private affairs4 ,it is now near twelve4 ,my dear friend1 ,i wish you an exceeding happy new year4 ,this time twelve-month ,i was writing to you from ,bristol4 ,o what has the dear ,,lord ,,jesus done for me since that1 and since ,i was born6 ,and ,o what does he intend to do for me before ,i die1 and when time shall be no more8 ,i am lost in wonder6 ,i must away and cry ,grace6 grace6 ,praying that you may be filled with all the fulness of ,,god1 ,i subscribe1 my dearest friend1 ,ever1 ever yours whilst ,g4 ,w4 ,,letter ,,dxlv4 ,to ,mr4 ,h1 at ,gloucester4 ,mashfield1 ,jan4 #g1 #agdd1 7past #g at night47 ,my very dear ,mr4 ,h1 ,,it being wet and dark1 we thought it prudent to stay here this night4 ,i cannot employ part of the evening better than in writing to you1 and blessed be our ,,god1 ,i can send you good news4 ,our gracious ,,lord was with me at ,pitchcomb and ,hampton4 ,we have had a wonderful sweet association in ,wales1 with much of the ,redeemer's presence1 especially when ,i began to speak about the law affair4 ,the brethren were very generous1 according to their circumstances1 and one gentlewoman sent me five pounds4 ,after mature deliberation1 we determined to prosecute the affair to the utmost1 and to set apart next ,tuesday fortnight 7the first day of the term7 for a day of fasting and prayer1 and to make collections for that purpose4 ,the cause is the ,,lord's1 and much depends on our getting the victory4 ,i believe we shall4 ,i have had a favourable answer from ,colonel ,s1 and also from ,colonel ,gar4 ,hitherto the ,,lord prospers us4 ,i am now going to ,london very happy1 and in some measure thankful for the many blessings ,i have received4 ,help me1 my dear friend1 to cry ,grace6 grace6 ,inclosed you have some letters3 be pleased to peruse and deliver them4 ,i bless ,,god that affairs have taken such a turn4 ,i have been at ,abergavenny1 and am settled as to my dear wife's coming down4 ,blessed be ,,god1 she and the little one are pretty well4 ,i shall be glad to hear from you when ,i come to ,london4 ,i hope our ,,lord blesses you1 both in body and soul1 and shews you the way wherein you should go4 ,that you may be continually guided by his counsel1 and after death conducted to his glory1 is the hearty prayer of1 dear ,sir1 ,yours most affectionately in ,,christ ,,jesus1 ,g4 ,w4 ,,letter ,,dxlvi4 ,to the ,same4 ,london1 ,jan4 #ah1 #agdd4 ,,this afternoon ,i received your kind letter1 and thank you a thousand times for your great generosity in lending me some furniture1 having little of my own4 ,i know who will repay you4 ,next week1 ,,god willing1 my dear wife and little one will come to ,gloucester1 for ,i find it beyond my circumstances to maintain them here4 ,i leave ,london1 ,,god willing1 this day sev'nnight4 ,your affairs and concerns are mine4 ,i shall lay them before our common ,lord4 ,my brother will receive a letter about my wife's coming4 ,she and the little one are brave and well4 ,but why talk ,i of wife and little one8 ,let all be absorbed in the thoughts of the love1 sufferings1 free and full salvation of the infinitely great and glorious ,emmanuel4 ,blessed1 for ever blessed be his holy ,name1 for such happy beginnings of another year6 ,how would it rejoice you to see the many thousands in this metropolis1 like new-born babes1 desiring to be fed with the sincere milk of the word1 that they may grow thereby4 ,this1 if ,i know any thing of my heart1 is all my salvation1 and all my desire4 ,in respect to other things1 at present ,i know this is1 and ,i trust always will be the habitual language of my heart3 ,o blessed ,,god1 ,thy gifts1 if call'd for1 ,i resign1 ,pleas'd to receive1 pleas'd to restore2 ,gifts are thy work2 it shall be mine1 ,the giver only to adore4 ,that both of us may be always kept thus minded1 is the earnest prayer of ,yours most affectionately1 ,g4 ,w4 ,,letter ,,dxlvii4 ,to ,mr4 ,d ,t4 ,gloucester1 ,feb4 #i1 #agdd4 ,my dear ,friend1 ,,who knows what a day may bring forth8 ,last night ,i was called to sacrifice my ,isaac2 ,i mean to bury my only child and son about four months old4 ,many things occurred to make me believe he was not only to be continued to me1 but to be a preacher of the everlasting gospel4 ,pleased with the thought1 and ambitious of having a son of my own1 so divinely employed1 satan was permitted to give me some wrong impressions1 whereby1 as ,i now find1 ,i misapplied several texts of scripture4 ,upon these grounds ,i made no scruple of declaring1 8that ,i should have a son1 and that his name was to be ,john40 ,i mentioned the very time of his birth1 and fondly hoped1 that he was to be great in the sight of the ,,lord4 ,every thing happened according to the predictions1 and my wife having had several narrow escapes while pregnant1 especially by her falling from a high horse1 and my driving her into a deep ditch in a one-horse chaise a little before the time of her lying-in1 and from which we received little or no hurt1 confirmed me in my expectation1 that ,,god would grant me my heart's desire4 ,i would observe to you1 that the child was even born in a room1 which the master of the house had prepared as a prison for his wife for coming to hear me4 ,with joy would she often look upon the bars and staples and chains which were fixed in order to keep her in4 ,about a week after his birth1 ,i publickly baptized him in the ,tabernacle1 and in the company of thousands solemnly gave him up to that ,,god1 who gave him to me4 ,a hymn1 too fondly composed by an aged widow1 as suitable to the occasion1 was sung1 and all went away big with hopes of the child's being hereafter to be employed in the work of ,,god2 but how soon are all their fond1 and as the event hath proved1 their ill-grounded expectations blasted1 as well as mine4 ,house-keeping being expensive in ,london1 ,i thought best to send both parent and child to ,abergavenny1 where my wife had a little house of my own1 the furniture of which1 as ,i thought of soon embarking for ,georgia1 ,i had partly sold1 and partly given away4 ,in their journey thither1 they stopped at ,gloucester at the ,bell-,inn1 which my brother now keeps1 and in which ,i was born4 ,there1 my beloved was cut off with a stroke4 ,upon my coming here1 without knowing what had happened1 ,i enquired concerning the welfare of parent and child2 and by the answer1 found that the flower was cut down4 ,i immediately called all to join in prayer1 in which ,i blessed the ,father of mercies for giving me a son1 continuing it to me so long1 and taking it from me so soon4 ,all joined in desiring that ,i would decline preaching 'till the child was buried2 but ,i remembered a saying of good ,mr4 ,henry1 8that weeping must not hinder sowing10 and therefore preached twice the next day1 and also the day following2 on the evening of which1 just as ,i was closing my sermon1 the bell struck out for the funeral4 ,at first1 ,i must acknowledge1 it gave nature a little shake1 but looking up ,i recovered strength1 and then concluded with saying1 that this text on which ,i had been preaching1 namely1 8all things worked together for good to them that love ,,god10 made me as willing to go out to my son's funeral1 as to hear of his birth4 ,our parting from him was solemn4 ,we kneeled down1 prayed1 and shed many tears1 but ,i hope tears of resignation3 ,and then1 as he died in the house wherein ,i was born1 he was taken and laid in the church where ,i was baptized1 first communicated1 and first preached4 ,all this you may easily guess threw me into very solemn and deep reflection1 and ,i hope deep humiliation2 but ,i was comforted from that passage in the book of ,kings1 where is recorded the death of the ,shunamite's child1 which the ,prophet said1 8,the ,,lord had hid from him20 and the woman's answer likewise to the ,prophet when he asked1 8,is it well with thee8 ,is it well with thy husband8 ,is it well with thy child80 ,and she answered1 8,it is well40 ,this gave me no small satisfaction4 ,i immediately preached upon the text the day following at ,gloucester1 and then hastened up to ,london1 preached upon the same there2 and though disappointed of a living preacher by the death of my son2 yet ,i hope what happened before his birth1 and since at his death1 hath taught me such lessons1 as1 if duly improved1 may render his mistaken parent more cautious1 more sober-minded1 more experienced in satan's devices1 and consequently more useful in his future labours to the church of ,,god4 ,thus1 8out of the eater comes forth meat1 and out of the strong comes forth sweetness40 ,not doubting but our future life will be one continued explanation of this blessed riddle1 ,i commend myself and you to the unerring guidance of ,,god's word and spirit1 and am ,yours1 c4 ,g4 ,w4 ,the ,,hymn mentioned in the foregoing ,letter4 ,i4 ,,poor helpless babe6 dear little child6 ,,john be thy name1 thy nature mild2 ,great may'st thou be in ,,jesu's sight1 ,a babe in whom he takes delight4 ,,ii4 ,be thou made holy from the womb1 ,by him who sav'd thee from the tomb3 ,in ,,jesu's arms still may'st thou rest1 ,while sucking at thy mother's breast4 ,,iii4 ,blest be the parents with the son6 ,blest be the ,,god that gave you one6 ,we'll magnify the ,,lord with you6 ,share in your joy1 we're sure we do4 ,,iv4 ,o may you both be taught of ,,god1 ,to teach this ,child his ,,saviour's blood3 ,that thousands in your bliss may share1 ,in answer to united pray'r4 ,v4 ,and may the ,lamb1 your ,master1 grant ,this grace1 that you may never want ,a child to stand before his face1 ,to preach his ,love1 his ,sov'reign ,grace6 ,alluding to the remarkable deliverance that his father and mother had some few weeks before his mother was delivered1 when she and her husband being riding in a chaise1 they were thrown into a deep ditch1 and received no harm1 as mentioned in ,letter #ecd1 p4 #ci4 ,,letter ,,dxlviii4 ,to ,mr4 ,g4 ,h4 ,london1 ,feb4 #bd1 #agdd4 ,my dear dear ,mr4 ,h1 ,,multiplicity of urgent affairs has kept me from answering your kind letter sooner4 ,blessed be ,,god for giving you such a prosperous journey4 ,i am not sorry that some1 after their much joy1 have been brought down and plunged into much misery4 ,it is no more than might be expected4 ,stolen sweets prepare for bitter tears4 ,on ,monday morning ,i shall know what the rioters intend doing4 ,there has been dreadful work near ,birmingham1 but satan will be overthrown4 ,we had a glorious fast on ,monday1 and collected above sixty pounds for our poor suffering brethren4 ,we have had two solemn funerals4 ,i hope the work prospers in your hands4 ,our lawyer hath sent me word1 that the rioters stand trial4,i think1 ,,god willing1 to be in ,gloucestershire by ,monday sev'nnight4 ,the ,,lord be with you4 ,i salute all1 and am1 my dear ,mr4 ,h1 ,your most affectionate1 though unworthy friend and ready servant1 ,g4 ,w4 ,feb4 #bf4 ,p4 ,s4 ,since ,i wrote the above1 ,i have consulted with friends1 and find it best to come through ,gloucester to ,abergavenny4,,god willing1 ,i hope to preach with you on ,tuesday between seven and eight at night4 ,be pleased immediately on the receipt of this to send word to brother ,adams to meet me without fail at ,gloucester on ,tuesday1 to confer about our assize affair4 ,i heard yesterday from ,wales4 ,i bought a second-hand suit of curtains to-day1 so you need not send any thing to ,abergavenny4 8,poor1 yet making others rich10 shall be my motto still4 ,,letter ,,dxlix4 ,london1 ,march #ab1 #agdd4 ,my dear ,friend1 ,,this leaves me just returned from ,gloucester assizes1 where it has pleased the great ,judge of quick and dead to give us the victory over the ,hampton rioters4 ,you remember ,i informed you1 that ,i thought we should be obliged to appeal unto ,csar4 ,a solemn day of fasting and humiliation was kept on that account2 and accordingly last term we lodged an information against them in the ,king's-,bench4 ,matters of fact being proved by a variety of evidence1 and the defendants making no reply1 the rule was made absolute1 and an information filed against them4 ,to this they pleaded ,not guilty1 and therefore1 according to the method of the ,crown-office1 the cause was referred to the assizes held in ,gloucester the third instant4 ,our council opened the cause by informing the court1 that rioters were not to be reformers1 and that his ,majesty had no where put the reins of government into the hands of mobbers1 nor made them either judge or jury4 ,one of them in particular1 the ,recorder of ,oxford1 with great gravity1 reminded the gentlemen on the jury of the advice of ,gamaliel1 8,refrain from these men and let them alone1 for if this council1 or this work be of man1 it will come to nought2 but if it be of ,,god1 ye cannot overthrow it1 least haply ye be found even to fight against ,,god40 ,our witnesses were then called4 ,mr4 ,adams and four more1 three of which were not reputed ,methodists1 so clearly proved both the riot and the facts1 that the judge was of opinion1 there needed no other evidence4 ,the council for the defendants then rose up1 and displayed a good deal of oratory1 and ,i think said all that could be said to mend a bad matter4 ,one urged1 8that we were enthusiasts1 and our principles and practices had such a tendency to infect and hurt the people1 that it was right1 in his opinion1 for any private person to stand up and put a stop to us2 and whoever did so1 was a friend to his country40 ,he strove to influence the jury1 by telling them1 8,that if a verdict was given against the defendants1 it would cost them two hundred pounds2 that the defendants rioting was not premeditated1 but that coming to hear ,mr4 ,a1 and being offended at his doctrine1 a sudden quarrel arose1 and thereby the unhappy men were led into the present fray1 which he could have wished had not happened2 but however1 it did not amount to a riot1 but only an assault40 ,their other council informed the jury1 8,that they would undertake to prove1 that the ,methodists began the tumult first40 ,he was pleased to mention me by name1 and acquainted the court1 8,that ,mr4 ,whitefield had been travelling from common to common1 making the people cry1 and then picking their pockets under pretence of collecting money for the colony of ,georgia1 and knowing that ,gloucestershire was a populous county1 he at last came there2 that he had now several curates1 of which ,mr4 ,adams was one1 who in his preaching had found fault with the proceedings of the clergy1 and had said1 that if the people went to hear them1 they would be damned40 ,he added1 that 8there had lately been such mobbing in ,staffordshire1 that a regiment of soldiers was sent down to suppress them2 insinuating1 that the ,methodists were the authors2 that we had now another cause of a like nature depending in ,wiltshire1 and that we were not of that mild pacific spirit1 as we pretended to be40 ,this1 and much more to the same purpose1 though foreign to the matter in hand1 pleased many of the auditors1 who expressed their satisfaction1 in hearing the ,methodists in general1 and me in particular1 thus lashed1 by frequent laughing4 ,but our ,,lord not only kept me quite easy1 but enabled me to rejoice in being thus honoured for his great ,name's sake4 ,to prove what the defendants council had insinuated1 they called up a young man1 who was a brother to one of the defendants1 and one of the mob4 ,he swore point blank1 8,that ,mr4 ,adams said1 if people went to church1 they would be damned1 but if they would come to him1 he would carry them to ,,jesus ,,christ40 ,he swore also1 8that the brook into which ,mr4 ,a was thrown1 was no deeper than half up his legs40 ,he said first1 that there were but about ten of them that came to the house of ,mr4 ,a2 and then he swore1 that there were about threescore4 ,he said1 there was a bell1 and that one of the defendants did ask ,mr4 ,a to come off the stairs1 but that none of them went up to him3 upon which ,mr4 ,a willingly obeyed1 went with them briskly along the street1 and as he would have represented it1 put himself into the skin-pit and brook1 and so came out again4 ,he said also some other things2 but through the whole1 his evidence appeared so flagrantly false1 that one of the council said1 8,it was enough to make his hair stand on end40 ,the judge himself wished1 8,that the man had so much religion as to fear an oath40 ,so he went down in disgrace4 ,their second evidence was an aged woman1 mother of one of the defendants2 she swore1 8,that her son did go up stairs to ,mr4 ,a1 and that ,mr4 ,a tore her son's coat20 but she talked so fast1 and her evidence was so palpably false1 that she was sent away in as much disgrace as the other4 ,their third and last evidence1 was father to one who was in the mob1 tho' not one of the defendants4 ,the chief he had to say was1 8,that when ,mr4 ,a was coming from the brook1 he met him and said1 ,brother1 how do you do8 ,upon which he answer'd1 that he had received no damage1 but had been in the brook and came out again40 ,so that all their evidences1 however contrary one to another1 yet corroborated ours1 and proved the riot out of their own mouths4 ,the book was then given to a justice of the peace1 who had formerly taken up ,mr4 ,c for preaching near ,stroud1 and had lately given many signal proofs that he was no friend to the ,methodists4 ,but he intending to speak only about their characters1 and the council and judge looking upon that as quite impertinent to the matter in hand1 he was not admitted as an evidence4 ,upon this1 his ,lordship with great candor and impartiality summed up the evidence1 and told the jury1 8,that he thought they should bring all the defendants in ,,guilty2 for our evidences had sufficiently proved the whole of the information1 and also1 that the riot was premeditated40,he said1 8,that1 in his opinion1 the chief of the defendants evidence was incredible2 and1 that supposing the ,methodists were heterodox1 7as perhaps they might be7 it belonged to the ecclesiastical government to call them to an account2 that they were subjects1 and rioters were not to be their reformers40 ,he also reminded them 8of the dreadful consequences of rioting at any time1 much more at such a critical time as this2 that rioting was the forerunner of1 and might end in rebellion2 that it was felony without benefit of clergy1 to pull down a ,meeting-house2 and for all as he knew1 it was high treason to pull down even a bawdy-house4 ,that this information also came from the ,king's-,bench2 that his ,majesty's justices there1 thought they had sufficient reason to grant it2 that the matters contained in it had been evidently proved before them2 and consequently they should bring in all the defendants guilty40 ,upon this the jury were desired to consider of their verdict1 and for a while there seemed to be some little demur among them4 ,his ,lordship perceiving the cause of it1 immediately informed them1 8they had nothing to do with the damages1 7that was to be referred to the ,king's-,bench7 they were only to consider1 whether the defendants were guilty or not40 ,whereupon in a few minutes they gave a verdict for the prosecutors1 and brought in all the defendants guilty of the whole information lodged against them4 ,i then retired to my lodgings1 kneeled down1 and with my friends gave thanks to our all-conquering ,emmanuel4 ,afterwards ,i went to the inn1 prayed and returned thanks with the witnesses1 exhorted them to behave with meekness and humility to their adversaries2 and after they had taken proper refreshment1 ,i sent them home rejoicing4 ,in the evening ,i preached on these words of the ,psalmist1 8,by this ,i know that thou favourest me1 since thou hast not suffered mine enemy to triumph over me40 ,,god was pleased to enlarge my heart much4 ,i was very happy with my friends afterwards1 and the next morning set out for ,london1 where we had a blessed thanksgiving season1 and from whence ,i take the first opportunity of sending you these particulars4 ,i remain1 ,sir1 your very affectionate friend1 ,g4 ,w4 8an0 replaced with 8on0 ,,letter ,,dl4 ,to ,mrs4 ,d4 ,london1 ,march #ae1 #agdd4 ,dear ,madam1 ,,shall ,i promise and not perform8 ,,god forbid6 ,this comes in answer to your commands1 and to inform you1 that through him who has the hearts of all men in his hands1 we came off more than conquerors1 respecting our ,gloucester trial4 ,the rioters were brought in guilty1 and ,i suppose will have an execution issued out against them next ,term4 ,i hear they are hugely alarmed2 but they know not that we intend to let them see what we could do1 and then to forgive them4 ,this troublesome affair being now over1 ,i must prepare for my intended voyage4 ,they tell me there is a ship going from ,portsmouth4 ,,god willing1 ,i purpose to take my passage in it1 and though calls come to me from every quarter1 yet ,i must2 once more visit my dear family in ,america4 ,some well-meaning people threaten me with ,i know not what1 if ,i embark at this time2 but my absence hath been so long and unexpected1 that come what will1 ,i am determined to prosecute my intended voyage2 and therefore whether we meet any more in the flesh1 ,i trust we shall meet in the world of spirits1 where parting1 weeping1 and breaking of hearts will no more disturb and try the affections of1 dear ,madam1 ,yours in the dear ,emmanuel1 ,g4 ,w4 ,,letter ,,dli4 ,to the ,same4 ,plymouth1 ,june #bf1 #agdd4 ,my dear ,friend1 ,,you see by this where ,i am4 ,doubtless you'll wonder at the quick transition from ,portsmouth to ,plymouth4 ,to the former ,i intended going when ,i wrote last2 but just before ,i took leave of the dear tabernacle people1 a message was sent to me1 that the captain in which ,i was to sail from thence1 would not take me for fear of spoiling his sailors4 ,some interpreted this as a call from providence not to embark at this time2 but ,i enjoined them silence 'till ,i had taken my leave1 and then1 hearing of a mast-ship that was going under convoy from ,plymouth1 ,i hastened thither1 and have taken a passage in the ,wilmington1 ,capt4 ,dalby1 bound to ,piscataway1 in ,new-,england4 ,my first reception here was a little unpromising4 ,a report being spread that ,i was come1 a great number of people assembled upon the ,hoe1 7a large green for walks and diversions7 and somebody brought out a bear and a drum2 but ,i did not come 'till the following evening1 when1 under pretence of a hue-and-cry1 several broke into the room where ,i lodged at the inn1 and disturbed me very much4 ,i then betook myself to private lodgings1 and being gone to rest1 after preaching to a large congregation1 and visiting the ,french prisoners1 the good woman of the house came and told me1 that a well-dressed gentleman desired to speak with me4 ,imagining that it was some ,nicodemite1 ,i desired he might be brought up4 ,he came and sat down by my bedside1 told me he was a lieutenant of a man of war1 congratulated me on the success of my ministry1 and expressed himself much concerned for being detained from hearing me4 ,he then asked me1 if ,i knew him4 ,i answered1 no4 ,he replied1 his name was ,cadogan4 ,i rejoined1 that ,i had seen one ,mr4 ,cadogan1 who was formerly an officer at ,georgia1 about a fortnight ago at ,bristol4 ,upon this1 he immediately rose up1 uttering the most abusive language1 calling me dog1 rogue1 villain1 c4 and beat me most unmercifully with his gold-headed cane4 ,as you know ,i have not much natural courage1 guess how surprized ,i was2 being apprehensive that he intended to shoot or stab me1 ,i underwent all the fears of a sudden violent death4 ,but1 as it providentially happened1 my hostess and her daughter hearing me cry murder1 rushed into the room and seized him by the collar2 however1 he immediately disengaged himself from them1 and repeated his blows upon me4 ,the cry of murder was repeated also1 which putting him into some terror1 he made towards the chamber-door1 from whence the good woman pushed him down stairs4 ,about the bottom of which1 a second cry'd out1 8,take courage1 ,i am ready to help you20 accordingly1 whilst the other was escaping1 he rushed up1 and finding one of the women coming down1 took her by the heels and threw her upon the stairs1 by which her back was almost broken4 ,by this time the neighbourhood was alarmed4 ,unwilling to add to it1 ,i desired the doors might be shut1 and so betook myself to rest1 not without reflecting1 how indispensibly necessary it was for christians and christian ministers to be always upon their guard1 and with what great propriety we are taught to pray in our excellent ,litany1 8from sudden10 that is1 8from violent and unprepared death1 good ,,lord deliver us40 ,that this may be our happy lot1 is the hearty prayer of1 dear ,madam1 ,yours1 c4 ,g4 ,w4 ,,letter ,,dlii4 ,to the ,same4 ,plymouth1 ,july #d1 #agdd4 ,,since my last1 ,i have had some particular informations about the late odd adventure4 ,it seems1 that four gentlemen came to the house of one of my particular friends1 kindly enquiring after me1 and desired to know where ,i lodged1 that they might come and pay their respects4 ,he directed them4 ,soon afterwards ,i received a letter1 informing me that the writer was a nephew to ,mr4 ,s1 an eminent attorney at ,new-,york2 that he had the pleasure of supping with me at his uncle's house1 and desired my company to sup with him and a few more friends at a tavern4 ,i sent him word1 that it was not customary for me to sup out at taverns1 but should be glad of his company1 out of respect to his uncle1 to eat a morsel with him at my lodgings4 ,he came2 we supped2 and ,i observed that he frequently looked around him1 and seemed very absent2 but having no suspicion1 ,i continued in conversation with him and my other friends1 'till we parted4 ,this1 ,i now find1 was to have been the assassin2 and being interrogated by his other companions on his return to the tavern about what he had done1 he answered1 that being used so civilly1 he had not the heart to touch me4 ,upon which1 as ,i am informed1 the person who assaulted me laid a wager of ten guineas that he would do my business for me4 ,some say1 that they took his sword from him1 which ,i suppose they did1 for ,i only saw and felt the weight of his cane4 ,the next morning1 ,i was to expound at a private house1 and then to set out for ,biddeford4 ,some urged me to stay and prosecute2 but being better employed1 ,i went on my intended journey1 was greatly blessed in preaching the everlasting gospel1 and upon my return was well paid for what ,i had suffered3 curiosity having led perhaps two thousand more than ordinary to see and hear a man1 that had like to have been murdered in his bed4 ,thus all things tend to the furtherance of the gospel1 and work together for good to those that love ,,god4 ,thus satan thwarts1 and men object1 ,and yet the thing they thwart1 effect4 ,leaving you to add an ,hallelujah1 ,i subscribe myself1 ,ever1 ever yours1 ,g4 ,w4 ,,letter ,,dliii4 ,to ,mr4 ,s4 ,plymouth1 ,july #ba1 #agdd4 ,i ,expected a line from you this morning2 but ,i suppose you think we are gone4 ,this day came in a privateer1 which saw the ,brest ,squadron that has pursued two of our men of war1 the ,dreadnought and ,frederick2 so that had we sailed1 we should in all probability have been carried into ,france4 ,we are now to go under convoy of the grand fleet2 many letters from our friends at ,portsmouth inform us1 that they are to sail on ,sunday2 but the wind hath not been very favourable1 so we may yet stay some days longer4 ,i never was so easy in this respect before4 ,in one or two things ,i find my will reluctant2 but ,,jesus will bring all things in subjection to him4 ,i have been greatly refreshed this evening in preaching his blood4 ,the congregations grow visibly every day4 ,you will see the letter from ,kingsbridge4,last night many from the ,dock came and guarded me home1 being apprehensive there was a design against me4 ,without my knowledge1 they insulted a man who intended to hurt me1 for which ,i am sorry4 ,we had a wonderful good time last night4 ,o help me to praise my ,saviour6 ,my health is better4 ,i hope you got to ,london well4 ,whether we sail or not1 expect to hear again from dear1 dear ,j1 ,ever1 ever yours1 c4 ,g4 ,w4 ,open a door1 which earth and hell ,may strive to shut1 but strive in vain2 ,let thy word richly with them dwell1 ,and let their gracious fruit remain6 ,,letter ,,dliv4 ,to ,mr4 ,t4 ,plymouth1 ,july #bf1 #agdd4 ,my dear ,friend1 ,,accept some few hasty lines from one1 who1 properly speaking1 may at present be stiled a prisoner at large4 ,i am still here waiting for the promised convoy1 and as ,i humbly hope1 really waiting for the convoy of death to carry me to ,abraham's bosom4 ,could you think it8 ,i have been preaching a confirmation sermon4 ,do you ask me where8 ,in a ,quaker's field4 ,as ,i saw thousands flocked to the church to have the ,bishop's hands imposed upon them1 ,i thought it not improper to let them have a word of exhortation suitable to the occasion4 ,i have also made an elopement to ,kingsbridge1 where ,i preached to many thousands a few days ago4 ,it was really a most solemn occasion4 ,a calling1 inviting1 persuasive gift was vouchsafed me4 ,the hearts of the auditory seemed to be bowed as the heart of one man4 ,many tears were shed2 but ,i was obliged to ride off as soon as my discourse was ended1 and to return hither in the night4 ,but blessed be ,god1 our night was as it were turned into day4 ,i was accompanied by several old and new converts1 and we conversed in some degree1 as became persons who ought to be employed every hour and every moment in trimming their lamps to be ready for the midnight cry1 8,behold the bridegroom cometh60 ,as ,i am at present in this unsettled state1 continually engaged in preaching1 and in talking privately with many1 very many awakened souls1 you and my other friends must be content with receiving short1 but ,i hope truly loving letters1 from ,yours1 c4 ,g4 ,w4 ,,letter ,,dlv4 ,to ,mr4 ,j ,s4 ,plymouth1 ,july #bg1 #agdd4 ,,matters go on better and better here4 ,i begin to think myself in ,london4 ,we have our regular morning meetings2 and our ,,lord is pleased to grace them with his presence4 ,we are looking out for a place proper for a society1 and to expound in4 ,people come daily to me1 especially from the ,dock1 under convictions4 ,some1 ,i believe1 have really closed with ,,christ2 and here are several aged persons perfectly made young again4 ,we are just now entered upon our singing hours4,the souls come forward greatly in many respects1 and friends are more and more hearty4 ,fresh news from ,kingsbridge of souls being awakened2 but ,i am kept close prisoner on account of the convoy4 ,yesterday morning we were called up at the ,dock1 very early1 by a false alarm that our convoy was come4 ,many poor souls much lamented it4 ,we hastened hither1 and ,i expounded upon our ,,lord's bidding his disciples to watch4 ,this waiting is much blessed to me4 ,i am kept passive2 notwithstanding1 satan attempts to disturb me1 but ,,jesus refreshes me1 and overcomes him4 ,i need not bid you to pray for me4 ,brother ,c must come into these parts soon4 ,yours1 c4 ,g4 ,w4 ,,letter ,,dlvi4 ,to the ,same4 ,plymouth1 ,july #bi1 #agdd4 ,,our ,,lord has been giving us blessings in drops1 but now he is sending them in showers4 ,this morning we have had a most precious meeting4 ,perhaps more good hath been done by that one sermon1 than by all ,i have preached before4 ,when ,,god will work1 who shall hinder8 ,the wind is yet against us4 ,our ,,lord detains me here for wise reasons4 ,some persons1 formerly prejudiced against me1 have offered to give me a piece of ground surrounded with walls1 for a society room4 ,i believe that one will be built soon4 ,brother ,c must stay in the ,west some time4 ,the ,,lord ,,jesus blesses me with health1 and a sweet preaching spirit4 ,o grace1 grace6 ,i will join with thee in praising it4 ,adieu1 my friend1 ,i am yours1 in the bonds of eternal love1 whilst ,g4 ,w4 ,,letter ,,dlvii4 ,to the ,same4 ,plymouth1 ,august #c1 #agdd4 ,my dear1 dear ,friend1 ,,it is past ten1 or ,i would write you a long letter4 ,our convoy is come1 and perhaps we may sail to-morrow4 ,it is delightful to be here4 ,we come from ,dock in the evenings1 in great companies1 singing and praising ,,god4 ,our parting there has been more awful than words can express4 ,i shall have sailed before you can answer this4 ,i4 ,eternal ,,jesus1 bless thy word1 ,be mindful of thy child2 ,behold thy servant2 be thou1 ,,lord1 ,his helmet1 sword1 and shield4 ,,ii4 ,close by thy side him ever keep2 ,still hold him in thy hand1 ,till he and all thy ransom'd sheep1 ,shall rest in their own land4 ,,iii4 ,the preachers and the people there1 ,shall thee in fulness see2 ,shall keep the long sabbatic year1 ,the feast of jubilee4 ,if we never meet again in this suffering world1 ,,god grant that we may ere long see each other in the heavenly paradise1 where all tears shall be wiped from our eyes1 and death1 sin1 and sorrow we shall know no more4 ,farewel4 ,ever1 ever yours1 ,g4 ,w4 ,,letter ,,dlviii4 ,to ,mr4 ,e4 ,plymouth1 ,august #d1 #agdd4 ,my very dear ,brother ,e1 ,i ,thank you for your last kind and loving letter1 and as a token of my unfeigned love to you1 ,i send you these few lines by way of answer1 before ,i embark4 ,our convoy is now come1 and in all probability we shall sail this day or tomorrow4 ,i need not stir up my dear brother1 and other dear souls with you1 to pray for me and mine4 ,i am quite easy about trust1 having put all things into the hands of the ,,lord ,,jesus1 upon whose shoulders the government of all is placed4 ,he will1 he does order all things well3 ,i bless him for it1 and for what he has1 and is doing among the soldiers4 ,i desire you all to bless him for what he is doing in these parts2 for preaching at the ,dock is now like preaching at the tabernacle4 ,it would delight your dear soul1 my brother1 to be a spectator of the people's seriousness4 ,last night we had a most awful and solemn parting2 many wept sorely4 ,after sermon we walked pleasantly over the fields1 blessing and praising ,,god4 ,our morning lectures are very delightful4 ,o the thousands that flock to the preaching of ,christ's gospel6 ,if brother ,c is in ,london1 pray salute him in my name1 and all the dear dear brethren and sisters1 wishing you all thousands and millions of blessings1 and earnestly intreating an interest in your prayers for me the chief of sinners4 ,i subscribe myself1 my dear brother ,e1 ,yours most affectionately in the most adorable ,redeemer1 ,g4 ,w4 ,postscript4 ,i must tell you one thing more4 ,there is a ferry over to ,plymouth2 and the ferrymen1 which were like ,levi the publican at the receipt of custom1 are now so much my friends1 that they will take nothing of the multitude that come to hear me preach1 saying1 8,,god forbid that we should sell the word of ,,god40 ,o6 the hearts of all men are in the hand of the ,,lord6 ,,letter ,,dlix4 ,to ,mr4 4 ,on board the ,wilmington1 ,oct4 #bj1 #agdd4 ,my dear ,friend1 ,,you know in what a poor state of health ,i was1 when ,i embarked4 ,the length1 and seeming tediousness of the voyage1 hath occasioned no small addition to the violent pain in my side2 however1 blessed be ,,god1 in a week or two after we sailed1 we began to have a church in our ship4 ,two serious ,new-,england friends finding how ,i was served at ,portsmouth1 came from thence to ,plymouth in order to bear me company4 ,we had regular public prayer morning and evening1 frequent communion1 and days of humiliation and fasting4 ,being time of war1 and sailing out with near #aej ships1 we had several convoys4 ,their taking leave of each other at their several appointed places1 was striking3 but ours was ordered to convoy us all the way4 ,we were soon1 and have been often alarmed4 ,once with the sight of a ,dutch fleet1 whom we took for an enemy2 and again at the sight of ,admiral ,balchen1 who rode by us receiving the obeisance of the surrounding ships1 as though he was ,lord of the whole ocean4 ,it was full six weeks ere we reached the ,western ,islands1 off which it being calm weather1 we continued floating for some days2 during which interval we were like to suffer much damage4 ,the wind having brisked up a little1 and orders being given for tacking about1 one of the ships1 ,i know not by what accident1 having missed her stays1 in turning1 came directly upon us2 ,i happened at that time to be singing a hymn upon deck with my little family1 and thinking it best to keep there to receive the shock1 ,i had the opportunity of seeing what passed4 ,the ship struck her mainsail into our bowsprit1 but our ship being of a large1 and theirs of a smaller size1 our hull received but little damage1 whilst theirs received such a blow1 that when disentangled from us1 they were immediately apprehensive of sinking4 ,as they again passed by us1 when we expected another touch1 their cries and groans were awful4 ,o how eagerly did they cry for some signal to be given6 ,it was done4 ,a little after that1 we came up with the convoy1 and our captain informed them of what had happened4 ,the answer was1 8,this is your praying1 and be damned to ye40 ,with many expressions of the like nature4 ,this1 ,i must own1 shocked me more than the striking of the ships4 ,i called my friends together1 and broke out into these words in prayer3 8,,god of the sea and ,,god of the dry land6 ,this is a night of rebuke and blasphemy3 shew thyself1 ,o ,,god1 and take us under thy own immediate protection2 be thou our convoy1 and make a difference between those that fear thee and those that fear thee not60 ,the disabled ship was taken into tow4 ,next morning they were saluted in like manner as the night before1 and orders were given us to follow our convoy into ,fial2 but on a sudden a violent euroclydon arose1 which not only prevented our going into ,fial1 but battered and drove away our convoy1 so that we saw him no more all the voyage4 ,for my own part1 ,i thought it no loss2 we sailed very comfortably on1 'till we were again alarmed with the sight of two ships1 making up to us with all the sail they could well croud1 and which our captain took to be enemies4 ,the preparations for an engagement1 to me1 who you know am naturally a coward1 were formidable4 ,guns mounting1 chains put about the masts1 every thing taken out of the great cabin1 hammocks put about the sides of the ship1 and all1 except myself1 seemed ready for fire and smoke4 ,my wife1 after having dressed herself to prepare for all events1 set about making cartridges1 whilst the husband wanted to go into the holes of the ship1 hearing that was the chaplain's usual place4 ,i went1 but not liking my situation1 and being desired by one of my ,new-,england friends to say something to animate the men1 ,i crept up on deck1 and for the first time of my life beat up to arms by a warm exhortation4 ,the men seemed pleased1 the apprehended enemy approached1 but upon nearer view we found them not only to be friends1 but the two masts ships that were going with us under the same convoy4 ,this pleased us all4 ,the captain taking this opportunity to clean the cabin1 said1 8,after all1 this is the best fighting30 with which you may be sure ,i readily concurred1 praying1 and believing at the same time1 that all our various conflicts with spiritual enemies might1 and would under the conduct of the all-conquering captain of our salvation1 at last terminate in a thorough cleansing1 and an eternal purification of the defiled cabin of our hearts4 ,committing you to his almighty guidance and protection1 ,i subscribe myself1 ,yours1 c4 ,g4 ,w4 ,,letter ,,dlx4 ,to ,mr4 4 ,york 7,new-,england17 ,oct4 #cj1 #agdd4 ,dear ,friend1 ,,don',t judge me for not writing more frequent4 ,it was impracticable4 ,i have been laid on a bed of sickness1 and was1 in the apprehension of myself and others1 at the very mouth of the heavenly harbour2 but as that more than once hath been the case1 ,i am putting out to sea again4 ,o who would but follow the ,redeemer blindfold8 ,no convoy like him who is the ,,god of the sea and the ,,god of the dry land4 ,after eleven weeks passage he hath brought us hither1 but through my impatience and imprudence ,i and my friends were like to suffer loss4 ,a little smack coming up to us just as we were near port1 and being told that she would be in several hours before the ship1 ,i1 with others in complaisance to me1 though persuaded to the contrary1 ventured in her4 ,it soon grew dark1 our pilots missed their inlet and we were tossed about all night4 ,my pain was great1 having had for some time a nervous cholic1 and ,i was so hungry that ,i could have gnawed the very boards4 ,the fishermen had nothing but a few potatoes1 of which ,i partook most eagerly2 but withal1 thought my situation to be like the poor disciples1 who were rowing and toiling all night1 when the wind was contrary4 ,about the fourth watch of the night1 deliverance came2 the men discovered the proper inlet2 but what passed before our arrival is somewhat striking to me4 ,one of my friends1 on asking what news1 was answered1 that the ,new-,england people were turned new lights2 which with us you know is a term for heterodoxy2 but however1 added the man1 not knowing that ,i was lying down at his elbow1 they are all expecting one ,mr4 ,whitefield2 and my sister1 and a great company of her stamp1 were yesterday all praying for his safe arrival4 ,this made me to take courage4 ,i continued undiscovered2 and in a few hours in answer ,i trust to new light prayers1 we arrived safe at ,york1 a few miles off ,piscataway1 the place to which we were bound4,but you must excuse enlarging2 as ,i recover strength you shall hear again from ,yours1 c4 ,g4 ,w4 ,,letter ,,dlxi4 ,to ,mr4 4 ,york1 ,nov4 #f1 #agdd4 ,dear ,sir1 ,,how thankful ought ,i to be to him1 whose mercy endureth for ever6 ,,god has commanded a physician 7once a notorious deist1 but through grace converted at my last visit in ,new-,england7 to receive me here4 ,worthy ,colonel ,p1 who lives at the very mouth of the harbour1 on seeing our ship1 went with some other friends in his own boat to invite and conduct me to his princely habitation4 ,but ,,god appointed otherwise4 ,in about half an hour after my arrival1 ,i was put to bed1 racked with a nervous cholic1 and convulsed from the waste down to my toes4 ,a total convulsion was immediately apprehended4 ,my wife and friends stood weeping by1 ,in tears resolv'd to see me die4 ,filled with divine consolation1 ,i begged them not to be shocked4 ,my ,saviour whispered that all was well1 and therefore ,i desired them not to be surprized if ,i should be totally convulsed1 or be suffered in a delirium to speak things that were wrong4 ,many1 many of ,,god's dearest children1 through the infirmities which crazy constitutions more especially are liable to1 have been called to drink such a bitter cup before me4 ,but an all-compassionate ,redeemer disappointed our fears1 and exceeded our strongest expectations4 ,apprehended convulsions were kept off2 and though ,i was so weak as not to be able to bear the sound of a tread of the foot1 or the voice of friends who came to see and pray with me1 yet my heart was kept in perfect peace4 ,after undergoing1 for about four days1 fomentations and exercises of different kinds1 by having my feet put into warm water1 c4 nature was relieved1 and what ,i had taken four days before came away hardly discoloured4 ,after this1 whilst carried about by my tender nurse and a servant1 still racked with pain1 and like an helpless child1 ,i could only say1 8,look and learn what a poor creature ,i am40 ,the scene affects me yet4 ,may it never be forgotten6 ,i must retire1 and leave enlarging to another opportunity4 ,in the mean while1 assure yourself of my being1 though less than the least of all1 ,yours1 c4 ,g4 ,w4 ,,letter ,,dlxii4 ,to ,mr4 4 ,portsmouth1 7,new-,england7 ,nov4 #af1 #agdd4 ,my dear ,friend1 ,,as ,i promised1 ,i must employ a little of my new-gained strength in writing to you4 ,soon after ,i began to recover1 good old ,mr4 ,m the minister of ,york1 who feared the ,,lord greatly from his youth1 came to and accosted me thus3 8,sir1 you are first welcome to ,america2 secondly1 to ,new-,england2 thirdly1 to all the faithful ministers in ,new-,england2 fourthly1 to all the good people in ,new-,england2 fifthly1 to all the good people of ,york2 and sixthly and lastly1 to me1 dear ,sir1 less than the least of all40 ,he then urged me to give them a sermon4 ,too forward to reingage in my old delightful work1 ,i complied1 notwithstanding at the same time word had been sent to ,boston that ,i was dying2 upon which1 my dear ,gaius and a beloved physician came1 either to take care of me1 or attend my funeral2 but to their great surprize they found me in the pulpit4 ,,god was with me but imprudently going over the ferry to ,portsmouth1 ,i caught cold1 immediately relapsed1 and was taken1 as every one thought1 with death1 in my dear friend ,mr4 ,sherburne's house4 ,my pains returned2 but what gave me most concern was1 that notice had been given of my being to preach the next evening4 ,a great number of ministers and people flocked to hear2 three physicians attended me1 and ,colonel ,pepperel with many others were so kind as to pay me a visit and sympathize with me4 ,,god dealt so bountifully with me1 that ,i was enabled to tell the ,colonel in particular1 from heart-experience1 that ,i felt a divine life distinct from my animal life1 which made me as it were to laugh at pain2 this made me determine to get up and preach1 though the ,general and all had left me1 and the person appointed to lecture in my stead was just going out of the house4 ,my dear ,york physician was then about to administer a medicine4 ,i on a sudden cried1 8,doctor1 my pains are suspended3 by the help of ,,god ,i'll go and preach1 and then come home and die40 ,with some difficulty ,i reached the pulpit4 ,all looked quite surprized1 as though they saw one rose from the dead4 ,indeed1 ,i was as pale as death1 and told them 8they must look upon me as a dying man1 that ,i came to bear my dying testimony to the truths ,i had formerly preached amongst them1 and to the invisible realities of another world40 ,nature 7by my continuing an hour in my discourse7 was almost quite exhausted2 but ,o what life6 what power spread all around6 ,all seemed to be melted1 and were drowned in tears4 ,the cry after me1 when ,i left the pulpit1 was like the cry of sincere mourners when attending the funeral of a dear departed friend4 ,upon my coming home1 ,i was laid on a bed upon the ground near the fire1 and ,i heard them say1 8,he is gone20 but still1 you find by this ,i am alive1 and if spared to be made instrumental in making any poor dead soul alive to ,,god1 ,i shall rejoice that the all-wise ,redeemer has kept out of heaven a little longer1 ,yours1 c4 ,g4 ,w4 ,,letter ,,dlxiii4 ,to ,mr4 4 ,boston1 ,jan4 #ah1 #agde4 ,my dear ,friend1 ,,by this time ,i suppose you have heard1 by your brother's letter1 how good old ,mr4 ,moody1 in his honest way1 said1 ,i was welcome to all the faithful ministers in ,new-,england4 ,but the good old man judged too much by his own honest feelings4 ,you see ,i am now at ,boston1 whither ,i was brought from ,piscataway in a coach and four4 ,the joy with which ,i was received by the common people1 cannot well be described2 but many of the ministers how shy8,and how different from what once they were8 ,when last in ,boston1 governor ,belcher was in the chair3 then1 reges ad exemplum1 totus componitur orbis1 he honoured me with great honour1 and the clergy paid the nod1 and obeyed4 ,in many ,i then perceived it was quite forced1 and ,i think when at his table ,i whispered to some and said1 if ever ,i came again1 many of those who now seem extremely civil1 will turn out my open and avowed enemies4 ,the event has proved1 that in this respect ,i have been no false prophet4 ,you know where it is written1 8,there arose a king1 who knew not ,joseph40 ,freed therefore from their former restraint1 many have appeared in puris naturalibus4 ,some occasions of offence had undoubtedly been given whilst ,i was here and preached up and down the country4,nothing however appeared but a pure1 divine power working upon1 converting1 and transforming people's hearts1 of all ranks1 without any extraordinary phnomena attending it4 ,good ,mr4 ,t succeeded me2 numbers succeeded him4 ,lecture upon lecture were set up in various places2 one minister called to another1 to help drag the gospel net2 and by all the accounts that ,i can have from private information1 or good ,mr4 ,prince's weekly history1 which ,i send you with this1 one would have imagined the millennium was coming indeed4 ,but you know1 in this mixed state of things1 wild-fire will necessarily blend itself with the pure fire that comes from ,,god's altar4 ,this the enemy long waited for2 at last it broke out and spread itself2 and it must be confessed1 through the instrumentality of many good souls both among clergy and laity1 who for a while mistaking fancy for faith1 and imagination for revelation1 were guilty of great imprudence4 ,what these were1 ,i have not time now to particularize2 ,i can only inform you1 that all is laid to me as being the primum mobile though there was not so much as the appearance of any thing of this nature when ,i left ,new-,england last4 ,but1 maugre all1 my poor labours are yet attended with the usual blessings1 and therefore ,i must entreat you as usual to pray and give thanks in behalf of ,yours1 c4 ,g4 ,w4 ,,letter ,,dlxiv4 ,to ,mr4 4 ,boston1 ,feb4 #f1 #agde4 ,my dear ,friend1 ,i ,remember you once told me1 that you heard one of the good old ,puritans1 who went over to ,new-,england1 wrote back again1 that he went from ,old-,england to avoid the ,lord ,bishops1 and came to ,new-,england to get under the ,lord ,brethren4 ,well is it at present that they are the ,lord ,brethren2 for finding some of their pastors without cause shy of me1 they have passed votes of invitation for me to preach in the pulpits1 and some time ago prevailed upon me1 as they heard ,i had done in ,scotland1 to set up a lecture at six o'clock in the morning4 ,not expecting a very great auditory1 ,i opened a lecture in one of the smallest meetings1 upon these words1 8,and they came early in the morning to hear him20 but how was ,i disappointed8 ,such great numbers flocked to hear1 that ,i was obliged for the future to make use of two of their very largest places of worship1 where ,i believe seldom less than two or three thousand attentive hearers hung as it were upon me1 to hear the word preached4 ,i began with the first of ,genesis1 and have now lectured in order1 till ,i am almost come to the story of ,abraham sending his servant to fetch a wife for his son ,isaac4 ,many ,i trust have been made willing to say1 8,i will go with the ,,god-man1 even ,isaac's ,,god40 ,it is impossible to describe the eagerness and punctuality of these early visitants4 ,to see so many hundreds of both sexes neatly dressed1 walking or riding so early along the streets to get food for their souls1 has feasted my own heart4 ,the ,pharaohs who used to say1 8,ye are idle1 ye are idle10 now are struck dumb3 for lecture1 and family prayer1 and breakfast1 are now over in many houses before the sun is suffered to come into others windows2 and it is now become almost a common proverb1 8,that between ,tar-water1 and early rising1 the physicians will have no business40 ,one morning the croud was so great1 that ,i was obliged to go in at the window4 ,the high sheriff1 who was once most forward in persecuting good ,mr4 ,dt1 being a little convinced under the word1 accompanied me1 and when he put his head into the window after me1 the people were ready to cry out1 8,is ,saul also among the prophets80 ,hoping hereafter to send you and other friends a further account of many such real instances of all-conquering grace1 ,i subscribe myself ,yours1 c4 ,g4 ,w4 ,,letter ,,dlxv4 ,to ,mr4 ,a4 ,ipswich1 ,feb4 #g1 #agde4 ,,and how does my very dear brother ,a8 ,i heard by some friend lately that he was well4,i hope this will find him yet better1 and more and more happy in the ever-lovely1 ever-loving ,,jesus4,i suppose you have heard of his great goodness to me and mine4,we have been carried through various trials2 and can set up our ,ebenezer1 saying1 8,hitherto hath the ,,lord helped us40,i cannot help thinking but that the ,,lord ,,jesus is about to triumph gloriously4,he is pleased to bear me as on eagles wings1 and causes both sinners and saints to hear his voice4,i am kept very happy1 and see more and more of the mystery of iniquity that lies in my heart4 ,i rejoice in knowing that the blood of ,,jesus will cleanse me from all4,i long to hear how it is with the dear lambs in ,gloucestershire4,i commit you and them to the care of the compassionate bishop and shepherd of souls2 and subscribe myself1 my dear man1 ,yours most affectionately1 ,g4 ,w4 ,p4 ,s4 ,my dear wife joins in sending cordial salutations to you1 yours1 and all4 ,,letter ,,dlxvi4 ,to ,mrs4 4 ,boston1 ,feb4 #ag1 #agde4 ,dear ,madam1 ,,this leaves me just retired from my spiritual levee4 ,our good friend ,mr4 ,s tells me1 while ,i am here he looks upon his house not as his own1 but mine4 ,his parlour is large1 and ,i sit there to receive gospel visitants4 ,good ,mr4 ,p told me some time ago1 that ,i should shortly be favoured with the company of a very pensive and uncommon person2 a man of good parts1 ready wit1 and lively imagination1 and who had made it his business1 in order to furnish matter for preaching over a bottle1 to come and hear1 and then carry away scraps of my sermons1 which it seems were to serve as texts or theses for his tavern harangues4 ,a few nights ago he came for this purpose to ,doctor ,s's meeting2 upon my coming in1 he crouded after amongst the people1 and having got sufficient matter to work upon as he thought1 attempted to go out2 but being pent in on every side1 he found his endeavours fruitless4 ,obliged thus to stay1 and looking up to me1 waiting for some fresh matter for ridicule1 ,,god was pleased to prick him to the heart4 ,he came to ,mr4 ,p full of horror1 confessed his crimes1 and longed to ask my pardon1 but was afraid to see me4 ,mr4 ,p encouraged him to venture4 ,this morning hearing somebody knock at the parlour door1 ,i arose1 and upon opening the door1 by the paleness1 pensiveness1 and horror of his countenance1 guessed ,i had met with the person of whom ,mr4 ,p had apprized me4 ,immediately he cried with a low but plaintive voice1 8,sir1 can you forgive me80 ,i smiled and said1 8,yes1 ,sir1 very readily40 ,indeed1 replied he1 ,sir1 you cannot when ,i tell you all1 ,i then asked him to sit down2 and judging that he had sufficiently felt the lashes of the law1 ,i preached to him the gospel4 ,that it may be the power of ,,god through faith unto his eternal salvation1 you will join in praying1 dear madam1 with ,yours1 c4 ,g4 ,w4 ,,letter ,,dlxvii4 ,to ,mrs4 4 ,boston1 ,feb4 #ai1 #agde4 ,my dear ,friend1 ,,tempora mutantur2 a confederacy1 a confederacy6 ,the clergy1 amongst whom are a few mistaken1 misinformed good old men1 are publishing halfpenny testimonials against me4 ,even the president1 professors1 and tutors of ,hertford college1 where ,i was1 as you know1 some few years ago received with so much uncommon respect1 have joined the confederacy4 ,good ,mr4 ,c1 that venerable1 truly primitive1 good old ,puritan1 as ,i am informed1 had many of these testimonials brought him1 in order to judge of their importance4 ,he took them1 weighed them in his hands and having read them before1 returned them immediately1 saying1 8,they did not weigh much40 ,however1 ,i thank ,,god1 8out of the eater hath come forth meat40 ,they have done me real service4 ,some unguarded expressions1 in the heat of less experienced youth1 ,i certainly did drop4 ,i was much too precipitate in hearkening to1 and publishing private informations1 and thereby ,peter-like cut too many ears off3 but this is my comfort1 when we mean well1 though no thanks to our own too forward though well-meant zeal1 ,,jesus1 that almighty1 all-compassionate physician1 will heal and restore the ears again4 ,some good friends on my side the question are publishing testimonials in my favour4 ,thus you see what a militant state we are in at present4 ,laudatur ab eis1 culpatur ab illis4 ,amidst all1 the word runs and is glorified1 and many are so enraged at the treatment ,i meet with1 that they came to me lately1 assuring me1 that if ,i'll consent1 they will erect in a few weeks time1 the outside of the largest place of worship that was ever seen in ,america2 but you know ceiled houses were never my aim4 ,i therefore thanked them for1 but at the same time begged leave to refuse the accepting of their kind offer4 ,how or when the present storm will subside1 for subside ,i am persuaded it will1 is as yet uncertain4 ,i can only1 at present1 earnestly beg the continuance of your prayers1 that whilst tossing in this floating ark ,i may be purged of some of my corruptions1 and be kept in good temper towards those who ,i believe really think they do ,,god's service in opposing1 dear ,madam1 ,yours1 c4 ,g4 ,w4 ,,letter ,,dlxviii4 ,piscataqua1 ,march #f1 #agde4 ,my very dear1 dear ,j4 ,,this comes by ,captain ,darling4 ,i hear from ,boston1 a bookseller has got the books you sent over4 ,i have sent a letter to ,doctor ,c1 with my answer to ,harvard college1 which ,i would have you print1 with their testimony1 7which is an original37 and my answer to the second part of the observation and remarks upon the charge of the ,bishop of ,l4 ,may ,,jesus give them his blessing4 ,i would have them printed so as to be sold cheap3 you may collect or print them severally as you will4 ,i cannot yet get time to prepare my sermons1 or the other part of my life1 for the press4 ,i am writing another ,new-,england journal1 which ,i will send when ,i leave it2 when that will be1 ,i know not4 ,i expect ,mr4 ,habersham every hour4 ,w ,n and ,j are got safe to ,charles-,town4 ,i heard from friends there last week4 ,america1 ,i am afraid1 begins to be too dear to me4 ,the ,,lord smiles upon me and mine1 and makes us very happy in himself1 and happy in one another4 ,here is a very large field of action4 ,a very fine and effectual door is opened2 my bodily strength is recovered1 and my soul more than ever in love with a crucified ,,jesus4 ,i could write more to you and other dear friends1 but if ,i do1 ,i shall neglect things of a more public and immediate concern2 neither can my dear wife write1 because she is fully employed in copying my letters4 ,however1 we do not forget our dear ,london and ,english friends4 ,we pray for them often1 and sometimes cannot help wishing some more may come over into this delightful wilderness2 it is a fruitful field4 ,,jesus waters it with his blessings4 ,we expect sister ,w4 ,here are wars and rumours of wars1 on this1 as well as your side of the water4 ,but ,,jesus's disciples may be at peace4 ,o that this may find thy dear heart quite swallowed up in his amazing love6 ,be pleased to remember us most tenderly to all1 and lose no opportunity of sending a line in any ,american ships4 ,so1 my very dear dear man1 ,i rest ,thy very affectionate happy friend1 and servant in ,,jesus ,,christ1 ,g4 ,w4 ,,letter ,,dlxix4 ,to ,mr4 ,c4 ,piscataqua1 ,march #f1 #agde4 ,my very dear ,brother ,c1 ,,it gives me some concern1 that ,i cannot send thee a long letter1 but at present ,i have so many things of importance before me1 which must be immediately dispatched1 that ,i desire others to excuse me too4 ,i do not forget any of you as ,i know of1 and1 ,,god willing1 shall redeem every opportunity of sending to ,england4 ,our ,saviour wonderfully smiles on us here2 several years work ,i think lies before me4 ,the ,,lord helps me to preach with the demonstration of the spirit and with power1 my strength is daily renewed1 and my wife and ,i go on like two happy pilgrims1 leaning upon our beloved4 ,o help us to adore and praise free grace4 ,we salute all the conference and trustees1 and every particular choir1 and the societies in every place1 8,grace1 mercy and peace be multiplied upon them1 from ,,god our father1 and from the ,,lord ,,jesus ,,christ40 ,to his tender mercy do ,i commit thee and them1 and am1 my very dear ,c1 ,yours most affectionately in ,,christ ,,jesus1 ,g4 ,w4 ,p4 ,s4 ,my dear wife cordially salutes you and all4 ,,letter ,,dlxx4 ,to ,mr4 ,j4 ,s4 in ,london4 ,piscataqua1 ,march #ab1 #agde4 ,i ,wrote to you last week1 and have sent you by ,capt4 ,darling two letters1 and a box4 ,this comes by a young gentleman that expects to return to ,south-,carolina by ,august next4 ,by him ,i send you one of each sort of the pamphlets that ,i have published here4 ,i would have them sent to ,scotland as soon as may be4 ,my wife has sent you a few lines in one of my letters4 ,we are more than happy6 ,o grace6 grace6,i trust it is so with you4 ,america is pleasanter and pleasanter every day4 ,i expect ,mr4 ,habersham hourly4 ,the door for preaching opens wider and wider4 ,o my dear friend1 ,i could tell thee what would rejoice thy heart1 wast thou here4 ,but ,i have little time to write4 ,i am now going to prepare my sermons for the press3 ,and am also writing another journal4 ,you shall have them the first opportunity4 ,our tender love awaits all dear friends4 ,as often as possible1 you and others shall hear from1 my dear friend1 c4 ,g4 ,w4 ,,letter ,,dlxxi4 ,on board ,capt4 ,grant1 bound from ,charles-,town to ,philadelphia1 ,may #b1 #agde4 ,my very dear1 dear ,brother ,h1 ,,how do you find your heart these trying1 sifting1 purging times8 ,i hope you are enabled to joy in ,,god1 and are made more than conqueror through his love4 ,it has given me some concern that ,i could not write to you oftner3 but ,,jesus knows my heart has been with you2 and ,i have not failed to pray for the preservation of the tossed ark4 ,antinomianism1 ,i find1 begins to shew its head and stalk abroad3 may the glorious ,redeemer cause it to hide its head again1 and prevent his children's spirits being imbittered against each other4 ,i am glad to hear the ,welsh brethren continue steady3 and that amongst our ,english friends1 ,antinomianism seems only to be speculative2 this is a great evil1 but not so great as when it affects the practice1 and leads the people of ,,god unwarily into licentiousness4 ,the late outward troubles1 ,i hope will do good1 and put a stop to the many disputes and various sects which1 like so many hydra's1 always spring up when the ,,lord suffers false principles to abound4 ,i expect to hear that ,,jesus has made thee immoveable like a wall of brass1 held as a lion1 but meek as a lamb4 ,blessed be his name1 he continues to be very kind to us3 we have been six months in these parts1 and are now going northwards for the summer season4 ,the ,orphan-house is in a promising way4 ,my temporal affairs begin to be settled2 and ,i am blessed substantially to many souls4 ,,jesus1 ,i trust1 has given me a more gospel-heart2 and causes many of my professed most imbittered enemies to be at peace with me4 ,i know you will help me to praise him1 and beg him to continue to stand by a poor unworthy creature1 who simply desires to spend and be spent for the good of precious and immortal souls4 ,you'll remember me to your dear wife1 and all our ,welsh brethren1 in the most endearing manner3 we frequently talk of1 and pray for them2 and don't despair of seeing them once more in the flesh4 ,my dear wife loves them exceedingly1 and warms her heart often by reflecting on past times4 ,wishing that grace1 mercy1 and peace may be multiplied upon you all1 ,i subscribe myself1 my very dear brother1 ,ever1 ever thine in ,,jesus1 ,g4 ,w4 8,antinominanism0 replaced with 8,antinomianism0 ,,letter ,,dlxxii4 ,to ,mrs4 4 ,boston1 ,july #bi1 #agde4 ,dear ,madam1 ,,you will be surprized to hear that a messenger of the prince of peace1 especially such a weak creature as ,i am1 should beat up to arms4 ,no doubt you have judged me1 as well you may2 but providence seemed to force me to it4 ,you have now heard of the ,cape-,breton expedition1 which was carried on and finished with the greatest secrecy and expedition here1 before it could be scarcely known to you at home4 ,worthy ,colonel ,p was fixed upon to command4 ,the day before he accepted of the commission1 he purposed to dine with me to ask my advice4 ,i told him1 8that ,i hoped if he did undertake it1 he would beg of the ,,lord ,,god of armies to give him a single eye2 that the means proposed to take ,louisburgh1 in the eye of human reason1 were no more adequate to the end1 than the sounding of rams horns to blow down ,jericho2 that the eyes of all would be upon him2 and if he should not succeed in the intended enterprize1 the widows and orphans of the slain soldiers would be like lions robbed of their whelps2 but if it pleased ,,god to give him success1 envy would not suffer him to take the glory1 and therefore he should take great care that his views were disinterested1 and then ,i doubted not1 if providence really called him1 he would find his strength proportioned to the day1 and would return more than conqueror40 ,he thanked me1 and his ,lady having given her free consent1 he commenced general4 ,the sound now was to arms6 to arms6 new recruits were eagerly sought after1 and my worthy friend ,mr4 ,s was appointed one of the commissaries4 ,being at his house1 he told me one evening that he was preparing the flag1 and that ,i must give him a motto1 and that the people must know it too4 ,i absolutely refused1 urging that it would be acting out of character2 he replied1 that the expedition1 he believed1 was of ,,god1 and that if ,i did not encourage it1 many of the serious people would not inlist4 ,i still refused2 he desired me to consider1 and sleep upon it1 and to give him my answer in the morning4 ,i retired1 ,i prayed1 ,i slept2 and upon his renewing his request in the morning1 ,i told him1 that since he was so urgent1 and as ,i did not know but divine providence might intend to give us ,louisburgh1 therefore he might take this motto4 ,nil desperandum ,christo duce4 ,upon this1 great numbers inlisted1 and before their embarkation1 their officers desired me to give them a sermon3 ,i preached from these words3 8,as many as were distressed1 as many as were discontented1 as many as were in debt1 came to ,david1 and he became a captain over them40 ,officers1 soldiers1 and others attended4 ,i spiritualized the subject1 and told them how distressed sinners came to ,,jesus ,,christ the ,son of ,david2 and in my application exhorted the soldiers to behave like the soldiers of ,david1 and the officers to act like ,david's worthies2 then1 ,i made no manner of doubt1 but we should receive good news from ,cape-,breton4 ,after this1 ,i preached to the general himself1 who asked me if ,i would not be one of his chaplains3 ,i told him1 8,i should think it an honour1 but believed1 as ,i generally preached three times a day in various places to large congregations ,i could do my ,king1 my country1 and my ,,god1 more service1 by stirring up the people to pray1 and thereby strengthen his and his soldiers hands40 ,through divine grace1 ,i was enabled to persist in this practice for some weeks2 but at last news arrived that the case was desperate4 ,letter upon letter came from one officer and another to those who planned this expedition1 and did not know the strength of the fortress4 ,i smiled1 and told my friends1 that ,i believed now we should have ,louisburgh2that all having confessed their helplessness1 ,,god would now reveal his arm1 and make our extremity his opportunity4 ,i was not disappointed of my hope2 for one day having taken a weeping leave of dear ,boston1 and being about to preach a few miles out of the town1 news was brought that ,louisburgh was taken4 ,numbers flocked with great joy from all quarters1 and ,i immediately preached to them a thanksgiving sermon from these words3 8,by this ,i know that thou favourest me1 since thou hast not permitted mine enemies to triumph over me40 ,here ends1 dear ,madam1 my beating to arms4 ,it is left to you1 to judge as you please of1 dear ,madam1 ,yours1 c4 ,g4 ,w4 ,postscript4 ,i forgot to tell you1 to the honour of worthy ,madam ,p1 that during the time of the expedition1 at her desire1 ,i preached in the ,general's house1 and took the liberty before sermon1 to ask her1 how she came to give up the ,general8 ,she answered1 8,that it was ,,god who enabled her to do it for his glory1 and her country's good1 and that now the ,general was gone1 she had the pleasing reflection1 that thro' divine mercy1 home had never been made so disagreeable to him by her conduct1 as to make him wish to be gone40 ,,letter ,,dlxxiii4 ,to ,mrs4 ,l4 ,philadelphia1 ,august #bf1 #agdf4 ,honoured ,mother1 ,,whether your affections are abated to me or not1 7which one would imagine by your not writing in two years7 yet duty1 love1 and gratitude oblige me to write to her1 to whom1 under ,,god1 ,i owe my being brought into the world4 ,i am glad to find by a letter from ,mr4 ,syms1 dated last ,march1 that you was well1 at least ,i hoped so1 because ,i heard nothing to the contrary4 ,may the ,father of mercies1 and ,,god of all consolation1 grant that your latter end may greatly increase6 ,whether you ever see me or not any more1 you need not be anxious concerning me4,that ,,god whom ,i serve in the gospel of his dear ,son1 is exceeding good and gracious to me and mine4 ,we have all things pertaining to life and godliness4 ,many offers are daily made me2 but as yet the ,,lord ,,jesus keeps me from catching at the golden bait4 ,favour is given to me in the sight of the rich and great1 and the door for my usefulness opens wider and wider4 ,i love to range in the ,american woods1 and sometimes think ,i shall never return to ,england any more4 ,i was never better in health1 take all together4 ,my dear wife would send you a few lines1 but she is weak by reason of a miscarriage about four days ago4 ,i send you most dutiful respects for her1 and praying the ,,lord of all ,lords continually to lift up the light of his blessed countenance upon your dear soul1 ,i subscribe myself1 honoured mother1 ,your most dutiful1 though unworthy son1 ,g4 ,w4 ,,letter ,,dlxxiv4 ,to the ,rev4 ,mr4 ,z4 ,bohemia1 7,maryland7 ,oct4 #h1 #agdf4 ,rev4 and dear ,sir1 ,i ,took the freedom some months ago to send you a letter1 wherein was inclosed a letter for ,professor ,frank1 both which ,i hope came safe to hand1 and were accepted in love4 ,since that1 ,i have been travelling and ranging the woods1 in the service of the best of ,masters1 who makes his work more pleasant to me every day4 ,i trust that the time for favouring this and the neighbouring southern provinces is come4 ,every where almost1 the door is opened for preaching2 great numbers flock to hear2 and the power of an ascended ,saviour attends the word4 ,it is surprizing1 how the ,,lord causes prejudices to subside1 and makes my formerly most bitter enemies to be at peace with me4 ,o ,rev4 ,sir1 help me to praise him1 whose mercy endureth for ever6 ,i doubt not but he has been wonderfully good to you1 and supports you under a feeble tottering tabernacle4 ,the prayers of me and mine are always for you1 because we honour and love you in our common head1 the blessed ,,jesus4 ,be pleased1 when you write1 to present my most dutiful and affectionate respects to the ,professor1 and ,mr4 ,ulspurgher4 ,i have had some sweet times with several of the ,lutheran ministers at ,philadelphia4 ,i love them dearly4 ,mr4 ,drisezler does bravely at ,frederica4 ,mr4 ,boltzius and his collegue ,i hear are well4 ,by and by1 ,i trust1 ,georgia will lift up its drooping head4,all is well at the ,orphan-house4 ,i am1 ,rev4 and very dear ,sir1 ,your most affectionate1 though unworthy younger brother and servant in ,,christ1 ,g4 ,w4 ,,letter ,,dlxxv4 ,to ,mr4 ,h ,h4 ,anapolis1 7,maryland17 ,nov4 #h1 #agdf4 ,my very dear1 dear ,brother1 ,i ,just now received a wished-for packet from ,england1 in which are two or three letters from you4 ,my dear fellow pilgrim will exceedingly rejoice at the receipt of them4 ,she is gone forward with a ,boston young lady towards ,georgia4,i hear they traverse the woods bravely4 ,i wrote to you very lately4,i can only send you a few loving lines now4,i am just setting out4,lately ,i have been in seven counties in ,maryland1 and preached with abundant success4,our ,,lord gives me health1 and his work 7,o free grace67 prospers in my unworthy hands4 ,i shall consider of the calls sent me to return to my native country4,my tender love to all4,i am1 my very dear man1 ,ever yours whilst ,g4 ,w4 ,,letter ,,dlxxvi4 ,to a friend at the ,tabernacle1 ,london4 ,anapolis1 ,november #h1 #agdf4 ,my very dear ,brother1 ,,just now ,i have received your kind letter with some others1 but have not time to read them all1 being just setting out from this place4 ,i shall consider of your loud call1 and pray our ,,lord to direct me4,poor ,english friends6 ,may ,,jesus heal their divisions6 ,courage1 my dear brother,land is in sight,ere long we shall sail into the haven of eternal rest4,the harvest is great here4 ,i have lately been in seven counties in ,maryland1 and preached to great congregations of people with great power4,i have now a journey of seven hundred miles before me4,my tender love to all4 ,,god willing1 you shall hear again shortly from1 ,ever yours in our triumphant ,,jesus1 ,g4 ,w4 ,,letter ,,dlxxvii4 ,to ,mr4 ,h ,h4 ,hanover county1 7,virginia7 ,nov4 #af1 #agdf4 ,my very dear ,brother1 ,,about a week ago ,i had the pleasure of receiving a long letter from you1 which ,i immediately answered at ,anapolis4,that you wrote to my dear wife is gone to her1 and ,i suppose will rejoice her exceedingly4 ,she is well1 and enjoys much of ,,god4,i was glad to find that the ,tabernacle was given up to your care4,whether its breaches are yet repaired1 or whether it be entirely fallen down1 ,i know not4,i suppose when ,i come to ,england1 ,i shall have all to begin again4,it is the ,,lord1 let him do what seemeth him good4,the account of dear brother ,h's trial affected me much4 ,i rejoice that he comes bright out of the furnace of affliction4 ,i salute him and all my dear friends most tenderly4,sometimes affection works strong1 and ,i almost determine to come over4,but the cloud does not seem to move that way as yet4 ,however1 my eyes are to the ,,lord4,whenever his providence points out the way1 the language of my heart is1 8,lo ,i come40,i wrote to brother ,h ,j and ,a lately1 and since have received their kind letters4,i have lately been in seven counties in ,maryland1 and ere long think to preach in as many in this province4,there is a sweet stirring among the dry bones4,i have a thousand tender things to say1 but time will not permit4,well1 my dear dear man1 heaven is at hand2 there we shall have talk enough4,o let us take as many souls with us to that blessed place as we can4,blessed be ,,god1 my soul springs with fresh desires to hunt after poor straying sheep1 which ,,jesus has purchased with his dear heart's blood4,o that ,i may begin now to do something for him1 who hath done and suffered so much for me6 ,but ,i can no more4,i am lost1 ,i am quite overcome when ,i think of this4,,lord1 ,i believe and worship6,pray remember me to all most tenderly4 ,remember me before the ,,lord as the chief of sinners1 but1 my very dear brother1 ,ever1 ever yours1 ,g4 ,w4 ,,letter ,,dlxxviii4 ,to a friend in ,london4 ,bethesda1 ,dec4 #bd1 #agdf4 ,my dear ,brother1 ,i ,thank you heartily for your very kind letter1 which ,i now snatch a few moments to answer4 ,the account you gave of things1 made me mourn that they were in so bad a situation1 and at the same time ,i could not help rejoicing they were no worse3 ,you and all that attended on my preaching1 and had opportunities to converse with me privately1 cannot be ignorant how many hints ,i gave of what has happened4 ,it might have been foreseen and spoken of without a spirit of prophecy1 and consequently did not so much surprise me when ,i found it came to pass2 but ,i trust the storm is now blown over1 and that the little flock will enjoy a sweet calm4 ,o that your eyes may be looking towards and waiting on the blessed ,,jesus3 from him alone can come your salvation1 he will be better to you than a thousand ,whitefields4,i am afraid you are too desirous of having me with you2 and indeed ,i long to see you and my other dear christian friends1 but ,america seems to be my scene of action for some time4 ,the harvest is great in many places1 and the labourers are very few4 ,i am resolved in the strength of ,,jesus to range more and more2 hunting for souls is a delightful work1 and ,i am ashamed that ,i do no more4 ,o my dear man1 pray for me2 indeed ,i do for you and yours4,i am glad the ,,lord has appeared for you2 he never fails those that put their trust in him2 only remember1 8,in the world1 and yet not of it10 is the real christian's motto4,that ,,jesus may continually lift up the light of his blessed countenance upon you1 give you and yours all peace and joy in believing1 is the earnest prayer of1 my dear man1 ,your very affectionate friend1 and servant for ,,jesus sake1 ,g4 ,w4 ,p4 ,s4 ,my tender tender love to all enquiring friends2 my dear yoke-fellow joins heartily3 we are happy in ,,jesus1 and happy in one another4 ,,letter ,,dlxxix4 ,bethesda1 ,dec4 #bd1 #agdf4 ,my dear ,brother1 ,i ,must not let your kind letter which ,i received a few days ago lie long unanswered4 ,and now what shall ,i say8 why that ,i would have you comfort yourself with this promise1 8,that all things shall work 7nay do work7 for good to those that love ,,god40,blessed be ,,god for that little1 that great word ,,all4,could we always act faith upon that1 nothing could move us4,it is this promise that makes me now to rejoice in the midst of all the tribulations that has befallen my dear ,tabernacle friends4,for ere long you shall sing1 ,o happy ,rod6 ,that brought us nearer to our ,,god6 ,courage1 therefore1 my brother1 courage4,the ,,lord will yet uphold you with his right hand4,only live near to ,,jesus1 and let the language of your heart be1 8,,lord1 let me know myself and thee60 ,all trials are sent for these two ends1 that we may be better acquainted with the dear ,,lord ,,jesus1 and with our own wicked hearts4,that you may increase in this knowledge more and more1 is the earnest prayer of ,your affectionate friend1 and servant in ,,christ1 ,g4 ,w4 ,p4 ,s4 ,my dear wife joins in sending hearty salutations to all4,i must refer you to other letters for news4 ,,letter ,,dlxxx4 ,to ,mr4 ,a4 ,bethesda1 ,dec4 #bi1 #agdf4 ,my very dear ,brother ,a1 ,,since ,i wrote to you from ,maryland1 ,i have received two or three kind letters from you1 in which ,i have had a particular account how affairs stand in ,england4,i bless ,,god for the gracious assistance he has been pleased to afford you1 and pray for a continuance and increase of it to your dear soul ever more and more,o my very dear brother1 it is no small favour to be kept steady and humbly bold for the glorious ,emmanuel in a cloudy dark day4,this honour the ,,lord ,,jesus has conferred on you,may his past goodness strengthen your faith1 and encourage you to trust in him amidst all future trials6,i say future trialsfor we must never expect an entire cessation of arms1 till we bow down our heads and give up the ghost,our trials will be changed in order to discover to us the remainder of corruption in the heart2 but they will not1 they must not be entirely removed,the captain or our salvation was made perfect through sufferings1 and so must we,be strong therefore1 my brother1 in the grace which is in ,,christ ,,jesus,endure afflictionsmake full proof of thy ministry,truth is great1 and will prevail,fail not writing,other letters will acquaint you with particulars about me4,continue in prayer1 and it may be1 sooner than your expectations1 you may see ,your very unworthy1 but affectionate brother and servant in ,,jesus ,,christ1 ,g4 ,w4 ,p4 ,s4 ,my dear yoke-fellow joins in sending most cordial salutations to you1 yours1 and all that love the precious ,,christ4 ,charles-,town1 ,jan4 #ba1 #agdg4 ,since ,i wrote the above ,i have had some sweet seasons at ,bethesda3 ,i intend staying here some days1 and will redeem what time ,i can to write to friends,may grace1 mercy and peace be multiplied upon them all3 ,amen and ,amen4,my dear wife and family are well,,god willing1 we move northward in the beginning of ,march4 ,,letter ,,dlxxxi4 ,to ,mr4 ,h ,j4 ,charles-,town1 ,jan4 #bc1 #agdg4 ,my very dear ,brother1 ,i ,owe you much love1 and though ,i have written to you more than once1 yet ,i look upon myself as indebted to you still4,i therefore now sit down to answer the kind letter which you sent my dear yokefellow4,she is now at ,georgia1 and having not as yet seen it1 she cannot answer it herself4,blessed be ,,god she is well1 and prospers both in soul and body,we talk of you often1 and hope yet to live and have our hearts warmed with our ,english and ,welch friends ere we go hence1 and are no more seen4 ,at present the cloud seems to hang over the ,american parts4,the ,,lord ,,jesus is pleased to give me great access to multitudes of souls1 and ,i hope has withal given me as strong an inclination as ever1 to go out and preach to them the unsearchable riches of his dying love4 ,i lately came from ,bethesda1 and found my family well1 happy in ,,jesus1 and happy in one another4,our ,,lord bowed the heavens several times and came down among us1 in the power of his eternal ,spirit4,in the beginning of ,march1 ,i purpose1 ,,god willing1 to set out for the northward again1 and shall not lose any opportunity of writing1 that offers in my way4 ,i am sorry to hear the leaven of ,antinomianism is not yet purged out1 and that animosities are not yet ceased4,i can say nothing at this distance1 but pray that the ,,god of peace and love may direct and rule all my dear friends hearts4 ,you will remember me to all in the most tender manner4,indeed ,i omit no opportunity of sending4,i pray for you all continually1 and begging a continued interest in all your prayers1 ,i subscribe myself1 my very dear brother1 ,yours most affectionately in ,,christ ,,jesus1 ,g4 ,w4 ,,letter ,,dlxxxii4 ,to a generous ,benefactor unknown4 ,charles-,town1 ,march1 #ae1 #agdg4 ,,whoever you are that delight to imitate the divine beneficence in doing good to your fellow-creatures when they know not of it1 ,i think it my duty1 in behalf of the poor orphans committed to my care1 to send you a letter of thanks for your kind1 generous and opportune benefaction4 ,that ,,god who has opened your heart to give so bountifully1 will as bountifully reward you4,i trust you have contributed towards the promoting an institution1 which has1 and ,i believe will redound much to the ,redeemer's glory4,blessed be ,,god1 ,i hope ,i can say1 that ,bethesda was never in better order than it is now1 in all probability taking root downwards1 and bearing fruit upwards4,since my arrival there this winter1 ,i have opened a ,latin school1 and have several children of promising abilities that have begun to learn4,one little orphan1 who this time twelvemonth could not read his letters1 has made a considerable proficiency in his ,accidence4,the blessed spirit has been striving with several of the children's infant hearts1 and ,i hope ere long to see some ministers sent forth from that despised place called ,georgia4 ,it is true1 the constitution of that colony is very bad1 and it is impossible for the inhabitants to subsist themselves without the use of slaves4 ,but ,,god has put it into the hearts of my ,south-,carolina friends1 to contribute liberally towards purchasing a plantation and slaves in this province2 which ,i purpose to devote to the support of ,bethesda4,blessed be ,,god1 the purchase is made4,i last week bought1 at a very cheap rate1 a plantation of six hundred and forty acres of excellent land1 with a good house1 barn1 and out-houses1 and sixty acres of ground ready cleared1 fenced and fit for rice1 corn1 and every thing that will be necessary for provisions4 ,one negroe has been given me4,some more ,i purpose to purchase this week4,an overseer is put upon the plantation1 and ,i trust a sufficient quantity of provision will be raised this year4,the family at ,bethesda consists of twenty-six4,when my arrears are discharged2 ,i purpose to increase the number4,i hope that time will soon come2 and that he who has begun1 will go on to stir up the friends of ,zion to help me1 not only to discharge the arrears1 but also to bring the plantation lately purchased to such perfection1 that if ,i should die shortly1 ,bethesda may yet be provided for4,as you have been such a benefactor1 ,i thought proper to give you this particular account1 that you may see it is not given in vain4,i could enlarge1 but have only room to subscribe myself1 generous friend1 ,your most obliged servant1 ,g4 ,w4 ,,letter ,,dlxxxiii4 ,to ,mrs4 ,b4 ,bohemia1 7,maryland7 ,sunday night1 ,april #bf1 #agdg4 ,very dear ,mrs4 ,b4 ,,if you will promise not to be sorry1 that you set out so soon1 ,i will inform you1 that through the singular goodness of a loving ,redeemer1 we reached ,bohemia last night1 after a pleasant journey of about five weeks from ,charles-,town4 ,to-day1 ,i trust we have enjoyed some taste of that love1 which ,i pray the ,,lord of all ,lords to shed abroad abundantly in your dear heart by the ,holy ,ghost4 ,you are entered upon a scene that will call for more than ordinary assistance4 ,,jesus1 who himself was once in a wilderness1 knows how to succour1 support and comfort you4 8,out of the eater he can bring forth meat2 ,out of the strong he can and will bring forth sweetness40 ,my poor prayers do and will follow you4 ,i trust you will return loaded with experience2 and however your journey may turn out in respect to your body1 ,i am persuaded it will be for the benefit of your soul4 ,to tell you how bountifully the glorious ,emmanuel hath dealt with us1 would fill a volume4 ,he hath indeed done wonders for us1some of which ,i hope to relate to you1 when ,i see you face to face4 ,after two days abode here1 ,i purpose1 ,,god willing1 to take a three weeks circuit in hunting after ,maryland sinners4 ,in ,virginia1 for the present1 the door is shut2 but ,i believe it will be open in the fall to more advantage4 ,i have no thoughts of visiting it this spring4 ,the cloud moves another way4 ,however1 night and day ,i shall remember you in your little hut1 praying that you may meet with agreeable company to join in saying1 8,,lord ,,jesus1 all my springs are in thee40 that you may be continually enabled to believe on him1 and find him to be a well of water springing up to life eternal1 is the hearty prayer of1 very dear ,mrs4 ,b1 ,your very affectionate1 sympathizing friend1 and willing servant for ,,jesus's sake1 ,g4 ,w4 ,,letter ,,dlxxxiv4 ,to the ,rev4 ,mr4 ,f4 ,bohemia1 ,april #bh1 #agdg4 ,rev4 and very dear ,brother1 ,,with this1 ,i send you a packet from your brother1 whom ,i left well and happy at ,bethesda about six weeks ago4 ,as ,i came along ,i saw ,mr4 ,davis4 ,he is licensed1 as are the four houses in ,virginia2 but there is a proclamation issued out against all itinerants4 ,nothing can be done to the purpose1 but all will be in the utmost confusion1 unless some proper person is always resident among the awakened souls4 ,pray acquaint your brethren of this4 ,how do you all8 ,has ,,jesus warmed your hearts this last cold ,winter1 and kept you from spiritual frost8 ,he has been very gracious to us southward2 and as we came along1 8the wilderness seemed to blossom like a rose40 ,about five weeks ago1 we left ,charles-,town1 and reached ,bohemia last ,saturday evening4 ,we came from ,hanover county to this place in five days4 ,i am now dispatching my private affairs1 and after about three weeks itinerant preaching in these parts1 ,i purpose1 ,,god willing1 to go towards ,philadelphia4 ,you will remember me in a particular manner to the young students4,they have a continual share in my poor prayers2 and the continuance of theirs and yours is earnestly desired by1 my very dear ,sir1 ,yours most affectionately in ,,christ1 ,g4 ,w4 ,,letter ,,dlxxxv4 ,to the ,honourable ,f4 ,w1 ,esq4 ,new-,town1 7,maryland7 ,may #f1 #agdg4 ,honoured ,sir1 ,a ,few days past ,i had the pleasure of yours1 dated ,november #bhth4 ,i embrace this first opportunity of returning you my hearty thanks for the unmerited kindness and affection expressed therein4 ,may the ,redeemer give me an humble heart1 and grant that all favours conferred upon me by instruments1 may lead me nearer to him1 the source and fountain of all6 ,but what shall ,i say to dear ,new-,england's sorrowful circumstances8 ,it pities me to hear that she is still lying in the dust4 ,however1 this has generally been the case3 trying and distressing times have generally followed awakening and converting times4 ,may ,,jesus second them with another alarm of his holy spirit1 and then all will be well4 ,glad would ,i be to come and offer myself once more to do ,new-,england service2 but ,i am afraid that many ministers and the heads of the people would not bear it4 ,however1 was this my only reason1 it would soon be answered4,but here are thousands in these ,southern parts 7as you have observed1 honoured ,sir71 that scarce ever heard of redeeming grace and love4 ,is it not my duty as an itinerant1 since other places have had their calls and awakening seasons1 to go where the gospel has not been named8 ,those who think ,i want to make a party1 or to disturb churches1 do not know me4 ,i am willing to hunt in the woods after sinners2 and1 according to the present temper of my mind1 could be content that the name of ,george ,whitefield should die1 if thereby the name of my dear ,redeemer could be exalted4 ,indeed ,i am amazed that he employs me at all4 ,but what shall we say8 ,he hateth putting away1 therefore ,i am not consumed4 ,grace1 sovereign free grace6 shall be all my song4 ,last ,winter's mercies have renewed my obligations to extol free grace4 ,i could enlarge1 but several things forbid4 ,in heaven1 dear ,sir1 we shall have no interruptions4 ,that you may be supported through all the fatigues of your journey thither1 and with all your dear family1 at length arrive at the land of eternal rest1 is the earnest prayer of1 honoured ,sir1 ,yours1 c4 ,g4 ,w4 ,postscript4 ,fearing ,i shall not have an opportunity of seeing you1 before you embark for ,england1 it being uncertain whether your honour will be at ,philadelphia upon my coming there1 ,i think it my duty1 honoured ,sir1 in this way to wish you1 your honoured ,lady and little ,miss1 an extraordinary good voyage4 ,may the ,,god of the seas as well as the ,,god of the dry land1 be your convoy and pilot6 ,may you and all who sail with you1 be preserved from the hand of the enemy1 and kept in perpetual peace and safety6 ,as ,,god shall enable me1 my poor prayers shall follow you4 ,they are your due1 honoured ,sir4 ,the ,pensylvanians ,i am sure will soon regret the loss of you1 and all the friends of liberty and loyalty must be constrained to wish you well4 ,o that the great ,governor of the universe may so bless you with his holy spirit1 that you may bring forth much fruit in old age6 ,o that you may hear the great ,judge of quick and dead salute you at the last day1 with a 8,well done1 thou good and faithful servant1 enter thou into the joy of thy ,,lord60 ,this1 honoured ,sir1 is the native language of my heart4 ,as ,i trust you think me sincere1 be pleased to accept it1 as the best acknowledgment ,i can make you and your beloved consort1 for all the kindnesses you have been pleased to heap on1 honoured ,sir1 ,your ,honour's most obliged humble servant1 ,g4 ,w4 ,,letter ,,dlxxxvi4 ,to ,mrs4 ,p4 ,new-,town1 7,maryland7 ,may #f1 #agdg4 ,dear ,mrs4 ,p1 ,i ,must refrain no longer from returning you thanks for two or three kind letters with which you have favoured me4 ,they seemed to speak the language of a heart concerned for ,zion's glory4 ,well6 ,blessed are they that mourn for those who will not mourn for themselves1 verily they shall be comforted4 ,blessed are they who are enabled to walk with ,,god in a declining day2they shall shine hereafter with a distinguished lustre4 ,thus ,enoch did1and ,enoch was remarkably honoured48,he was not1 for ,,god took him40,but shall the harps of ,boston ,christians be always hanging on the willows8 ,no2 ,,jesus will not be always chiding4 ,he that has brought on this pleasant ,spring1 after so hard a ,winter1 can thaw men's hearts1 and cause the turtle once more to be heard in the land4 ,hasten that time1 ,o blessed ,,lord6,i hope you will keep close to your prayer-days4 ,i have received the memorials from dear ,mr4 ,p1 and shall disperse them4 ,i should be glad of a line from him4 ,how are his dear daughters1 and the other members of your society8 ,i do not forget you1 indeed ,i do not4 ,if affection guided me1 you would soon see me2 but the people in these ,southern parts are like people that have no shepherd4 ,surely ,i ought to go out after them4 ,to-day ,i have had a sweet season4 ,people are very ready to hear1 and the word seems to fasten in some souls4 ,follow me with your prayers4 ,remember me to your husband1 and to all1 in the most cordial manner1 and believe me to be ,your very affectionate friend1 and willing servant for ,,christ's sake1 ,g4 ,w4 ,,letter ,,dlxxxvii4 ,to ,madam ,p4 ,dover1 7,pensylvania7 ,may #h1 #agdg4 ,honoured ,madam1 ,,the great though unmerited regard you have always been pleased to express for me1 emboldens me now and then to drop you a line to inform you1 that you are not forgotten by me before that ,,god whose mercy endureth for ever4 ,i trust1 your latter end1 like that of ,job's1 will greatly increase1 and that you will1 as it is said of the righteous1 8,bring forth much fruit in old age40 ,your honoured husband 7to whom be pleased to present my dutiful respects7 ,i suppose is now with you4 ,the ,,lord hath honoured you with many honours1 and ,i hope1 amidst all outward favours1 does not withhold the comforting influences of his blessed spirit from your soul4 ,i have reason to believe1 you esteem this above all earthly things whatsoever4 ,o1 dear ,madam6 how mean and contemptible does every creature appear1 when the soul gets a near view of a crucified ,redeemer6 ,how easy to bear pain1 when one meditates on the agony and bloody sweat of an incarnate ,,god6 ,here then1 honoured madam1 fix your eye4 ,look unto ,,jesus continually4 ,he hath been the author1 he will be the finisher of your faith4 ,i find him to be a ,,god that changeth not1 a tender and compassionate ,high ,priest4 ,thro' his help1 ,i continue to this day preaching amongst poor sinners the unsearchable riches of his dying love1 ,i am as well in health as ,i can expect to be1 and more and more determined to spend and be spent for the good of precious and immortal souls4 ,through grace1 my labours are rendered very acceptable in various places4 ,be pleased1 ,madam1 to remember me before the throne4 ,i neither forget you nor the ,general4,i pray that ,,god's loving kindnesses and fatherly corrections may make you truly great1 and beg leave to subscribe myself1 honoured ,madam1 ,your affectionate1 obliged humble servant1 ,g4 ,w4 ,,letter ,,dlxxxviii4 ,to ,mr4 ,b1 ,senior4 ,dover1 ,may #h1 #agdg4 ,very dear ,mr4 ,b1 ,i ,think it is high time for me to send you a line of thanks1 for the favours you have been pleased to shew me1 while others were loading me with scorn and contempt4 ,a weak body and continued employ in the service of the best of ,masters1 occasion my not writing so frequently to my dear friends1 as love and gratitude would prompt me to do4 ,you will accept this unfeigned apology1 and still increase the obligations you have laid upon me1 by continuing to remember me before the ,,lord4 ,i have need1 great need of the united prayers of my christian friends4 ,for ,,jesus hath of late so remarkably appeared for me1 that ,i ought to lay myself out more and more in going about endeavouring to do good to precious and immortal souls4 ,at present this is my settled resolution4 ,the ,redeemer seems to approve of it2 for the fields in the ,southern parts are white ready unto harvest1 and many seem to have the hearing ear4 ,all next ,october1 ,,god willing1 ,i have devoted to poor ,north-,carolina4 ,it is pleasant hunting in the woods after the lost sheep for whom the ,redeemer hath shed his precious blood4 ,may the ,,lord of the harvest spirit up more to go forth in his strength1 to compel poor sinners to come in6 ,i hope that you and my other ,boston friends do go in and out1 and find good pasture4 ,i hear it is a ,winter time with many4 ,may ,,god keep the fatal languor from extending to the circle of my intimate friends6 ,for alas1 what is a christian without a holy warmth8 ,will you remember me to all that you know1 in the most tender manner8 ,i beseech them by the mercies of ,,god1 to live near to ,,jesu's cross1 and whatever others may do1 let them and theirs serve the ,,lord ,,christ4 ,you will remember me in particular to ,mr4 ,f1 and his family1 ,mr4 ,v and wife1 your dear son1 and your whole houshold1 as being1 dear ,sir1 ,your most affectionate1 obliged friend and brother in ,,christ1 ,g4 ,w4 ,,letter ,,dlxxxix4 ,to ,mr4 ,h ,s4 ,dover1 ,may #i1 #agdg4 ,,as you were my kind host and peculiar friend1 ,i take the liberty of writing to you more frequently than to others4 ,i hope you will accept of this as a token of my unfeigned gratitude and love4 ,it brings you the news of my being advanced thus far1 of my being in health1 and employed in going about and preaching to poor sinners the unsearchable riches of ,,jesus ,,christ4 ,i shall be more northward1 ,,god willing1 in ,june1 and possibly may stretch as far as some part of ,new-,england4 ,but ,i am not yet determined4 ,pray for me1 dear ,mr4 ,s1 that ,,jesus may direct my steps4 ,i would not willingly go to the right hand or to the left1 contrary to his blessed will1 for ten thousand worlds4 ,when shall ,i have another line from you8 ,it may be directed to me at ,philadelphia4 ,my dear yoke-fellow is there now4 ,we travelled very pleasantly through the woods1 and purpose returning to ,south-,carolina and ,georgia in the fall4 ,we lead a moving life1 but ,i trust we move heaven-ward4 ,o that ,,jesus may quicken all his dear people's hearts1 and cause them to mount on wings like an eagle6 ,i hear that times are yet dead in ,new-,england4 ,it is dreadful to have winter all the year round4 ,may your heart1 my dear ,sir1 and the heart of your dear wife1 and the hearts of all my dear friends1 be kept close to ,,jesus1 and continually flaming with love6 ,i know you will readily say ,amen4 ,for the present1 adieu4 ,i must go to my delightful work1 ,,preaching4 ,pray remember me to all4 ,let me have a line1 and tell me whether the ,,lord stirs up any to lend an helping hand to1 very dear ,mr4 ,s1 ,yours most affectionately in ,,christ1 ,g4 ,w4 ,,letter ,,dxc4 ,to the ,reverend ,mr4 ,m1 junior4 ,dover in ,pensylvania1 ,may #i1 #agdg4 ,reverend and very dear ,sir1 ,,ever since ,i have known and heard of you1 the ,,lord ,,jesus ,,christ hath made you peculiarly dear to my soul4 ,your troubles and soul distresses have in some measure been my own4 ,i have looked and learned from your case1 that we are indeed but clay in the hands of the heavenly potter1 and that a sovereign ,,god may deal with us as it seemeth good in his sight4 8,his ways are in the deep waters1 and his footsteps are not known40 ,what he does to us now1 we know not1 but we shall know hereafter4 ,how will you be surprized1 dear ,sir1 in a very short time1 to see that ,,jesus1 whom your soul loves1 and who has many a time shed abroad his love in your heart2 how will you be surprized to see him receive you into glory1 and turning your late or present ,egyptian darkness into celestial and eternal day8 ,may the compassionate high priest till then support your sinking spirits1 and enable you to cope with and overcome all those difficulties and temptations1 which either the prevalency of an inveterate melancholy1 or the malice of evil spirits1 may make you the subject of6 ,satan hath desired to have you1 that he may sift you as wheat2 but surely ,,jesus prays for you1 though as it were behind the curtain4 ,excuse this freedom1 reverend ,sir2 redeeming love constrains me to write thus4 ,i hope you will receive it1 as it is written1 in much love4 ,if you enquire after me1 ,i would inform you that ,i am travelling about1 and preaching from time to time among poor sinners the unsearchable riches of ,,jesus ,,christ4 ,i trust1 my labours are not in vain in the ,,lord4 ,the glorious ,emmanuel has given me a pleasant ,winter1 and ,i hope is about to cause these southern wildernesses to blossom like a rose4 ,you will follow me with your prayers4 ,my most humble and affectionate respects await your aged father4 ,my love to your nurse1 and all ,york friends4 ,i am ,yours most affectionately in ,,jesus ,,christ1 ,g4 ,w4 ,,letter ,,dxci4 ,to ,mrs4 ,b4 ,wicoacommoco1 7,maryland7 ,may #af1 #agdg4 ,dear ,mrs4 ,b1 ,,hearing by ,captain ,adams that the glorious ,emmanuel holds your soul in life1 ,i cannot help letting you know1 past kindnesses are not yet forgotten1 and that ,i wish you much spiritual and temporal prosperity4 ,how does your soul prosper in these hard1 dull and afflicting times8 ,has tribulation produced patience1 patience experience1 and experience hope2 and do you find thereby the love of ,,god shed abroad in your heart by the ,holy ,ghost8 ,happy then1 unspeakably happy are you in being afflicted4 ,with exultation of heart may you sing1 ,o happy rod6 ,that brought me nearer to my ,,god4 ,i think ,i can say1 it is good to bear the yoke of affliction in youth4 ,it teaches one to keep silence1 and weans us from a too great attachment to all sublunary enjoyments4 ,i have a few strokes of my father's rod from time to time1 as well as you4 ,but ,i find that his rod as well as his staff do comfort4 ,i am a naughty child1 and want much correction2 but he that wounds1 heals also1 and in glory we shall find1 that his loving correction hath made us great4 ,o glory6 ,it is yonder in view2 ,,jesus stands at the top of the ladder to receive us into it4 ,look to him1 dear ,mrs4 ,b1 for surely he is your never-dying husband4 ,death itself shall not1 death cannot part him and you4 ,had ,i strength equal to my will1 ,i should write much of the ,redeemer's everlasting love2 but my body is weak through continued journeyings and preaching4 ,however1 ,,christ's strength is in some degree magnified in my weakness1 and my preaching is blessed to poor souls4 ,amazing love6 ,maryland is yielding converts to the blessed ,,jesus4 ,the gospel seems to be moving southward4 ,pray for me1 that ,i may be unwearied in well doing1 and follow the ,lamb whithersoever he shall be pleased to lead me4 ,pray remember me in the kindest manner to your aged declining pastor1 the other minister who lives about five miles from you1 to ,mr4 ,j1 and all my kind nurses1 and dear ,york friends4 ,i find death and sickness have made great havock and alterations among them4 ,may ,,jesus sanctify all events to the furtherance of his grace1 in all their hearts1 and give us to meet where the wicked cease from troubling1 and the weary are at rest6 ,i salute you and all1 and once more praying that you and yours may be watered by the blessed ,,jesus every moment1 ,i subscribe myself1 dear ,mrs4 ,b1 ,your most affectionate1 obliged servant in ,,jesus ,,christ1 ,g4 ,w4 8momoment0 replaced with 8moment0 ,,letter ,,dxcii4 ,to the ,reverend ,mr4 ,j ,r4 ,wicoacommoca1 ,may #af1 #agdg4 ,,can souls united in ,,jesus's love ever forget one another8 ,it is difficult1 though ,i believe possible1 and in dull seasons ,i fear too common4 ,however1 blessed be the ,redeemer1 ,i have not yet forgotten my dear ,mr4 ,r4 ,as a proof it1 ,i send you these few lines by ,captain ,adams4 ,you see whence they are dated4 ,methinks ,i see you rejoice1 and ready to say1 8,and have the ,marylanders also received the grace of ,,god80 ,i trust some have indeed received his grace in sincerity4 ,the harvest is promising4,the heat tries my wasting tabernacle1 but1 through ,,christ strengthening me1 ,i intend persisting till ,i drop4 ,since ,i saw you1 the glorious ,emmanuel has multiplied my obligations to spend and be spent in his service a thousand-fold4 ,the language of my heart at present is1 ,a willing and a chearful mind1 ,that life and all things cast behind1 ,springs forth obedient to thy call2 ,a heart that no desire can move1 ,but still to adore1 believe and love1 ,give me1 my ,,christ1 my ,,god1 my all4 ,o dear ,sir1 continue to pray for me1 that ,i may not flag in the latter stages of my road4 ,i was in hopes of seeing you this ,summer1 but am afraid my engagements to preach in ,north-,carolina next ,october will prevent me4 ,however1 you and the other dear neighbouring ministers are always upon my heart4 ,i pity them in their present distressing circumstances1 and pray that they and you may have grace given to endure hardness like good soldiers of ,,jesus ,,christ4 ,your dear father ,i hear is discharged from all campaigns4,ere long1 the captain of our salvation will command us home also4 ,the ,,lord grant that we may die like soldiers1 fighting against the devil1 the world1 and the flesh4 ,how are your dear brothers and son8 ,pray give my hearty love to them1 and to your dear wife1 and whole houshold4 ,i salute you all from my dear fellow pilgrim now at ,philadelphia2 and praying that you may have thousands to be your joy and crown of rejoicing in the great day1 ,i subscribe myself1 reverend and very dear ,sir1 ,your very affectionate friend1 brother and willing servant in ,,jesus ,,christ1 ,g4 ,w4 ,,letter ,,dxciii4 ,to the ,reverend ,mr4 ,b4 ,near ,new-,town1 7,maryland7 ,may #ba1 #agdg4 ,,and how does my dear friend and brother ,mr4 ,b after so long a silence8 ,what a pity is it1 that the ,redeemer's children cannot more frequently correspond with each other8 ,blessed be ,,god1 there is a time coming1 when our fellowship with ,,jesus and one another shall never be interrupted4 ,now is the time for stirring2 then will be a time for sitting1 in no meaner place than 7,o amazing love67 at the right hand of the everloving1 everlovely ,lamb of ,,god4,well then my dear man1 let us go on in his strength1 and see what we can do for precious and immortal souls4 ,indeed they are purchased with the blood of ,,god4 ,this consideration excites me to persist in going out into the highways and hedges4,i have been now a three hundred mile circuit in ,mary-land1 and through one or two counties in ,pensilvania4 ,every where people have a hearing ear1 and ,i trust some have an obedient heart4 ,i hope the time of singing of birds is come to ,new-,england1 and that your hands are full of work4 ,i most heartily wish you very much success4 ,i cordially salute your dear yoke-fellow1 and all the followers of the ,lamb1 and beg you would not forget1 my dear old friend1 ,your affectionate ,g4 ,w4 ,,letter ,,dxciv4 ,to the ,reverend ,mr4 ,p4 ,new-,town1 ,may #ba1 #agdg4 ,reverend and very dear ,sir1 ,,it sometimes gives me concern that ,i cannot hear oftener from you1 and your dear son1 whom ,i love so tenderly4 ,but ,i suppose your hands are full of work for the best of masters4 ,i pray him daily1 that you may be crowned with much success4 ,though ,i have deserved a thousand and a thousand times over to be cast off1 yet such is the divine goodness1 that my labours in fresh places are made very acceptable daily4 ,i have now been upon the stretch1 preaching constantly for almost three weeks4 ,i hope ,i can say with sincerity 7,o that ,i may say it with humility67 that ,,god hath been with me of a truth4 ,my body is often extremely weak1 but the joy of the ,,lord is my strength1 and by the help of my ,,god ,i intend going on till ,i drop1 or this poor carcase can hold out no more4 ,these southern colonies lie in darkness1 and yet1 as far as ,i find1 are as willing to receive the gospel as others4 ,if some books could be purchased to dispose among poor people1 much good might be done4 ,pray1 ,sir1 have you any ,latin school-books to spare8 ,i shall want some for the ,orphan-house4 ,i hope to hear from you at ,philadelphia1 where ,i expect to be in a week's time4 ,in the mean while1 reverend ,sir1 ,i beg you would make my most cordial and humble respects acceptable to all your reverend brethren1 that honoured me with their acquaintance1 as well as to your dear family and all other friends4 ,i wish you and them millions and millions of blessings1 and intreat the continuance of their and your prayers1 for1 reverend and very dear ,sir1 ,your most affectionate1 though unworthy younger brother1 and servant in ,,christ1 ,g4 ,w4 ,,letter ,,dxcv4 ,to ,mr4 ,h ,h4 ,philadelphia1 ,may #cj1 #agdg4 ,my dearest ,brother1 ,,had ,i strength equal to my will1 you should now receive from me a very long letter2 but at present ,i have such a fever upon me1 that ,i can scarce send you a few lines4 ,however ,i will try4 ,your dear letters in ,august last came to my hands last ,lord's-day4,they variously affected me1 and put me on the search1 whether ,i had neglected writing to my very dear man4 ,upon enquiry1 ,i found that ,i wrote to you about the same time as ,i wrote to ,mr4 ,j1 and brother ,s1 and four or five times since4 ,blessed be the ,,god and ,father of our ,,lord ,,jesus ,,christ1 ,i am not suffered to forget old love and old friends4 ,indeed you are very dear to me1all of you very dear to me still4 ,i thank you ten thousand times for all expressions of your tender love1 and for your steadiness in the truths and cause of ,,christ2 and hope sometimes that your prayers will draw me to ,england more speedily than ,i imagine4 ,but what shall ,i say1 my dear friend8 ,here are thousands and thousands in ,america who as to spiritual things know not their right hand from their left2 and who are ready to hear the gospel from my mouth4 ,since my coming this time from ,georgia1 ,i have been within these five weeks a circuit of #djj miles1 and every where found the fields white ready unto harvest4 ,nobody goes out scarcely but myself4 ,as you are in ,england and ,wales1 the power of religion ,i trust will be kept up2 and though my coming should be delayed some time longer1 yet when ,i am sent1 it will be with the greater blessing4 ,i am daily finishing my outward affairs1 and shall think my call clearer home1 when ,i have provided for the support of the ,orphan-house4 ,the generous benefactor's letter pierced my heart1 made me to shed tears of love1 and to put up many prayers for him4 ,i sent him a letter from ,charles- ,town under cover to ,mr4 ,b4 ,if the person be unknown1 ,i see no impropriety in printing my letter in the ,daily ,advertiser or ,evening ,post4 ,i am glad you have printed my letter to the ,litchfield clergy1 and want to know what effect my sermon on the rebellion has had4 ,our ,,lord has blessed it much in these parts4 ,i shall be glad when the great ,head of the church unites dear brethren again4 ,i trust nothing shall be wanting on my part when ,i come over4 ,an union before perhaps may not be so well4 ,however1 ,i leave it to you1 my dear ,sir1 and think that the bar being taken away against people's coming to the tabernacle1 may be one good step towards it4 ,i wait upon the ,,lord4 ,as his grace increases in the heart1 ,i am sure his children will grow less positive and more child-like1 yet more steady4 ,o my dear man1 ,i could write all night long1 but am so giddy by hard riding and preaching constantly in the heat of the day1 that ,i must defer being more particular till another opportunity4 ,i hope my dear wife will supply all my deficiencies4 ,remember me in the tenderest manner to all4 ,bid them to pray me to ,england2 and in the mean while1 they may assure themselves they are not forgotten by1 my very dear brother1 ,yours1 c4 ,g4 ,w4 ,,letter ,,dxcvi4 ,philadelphia1 ,june #a1 #agdg4 ,my dear ,mr4 ,h1 ,i ,make no apology for troubling you with the inclosed4 ,i hear you have taken the ,tabernacle outward affairs into your hands4 ,i am glad of it1 and pray the ,,lord of all ,lords to make you a faithful steward of his manifold gifts4 ,you will remember me most tenderly to dear ,mrs4 ,h1 and to all friends4 ,perhaps ,i may see you yet before ,i die4 ,,god is delivering me out of my embarrassments by degrees4 ,with the collection made at ,charles-,town1 ,i have purchased a plantation and some slaves1 which ,i intend to devote to the use of ,bethesda4 ,when a sufficient fund for the future support of that house is raised1 so that it may not lie as a dead weight upon me when absent1 ,i shall think my call clearer to ,england4 ,at present ,i have full work here2 the congregations yesterday were exceeding large1 and for this month past ,i have been preaching to thousands in different places4 ,i am sick and well1 as ,i used to be in ,england2 but the ,redeemer fills me with comfort1 and gives me to rejoice in his salvation day by day4 ,i am determined in his strength to die fighting1 and to go on till ,i drop4 ,he is a ,,jesus worth dying for4 ,once more1 remember us to all4 ,we remember you1 and am1 as much as as ever1 dear ,mr4 ,h1 ,your affectionate friend1 brother and willing servant in ,,christ1 ,g4 ,w4 ,,letter ,,dxcvii4 ,to ,mr4 ,j ,s4 ,philadelphia1 ,june #d1 #agdg4 ,very dear ,sir1 ,,yesterday ,i received your very kind and judicious letter4 ,in answer to it1 must inform you1 that in all probability ,i shall once more see my dear ,new-,england friends this summer4 ,i suppose it will be some time in ,july4 ,at present my whole frame of nature seems to be shocked4,i have had several returns of my convulsions1 and have almost always a continual burning fever4 ,with great regret ,i have omitted preaching one night 7to oblige my friends17 and purpose to do so once more1 that they may not charge me with murdering myself2 but ,i hope yet to die in the pulpit1 or soon after ,i come out of it4 ,dying is exceeding pleasant to me3 for the ,,lord1 though my body is so weak1 causes my soul to rejoice exceedingly4 ,letters from ,england refreshed me2 all of them call me home loudly4 ,may ,,jesus direct my steps6 ,i am poor and needy1 but the ,,lord ,i am persuaded will be my helper4 ,outward affairs when ,i am weak pull me down2 but the ,,lord can and will raise and keep me up4,i preach here with great acceptance4 ,congregations are as large as ever4 ,next ,monday sevennight ,i purpose1 ,,god willing1 to set out for ,new-,york4 ,i wrote lately from ,new-,town1 to ,messrs4 ,prince1 ,w1 ,r1 c4 but am apt to believe the packet has miscarried4 ,i think to come by way of ,long-,island1 and to return by ,connecticut4 ,you will not be slack in getting all to pray for me1 who am1 very dear ,sir1 ,yours1 c4 ,g4 ,w4 ,,letter ,,dxcviii4 ,to ,mr4 ,p4 ,philadelphia1 ,june #e1 #agdg4 ,very ,dear ,sir1 ,,though this frail nature of mine has lately received several very great shocks1 yet ,i cannot1 if strength admits1 omit writing you a line4 ,glad was ,i when ,i came to town1 to hear by ,captain ,g that you was so far recovered1 as to be able once more to go to the house of ,,god4 ,i heartily wish you1 dear ,sir1 what the noble ,colonel ,gardiner once wished me1 8,a thriving soul in a healthy body40 ,or however it may be with the one1 ,i earnestly pray that the other may prosper4 ,sickness is often made use of as a means1 in the hands of an all-gracious ,father1 to ripen our graces and fit us for heaven4 ,through grace1 ,i can say it is good for me to be sick1 though ,i am afraid ,i am too impatient to be gone4 ,well6 ,he that cometh1 will come1 and cannot tarry long3 till then may ,i be resigned1 and work the works of him that sent me whilst it is day1 before the night cometh when no man can work4 ,i could proceed1 but indeed1 dear ,sir1 strength faileth me4 ,however1 ,i hope to see you and my other dear ,charles-,town friends in ,november4 ,o that till then we may every moment grow in grace and in the knowledge of ,,jesus ,,christ4 ,i would write to many1 but weakness forbids4 ,i must refer you to ,mr4 ,s for particulars concerning me4 ,my dear yoke-fellow joins in sending cordial respects to yourself and all friends4 ,neither you nor they are forgotten by1 very dear ,sir1 ,yours1 c4 ,g4 ,w4 ,,letter ,,dxcix4 ,to ,mr4 ,b4 ,philadelphia1 ,june #f1 #agdg4 ,my very dear ,friend1 ,i ,love you dearly1 and therefore must1 though in much weakness1 send you a line4 ,it informs you of my being sick1 but withal of the ,,lord's comforting me1 and causing me to triumph over the king of terrors4 ,mr4 ,b ,i suppose1 ere this reaches you1 will let you know that the word has run1 and hath been glorified in ,mary-land4 ,satan has attempted to stop the progress of the everlasting gospel in ,virginia2 but ,i believe he has overshot himself4 ,how can it be otherwise8 since eternal ,truth hath said1 8,the seed of the woman shall bruise the serpent's head40 ,i hope you find this true1 by the daily conquest you get over the corruptions of your heart4 ,remember who hath promised to make you more than conqueror through his love4 ,our kind respects attend dear ,mrs4 ,b1 your son1 and daughter1 and all friends4 ,o that we may meet grown in grace1 and the knowledge of our ,,lord and ,saviour ,,jesus ,,christ4 ,i subscribe myself1 very dear ,mr4 ,b1 ,yours most affectionately in ,,christ1 ,g4 ,w4 ,,letter ,,dc4 ,to the ,reverend ,mr4 ,s4 ,philadelphia1 ,june #bc1 #agdg4 ,reverend and dear ,sir1 ,,since my last1 ,i have been several times on the verge of eternity4 ,to-day ,i have got a few more spirits4 ,i would improve them in answering your kind letter1 which ,i received yesterday4 ,i am obliged to ,charles- ,town friends3 their example will certainly influence many here4 ,something is upon the anvil4 ,particulars expect in my next4 ,to-morrow1 ,,god willing1 ,i set out for ,new-,york1 to see if ,i can gain strength4 ,at present ,i am so weak1 that ,i cannot preach4',tis hard work to be silent2 but ,i must be tried every way4 ,friends are exceeding kind4 ,what is the best of all1 the friend of sinners looks in upon1 and comforts my heart4 ,i have had loud calls to ,england4 ,matters go on bravely there and in ,wales4 ,my ,state ,sermon has gone through two editions4 ,they have also my five last sermons1 which have convinced my friends that ,i am firm to my principles4 ,may ,,jesus keep me steady till ,i die6 ,i am glad ,mr4 ,p went off so well4 ,his children ,i look upon as my own4 ,the things which he had belong to me4 ,i would have them taken to ,providence3 for that also ,deus providebit4 ,your father is well1 and always talking of you4 ,why did you not mention his wife in your letter8 ,she is a discreet woman1 and desired to be remembered to you4 ,every day she expects to lie in4 ,you will excuse my enlarging4,strength begins to fail me4 ,however1 whilst ,i have strength ,i would employ it in praying for you and yours4 ,i subscribe myself1 reverend and very dear ,sir1 ,yours most affectionately in ,,christ ,,jesus1 ,g4 ,w4 ,,letter ,,dci4 ,to ,mr4 ,r4 ,new-,york1 ,june #bh1 #agdg4 ,my dear ,brother1 ,,thanks be to ,,god1 for revealing his dear ,son in you4 ,thanks be to his great name for calling you to preach his everlasting gospel4 ,i give him all the glory1 and adore him for making ill and hell-deserving me1 the happy instrument of alarming and awakening your dead soul4 ,ere long ,i hope we shall meet in eternity1 to sing endless praises to him who has redeemed us unto ,,god by his blood1 and has made us kings and priests unto ,,god1 and enables us to reign over death1 hell1 and sin1 even whilst here on earth4 ,i abhor all those bad principles which you mention1 and cannot join so as to labour in the same place1 and upon the same plan1 with those that hold them4 ,however1 let us behave with meekness1 my dear brother1 and we shall soon find that every plant that our heavenly father hath not planted1 shall be plucked up4 8,he that believeth doth not make haste40 ,,jesus reigneth2 let our eyes wait on ,him4 ,all things shall work1 and even now are working1 together for good to all that love him4 ,in due time you will see me1 perhaps next year4 ,i am as willing to hunt for souls as ever4 ,i am not weary of my master or his work1 though he might long ago have been weary of me4 ,but his name is ,love4 ,proclaim it1 my dear ,sir1 proclaim it till thou diest4 ,by the strength of ,,god ,i will4 ,my love to all4 ,i can now write no more1 being recovered from a great illness4 ,continue to pray over ,your affectionate friend1 brother and servant in ,,christ1 ,g4 ,w4 ,,letter ,,dcii4 ,to ,dr4 ,b4 ,new-,york1 ,june #bi1 #agdg4 ,dear ,sir1 ,,since ,i wrote to ,doctor ,s1 ,i have preached to a very large auditory1 and1 blessed be ,,god1 do not find myself much worse for it this morning4 ,as ,i am bound to thank you for all favours1 so especially would ,i send my acknowledgments for promoting this northward excursion4 ,i believe it will be a great means of restoring my health1 which ,i value upon no other account1 than as it renders me more capable of doing good to mankind4 ,a pleasing prospect of action lies before me4 ,i am willing once more1 in the strength of ,,jesus of ,nazareth1 to enter the field1 and hope through his blessing1 ,i shall return to ,philadelphia laden with fresh experiences of unwearied and redeeming love4 ,whether ,i shall leave ,new-,york this week is uncertain4 ,but wherever ,i am1 assure yourself1 dear ,sir1 your favours shall not be forgotten4 ,that the great physician of souls may bless you and yours with the choicest of his mercies1 is and shall be the hearty prayer of1 dear ,sir1 ,your most obliged humble servant1 ,g4 ,w4 ,,letter ,,dciii4 ,to 4 ,new-,york1 ,june #bi1 #agdg4 ,my very dear1 dear ,brother1 ,,it is with much pleasure ,i now sit down to answer your kind and welcome letters1 dated ,april #aath and #acth4 ,and to keep you no longer in suspence1 ,i would inform you1 that they have had such an effect upon me1 that1 ,,god willing1 ,i am determined to embark for ,england or ,scotland early next ,spring4',till ,christmas ,i am already under indissoluble engagements1 and am making a strong effort1 in dependance on the great ,head of the church1 to get free from my outward embarrassments4,i thank my dear ,english friends for what they have done for me in this respect1 and must beg you1 my dear and faithful brother1 still to do what you can further4 ,the ,,lord ,,jesus seems to assure me that the time of my deliverance is at hand4,i hope before this year is out1 to stock my new plantation in ,south-,carolina as a visible fund for the ,orphan-house1 and upon news of something more being done in ,england1 7so that my poor heart may no more be oppressed as it has been for many years by outward difficulties17 my answer shall be1 ,lo6 ,i come once more to see my dear1 very dear friends on the other side of the mighty waters4 ',till then1 ,i shall as it were count the hours1 and long for them to glide away a-pace4 ,my dear yoke-fellow now at ,philadelphia is like-minded1 being exceedingly desirous to see her dear friends once more4 ,may ,,jesus grant it1 if it be agreeable to his holy will6 ,indeed1 ,i have lately thought ,i should never see you any more4 ,for some weeks past1 ,i have been exceedingly indisposed4 ,,god has been pleased to bring my body to the very brink of the grave by convulsions1 gravel1 a nervous cholic1 and a violent fever4 ,but as pain and afflictions abounded1 consolations much more abounded1 and my soul longed to take its flight to ,,jesus4 ,for this week past ,i have not preached2 but since my leaving ,philadelphia1 about three days ago1 ,i seemed to have gathered strength1 and hope once more1 to-morrow1 to proclaim amongst poor sinners the unsearchable riches of ,,jesus ,,christ4 ,from hence ,i purpose to go to ,boston1 and return by land so as to reach ,charles-,town by ,november4,glad shall ,i be to receive an answer to this1 about that time there4,for upon that in a great measure will depend my coming to you1 or staying longer in these parts4 ,blessed be the ,,lord of all ,lords1 the door is yet open here1 and ,i am exceedingly rejoiced to find it is kept so sweetly open at home4 ,i can easily guess how my dear man has been tried4 ,i find more and more that through much tribulation we must enter into glory1 and by sufferings be prepared for farther usefulness here below4,o that patience may have its perfect work in our hearts4 ,o that underneath thee may be the everlasting arms1 and that by happy experience thou mayst daily prove the strength of ,,jesus to be thine4 ,i intend1 ,,god willing1 to write to brother ,j1 c4 ,i rejoice that brother ,e still continues in his place4,it is a token for good4 ,you will return my most humble and dutiful respects to good ,lady ,hgn1 the ,marquiss1 and ,mrs4 ,en4 ,if possible ,i will write to them4,i sent letters to the ,marquiss1 ,lord ,ln1 and ,lord ,ra1 about ,october last1 but suppose they have miscarried4,i leave my affairs to you1 and depend on you1 under ,,god1 to transact them all4,the trouble is great1 but ,,jesus will support and reward thee4,near forty pounds yearly were subscribed in ,england to the ,orphan-house1 but ,i have not received ,i think above five4,i have rather more confidence in you1 if possible1 my very dear ,man1 than ever4 ,may ,,jesus reward thee for all thy works of faith1 and labours which have proceeded of love6,i wish you joy of your little one1 and most heartily salute your dear wife1 and all the lovers of the blessed ,,jesus every where4 ,i wrote to you about a month ago in extreme weakness1 and shall neglect no opportunity of sending to you4,i beseech you to continue to pray me over1 and assure yourself none of you are forgotten by1 my very dear ,brother1 ,yours most affectionately in ,,christ ,,jesus1 ,g4 ,w4 ,,letter ,,dciv4 ,to the ,rev4 ,mr4 ,s4 ,new-,york1 ,july #d1 #agdg4 ,rev4 and very dear ,sir1 ,,last week ,i left a letter for you at ,philadelphia4,since that1 through the divine blessing1 ,i have recovered a little more strength1 and find my appetite restored4 ,i have been here about eight days1 and to-morrow1 ,,god willing1 intend posting away to ,boston1 and then ,i shall take a long1 if not a final farewel of all my northward friends4 ,i have preached twice with great freedom4 ,people flock rather more than ever1 and the ,,lord vouchsafes us solemn meetings4 ,i hope to be back again in six weeks4 ,i shall go1 if ,,jesus gives strength1 like an arrow out of a bow4 ,i have therefore left my dear yoke-fellow at ,philadelphia1 and expect to meet her again at ,new-,york4 ,among these three northward provinces1 ,i trust something considerable will be done towards paying off the orphan-house arrears4 ,when that is effected1 ,i care not how soon ,i sing my ,nunc dimittis2 but ,i must wait 'till my blessed change come4 ,you will be pleased to remember me to all1 and you may expect1 ,,god willing1 at the appointed time1 ,reverend and very dear ,sir1 ,yours1 c4 ,g4 ,w4 ,,letter ,,dcv4 ,to ,mr4 ,a4 ,new-,york1 ,july #d1 #agdg4 ,my very dear ,brother ,a1 ,i ,have just now been reading over your kind letter1 dated ,november #bc;d1 the second or third time4,it affected me much2 and with the other letters1 have constrained me to set my face towards ,england4,what is due in ,america1 for the ,orphan-house1 ,i hope to discharge this year4 ,i am of your mind in respect to the work in ,england1 and therefore am willing so to settle my affairs1 that when ,i come over1 ,i may stay with you for a long season1 if the ,,lord ,,jesus is pleased to give me health and strength4,at present ,i am very weakly1 and scarce able to preach above once or twice a week4,but if our ,saviour hath further work for me to do1 he can make me young and strong as an eagle4,if not1 ,i shall go to him whom my soul loveth1 and whom ,i long to see4,blessed be his ,name that there are yet a few names left in ,sardis1 that have not defiled their garments1 but have kept close to his truths and cause in this declining day4,you will remember me to all most tenderly4,i pray for you continually1 and whilst ,i am writing1 it being ,friday1 comfort myself with this consideration1 that many are praying for me4 ,you will see my letter to dear brother ,h1 and excuse my being so short1 because ,i am so weak4,our ,,lord continues to deal graciously with me1 and was ,i well1 ,i have rather a wider door than ever opened before me4,but our thoughts are not as his thoughts4,for the present1 adieu4,i send most cordial love to you1 yours1 and all1 and am1 more than ever1 ,yours1 c4 in the blessed ,,jesus1 ,g4 ,w4 ,a stated weekly day of prayer1 at the ,tabernacle1 ,london4 ,,letter ,,dcvi4 ,to ,mr4 ,j ,c4 ,new-,york1 ,july #e1 #agdg4 ,my dear ,john1 ,,though ,i am quite sick and weak in body1 yet the love ,i owe thee for ,,jesu's sake1 constrains me to answer your last kind letter1 dated ,february #eth4 ,the other mentioned therein1 never came to hand4 ,i am sorry to hear there are yet disputings amongst us about brick-walls4 ,i was in hopes1 after our contests of that kind about seven years ago1 such a scene would never appear again2 but ,i find fresh offences must come1 to search out and discover to us fresh corruptions1 to try our faith1 teach us to cease from man1 and to lean more upon him1 who by his infinite wisdom and power will cause1 8that out of the eater shall come forth meat1 and from the strong sweetness40 ,i am glad you find yourself happy in the holy ,,jesus4 ,i wish thee an increase of such dear-bought happiness every day1 and pray that thy mouth may not be stopped1 as others have been before thee1 from publishing the glad tidings of salvation1 by a crucified ,redeemer4 ,it has been thy meat and drink to preach among poor sinners the unsearchable riches of ,,jesus ,,christ4 ,may'st thou continue and abide in this plan1 and whether ,i see thee or not1 whether thou dost ever think of1 or write to me any more1 ,i wish thee much success1 and shall always pray that the work of the ,,lord may prosper in thy hands4 ,whether you have changed your principles with your situation1 ,i know not4 ,i would only caution thee against taking any thing for gospel upon the mere authority of man4 ,go where thou wilt1 though thou shouldest be in the purest society under heaven1 thou wilt find that the best of men are but men at the best1 and will meet with stumbling blocks enough1 to teach thee the necessity of a continual dependence on the ,,lord ,,jesus1 who alone is infallible1 and who will not give that glory to another4 ,blessed be his ,name1 for the trials ,i have met with from the friends of ,zion4 ,at present1 ,i can rejoice in being deserted by one1 and used unkind by another1 who at the great day must own me to be their spiritual father4 ,such trials are very salutary4,they lead me to the ,cross1 and ,i trust in the end will conform me to him1 who in his bitterest agony had no one to watch with him1 no not for one hour4 ,my dear man1 you will excuse me1 as my heart at present is affected with the thoughts of the divisions that subsist between the servants and churches of ,,jesus ,,christ4 ,may ,,jesus heal them1 and hasten that blessed time1 when we shall all see eye to eye1 and there shall be no disputings about houses1 doctrine1 or discipline in all ,,god's holy mountain6 ,,god willing1 ,i purpose seeing ,england next year1 and shall be glad to converse with thee once more1 about the things which belong to our ,saviour's kingdom4,if my present sickness ends in death1 we shall converse in a better world1 and without the least discord and contention4 ,remember me to ,brampton1 and to all4 ,i thank them for not forgetting the chief of sinners4 ,tell them ,,jesus is yet with me1 and causes my rod to bud and blossom4 ,the bush burns1 but is not consumed4 ,adieu4 ,thine in the glorious ,emmanuel1 ,g4 ,w4 8,febuary0 replaced with 8,february0 ,,letter ,,dcvii4 ,to ,mrs4 ,r4 ,new-,port1 ,august #bj1 #agdg4 ,dear ,madam1 ,i ,hope that since ,i left you1 ,mr4 ,m's conversation has been blessed1 and that you are steadily and deliberately resolved to know nothing but ,,jesus ,,christ1 and him crucified4 ,indeed he is the fairest among ten thousand4 ,the more you know him1 the more you will love him4 ,o what a happy change will you experience when you enter into the world of new creatures6 ,may ,,jesus hasten the time1 and enable you to come as a poor1 lost1 undone sinner1 to be clothed with his everlasting righteousness6 ,accept these few hasty lines4 ,they are the language of a heart truly concerned for your eternal welfare4 ,i salute ,miss ,m2 may ,,jesus make her a wise virgin1 and give you and dear ,mr4 ,r grace to bring her up in the nurture and admonition of the ,,lord6 ,i at present add no more4 ,as opportunity offers1 you shall hear again from me4 ,dear ,madam1 ,your affectionate friend and servant for ,,christ sake1 ,g4 ,w4 ,,letter ,,dcviii4 ,to ,mrs4 ,l4 ,new-port1 ,august #bj1 #agdg4 ,dear ,madam1 ,,does not ,,jesus take his lambs into his arms1 and dandle his little ones on his knees8 ,ought not his ministers then to follow his good example1 and strive with him1 not to quench the smoaking flax or break the bruised reed4 ,this consideration causes me to write you a few lines4 ,may they find you as in an agony to enter in at the straight gate6 ,courage1 dear ,mrs4 ,l1 courage4 ,,christ1 heaven1 glory1 are worth your acceptance4 ,they are all yours1 if you will give him your heart4 ,may ,,jesus make you willing1 and enable you to say henceforward1 8,,god forbid that ,i should glory1 save in the ,cross of ,,jesus ,,christ40 ,you will remember me to ,mr4 ,l1 and all dear friends4 ,as opportunity offers1 they and you shall hear from1 dear ,madam1 ,your most affectionate friend and willing servant for ,,christ's sake1 ,g4 ,w4 ,,letter ,,dcix4 ,to ,mr4 ,d4 ,new-,york1 ,august #bg1 #agdg4 ,dear ,mr4 ,d1 ,,is it not just1 that ,i should pay off my old debts8 consequently ,i must write to you4 ,i owe you many letters1 and more love4 ,accept this in part of payment4 ,it brings you news of my safe arrival1 through the good hand of my ,,god upon me1 at ,new-,york4 ,we were detained upon the water three or four days4 ,i believe it was for good2 for the ,,lord blessed it to the recovery of my health1 so that ,i eat like a sailor4 ,at present ,i find my nature recruited considerably1 and met my dear yoke-fellow and friends well at this place4 ,o that my heart glowed with thanks to the ,,lord of all ,lords1 whose mercy endureth for ever6 ,help me1 my dear ,sir1 to be thankful4 ,my obligations to my glorious ,,jesus are increased by my late excursion to ,charles-,town1 ,portsmouth1 ,boston1 and other places in ,new-,england4 ,if ,i forget her1 let my right-hand forget her cunning4 ,i think of1 and pray for you and yours1 and all my dear friends daily4 ,o let us so live1 that we may meet in heaven4 ,you know the way2 8,,jesus is the way1 the truth and the life40 ,walk before him1 look continually to him1 and you shall be enabled to trample upon sin1 death1 and hell4 ,excuse the brevity of this4 ,next time1 ,,god willing1 you shall have a longer letter4 ,my tender love awaits your dear spouse and family4 ,you will remember me to all enquiring friends1 and as ,,god enables1 you shall all be remembered by1 dear ,mr4 ,d1 ,yours most affectionately in ,,christ ,,jesus1 ,g4 ,w4 ,,letter ,,dcx4 ,to ,mr4 ,a4 ,new-,york1 ,aug4 #bg1 #agdg4 ,,to convince you that ,i remember your desire when at ,boston1 ,i send you almost my first letter4 ,it comes full of thanks for all past favours4 ,may the ,,god whom ,i serve1 reward you ten thousand fold6 ,he will1 he has promised1 he also will do it4 ,will you give me leave to ask one favour more8 ,you may guess what it is4 ,i beseech you to entreat the giver of every good and perfect gift to grant me an humble and a thankful heart2 for indeed1 mercies are renewed to me every moment4 ,,god has given me a pleasant journey1 and brought me this day to ,new-,york in safety4 ,my health is considerably restored1 and ,i know not why my dear friends yet cruelly hinder me4 ,well1 ,,god's will be done6 ,o that it may be to the ,redeemer's glory1 and the good of precious and immortal souls6 ,i am of the same mind as when at ,boston1resolved to preach and work for ,,jesus1 'till ,i can preach and work no more4 ,i doubt not1 but in your sphere1 you are like-minded4 ,may the ,,lord strengthen1 stablish1 settle you in it1 and give you to abound in every good word and work4 ,,christ is a good ,master3 he is worthy of all our time1 and of every thing that we possess4 ,is not one heart too little for him8 ,and yet he requires no more4 ,amazing love6 ,i am lost when ,i think of it4 ,i can only say1 ,,lord1 ,i adore and worship6 ,but how does dear ,mrs4 ,a8 ,bid her1 not be faithless1 but believing4 ,,jesus shall do more for her than she can ask or think4 ,i salute you both most heartily1 as does my dear yoke-fellow4,that ,,jesus may plentifully reward you for all favours1 and give you so to live here1 that you may sit at his right-hand eternally hereafter1 is the hearty prayer of1 dear ,mr4 ,a1 ,yours1 c4 ,g4 ,w4 ,,letter ,,dcxi4 ,to ,mr4 ,w1 at ,portsmouth4 ,new-,york1 ,aug4 #bg1 #agdg4 ,very dear ,sir1 ,,is it right when we have committed a fault1 to persist in1 and not confess and amend it8 ,by no means4 ,i must therefore write to you1 whom 7though you have received no letter from me7 ,i dearly love in the bowels of the ever-loving1 ever-lovely ,,jesus4 ,i thank you1 dear ,sir1 for all favours1 and exhort you1 as the best return ,i can make1 to walk worthy of that ,,god1 who has called you to his kingdom and his glory4 ,may you be enabled to live above1 and overcome the world6 ,o that ,,jesus may be at all times1 your only ,all6 ,o that you may look up continually to him for light1 life1 and every thing6 ,then will he direct your steps1 and cause every change and scene of life to be a means of changing and transforming your dear soul more and more into his own divine likeness4 ,you are shortly to enter into a new and untried state4 ,dear ,sir1 call ,,jesus and his ,disciples to your marriage2 marry in and for the ,,lord1 or your life will be exceedingly uneasy and miserable4 ,remember1 that new states call for new strength4 ,let your eyes then be fixed on ,,jesus4 ,from him every good and perfect gift cometh4 ,he alone can teach you to use the world1 and every worldly enjoyment1 so as not to abuse it4 ,i commend you to his tender mercy4 ,i pray continually for you1 and humbly intreat you to remember unworthy1 ungrateful1 ill and hell-deserving me4 ,i can now only most heartily thank you for all favours1 beg to be remembered to all friends1 and subscribe myself1 dear ,sir1 ,yours in ,him that liveth for ever1 ,g4 ,w4 ,,letter ,,dcxii4 ,to the ,rev4 ,mr4 ,g4 ,t4 ,new-,york1 ,aug4 #bi1 #agdg4 ,rev4 and very dear ,sir1 ,,not want of love1 but of leisure1 has prevented my writing to you for some time past4 ,blessed be ,,god1 ,i can now send you good news from the ,northward4 ,my reception at ,boston1 and elsewhere in ,new-,england1 was like unto the first4 ,arrows of conviction fled and stuck fast4 ,many1 ,i hear1 were wounded4 ,congregations were rather larger than ever1 and opposers mouths were stopped4 ,will you now take another trip8 ,i believe it would be blest to the good of your own and many other souls4 ,i would be more particular1 did ,i not expect to see you next week4 ,i am better in health than when ,i left ,new-,york4 ,,god gives me grace to spend it to the utmost in the ,redeemer's service4 ,i am determined in his strength1 to die fighting1 though it be upon my stumps4 ,i trust you pray for me4 ,i remember you and your flock4 ,i salute all tenderly1 and am1 ,rev4 and very dear ,sir1 ,your most affectionate younger brother and servant in ,,jesus ,,christ1 ,g4 ,w4 ,,letter ,,dcxiii4 ,to ,mr4 ,henry ,s1 ,junior4 ,new-,york1 ,aug4 #bi1 #agdg4 ,my dear ,mr4 ,s1 ,,last ,thursday noon the keeper of ,israel1 who neither slumbereth or sleepeth1 brought me hither in safety4 ,we were detained three days on the water4 ,it was over-ruled for good4 ,i recovered my appetite1 and am now much better than when ,i left ,new-,england4 ,next ,tuesday1 ,,god willing1 ,i shall set forward1 and hope to be at ,charles-,town the beginning of ,november4 ,will you write to me8 ,,god willing1 you shall hear from me every opportunity4 ,i have good news from ,providence1 my plantation in ,south-,carolina1 and from ,bethesda3 both families are well1 and several negroes are under conviction4 ,i hope those that were under concern at ,portsmouth1 find their convictions to abide4 ,i pray ,,god1 they may have no rest1 'till they find rest in ,,jesus ,,christ6 ,i salute them1 and all the ,redeemer's true followers4 ,i join with my dear yoke-fellow1 in sending you1 and dear ,mrs4 ,s1 ten thousand thanks for all favours1 and am1 very dear ,sir1 ,your most affectionate1 obliged friend and brother1 c4 ,g4 ,w4 ,,letter ,,dcxiv4 ,to ,mr4 ,d4 ,new-,york1 ,aug4 #cj1 #agdg4 ,,my dear brother ,daniel1 thou man greatly beloved1 why weepest thou8 ,why art thou so cast down8 ,all is forgiven1 all is forgotten long ago2 be strong1 and ,,god shall establish thy heart4 ,look up1 and put thy trust in the ,,lord4 ,he is a merciful ,redeemer2 otherwise what could worthless1 ungrateful1 unfruitful1 ill1 hell-deserving ,i do8 ,o how great is his love to us-ward6 ,how kindly hath he brought me to ,new-,york6 ,pray let your mourning be turned into praise1 and give thanks to the ,,lord of all lords in behalf of your unworthy friend4 ,you are my old friend4 ,i have loved thee1 and do love thee with a peculiar love4 ,may the ,,lord increase thee more and more1 even thee and thy children6 ,i send you and yours most cordial salutations4 ,we set out1 ,,god willing1 to-morrow on our southern journey4 ,i have good news from the ,orphan-house1 and my new ,plantation4 ,some negroes are brought under conviction4 ,mr4 ,b was well the latter end of ,july4 ,i shall take care of his father's letter4 ,my dear yoke-fellow intends writing to you soon4 ,in the mean while accept hearty love from1 yours as usual1 ,g4 ,w4 ,,letter ,,dcxv4 ,to ,mrs4 ,s1 at ,new-,york4 ,philadelphia1 ,sept4 #f1 #agdg4 ,,shall ,i promise and not perform8 ,,god forbid4 ,i must then drop a line to my afflicted friend4 ,how is your little one8 ,is it yet languishing8 ,is it quite emaciated and panting for breath8 ,or is it gone into the world of spirits8 ,whatever be your answer1 ,i am ready to reply1 ,remember your father ,abraham2 how chearfully did he offer up his dear ,isaac1 his son1 whom he loved8 ,how kindly did the ,,lord take it at his hands8 ,go thou and do likewise4 ,if ,,jesus hath restored it to you1 nurse it for him2 pray to him continually for grace to order it aright1 and learn how soon ,,god may imbitter the dearest comforts to us4 ,happy1 happy they1 who can lean on and trust in ,,jesus1 whilst they are going through this howling wilderness1 this world of woe4 ,i trust you are one of these happy ones4 ,o free grace6 ,sovereign1 electing1 distinguishing love6 ,you will join with me in saying1 8,why me1 ,,lord1 why me80 ,i could enlarge4 ,whilst ,i am writing1 the fire kindles2 but my ,master's business calls me away4 ,he is with me here4 ,remember the ,pilgrims4 ,my dear yoke-fellow is gone forward2 perhaps ,i may follow this week4 ,i desire to be remembered in the kindest manner to dear ,mr4 ,s ,p1 wife1 and all friends4 ,i thank them and you a thousand times for all favours1 and am1 dear ,mrs4 ,s1 ,your affectionate and willing servant for ,,christ's sake1 ,g4 ,w4 ,,letter ,,dcxvi4 ,to ,captain ,s4 ,philadelphia1 ,sept4 #i1 #agdg4 ,my very dear ,mr4 ,s1 ,,though ,i wrote to you lately by my friend ,mr4 ,v1 yet the receipt of your kind letter makes me to write again4 ,the deadly blow ,i see is given4 ,well6 ,thanks be to ,,god1 you are so resigned4 ,you doubtless remember1 that you took one another only 8'till death you should part40 ,that shocking clause1 as ,mr4 ,b calls it1 is very instructive4 ,blessed be ,,god1 that she gave you any comfortable evidences of her being for ever with the ,,lord4 ,if so1 do not wish her here again1 but remember how soon your own great change must necessarily come4 ,you are now on the decline of life4 ,you have seen that all below is vanity4 ,o that you may bring forth much fruit in old age6 ,take heed1 watch and be sober1 since you know not at what hour the blessed bridegroom may come to call you4 ,i write thus freely to you2 because you are pleased to stile me your father4 ,pray for me then1 that ,i may give to ,,jesus all the glory1 and study to glorify him more and more4 ,next ,monday1 ,,god willing1 ,i intend leaving this place4 ,be pleased to acquaint our dear friend ,mr4 ,v that ,i intend writing to him soon4 ,i hope he reached home in safety4 ,i salute him1 ,mr4 ,p1 and all friends most heartily4 ,accept of the same yourself1 in the most cordial manner1 from1 very dear ,sir1 ,yours most affectionately in ,,christ ,,jesus1 ,g4 ,w4 ,,letter ,,dcxvii4 ,to ,mr4 ,w4 ,philadelphia1 ,sept4 #i1 #agdg4 ,very dear ,sir1 ,,last night ,i heard of ,dr4 ,coleman's sudden death4 ,i bless ,,god for granting him such an easy passage4 ,soon after the news reached me1 ,i bowed my knee before the ,,god and ,father of our ,,lord ,,jesus in behalf of your bereaved 7and ,i could almost say desolate7 church4 ,o may the ,,lord of all lords direct you in the choice of another1 who may rule and feed you diligently with all his power4 ,i shall be glad to hear what the great head of the church does for you4 ,you may direct to me at ,charles-,town4 ,,god willing1 ,i set forward on my journey ,monday next4 ,our glorious ,emmanuel has been pleased to open my mouth1 and enlarge my heart in preaching the unsearchable riches of his grace1,i hope my dear ,boston friends are warm and lively4 ,i salute all most heartily4 ,pray remember the poor pilgrims2 and if you write to ,scotland or ,south-,carolina1 let them know how affairs go4 ,my dear yoke-fellow is gone to ,bohemia1 otherwise she would write4 ,i intend writing to dear ,mr4 ,s by next post4 ,in the mean while1 ,i beg leave to subscribe myself1 very dear ,sir1 ,yours most affectionately in ,,christ1 ,g4 ,w4 ,,letter ,,dcxviii4 ,to ,mr4 and ,mrs4 ,f4 ,philadelphia1 ,sept4 #i1 #agdg4 ,my very dear1 dear ,friends1 ,,though ,i hope to see you ere this reaches ,charles-town1 yet ,i cannot but embrace every opportunity that offers to let you know how we do4 ,i have lately been eleven hundred miles journey northward1 and have found the ,redeemer's strength magnified in my great weakness4 ,the word ran and was glorified4 ,i am now posting towards1 and hope to reach you the beginning of ,november next4 ,i am better in health than usual1 and through grace am determined to die fighting the ,redeemer's battles4 ,on ,long ,island ,i saw ,mr4 ,b4 ,he still loves his ,charles-,town friend4 ,if you are not provided1 it is my opinion1 that it is best for you1 for him1 and the church of ,,christ1 that he should be at ,charles-,town4 ,but this is only my opinion4 ,with this1 you will receive a packet of letters from him4 ,if it be not done before you receive this1 ,i wish you would be pleased to send my bureau1 with my other things that were packed up1 to ,providence4 ,i would not willingly have it to do when ,i come to ,charles-,town4 ,i hear you have had a dry season1 ,i trust it has not been so in spirituals4 ,o that ,,jesus may water you every moment6 ,i think you may plead this promise before a prayer-hearing ,,god2 8,he that watereth1 shall be water'd again40 ,surely the bowels of the saints have been1 and are daily refreshed through your means4 ,happy ye that are determined to make to yourselves friends of the mammon of unrighteousness4 ,when natural lives fail1 you shall be received into everlasting habitations4 ,o happy time1 when we shall be1 soul and body1 for ever with the ,,lord6 ,i have lived in hopes some time1 that my departure was at hand2 but ,i seem to be gathering strength again1 and trust shall be made instrumental in calling some more souls to the precious ,,jesus4 ,o that ,i may be humble and thankful6 ,dear friends1 pray for us4,my dear wife is gone to ,bohemia1 otherwise she would write4 ,we have written by every ship4 ,some of our letters1 ,i believe1 have been taken4 ,our tender love to all4 ,i am1 ,ever yours1 whilst ,g4 ,w4 ,,letter ,,dcxix4 ,to the ,rev4 ,mr4 ,h4 ,philadelphia1 ,sept4 #i1 #agdg4 ,my very dear ,mr4 ,h1 ,i ,thank our gracious ,,god for all the good news contained in your kind letter4 ,it gladdened my heart1 and gave me reason to hope1 that the ,indian land would be a christian land indeed4 ,when ,i received your letter1 ,i was just returned from an eleven hundred miles journey northward1 in which the rock of ages was pleased to let much of his glory pass before his dear people4 ,i was enabled to preach about #cj times in ,new-,england1 and am now coming forward towards you1 and hope to see you in ,november4 ,my dear yoke-fellow would answer ,mrs4 ,h1 but she is gone to ,bohemia4 ,accept thanks and love in her name4 ,i have been frequently at the gates of death within these few months1 and thought to have reached my desired port2 but it seems ,i must put out to sea again4 ,my heavenly ,father's will be done4 ,i have good news from ,england4 ,i have some thoughts of seeing it next year4 ,,jesus will direct me4 ,captain ,grant is sailed from ,jamaica4 ,ere long ,i hope to owe no man any thing but love4 ,something considerable hath been done since ,i left ,charles-,town4 ,the ,,lord will never fail those that put their trust in him4 ,i have remembered the book with the hymn tunes4 ,i hope we shall not differ about an earthly matter4 ,we are brethren2 let us dwell in unity1 and the ,,god of love and peace will dwell amongst us4 ,o that his divine love may be shed abroad abundantly in our hearts by the ,holy ,ghost6 ,how shall we then bear with1 and forbear one another8 ,i hope all around you are well1 and watered with spiritual as well as natural rain4 ,i salute all most tenderly2 and hoping to see you shortly1 ,i subscribe myself1 very dear ,mr4 ,h1 ,yours most affectionately in ,,christ1 ,g4 ,w4 8gladened0 replaced with 8gladdened0 ,,letter ,,dcxx4 ,to the ,rev4 ,mr4 ,t4 ,philadelphia1 ,sept4 #aj1 #agdg4 ,reverend and very dear ,sir1 ,i ,suppose1 ere this comes to hand1 you will have heard how near ,i have been to my wished-for harbour1 and how ,i have been obliged to put out to sea again4 ,blessed be ,,god1 since ,i must live1 he does not permit me altogether to live in vain4 ,the word ran and was glorified much in ,new-,england4 ,the gathering of the people1 and the power that attended the word seemed to be near the same as when the work begun seven years ago4 ,i parted from my friends with great reluctance4 ,since my coming southward1 ,i have seen and dined with ,governor ,b4 ,he still retains his former affection1 and ,i hope will be a great blessing to these parts4 ,i have lately heard of the death of ,doctor ,coleman4 ,i pity his poor congregation1 fearing it will much dwindle4 ,there are now many destitute flocks in ,new-,england4 ,mr4 ,b's death hath taught me a good lesson4 ,may the ,,lord ,,jesus keep me from trimming6 something considerable hath been done since ,i saw you1 towards easing me of my ,orphan-house embarrassments4 ,the particulars expect in ,november3 then ,i hope to see you once more4 ,i still intend1 ,,god willing1 to see ,bermudas4 ,blessed be ,,god1 ,i have good news from ,bethesda and ,providence4 ,i am helped here1 as ,i was at ,new-,york1 in preaching2 but find little conviction-work going on4 ,as you observe1 8that is ,,god's work40 ,i hope you have been carried comfortably through the ,summer's heat1 and that we shall have a warm ,winter when we meet at ,charles-,town4 ,your father's child is dead4 ,i have a letter for you from him4 ,i salute you and all for my dear yoke-fellow1 who is gone forward to ,bohemia4 ,i follow on ,monday next4 ,you will remember me in the kindest manner to all4 ,i have written to many friends1 but believe the vessels have been taken in which the letters were sent4 ,i have now just time to beg the continuance of your prayers1 and subscribe myself1 ,rev4 and very dear ,sir1 ,yours as usual1 ,g4 ,w4 8till0 replaced with 8still0 ,,letter ,,dcxxi4 ,to ,mr4 ,h ,h4 ,philadelphia1 ,sept4 #aa1 #agdg4 ,my very dear ,brother1 ,i ,wrote to you within these few months from this place1 ,boston and ,new-,york4 ,my last letters were to inform you1 that1 ,,god willing1 some time next year ,i purpose to see ,england1 if my outward affairs can be settled4 ,surely the ,,lord will deliver me from money matters by and by4,he will1 he will4,,lord1 ,i believe1 help my unbelief6 ,i have good news from ,georgia1 and from my new plantation in ,south-,carolina4 ,many negroes are brought under conviction4 ,we saw great things in ,new-,england4 ,the flocking and power that attended the word1 was like unto that seven years ago4 ,weak as ,i was1 and have been1 ,i was enabled to travel eleven hundred miles and preach daily4 ,i am now once more going to ,georgia to settle all my affairs1 and shall get ready to embark as soon as ,i receive letters from you4 ,my dear yoke-fellow is gone forwards4 ,she exceedingly longs to see her old friends4 ,but death may intervene4 ,i have been daily waiting for it4 ,few have expected my life1 but at present ,i seem to be getting strength4 ,by the grace of ,,god1 it shall all be employed in the dear ,redeemer's service4 ,i find no inclination to settle4 ,my ,heart 7,o free grace67 is yet springing for ,,god1 and ,i am determined to die fighting4 ,i hope matters go on well with you4 ,indeed ,i remember you daily1 and pray that you all may be filled with all the fulness of ,,god4 ,i am here travelling through a wilderness2 but ,i trust leaning on my beloved4 ,,jesus is my rock1 my stay1 my ,,god1 and my all4 ,various are the scenes ,i pass through2 various are the comforts and supports ,i meet with4 ,sometimes the ,,lord feeds me as it were by the ravens1 and teaches me daily that man's extremity is his opportunity to help and succour4 ,o1 my dear brother1 if ever we meet in this world1 how much have we to say to one another1 concerning the loving-kindnesses of the ,,lord8 ,but when we meet in heaven4,i am lost at the thought,what6 ,make slaves the partners of thy throne1 ,decked with a never-fading crown8 ,o ,,jesus6 thy love is indeed immense1 unsearchable4,shed it abroad in the dear man's heart to whom ,i am writing1 and the hearts of all with whom he is concerned1 and the hearts of all thy dear children4 ,even so1 ,,lord ,,jesus4 ,amen6 ,i can no more4 ,my heart is almost too full to subscribe myself ,ever yours1 ,g4 ,w4 ,,letter ,,dcxxii4 ,to the ,rev4 ,mr4 ,j4 ,w4 ,philadelphia1 ,sept4 #aa1 #agdg4 ,dear and ,rev4 ,sir1 ,,not long ago ,i received your kind letter1 dated in ,february last4 ,your others ,i believe came to hand1 and ,i hope ere now you have received my answer4 ,my heart is really for an outward1 as well as an inward union4 ,nothing shall be wanting on my part to bring it about2 but ,i cannot see how it can possibly be effected1 'till we all think and speak the same things4 ,i rejoice to hear1 that you and your brother are more moderate with respect to sinless perfection4 ,time and experience ,i believe will convince you1 that attaining such a state in this life1 is not a doctrine of the everlasting gospel4 ,as for universal redemption1 if we omit on each side the talking for or against reprobation1 which we may do fairly1 and agree as we already do in giving an universal offer to all poor sinners that will come and taste of the water of life1 ,i think we may manage very well4 ,but it is difficult to determine such matters at a distance4 ,some time next year1 7if the ,redeemer spares my life7 ,i hope to see you face to face4 ,in the mean while1 the language of my heart is1 ,o let us find the ancient way1 ,our wond'ring foes to move2 ,and force the heathen world to say1 ,see how these brethren love4 ,i rejoice to find that the rebellion has been over-ruled for the awakening of many souls4 ,our ,,lord generally builds his temple in troublesome times4 ,i cannot1 upon the maturest deliberation1 charge myself with a design to flatter in my sermon on that occasion4 ,you know my attachment to the present establishment4 ,out of the fulness of my heart my pen wrote4 ,but it may be ,i know not myself4 ,,lord1 keep me from trimming6 ,at present1 my heart seems as free for ,,jesus as ever4 ,i have been once more in ,new-,england4 ,my entrance was as at the first1 about seven years ago4 ,perhaps ,i may embark from thence for my native country4 ,our ,,lord will direct4 ,i am now going to ,georgia to winter4 ,at ,new-,york and here1 ,,jesus has enlarged my heart1 and opened my mouth to shew forth his praise4 ,i have news of the awakening of several negroes at my new plantation1 lately purchased at ,south-,carolina4 ,i hope ere long to be delivered from my outward embarrassments4 ,i long to owe no man any thing but love4 ,this is a debt1 ,reverend ,sir1 ,i shall never be able to discharge to you1 or your brother4 ,,jesus will pay you all4 ,for his sake1 ,i love and honour you very much1 and rejoice as much1 in your success as in my own4 ,i cannot agree with you in some principles1 but that need not hinder love2 since ,i trust we hold the foundation1 even 8,,jesus1 the same yesterday1 to-day and for ever40 ,will you salute1 in the kindest manner1 all the followers of the ,lamb within your sphere of action8 ,grace1 mercy and peace be multiplied upon all their dear souls6 ,i thank them for remembering a poor pilgrim1 who though faint is still pursuing1 and determined1 in the strength of ,,jesus1 to spend and be spent more and more for the good of poor sinners4 ,perhaps before ,i see you1 ,i may visit ,bermudas and ,cape-,breton4 ,you will pray that the ,,lord may order my steps aright4 ,what have you done with the ,moravian ,brethren8 their affairs are in confusion here4 ,i think their foundation is too narrow for their superstructure4 ,i believe in their plan there are many plants that our heavenly ,father hath not planted4 ,the ,,lord bless what is right1 and rectify what is wrong in them1 in us1 and in all4 ,even so1 ,,lord ,,jesus1 ,amen6,o for heaven6 where we shall mistake1 judge1 and grieve one another no more4 ,lately ,i thought myself sailing several times into the blessed harbour2 but it seems ,i must put out to sea again4 ,my ,redeemer's will be done6 ,forgive1 ,reverend ,sir1 the prolixity of this4 ,love indites4 ,i salute you for my dear fellow pilgrim2 who is gone forwards4,continue to pray for us1 and assure yourself1 that you are always remembered by1 ,reverend and very dear ,sir1 ,your most affectionate1 though unworthy younger brother and willing servant for ,,christ's sake1 ,g4 ,w4 ,,letter ,,dcxxiii4 ,to the ,rev4 ,mr4 ,c ,w4 ,philadelphia1 ,sept4 #aa1 #agdg4 ,very dear ,sir1 ,,both your letters and your prayers ,i trust have reached me4 ,may mine reach you also1 and then it will not be long ere we shall indeed be one fold under one ,shepherd4 ,however1 if this should not be on earth1 it will certainly be effected in heaven4 ,thither ,i trust we are hastening apace4 ,blessed be ,,god that you are kept alive1 and that your spiritual children are increasing4 ,may they increase more and more6 ,,jesus can maintain them all4 ,he wills that his house should be full4 ,some have wrote me things to your disadvantage4 ,i do not believe them4 ,love thinks no evil of a friend4 ,such are you to me4 ,i love you most dearly4 ,i could write to you much more1 but time and business will not permit4 ,you will see my letter to your dear brother4 ,that you may be guided into all truth1 turn thousands and ten thousands more unto righteousness1 and shine as the stars in the future world1 for ever and ever1 is the hearty prayer of1 very dear ,sir1 ,yours most affectionately1 c4 ,g4 ,w4 ,,letter ,,dcxxiv4 ,to the ,rev4 ,mr4 ,m4 ,bohemia1 7,maryland7 ,sept4 #ag1 #agdg4 ,honoured ,sir1 ,,will you permit a young soldier of ,,jesus ,,christ to write to an experienced veteran1 before he goes hence1 and is no more seen8 ,sorry am ,i that my visit to ,york was short1 yet glad that our ,,lord gave me to see you once more ready to sing your ,nunc dimittis with steadiness and composure1 if not with joy unspeakable1 even a joy that is full of glory4,happy1 thrice happy1 ,reverend ,sir6 ,you have gone through that wilderness1 which if hoary hairs should be my lot1 awaits me your younger son and servant4 ,well6 this is my comfort3 ,i have the same ,beloved to lean on1 as you have had4 ,the way1 though narrow1 is not long2 the gate1 though strait1 opens into life eternal4 ,o that ,i might pass through it when young2 but1 ,father1 not my will1 but thine be done6 ,honoured ,sir1 be pleased to pray for me4 ,i remember you and your dear flock1 whom ,i love in the bowels of ,,jesus ,,christ4 ,may he who kissed away the soul of his beloved ,moses1 appoint a ,joshua to succeed you1 when he bids you come up to the mount and die6 ,i hope my cordial respects will find acceptance with your dear yoke-fellow4 ,i remember what she said to me1 and once more beg a continued interest in your prayers4 ,i beg leave to subscribe myself1 honoured ,sir1 ,your most affectionate tho' unworthy younger son and willing servant in him that liveth for ever1 ,g4 ,w4 ,,letter ,,dcxxv4 ,to the ,rev4 ,mr4 ,m ,jun4 ,bohemia1 ,sept4 #ag1 #agdg4 ,i ,have been writing to the father1,love1 love unfeigned constrains me to write to the son also4 ,i hope it will influence you to send me1 however unworthy1 a line or two in return4 ,reverend and dear ,sir1 how do you8 ,are you yet ,,god's mouth to the people8 ,surely if the prayers of faith keep me alive1 the prayers of faith must open your mouth1 and constrain you in preaching to shew forth your glorious ,redeemer's praise4 ,all things are possible with ,,god4 ,blest is faith1 that trusts his power2 ,blest are saints1 that wait his hour2 ,haste1 great ,conqueror1 bring it near1 ,let the wish'd-for thing appear4 ,but you do not like that ,i should write about yourself8 ,will you then permit me to tell you1 that in spite of all my corruptions1 ,,jesus still continues to bless unworthy me4 ,he gave me a prosperous journey to ,new-,york1 and there1 as well as at ,philadelphia1 he opened my mouth to shew forth his praise4 ,my outward circumstances are made easier1 and ,i trust1 in a short time ,i shall owe no man any thing but love4 ,i am now posting southward1 willing to follow the cloud wheresoever it shall point in the spring4 ,o pray1 pray that ,,jesus may be my comforter and my guide4 ,great are my trials1 but greater my consolations4 ,o free1 rich1 and sovereign grace6 ,help me1 dear ,sir1 to extol and praise it4 ,you will remember me to all4 ,your fidus achates1 and your dear faithful nurse1 ,i shall never forget4 ,when you go to ,kittery1 pray make my most dutiful respects acceptable to ,sir ,william and his consort4 ,wishing you1 what ,colonel ,gardiner once wished me1 8,a thriving soul in a healthful body10 ,i subscribe myself1 ,reverend and very dear ,sir1 ,yours in ,,christ ,,jesus1 ,g4 ,w4 ,bosom friend4 ,,letter ,,dcxxvi4 ,to ,mr4 ,j ,s4 ,bath-,town1 ,north ,carolina1 ,oct4 #f1 #agdg4 ,very dear ,sir1 ,i ,wrote you a few lines just as ,i was leaving ,bohemia4 ,they informed you of the receipt of my bills1 and by them ,i also desired you to pay the remainder of what you have of mine into the hands of ,mr4 ,d ,v of ,new-,york4 ,since that1 ,i have posted forward here1 and hope to see some souls in this province all in love with ,,jesus1 and made partakers of the power of his ,resurrection4 ,i have preached three times1 and purpose1 ,,god willing1 to preach many times more4 ,the ,,lord seems to have given me the affections of the people1 and ,i am determined in his strength to see what can be done amongst them4 ,the box of books sent hither from ,mr4 ,k and ,g never came to hand4 ,be pleased to make some enquiry about it4 ,i preached once in ,virginia1 and would have preached oftner2 but the small-pox was spreading1 the assembly did not sit1 and ,i wanted to let ,north-,carolina have as much time as ,i could4 ,i hope to write to you again from ,charles-,town4 ,there1 ,i shall be glad to hear that the all-wise head of the church hath directed you to a suitable pastor in the room of ,dr4 ,coleman4 ,i sometimes think all will go to heaven before me4 ,i am weak and faint1 ,i long to be dissolved and to be with ,,jesus1 but cannot die4 ,my heavenly ,father's will be done6 ,i would have you still pray for me1 as a dying man2 but ,o pray that ,i may not go off as a snuff4 ,i would fain die blazing1 not with human glory1 but the love of ,,jesus4 ,i wish you1 and yours1 and all dear friends1 as much of this as your hearts can hold4 ,i remember you daily and hourly4 ,i will thank you in heaven for what you have done for me on earth1 and till then shall subscribe myself1 dear ,sir1 ,yours in the best bonds1 ,g4 ,w4 ,,letter ,,dcxxvii4 ,to ,mrs4 ,s4 ,bath-,town1 ,north-,carolina1 ,oct4 #f1 #agdg4 ,dear ,madam1 ,,be pleased to accept this1 as a token that you are not forgotten by me2no1 ,i loved your deceased husband1 ,i honour and pray for his dear and sorrowful relict4 ,i would give you that advice1 dear ,madam1 which ,i believe he would do1 was he to rise from his grave1 8,make sure of a ,,christ1 and give the ,,lord no rest1 till you can say1 my maker is my husband1 the ,,lord of ,hosts is his name40 ,what have you now to do1 ,madam1 but to make sure of a ,,christ8 ,you are desolate1 why should you not put your trust in the ,,lord8 ,widows1 godly ministers widows1 are ,,god's peculiar care4 ,o that you may have reason to say1 8,it is good for me that ,i have been afflicted40 ,now is your time to learn ,,god's law4 ,come to ,,jesus1 ,madam1 close with him1 and give him your whole heart4 ,i need not tell you1 that he will make you happy4 ,he has made me so1 even me the chief of sinners4 ,as such be pleased to pray for1 dear ,madam1 ,your real1 affectionate friend and servant1 ,g4 ,w4 ,,letter ,,dcxxviii4 ,to ,mrs4 ,a4 ,bath-,town1 ,north-,carolina1 ,oct4 #f1 #agdg4 ,dear ,madam1 ,,be where ,i will1 the ,,lord ,,jesus puts you upon my heart4 ,i often think you happy1 because you are so circumstanced that you must necessarily drink of the waters of life at the fountain head4 ,it drinks sweetest from thence4 ,communion with ,,god's children is sweet2 but communion with ,,god himself is infinitely sweeter4 ,the woman of ,samaria found it so4 ,when the disciples came and interrupted her fellowship with their master1 she left her water pot and went her way4 ,blessed be ,,god1 that happy time is coming when we shall enjoy both him and his without interruption4 ,till then1 dear ,madam1 be content to have little or much of the company of ,,christ's people1 as your heavenly father shall judge most convenient4 ,heaven is before you1 time is flying on eagles wings4 ,eternity1 an happy eternity awaits you when time shall be no more4 ,o that it would approach faster to me6 ,but why so hasty1 ,o my soul6 ,in heaven thou canst not deny thyself for ,,jesus ,,christ6 ,dear ,madam1 pray for me1 that my will may be swallowed up in the will of ,,god4 ,that it may be so with you1 is the hearty prayer of1 dear ,madam1 ,your most affectionate friend and servant1 ,g4 ,w4 ,,letter ,,dcxxix4 ,to ,mr4 ,p4 ,bath-,town1 ,north-,carolina1 ,oct4 #f1 #agdg4 ,dear ,mr4 ,p1 ,,our affectionate parting is not yet out of my remembrance4 ,since that1 ,i hope you have been diligent1 and ere now have got an evidence that we shall not be parted hereafter4 ,o for assurance6 ,it is indeed the anchor of the soul4 ,it keeps it steady in the midst of storms4 ,dear ,sir1 press after it1 as you value your present as well as eternal welfare4 ,tell the ,,lord ,,jesus1 you cannot do without it4 ,i once thought dear ,mr4 ,p would be one of the first-rate christians in ,new-,england4 ,what hath hindered you8 ,whatever it be1 whether a right hand or a right eye1 may the ,,lord ,,jesus take it away6 ,will you say ,amen heartily8 ,you will excuse this freedom4 ,i always write so to those ,i love4 ,pray remember me to your mother1 wife1 and all friends4 ,tell them ,i am here1 hunting after sinners in ,north-,carolina woods4 ,it is pleasant work1 though my body is weak and crazy4 ,after a short fermentation in the grave1 it will be fashioned like unto ,,christ's glorious body4 ,the thought of this rejoices my soul1 and makes me long to leap my seventy years4 ,o pray for me1 that ,i may have patience to tarry the ,,lord's leisure4 ,i commit you to his care4 ,i charge you in his great name1 not to let me miss you in heaven1 and with much love subscribe myself1 dear ,mr4 ,p1 ,your very affectionate friend1 and willing servant for ,,christ's sake1 ,g4 ,w4 ,,letter ,,dcxxx4 ,to ,mr4 ,s4 ,oct4 #f1 #agdg4 ,my dear ,mr4 ,s1 ,,let who will be omitted when ,i am writing to ,new-,england1 ,i think1 ,i am under many obligations not to forget you4 ,blessed be ,,god for making you a christian merchant1 and teaching you the holy art of trafficking for the ,,lord4 ,you trade upon a safe bottom4 ,your all is insured1 and you shall receive your own with good usury at the great day4 ,go on1 my dear man1 spend and be spent for ,,christ's people2 it is a glorious employ4 ,i would not but be thus engaged for millions of worlds4 ,it is true1 ,i am decaying daily2 but resolved in the strength of ,,jesus to die fighting4 ,at present ,i am engaged in ,north-,carolina1 and hope ere long to send you good news from this ungospelized wilderness4 ,in about a month ,i expect to see ,charles-,town4 ,the ,,lord direct me where to go in the ,spring4 ,several ways present4 ,i am willing to see more of the north before ,i return to my native country4 ,but alas6 why write ,i thus8 ,how many important hours will intervene8 ,o that every minute may be employed for ,,god1 even a ,,god in ,,christ4 ,indeed he is a good master4 ,he wounds1 but he heals also4 ,he brings down1 but raises up again4 ,he humbles1 but it is only in order to exalt his dear children4 ,this you and ,i shall find1 as we have found already1 times without number1 perfectly true1 by happy experience4 ,but ,i cannot enlarge4 ,you will deliver the enclosed4 ,i hope my last to the dear ,messrs4 ,m's came safe4 ,i will write to more as business1 opportunity1 and health permit4 ,in the mean while1 accept our joint most cordial love to all dear1 very dear friends4 ,accept the same to you and yours4 ,i am1 dear ,sir1 ,yours eternally in the everlasting ,i ,,am1 ,g4 ,w4 ,,letter ,,dcxxxi4 ,to ,mr4 ,r4 ,bath-,town1 ,north-,carolina1 ,oct4 #g1 #agdg4 ,very dear ,sir1 ,,by this time 7such is your love to unworthy me17 ,i suppose you are willing to know where ,i am1 and what ,i am doing4 ,blessed be ,,god1 ,i am still employed in my old delightful work1 8calling poor sinners to repentance40,i trust a day of power will shortly come to ,north-,carolina4 ,i have preached three times already1 and am now going a small circuit round about4 ,i expect to reach ,charles-,town in a month's time4 ,but give me leave in my turn to enquire1 how it is with you and yours8 ,are your resolutions more and more invigorated1 and hath ,,jesus at length taken possession of your whole heart8 ,i must not let you alone1 till you can fairly and truly say1 8',tis done1 'tis done40 ,o what a revenue of glory might a person in your station bring to ,,christ1 and what a radiant crown of grace might you secure to your own soul1 was you but once in earnest to lay up treasure in heaven1 where neither moth nor rust doth corrupt1 nor thieves break through and steal6 ,rise1 rise1 dear ,sir1 awake and sleep no more4 ,,jesus waits to give you light4 ,may he so fill you with his light and love1 that you may rejoice in his great salvation all the day long6 ,pray let me hear from you in the ,winter4 ,i am more concerned for you than ever4 ,your late favours have increased my obligations to be so4 ,i shall be glad to hear that the ,,lord hath given you a son4 ,i remember dear ,madam ,r1 and hope to drop her a few lines4 ,may the glorious ,emmanuel make little ,miss a wise virgin4 ,my love awaits ,mrs4 ,h1 and your whole houshold4 ,you will remember me in the kindest manner to ,mrs4 ,g1 ,l1 c4 and the whole circle of my female friends4 ,praying that grace1 mercy and peace may be multiplied upon all1 subscribe myself1 dear ,sir1 ,yours most affectionately in ,,christ ,,jesus1 ,g4 ,w4 ,,letter ,,dcxxxii4 ,to the ,reverend ,mr4 ,l4 ,bath-,town1 ,north-,carolina1 ,oct4 #aa1 #agdg4 ,reverend and very dear ,sir1 ,,it has given me much concern1 that ,i could not comply with your kind invitation to ,plymouth1 but providence plainly pointed my course another way4 ,,god only knows what a cross it was to me1 to leave dear ,new-,england so soon4 ,i hope death will not be so bitter to me1 as was parting from my friends4 ,glad shall ,i be to be prayed thither again1 before ,i see my native land4 ,but future things belong to ,,god4 ,i would be just where he would have me1 though it be in the uttermost parts of the earth4 ,at present ,i am hunting after poor lost sinners in these ungospelized wilds4 ,people are willing to hear1 and blessed be the ,,lord of all lords1 ,i am willing to preach4 ,my body is yet weak4 ,a little riding fatigues me2 but he that has been1 is1 and ,i trust will be my strength1 my support1 and my guide even unto death4 ,dear ,sir1 continue to pray for me4 ,i wish you much of the divine presence1 and hope the ,,lord will yet make you a spiritual father to thousands4 ,be pleased to remember me in the kindest manner to dear ,mr4 ,f1 and the whole circle of those reverend brethren1 who dare confess ,,christ's work1 and ,,christ's truths4 ,i salute your whole large fire side1 and am1 reverend and dear ,sir1 ,yours1 c4 ,g4 ,w4 ,,letter ,,dcxxxiii4 ,to ,mr4 ,p4 ,bath-,town1 ,oct4 #aa1 #agdg4 ,very dear ,mr4 ,p1 ,i ,am ashamed to think that your short though exceeding sweet and kind letter1 lies as yet unanswered4 ,want of health and of time1 7assure yourself7 not want of love1 has been the cause of it4 ,the searcher of hearts alone knows1 what a cordial reverential respect ,i bear your honoured father and mother1 yourself1 and dear sister4 ,i must not write much on this head1 lest my eyes should gush out with water4 ,sorry am ,i1 very sorry1 dear ,sir1 that the church is not to have the benefit of your labours4 ,but what shall we say8 ,,god is a sovereign ,,god4 ,he must do what he will with his own4 ,this comforts me1 that ,i trust you have learned to be in the world1 and yet not of it4 ,well then1 since it must be so1 go1 dear ,sir1 and trade for ,,god4 ,let merchants see by your example1 that ,,jesus ,,christ can make many saints in a store4 ,o may you daily taste1 and feel the efficacy of his all-atoning1 heart-cleansing1 world-conquering1 precious blood6 ,i trust this is dearer and weightier to me than ever4 ,i am now proclaiming it in these uncultivated ungospelized desarts4 ,people hear with great attention1 and ,i trust ere long news will be heard in heaven1 that some ,north-,carolina sinners are born of ,,god4 ,i stayed but a small time in ,virginia and ,maryland1 that ,i might give this province the more time4 ,i hope to be in ,charles-,town in about a month1 and soon after my arrival1 expect to determine what course to take in the spring4 ,several ways present themselves4 ,may ,,jesus direct me which to take6 ,weak as ,i am1 ,i am willing to spend and be spent for that ever-lovely1 ever-loving ,,jesus1 who has done so much for1 and borne so long with me4 ,i am afraid some of you have prayed me back into the world again4 ,well1 it cannot be long ere ,i get my dismission4 ,o for a triumphant exit4 ,,lord ,,jesus keep me from going off like a snuff6 ,but it is time to bid you good night4 ,i have been on a forty mile excursion1 and this tabernacle of mine is weak4 ,you will remember me to all your dear family1 and all friends4 ,i will name none1 that if possible ,i may offend none4 ,however1 this ,i must say1 ,new-,england friends are dearer to me than ever1 and glad shall ,i be1 if another sight of them before ,i die1 be permitted to1 very dear ,sir1 ,yours most affectionately in ,,christ ,,jesus1 ,g4 ,w4 ,,letter ,,dcxxxiv4 ,to ,mr4 ,d4 ,everards-,ferry1 ,oct4 #af1 #agdg4 ,dear ,mr4 ,d1 ,,the love ,i owe you for ,,jesus ,,christ's sake1 induces me to send you a few lines4 ,i hope they will find you yet more and more convinced of self-righteousness1 and the absolute necessity of being cloathed with the all-sufficient1 compleat and everlasting righteousness of ,,jesus ,,christ4 ,this1 and this only is the ground of our acceptance with a holy1 just1 and sin-avenging ,,god4 ,here the sinner may find a sure asylum1 an everlasting1 never-failing refuge4 ,happy they6 who begin to see1 feel1 and taste this1 in a realizing spiritual manner4 ,it is the budding of grace1 the beginning of the kingdom of ,,god in the soul4 ,may ,i hope that dear ,mr4 ,d is one of these happy men4 ,i trust so4 ,you seemed beginning to awake out of nature's dream when ,i left you4 ,o that nothing may prevail on you to lie down to sleep again6 ,it is dangerous to trifle with the spirit of ,,god4 ,when he puts into our hearts good desires1 he expects that we shall be workers together with him4 ,strive therefore1 on1 as the word imports1 agonize with ,,god1 yourself1 and the world1 in order that you may enter into the strait gate of a thorough sound conversion4 ,you know who has told you 8that the kingdom of ,,god suffereth violence1 and the violent only take it by force40 ,and surely heaven is worth striving for2 especially since we are sure of a conquest2 and ,,jesus ,,christ1 the captain of our salvation1 stands ready to assist1 support1 and strengthen at every rencounter4 ,learn therefore to endure hardness1 like a good soldier of ,,jesus ,,christ3 adopt ,joshua's resolution1 stand the laugh1 quit yourself like a man1 put your hand to the plough1 and do not look back2 fight the good fight of faith1 lay hold on eternal life4 ,i could write more1 but ,i want time and paper4 ,blessed be ,,god1 ,i am as well as a pilgrim in my way can expect to be4 ,i am happy in ,,christ1 and that is all in all4 ,i wish you and yours this happiness4 ,i pray you may be partakers of it4 ,this is the best return ,i can make for all kindnesses shewn to1 dear ,sir1 ,your affectionate1 obliged friend and servant1 ,g4 ,w4 ,,letter ,,dcxxxv4 ,to ,mrs4 ,d4 ,everards-,ferry1 ,oct4 #af1 #agdg4 ,dear ,mrs4 ,d1 ,,as it is uncertain whether ,i shall ever see you again in this vale of tears1 ,i cannot help expressing my gratitude for kindnesses received1 by sending you a few lines4,and what shall ,i say8 ,why1 that ,i trust you at length see1 that what the world calls an innocent1 harmless1 decent1 sober life1 will not be sufficient to carry us to heaven4 ,such a life ,i suppose you have led1 and assure yourself1 you will find it an hard work to give up such a life in point of dependence1 and to come as a poor1 ill and hell deserving wretch1 to be washed in the blood and cloathed with the righteousness of ,,jesus ,,christ4 ,nature will struggle1 and a reasoning infidelity will stand at the door of your heart1 lest ,,jesus ,,christ's spirit should enter in and make you happy4 ,but all things are possible with ,,god4 ,apply to him therefore1 dear ,madam1 and beg him to let you see that your heart is desperately wicked1 and deceitful above all things4 ,strengthen your husband's hands2 be as a goad in his side1 if you see him inclined 7though ,i trust you will not7 to forget what he hath lately felt and been convinced of4 ,and ,o that you may be an happy instrument of converting your two daughters6 ,it is sweet when all of one house are agreed to worship the ,,lord ,,jesus in spirit and in truth4 ,that you and yours may be all such worshippers1 is the earnest prayer of1 dear ,madam1 ,your real friend1 and willing servant for ,,christ's sake1 ,g4 ,w4 ,,letter ,,dcxxxvi4 ,to ,mr4 ,t ,a4 ,wilmington1 ,cape-,fear1 ,oct4 #ah1 #agdg4 ,my very dear brother ,a1 ,i ,have lately written to you and many other dear ,english friends4 ,i am now in my way to ,georgia1 and hope to see my native country some time next year4 ,my sphere of action still increases1 and though ,i hoped this last ,summer to have taken my flight to the blessed ,,jesus1 yet it seems ,i am to live longer4 ,o that it may be for the ,redeemer's glory1 and the good of many precious and immortal souls6 ,i know you will say ,amen6 ,i could write much1 but am fatigued1 having preached several times1 and rode on horse-back through the woods an hundred and sixty miles4 ,,jesus makes the barren wilderness to smile4 ,i want to know how affairs go on among you4 ,i expect letters from some of you at ,charles-,town1 and ,i hope to see you1 ,i repeat it again1 some time next year4 ,but future things belong to ,,god4 ,my schemes are so frequently disconcerted1 that ,i would willingly put a blank into his hands1 to be filled up just as he pleases4 ,but this stubborn will would fain avoid swallowing some wholesome bitter-sweets1 which the all-gracious physician reaches out unto me4 ,nevertheless1 through grace1 the prevailing language of my heart is1 8,not my will1 but thine be done40 ,the being so long absent from my friends1 sometimes a little affects me2 but ,i have been used to so many partings1 and heart-breakings from various quarters1 that ,i wonder any thing affects1 so as to surprize me4 ,but the mystery of the cross is unsearchable4 ,we shall never fully learn it till we die4 ,we must be beginners in this school every day1 hour1 and moment4 ,but where am ,i going8 ,i write as though ,i was conversing with you4 ,perhaps such a time may come4 ,in heaven ,i am sure such a time will have existence4 ,the language of my heart is1 ,,lord ,,jesus1 let thy kingdom come6 ,you will remember me to all4 ,i must now say no more4 ,whilst ,i am writing1 affection works and almost makes me to say1 ,o that ,i had wings like a dove1 for then would ,i fly away1 and see my ,english and ,scotch friends6 ,i salute all most heartily1 as does my dear fellow pilgrim4,that grace1 mercy and peace may be multiplied upon all your dear souls1 is the hearty prayer of1 my dear ,man1 ,yours most affectionately in ,,christ ,,jesus1 ,g4 ,w4 ,,letter ,,dcxxxvii4 ,to ,mr4 ,b4 ,charles-,town1 7,south-,carolina17 ,oct4 #be1 #agdg4 ,very dear ,mr4 ,b1 ,i ,hear a ship sails to-morrow for ,philadelphia4 ,i cannot help letting you know1 that we arrived here last night in health and safety4 ,the barren wilderness was made to smile all the way4 ,i trust good was done in ,north-,carolina4 ,the poor people were very willing to hear4 ,i expected1 on my arrival at this place1 to have received letters and sundry things from you1 or dear ,mr4 ,b4 ,if they are taken1 may the ,,lord ,,jesus give me a thankful heart6 ,i would write you a long letter1 and ,i would also write to many friends1 but you know travellers are weary1 and ,i must away to-morrow to ,georgia4 ,all is well there1 and at my new plantation4 ,you will send the inclosed4,mr4 ,dutton ,i believe is lost in his return to ,england4 ,the ship foundered4 ,i have preached this morning1 and am to preach again4 ,i snatch a few moments between sermons to write this4 ,our tender joint love to you all4 ,yours1 c4 ,g4 ,w4 ,,letter ,,dcxxxviii4 ,to ,mr4 ,f4 ,bermudas1 ,may #bg1 #agdh4 ,my dear ,mr4 ,f1 ,,inclosed you have a letter which you may print in your weekly paper4 ,it brings good news from this little pleasant spot4 ,if you could print it on half a sheet of paper1 to distribute among the ,bermudas captains1 it might perhaps be serviceable4 ,the inhabitants here have received me so well1 that ,i think publishing their kindness is a debt justly due to them4 ,i am now waiting for a fair wind1 and then we shall sail for ,england4 ,the ,governor's lady goes with me4 ,his ,excellency is very civil to me1 and ,i believe many souls have been benefited by this visit to ,bermudas4 ,i desire to give the ,,lord ,,jesus all the glory4 ,you will remember me to ,mrs4 ,f1 and all my dear ,philadelphia friends4 ,i do not forget them1 and hope they will always remember1 dear ,sir1 ,their and your most affectionate1 obliged friend and servant1 ,g4 ,w4 ,,letter ,,dcxxxix4 ,to ,mrs4 ,f4 ,on board the ,betsy1 ,june #b1 #agdh4 ,,till last night1 ,i did not know that the last letter ,i wrote to you never came to hand4 ,mr4 ,b tells me1 that as he did not go according to his design he destroyed it4 ,accept therefore1 dear ,madam1 a few more parting lines4 ,they bring you good news indeed4 ,the ,,lord ,,jesus has blessed my being at ,bermudas very much4 ,a good work ,i trust is begun in many hearts4 ,i am now on board1 and the wind is fair4 ,we expect to sail this day4 ,according to my present view1 ,i intend to return to beloved ,america next year2 which is one of the reasons1 why ,i leave my dear yoke-fellow behind4 ,o that ,i knew how it was with her6 ,but ,i see that ,,god will make those he loves1 to live by faith and not by sense4 ,glorious privileges1 though difficult to flesh and blood6 ,as you are so dear a friend1 ,i know you will do your utmost to comfort her4 ,i have so ordered matters1 that she need not be under any concern about providing for the families4 ,,god has caused the people in ,bermudas to devise liberal things4 ,yet a little while1 and ,i trust ,i shall1 on the ,orphan-house account1 owe no man any thing but love4 ,but ,i find ,i must fight every inch of my ground4 ,well6 ,,jesus is on my side4 ,i can do all things through him strengthening me4 ,an entrance is now made into the ,islands4 ,the ,,lord1 that has begun1 can and will carry on his own work4 ,you will all help me with your prayers4 ,i must be content with dealing in general salutations1 having not time to write more particulars4 ,pray remember me in the kindest manner to all your relations and all our dear friends4 ,that grace1 mercy1 and peace may be multiplied upon all1 is the earnest prayer of1 dear ,mrs4 ,t1 ,your most affectionate friend1 brother1 and servant1 in ,,christ ,,jesus1 ,g4 ,w4 ,,letter ,,dcxl4 ,to the ,rev4 ,mr4 ,s4 ,on board the ,betsy1 ,june #bd1 #agdh4 ,rev4 and very dear ,sir1 ,,though we are about two hundred leagues from land1 yet lest hurry of business should prevent me when we get a shore1 ,i think proper to write you a few lines whilst ,i am on board4,long before this reaches you1 ,i suppose you will have heard of what the ,,lord of all ,lords was pleased to do for me and his people at1 and also when we sailed from1 ,bermudas4 ,we sailed from thence just twenty-one days this morning1 and have lived1 as to the conveniencies of eating and drinking1 like people that came from the continent1 rather than one of the islands2 so bountiful were our friends1 whom we left behind us4 ,hitherto we have met with no storms or contrary winds1 only it begins to head us now4 ,but ,,god1 in his own time1 ,i trust will carry us to our desired port4 ,the first day we came out we were chased1 and yesterday a large ,french vessel shot thrice at and bore down upon us4 ,we gave up all for gone4 ,i was dressing myself in order to receive our expected visitors4 ,in the mean while1 our ,captain cries1 8the danger is over40 ,the ,frenchman turned about and left us4 ,he was quite near1 and we almost defenceless4 ,now we are so near the channel1 we expect such alarms daily4 ,if any thing happens extraordinary1 ,i shall be particular4 ,as for other things1 ,i cannot say much4 ,the ,captain is exceeding civil1 and ,i have my passage free2 but all ,i have been able to do in the great cabin in respect to religious duties1 is to read the church prayers once every evening1 and twice on the ,,lord's day4 ,i have not preached yet2 this may spare my lungs1 but it grieves my heart4 ,i long to be ashore1 if it was for no other reason4 ,besides1 ,i can do but little in respect to my writing4 ,you may guess how it is1 when we have four gentlewomen in the cabin4 ,however1 they have been1 and are very civil1 and ,i believe my being on board has been somewhat serviceable4 ,my health ,i think is improved1 and ,i have finished my abridgment of ,mr4 ,law's serious call1 which ,i have endeavoured to gospelize4 ,yesterday ,i likewise made an end of revising all my journals4 ,blessed be ,,god1 for letting me have leisure to do it4 ,i purpose to have a new edition before ,i see ,america4 ,alas6 alas6 ,in how many things have ,i judged and acted wrong4,i have been too rash and hasty in giving characters1 both of places and persons4 ,being fond of scripture language1 ,i have often used a style too apostolical1 and at the same time ,i have been too bitter in my zeal4 ,wild-fire has been mixed with it1 and ,i find that ,i frequently wrote and spoke in my own spirit1 when ,i thought ,i was writing and speaking by the assistance of the spirit of ,,god4 ,i have likewise too much made inward impressions my rule of acting1 and too soon and too explicitly published what had been better kept in longer1 or told after my death4 ,by these things ,i have given some wrong touches to ,,god's ark1 and hurt the blessed cause ,i would defend1 and also stirred up needless opposition4 ,this has humbled me much since ,i have been on board1 and made me think of a saying of ,mr4 ,henry's1 8,joseph had more honesty than he had policy1 or he never would have told his dreams40 ,at the same time1 ,i cannot but bless1 and praise1 and magnify that good and gracious ,,god1 who filled me with so much of his holy fire1 and carried me1 a poor weak youth1 through such a torrent both of popularity and contempt1 and set so many seals to my unworthy ministrations4 ,i bless him for ripening my judgment a little more1 for giving me to see and confess1 and ,i hope in some degree to correct and amend1 some of my mistakes4 ,i thank ,,god for giving me grace to embark in such a blessed cause1 and pray him to give me strength to hold on and increase in zeal and love to the end4 ,thus1 dear ,sir1 have ,i unburdened my heart to you4 ,i look upon you to be my fidus achates1 and therefore deal thus freely4 ,if ,i have time and freedom before we land1 ,i think to write a short account of what has happened for these seven years last past2 and when ,i get on shore1 ,,god willing1 ,i purpose to revise and correct the first part of my life4 ,i know you will pray that ,i may be directed and owned in every thing4 ,i think often of1 and pray for you1 and as ,i intend writing to you again when ,i send this1 ,i shall content myself at present with subscribing myself1 ,reverend and very dear ,sir1 ,your most affectionate obliged though unworthy brother and servant1 ,g4 ,w4 8cabbin0 replaced with 8cabin0 ,,letter ,,dcxli4 ,to ,mrs4 ,l4 ,deal1 ,july #e1 #agdh4 ,very dear and ,honoured ,mother1 ,,are you yet in the land of the living1 or rather among the dead8 shall ,i have the pleasure of receiving one more letter from you1 and asking your blessing once more8 ,next post1 ,i hope that the two former of these will be answered in the affirmative1 and in a week or two ,i trust ,,god will grant me the last4 ,about a month ago ,i left the island of ,bermudas1 where my poor labours have been greatly blessed1 and your unworthy son has been honoured with many honours4 ,i am now come once more to see my friends in my native country1 and settle some affairs1 and then return to ,america again4 ,my dear yoke-fellow ,i have left behind1 to take care of two families4 ,i have been several times just upon the brink of eternity since ,i saw you1 but am now a little recruited4 ,o that my health and strength may be wholly employed for that ,,jesus who has done such great things for me6 ,his blood and cross1 my ever honoured mother1 ,i trust are exceeding precious to your soul4 ,o that ,i may see you laden with holiness1 and bringing forth much fruit in your old age6 ,i could say more1 but have several other letters to write4 ,as ,i know not how your outward affairs are situated1 or where you live for a certainty1 ,i can only send cordial and general salutations to all friends and relations4 ,i hope you will be pleased to let me know whether you stand in need of any thing1 and not cease to pray for1 honoured mother1 ,your ever dutiful though unworthy son1 ,g4 ,w4 ,,letter ,,dcxlii4 ,to ,mr4 ,g ,h4 ,deal1 ,july #e1 #agdh4 ,,and how does my dear old friend ,mr4 ,h8 ,surely he will send me a line now6 ,for through the goodness of an infinitely gracious and condescending ,saviour1 ,i am once more arrived at my native country4 ,my last excursion was to ,bermudas4 ,we left those islands a month ago1 and ,,god was pleased to set his seal to my unworthy ministry in a very glorious manner4 ,i know you will be thankful in my behalf1 and let me know next post how the brethren are in and about ,gloucestershire4 ,i rejoice to find that you still go on steadily and are not ashamed of the gospel of ,,christ4 ,why should you8 ,have you not found it by happy experience to be the power of ,,god unto salvation8 ,go on then1 my dear ,sir1 and prove the strength of ,,jesus to be yours4 ,i long to see you1 that we may talk of redeeming love1 and feel our hearts warm with an holy fire from ,,god's altar4 ,are the dear old men1 the ,reverend ,messrs4 ,s and ,p1 yet alive8 ,pray send them my most dutiful and affectionate respects1 and let them know1 that an entrance ,i trust is now made into one of the islands for the glorious gospel of the ,son of ,,god4 ,o that ,i was able to fly from pole to pole upon this blessed errand4 ,but alas6 my wings are clipped4 ,my bodily health is much impaired1 and ,i hoped ere now to have taken my last flight to heaven4 ,but it seems that happy hour is not yet come4 ,well1 welcome life1 welcome death1 so that ,,jesus1 my dear ,,jesus1 may be glorified in both6 ,pray that we may shortly meet in the fulness of the blessing of the gospel of peace4 ,i subscribe myself1 my very dear ,gaius1 ,yours most affectionately in ,,christ1 ,g4 ,w4 ,,letter ,,dcxliii4 ,to the ,rev4 ,mr4 ,j or ,c ,w4 ,deal1 ,july #e1 #agdh4 ,,will you not be glad to hear that the ,,god of the seas and the ,,god of the dry land hath brought me to my native country once more8 ,i came last from the ,bermudas1 where the friend of sinners has been pleased to own my poor labours abundantly4 ,i hope1 ,i come in the spirit of love1 desiring to study and pursue those things which make for peace4 ,this is the language of my heart1 ,o let us find the ancient way1 ,our wond'ring foes to move2 ,and force the heathen world to say1 ,see how these ,christians love4 ,i purpose1 ,,god willing1 to be in ,london in a few days4 ,in the mean while1 ,i salute you and all the followers of the blessed ,lamb of ,,god most heartily4,be pleased to pray for1 and give thanks in behalf of1 ,reverend and dear brother1 ,yours most affectionately in ,,christ1 ,g4 ,w4 ,,letter ,,dcxliv4 ,to ,mr4 ,f4 ,london1 ,july #g1 #agdh4 ,my very dear ,friend1 ,i ,have but just time to inform you1 that after a pleasant passage of a month1 a good and gracious ,,god brought me hither in safety1 where ,i have been received by thousands with a joy that almost overcame both them and me4 ,i have preached once1 and am this evening to preach again4 ,one large church is open4 ,i cannot now descend to particulars4,i can only send you a thousand thanks for all favours1 beg my kindest salutations may be presumed to all friends1 and entreat the continuance of your most fervent prayers in behalf of1 my dear host and hostess1 ,yours as usual1 ,g4 ,w4 ,,letter ,,dcxlv4 ,to ,mr4 ,h4 ,london1 ,july1 #g1 #agdh4 ,my very dear ,friend1 ,,though ,i suppose you will see my dear wife's letter1 yet ,i must send you a few lines4 ,they bring you news of my safe arrival1 and wonderfully kind acceptance in my native country4 ,the blessings bestowed on me1 have already1 through the thanksgivings of thousands1 redounded to the glory of ,,god4 ,words cannot express the joy that has possessed the hearts of the people4 ,i hear that the minds even of enemies are much softened4 ,i came at a critical juncture4 ,i hear ,mr4 has stood up for me at ,c1 and that one who preached before the trustees hath spoke honourably of ,bethesda4 ,if ,,god is pleased to send us a general peace1 ,i hope ,georgia will lift up its drooping head4 ,you may depend on hearing from me as often as possible4 ,you will remember me to all friends4 ,i can only beg you to give thanks1 and pray for1 my very dear ,sir1 ,yours as usual1 ,g4 ,w4 ,,letter ,,dcxlvi4 ,to the ,rev4 ,mr4 ,h4 ,london1 ,july #h1 #agdh4 ,rev4 and dear ,brother1 ,,glad am ,i1 yea very glad to hear that you are yet alive and have grace given you to adhere to ,,jesus ,,christ and his eternal truths4 ,i am very much pleased to find that you appear in print1 and that such encouragement is given you to print again4 ,i hope the glorious ,emmanuel smiles upon your ministerial labours1 and gives you many living witnesses1 that the truths which you preach are according to ,godliness4 ,go on1 my dear old friend1 and prove the strength of ,,jesus to be thine4 ,through his infinite and unmerited goodness ,i am once more safe in my native country4 ,bermudas was the last place where ,i have been preaching4 ,i left many souls under concern4 ,many precious souls 7,o free grace67 have received me here in great love1 and ,i have been enabled twice to preach1 to a multitude of poor sinners1 the unsearchable riches of ,,jesus ,,christ4 ,my bodily health is much impared2 but through divine assistance1 ,i will go on working for ,,jesus of ,nazareth1 'till ,i can work no more4 ,i could say much of his love1 but have a deal of business before me4 ,accept this as a token of unfeigned love and respect from1 my very dear ,sir1 ,your affectionate though unworthy brother and servant for ,,christ's sake1 ,g4 ,w4 ,,letter ,,dcxlvii4 ,to ,mr4 ,c4 ,london1 ,july #h1 #agdh4 ,dear ,mr4 ,c1 ,i ,am come over with a sincere desire to pursue the things which make for peace4 ,consequently ,i must hear and see for myself1 before ,i determine upon any thing4 ,i have heard nothing of ,mrs4 ,d's writing concerning you4 ,all ,i can say is1 that by what you have published and ,i have perused1 you have unhappily fallen into some principles1 which are contrary to the revealed will of ,,god4,but ,i speak not this to begin a dispute4 ,i shall be glad to see and converse with you4 ,as for your preaching in ,moor-fields1 they are no doubt as free for you as another4 ,i intend preaching there1 ,,god willing1 on ,sunday evening4 ,that you may have a clear head and a clean heart1 is the hearty prayer of1 dear ,sir1 ,your affectionate friend and servant1 ,g4 ,w4 ,,letter ,,dcxlviii4 ,to ,mr4 ,k4 ,london1 ,july #ab1 #agdh4 ,my dear ,brother1 ,,at my first arrival1 you judged right that ,i am pretty much taken up2 however1 ,i must snatch a few minutes to answer your kind1 very kind letter4 ,blessed be ,,god1 that the mercies bestowed on hell-deserving me1 have1 through the thanksgivings of many1 redounded to the glory of the blessed ,,jesus4 ,o that the same prayers that have drawn me hither1 may draw down showers of blessings upon ,,god's church4 ,now ,i am come1 do you and my other friends continue to pray and hold up your hands1 and in the strength of ,,jesus ,,christ ,i will go on fighting4 ,the fields seem to be as white as ever4 ,i trust the shout of a king is among us4 ,o for humility1 love and zeal6 ,o for that mind1 which was in ,,christ ,,jesus6 ,i trust that the members of your society are copying after our great ,exemplar4 ,as soon as possible ,i purpose to come down and see you4 ,i thank you for what you have done in respect to the ,orphan-house4 ,i could wish the cash was remitted to ,london immediately1 because ,i want to pay it away4 ,surely the time will come1 when ,i shall owe no man any thing but love4 ,then1 and 'till the day of my death1 ,poor1 yet making many rich1 shall be my motto4 ,you will remember me in the kindest manner to all the followers of the ,lamb2 and that you may be filled with all his fulness1 is the prayer of ,yours1 c4 ,g4 ,w4 ,,letter ,,dcxlix4 ,to ,mr4 ,c4 ,london1 ,july #ab1 #agdh4 ,my very dear ,friend and ,brother1 ,,though ,i am pretty much engaged1 yet ,i cannot let your kind letter lie by me two posts unanswered4 ,blessed be ,,god that you yet retain your simple heart1 and are determined to know nothing but ,,jesus ,,christ and him crucified4 ,with this mind1 may you climb up higher and higher in the church of ,england1 in order that you may move in a superiour orb1 and your light shine with greater and more diffusive ardor round the church of ,,god6 ,o my dear ,mr4 ,c1 what has the ,redeemer done for us6 ,what is he still doing6 ,it would gladden your heart to see what a turn affairs take in ,london4 ,i have preached twice in ,st4 ,bartholomew's church1 and helped to administer the sacrament once4 ,i believe on ,sunday we had a thousand communicants4 ,moor-fields are as white as ever unto harvest1 and multitudes flock to hear the word4 ,the old spirit of love and power seems to be revived amongst us4 ,what am ,i1 what am ,i1 that ,,jesus ,,christ should still delight to honour me8 ,o for a single eye and a simple heart unto the end6 ,by what ,i can judge1 satan will allure some with his golden bait4 8,in all times of our wealth1 good ,,lord deliver us40 ,blessed be ,,god1 ,i am not much in danger of having too much of this world's goods at present4 ,my outward affairs are yet behind hand4 ,i long to owe no man any thing but love4 ,as for your cautions1 they shall be observed punctually4 ,never mind me1 let my name die every where1 let even my friends forget me1 if by that means the cause of the blessed ,,jesus may be promoted4 ,in about a fortnight ,i hope to see you at my brother's4 ,i hear he is better4 ,o that he may come out for ,,christ6 ,i think ,i have now answered your request1 and sent you a long letter4 ,i hope to hear from you again before ,i see you4 ,my hearty respects await ,mr4 ,g4 ,i trust he determines to know nothing but ,,jesus ,,christ1 and him crucified4 ,commending you to his mercy1 and myself to the continuance of your prayers1 ,i subscribe myself1 very dear ,sir1 ,yours eternally in the blessed ,,jesus1 ,g4 ,w4 ,,letter ,,dcl4 ,to the ,honourable ,r1 ,esq42 of ,bermuda4 ,london1 ,july #ab1 #agdh4 ,honoured ,sir1 ,,gratitude constrains me to embrace the first opportunity of informing you of our safe arrival at our wished-for port4 ,we struck ground1 ,i think1 the #bgth day after we set sail1 and landed at ,deal the #cjth4 ,we were chased the first afternoon1 and prepared for going to prison twice or thrice4 ,but our fears were groundless2 there was a cessation of arms with ,france1 though we knew it not1 and some ships that we thought were pursuing us proved to be ,english men of war4 ,we had plenty of provisions1 and met with no storms or bad weather worth the speaking of4 ,other particulars1 ,i suppose1 ,captain ,e1 who was very civil1 will inform you4 ,the evening after we landed at ,deal1 ,i was at ,mr4 ,d and ,e's1 before ,i came to my own lodgings4 ,they were very glad to hear from ,bermudas4 ,since then1 words cannot well express how joyful my friends were to see me once more in the land of the living4 ,i find the news-papers had buried me ever since ,april last2 but it seems ,i am not to die1 but live3 ,o that it may be to declare the works of the ,,lord6 ,my obligations to do so1 are much increased by the mercies conferred on me at ,bermudas1 and during my voyage4 ,surely the stones would cry out against me1 did ,i not set forth the riches of redeeming love4 ,blessed be ,,god1 ,i have had several opportunities of doing so1 since my arrival4 ,last ,lord's-day ,i believe we had a thousand communicants4 ,in a few weeks1 ,,god willing1 ,i purpose to see ,scotland1 and then shall do myself the pleasure of writing to1 or waiting on your brother4 ,in the mean time1 ,i shall1 as opportunity offers write to some more of my ,bermudas friends1 whom ,i desire never to forget at the throne of grace4 ,you and yours1 honoured ,sir1 will be pleased to accept my most cordial salutations4 ,that you and your house may serve the ,,lord here1 and live with him eternally in the kingdom of heaven hereafter1 is the hearty prayer of1 honoured ,sir1 ,your most obliged humble servant1 ,g4 ,w4 ,,letter ,,dcli4 ,to ,mr4 ,h4 ,london1 ,july #af1 #agdh4 ,my very dear ,mr4 ,h1 ,i ,thank you for your speedy and kind answer to my last poor letter1 and heartily pray ,,god1 if it be agreeable to his will1 yet to prolong your life1 and make your pen the pen of a ready writer4 ,i shall take it as a great favour1 if you will order me a set of your works4 ,i shall peruse them with the greatest pleasure1 and send a set of them also abroad4 ,blessed be ,,god1 for causing you to write so to suit the taste of the polite world6 ,o that they may be won over to admire ,him1 who is indeed altogether lovely6 ,but what shall ,i say to your kind intended present8 ,it is like my dear old friend4 ,mr4 was so kind as to come and see me yesterday4 ,i shewed him your letter4 ,he expects to see me at his house4 ,,god willing1 if possible ,i will pay him a visit4 ,o that he may recover his first love6 ,for ever adored be free grace3 many souls seem to be quickened4 ,multitudes flock to hear4 ,my health somewhat improves1 and our ,,lord makes it exceeding pleasant to me to preach to poor sinners his unsearchable riches4 ,o when shall we get within the veil6 ,thanks be to ,,god1 it cannot be long4 ,we are both sickly4 ,,lord give us patience to wait till our blessed change come6 ,to the ,redeemer's tender mercy do ,i most earnestly commit you2 and entreat1 while life and breath lasts1 you will not cease praying for one1 who1 though less than the least of all1 yet for ,,jesus ,,christ's sake subscribes himself1 my very dear friend1 ,ever yours1 ,g4 ,w4 ,,letter ,,dclii4 ,to ,mr4 ,k4 ,london1 ,july #ai1 #agdh4 ,very dear ,sir1 ,i ,thank you for your kind answer to my last1 as well as for all other favours4 ,before ,i heard from you1 ,i had been informed from several quarters that ,satan hath been sifting all our poor societies4 ,this is no more than ,i expected4 ,but let us take courage1 dear ,sir2 ,,jesus ,,christ prays for us4 ,his truths are great and shall prevail4 ,at ,london1 affairs seem to be taking a good turn4 ,the ,,lord ,,jesus comes among us as in the days of old4 ,i trust by and by we shall see good days at ,exon again4 ,when ,i shall go there is uncertain4 ,next week1 ,,god willing1 ,i must be at ,bristol1 and after that ,i must go to the ,welch association4 ,glad shall ,i be to hear whatever you have to offer4 ,may the ,,lord ,,jesus give us a right judgment in all things6 ,when the time of my seeing ,exon is fixed1 ,i will endeavour to send you previous notice4 ,in the meanwhile1 let you and yours accept most hearty love and cordial salutations from one1 who1 though less than the least of all saints1 begs leave to subscribe himself1 very dear ,mr4 ,k1 ,yours most affectionately in ,,christ ,,jesus1 ,g4 ,w4 ,,letter ,,dcliii4 ,to the ,reverend ,mr4 ,c4 ,london1 ,july #bj1 #agdh4 ,my very dear ,friend and ,brother1 ,,neither length of time1 nor change of place1 ,i trust1 will ever estrange us from each other4,though through the goodness of ,,god ,i am now in ,england1 yet ,i cannot help daily thinking upon you and my other dear friends in ,america4 ,i have been prayed over hither3 do you strive to pray me over again to ,south-,carolina4 ,much business now lies upon my hands4 ,it is too much for one man1 to be received as ,i have been by thousands4 ,the thoughts of it lay me low1 but ,i cannot get low enough4 ,i would willingly sink into nothing before the blessed ,,jesus1 my ,all in ,all4 ,next week ,i hope to see ,bristol1 where ,i shall not fail to enquire about your minister1 and send you word accordingly4 ,i hope you do not forget ,bethesda or ,providence4 ,o my dear yoke-fellow1 how is she carried through the ,summer's sultry heat8 ,may the ,,lord be her helper6 ,you will not fail to give my most cordial respects to ,mrs4 ,b1 ,dr4 ,b1 his wife1 and all friends4 ,fail not1 ,o fail not to pray heartily for1 ,yours most affectionately in ,,christ ,,jesus1 ,g4 ,w4 ,,letter ,,dcliv4 ,to the ,reverend ,mr4 ,d4 ,london1 ,july #bc1 #agdh4 ,my very ,dear ,mr4 ,d1 ,,glad was ,i1 yea very glad to receive one more letter from such a valuable and dearly beloved friend and brother4 ,i have often enquired after you since my arrival1 and only multiplicity of business prevented your hearing from me4 ,glory be to the blessed ,,jesus1 for supporting and carrying you through so many difficulties that necessarily attend the pastoral office4 ,i find more and more1 my dear ,sir1 that experience is only to be learned in the school of tribulation2 and as we undergo the sufferings mentioned in the scriptures1 so far and no farther do we understand the scriptures themselves4 ,o that patience may have its perfect work1 and we may be enabled to the end of our days to sanctify the ,,lord ,,god in our hearts6 ,as for poor ,scotland1 what shall ,i say8 ,our ,,lord's words must be fulfilled1 8,the first shall be last1 and the last first40 ,awakening times are always like the ,spring4 ,many blossoms appear1 and perhaps but little solid fruit is produced after all4 ,o that the ,lord of the harvest1 if ,i am to see ,scotland again1 may send me to call some backsliders to return4 ,glory be to ,,god1 affairs are taking a happy turn here4 ,old love1 and old power1 seem to be reviving among us4 ,i preach to multitudes daily4 ,many are already brought under new awakenings4 ,on ,monday next ,i set out1 ,,god willing1 for ,gloucester1 and intend returning in about three weeks4,how glad shall ,i then be to see ,mr4 ,d4 ,my dear yoke-fellow would rejoice to do so too2 but ,i left her abroad in the tent4,perhaps she may come over soon4 ,pray remember her1 and1 my dear ,sir1 ,yours1 c4 ,g4 ,w4 ,,letter ,,dclv4 ,to ,dr4 ,r4 ,london1 ,july #bb1 #agdh4 ,honoured ,sir1 ,,love and gratitude constrain me to send you a few lines4 ,they come to inform you1 that a sense of the almost innumerable favours you was pleased to confer on me1 when under your tuition1 is yet deeply engraven upon the tables of my heart4 ,that ,,god1 whom ,i endeavour to serve in the gospel of his dear ,son1 will richly reward you in that day4 ,by his assistance1 ,i still continue to preach the everlasting gospel in various places2 and1 ,i trust1 not without some abiding good effect4 ,indeed1 last year ,i was in hopes ,i should have been translated to those blissful regions1 where the wicked cease from troubling1 and where the weary be at rest4 ,but it seems1 ,i am not yet to die1 but live4 ,o that it may be to declare the works of the ,,lord6 ,i think his glory is the main principle of my acting4 ,i want to bring souls1 not to a party1 much less to lead them from the established church1 but to a sense of their undone condition by nature1 and to true faith in ,,jesus ,,christ1 which will be evidenced by a holy life1 and an universal1 chearful obedience to all the commands of ,,god4 ,in this1 honoured ,sir1 however you may judge of the means and method of my proceeding1 ,i am persuaded you wish me success4 ,your's1 both in respect to this life and another1 ,i have much at heart4 ,that the great shepherd and bishop of souls may assist you in the oversight of all under your care1 and in the future state receive you with an ,euge bone1 in the presence of applauding angels1 and spirits of just men made perfect1 is the earnest prayer of1 honoured ,sir1 ,your most unworthy1 though dutiful pupil1 and very humble servant1 ,g4 ,w4 ,,letter ,,dclvi4 ,to ,governor ,thomas4 ,london1 ,july #bb1 #agdh4 ,honoured ,sir1 ,,though ,i am uncertain about your being in town1 yet ,i cannot leave it1 without leaving a few lines of acknowledgment1 for those many favours you and your worthy lady were pleased to confer upon me and mine abroad4 ,glad were we1 yea exceeding glad to hear of your safe arrival in ,england1 and gracious reception at court4 ,may you so live in this world1 as to be received with expressions of joy and approbation by the ,king of kings in the world to come6 ,i hope1 honour'd ,sir1 that the change of climate has been conducive to your health1 and the health also of dear little ,miss1 and her honoured ,mamma4 ,i beg my most dutiful respects may find acceptance1 honoured ,sir1 both with them and you4 ,at my return to ,london1 which ,i suppose will be in about three weeks1 ,i purpose doing myself the honour of waiting upon you in person4 ,in the mean while1 ,i beg leave1 with the warmest affection1 to subscribe myself1 honoured ,sir1 ,your most obliged1 obedient humble servant1 ,g4 ,w4 ,,letter ,,dclvii4 ,to the ,reverend ,mr4 ,s4 ,london1 ,july #bd1 #agdh4 ,reverend and very dear ,sir1 ,,since my arrival in ,england1 7now three weeks7 ,i have sent several packets to ,america4 ,this brings you the welcome tidings of the ,,lord's continuing to bless my poor administrations1 and causing his word to run and be glorified4 ,particulars ,i cannot descend to now4 ,my hands are quite full of business4 ,i am assisted also in temporals1 and hope1 ere ,i see ,america again1 to be delivered from my outward ,orphan-house embarrassments4 ,i have almost fixed on persons to come over to ,bethesda4 ,with them ,i intend sending you some things1 which ,i believe you will be glad to see4 ,antinomianism has made havock here1 but ,i trust the worst is over4 ,our scattered troops begin to unite again2 and indeed the shout of a king is amongst us4 ,i trust that the glorious ,emmanuel waves his banner also over you1 and causes you to rejoice in his great salvation4 ,that you1 and all my dear friends and benefactors may fit under his shadow with unspeakable delight1 is the hearty prayer of1 reverend and very dear ,sir1 ,your most affectionate1 obliged friend1 brother1 and servant in our common ,lord1 ,g4 ,w4 ,,letter ,,dclviii4 ,to the ,reverend ,mr4 ,s4 ,waterford1 ,august #c1 #agdh4 ,reverend and very dear ,sir1 ,i ,have written to you more than once since my arrival2 notwithstanding that1 ,i must write to you again4 ,the bearer is a man of good report1 a ,dissenter1 and brings ,i believe a testimonial with him4 ,he has met with disappointments in the world1 and goes out to be overseer to some gentleman's plantation4,i believe he would be glad to be introduced to some of our religious friends4 ,i write this from ,wales1 where ,i am come to attend on a quarterly association4 ,yesterday ,i left ,bristol1 where great multitudes came to hear1 and the arm of the ,,lord was revealed4 ,next week1 ,,god willing1 ,i purpose to return to ,london1 and after a short stay there1 to go into the ,west and other parts of ,england4 ,i believe that ,ireland and ,scotland must be left till next ,spring4 ,i am as well in health as ,i have been for a long while2 and ,,god is pleased to give me the affections of his people1 in a manner ,i dared not expect4 ,but is there any thing too hard for the ,,lord8 ,you will continue to pray for me4 ,i expect a loving1 chiding letter from you4 ,i have several things to send you1 and at present can only beg you and all friends to accept of my hearty love and thanks1 and subscribe myself1 very dear ,sir1 ,your most affectionate1 obliged friend1 and servant in ,,christ1 ,g4 ,w4 ,,letter ,,dclix4 ,to ,mr4 ,wm4 ,g4 ,waterford1 ,august #c1 #agdh4 ,my dear little ,man1 ,i ,do not forget the promise ,i made you when in town4 ,as a proof of it1 ,i snatch a few moments to send you a line4 ,how will it find you8 ,may ,i answer for you8 ,upon the stretch for ,,god1 and giving diligence to make your calling and election sure4 ,o that there may be always in you such a mind6 ,you know how many once did run well2 but the devil and the world working upon their wicked hearts1 have hindered them4 ,alas6 how is their gold become dim1 and their fine gold changed6 ,let him that thinketh he stands take heed lest he fall4 ,be jealous of yourself1 and hang continually on the ,,lord ,,jesus4 ,you are now growing up1 and are about to launch into a wicked world4 ,you know how strangely satan will tempt you to love it4 ,nothing can keep you1 but the mighty power of ,,god4 ,ask1 and you shall have it exerted in your behalf4 ,i could enlarge1 but have not time4 ,perhaps next week ,i may be in ,london4 ,the ,,lord ,,jesus has blessed my being in the country4 ,the fields are white1 ready unto harvest4 ,my love to your sister4 ,may she be a ,ruth4 ,for the present ,i must bid you farewel1 after having subscribed myself1 ,yours1 c4 ,g4 ,w4 ,,letter ,,dclx4 ,to the ,reverend ,mr4 ,m4 ,mitchel-,dean1 ,august #f1 #agdh4 ,,though ,i am now upon the road in my way to ,gloucester1 yet ,i cannot help dropping you a few lines4 ,excess of business1 not want of respect1 has prevented my writing to you before4 ,you1 and yours1 and all my dear ,scotch friends1 have been1 still are1 and by the grace of ,,god always will be much upon my heart4 ,i long to hear that their souls prosper4 ,perhaps next ,spring ,i may pay them another visit4 ,the remainder of this year must be spent in visiting ,england and ,wales4 ,blessed be ,,god1 there is a prospect of a revival where ,i have been already1 at ,london1 ,bristol1 and ,wales1 from whence ,i am just now come4 ,our ,,lord hath been pleased to lift up the light of his countenance upon his poor people4 ,i beg1 reverend ,sir1 the continuance of your prayers1 that ,i may be stedfast1 unmoveable1 always abounding in the work of the ,,lord4 ,at present1 through grace1 ,i am willing to spend and be spent for the good of precious and immortal souls4 ,my native air seems to improve my health1 and ,i trust ere long ,i shall be lively and strong as an eagle4 ,i suppose you have heard that the word of the ,,lord has been glorified in ,bermudas4 ,in a short time1 ,i hope the adjacent islands will know what it is to feel the sun of righteousness arising with healing under his wings4 ,blest is faith that trusts his power1 ,blest are saints that wait his hour2 ,haste1 great conqueror1 bring it near2 ,let the glorious close appear4 ,reverend ,sir1 ,i could write more2 but must away4 ,i beg my most cordial respects may be accepted by your whole fire-side and all friends4 ,i intend writing to dear ,mr4 ,m soon4 ,in the mean while1 ,i must haste to subscribe myself1 reverend and very dear ,sir1 ,your most affectionate1 obliged younger brother1 and willing servant for ,,christ's sake1 ,g4 ,w4 ,,letter ,,dclxi4 ,to ,lady ,h4 ,london1 ,august #aj1 #agdh4 ,honoured ,madam1 ,,this morning1 just after ,i had begun to put pen to paper1 a friend told me1 that since ,i had been in the country1 a letter had been sent me by a lady out of ,scotland4 ,i opened it1 and with a pleasing surprize found it was from your ,ladyship1 to whom ,i was then writing4 ,blessed be ,,god1 that your soul1 honoured ,madam1 is yet held in life6 ,i hope it does and will prosper2 and however others may grow lukewarm and lose their first love1 yet you will say1 8,as for me and my household1 we will serve the ,,lord40 ,by four years fresh experience1 ,i find that this indeed1 in every respect1 is the whole of man4 ,o how good has the blessed ,redeemer been both to my soul and body6 ,out of how many and great deaths has he delivered me6 ,and yet1 honoured ,madam1 vile as ,i am1 he is pleased still to honour me4 ,multitudes flock to hear the word1 and our ,,lord is pleased to administer seed to the sower4 ,early in the ,spring1 ,,god willing1 do ,i purpose to visit dear ,scotland once more4 ,that the ,,lord of all ,lords may abundantly bless your ,ladyship1 and all your connections in this and a better world1 is the earnest prayer of1 honoured ,madam1 ,your ,ladyship's most obliged1 obedient humble servant1 ,g4 ,w4 ,,letter ,,dclxii4 ,to the ,reverend ,mr4 ,j4 ,london1 ,august #aa1 #agdh4 ,my very dear ,mr4 ,j1 ,,your kind letter1 which ,i received but yesterday1 having been taking a little tour in the country1 both grieved and pleased me4 ,glad was ,i to find1 that my dear old friend had not forgotten me1 and yet sorry as it were1 that ,i had not wrote to him first4 ,i was just going to put pen to paper1 when yours was brought to my hands4 ,i read it with joy1 and now embrace the first opportunity of answering it with the greatest pleasure4 ,these words concerning our ,,lord have always been weighty on my heart1 8,having loved his own1 he loved them unto the end40 ,they therefore that are most like him1 will be most steady in their friendship1 and not very readily given to change4 ,o my dear ,sir1 what has the ,redeemer done for us since we used to take such sweet counsel together at ,oxford6 ,blessed be his name for giving you a heart still to preach among poor sinners the unsearchable riches of ,,christ4 ,may you go on and prosper1 and1 maugre all opposition1 see ,dagon fall every where before the ark4 ,as for me1 ,i am a poor worthless pilgrim1 and thought long ere now to be with him1 who has loved and given himself for me4,but it seems ,i am not yet to die1 but live4 ,o that it may be to declare the work of the ,,lord6 ,i think this is the thirteenth province ,i have been in within this twelvemonth1 in each of which our ,,lord has been pleased to set his seal to my unworthy ministry4 ,i came from ,bermudas last1 where ,i left many souls seeking after ,,jesus of ,nazareth4 ,in ,london1 ,bristol1 ,gloucester1 and ,wales1 the glorious ,emmanuel1 since my arrival1 has appeared to his people4 ,in about a fortnight ,i purpose leaving town again in order to go a circuit of about five hundred miles4 ,i need not desire you to pray for me2 ,i need not tell you how glad ,i shall be whenever opportunity offers1 to see you face to face4 ,in the mean while1 let us correspond by letter4 ,may ,,jesus bless it to us both6 ,i return cordial respects to ,lady ,m4 ,i pray the ,,lord to bless her and her little nursery4 ,for the present adieu4 ,i am1 my very dear ,mr4 ,j1 ,ever yours1 ,g4 ,w4 ,,letter ,,dclxiii4 ,to ,mr4 ,s4 ,london1 ,august #af1 #agdh4 ,dear ,sir1 ,,glad shall ,i be to have the pleasure of your dining with me on ,thursday between twelve and one4 ,if you please1 you may leave your chaise and horses at the other end of the town1 and ride to my lodgings in an hackney coach4 ,or if you choose to come in your chaise1 we have inns near at hand4 ,i shall devote ,thursday afternoon to you2 and if you please to stay the evening and hear me preach1 and then sup and take a bed at our house afterwards1 ,i shall be much obliged to you4 ,you need only enquire for the tabernacle new house near ,moorfields4 ,i hope matters will be so ordered1 that you will be solus cum solo4 ,i pity persons in your circumstances1 and humbly hope that you will be one of ,nicodemus's children every way4 ,you know1 though he came by night at first1 yet afterwards he was as bold as a lion4 ,go on1 dear ,sir3 8,to him that hath1 shall be given40 ,,christ will not quench the smoaking flax1 nor break the bruised reed4 ,that his love may be shed abroad in your heart1 that you may be enabled to confess him before men1 and be confessed by him before his ,father and the holy angels in heaven1 is the earnest prayer of1 dear ,sir1 ,your most affectionate friend1 and willing servant for ,,jesus ,,christ1 ,g4 ,w4 ,,letter ,,dclxiv4 ,to ,lord 4 ,london ,august #ai1 #agdh4 ,my ,lord1 ,,though ,i expect to be in ,scotland in about three weeks1 yet ,i cannot defer writing to your ,lordship any longer4 ,i hope this will find your worthy lady trampling upon the lust of the eye1 the lust of the flesh1 and the pride of life1 and steadily pursuing the one thing needful4 ,i doubt not but you both have found1 that the ,redeemer's service has been perfect freedom1 and that in keeping of his commandments there is even a present great reward4 ,blessed be ,,god1 ,i can say so by happy and repeated experience4 ,the blessed ,,jesus is pleased still to own and bless my poor labours1 and gives me encouragement to go on fighting his battles4 ,my outward man decays2 but ,i trust ,i shall die in the field of battle4 ,i want to learn what it is to be a good soldier of ,,jesus ,,christ4 ,i could enlarge1 but multiplicity of business obliges me to be brief4 ,i hope my most dutiful respects will find acceptance with good ,lady 1 ,lady 1 and all your ,lordship's fire side4,that you all may be filled with the fulness of ,,god1 is the hearty prayer of1 my ,lord1 ,your ,lordship's most obliged1 obedient servant1 ,g4 ,w4 ,,letter ,,dclxv4 ,to ,mr4 ,b4 ,london1 ,august #bj1 #agdh4 ,my very dear ,brother1 ,i ,thank you for your kind letter4 ,it was put into my hands just as ,i was leaving ,bristol1 and ever since1 ,i have been so busy1 that till now ,i could not redeem a few moments to answer it4 ,i am glad that you1 and the dear brethren you mentioned1 are so well and happy4 ,they are my old hearty friends as well as you4 ,i salute them tenderly1 and long for that time when we shall all surround the throne1 and throw our crowns before the ,lamb who sitteth thereon for ever4 ,there we shall be all unisons3 there we shall have clear heads1 and perfectly clean and purified hearts4 ,till then we must agree1 to disagree in many things1 except to love and serve him1 who loved us and gave himself for us1 who has redeemed us unto ,,god by his blood1 hath made us kings and priests unto ,,god1 and enables us to reign over sin1 death1 and hell1 even whilst we are here on earth4 ,o glorious mystery6 ,well may the angels desire to look into it4 ,i could enlarge1 but other affairs of our ,,lord's kingdom call me away4 ,for the present1 adieu4 ,i return your cordial salutations in the heartiest manner4 ,if our ,,lord should call me to ,wiltshire1 ,i would come and see you4 ,at present ,i am bound to ,scotland4 ,i trust we can say1 ,,jesus is with us here4 ,that he may be evermore with you and all his sincere followers1 is the earnest prayer of1 my very dear brother1 ,yours most affectionately in him that was dead1 but is alive again1 and liveth for evermore1 ,g4 ,w4 ,,letter ,,dclxvi4 ,to ,lady ,h4 ,august #ba1 #agdh4 ,honoured ,madam1 ,i ,received your ,ladyship's letter late last night1 and write this to inform your ,ladyship that ,i am quite willing to comply with your invitation4 ,as ,i am to preach1 ,,god willing1 at ,st4 ,bartholomew's on ,wednesday evening1 ,i will wait upon your ,ladyship the next morning1 and spend the whole day at ,chelsea4 ,blessed be ,,god1 that the rich and great begin to have an hearing ear4 ,i think it is a good sign that our ,,lord intends to give to some at least1 an obedient heart4 ,surely your ,ladyship and ,madam ,e are only the first fruits4 ,may you increase and multiply6 ,i believe you will4 ,how wonderfully does our ,redeemer deal with souls4 ,if they will hear the gospel only under a cieled roof1 ministers shall be sent to them there4 ,if only in a church1 or a field1 they shall have it there4 ,a word in the lesson1 when ,i was last at your ,ladyship's1 struck me4 8,paul preached privately to those that were of reputation40 ,this must be the way ,i presume of dealing with the nobility1 who yet know not the ,,lord4 ,o that ,i may be enabled1 when called to preach to any of them1 so to preach as to win their souls to the blessed ,,jesus6 ,i know your ,ladyship will pray that it may be so4 ,as for my poor prayers1 such as they are1 your ,ladyship hath them every day4 ,that the blessed ,,jesus may make your ,ladyship happily instrumental in bringing many of the noble and mighty to the saving knowledge of his eternal ,self1 and water your own soul every moment1 is the continual request of1 honoured ,madam1 ,your ,ladyship's most obliged1 obedient humble servant1 ,g4 ,w4 ,,letter ,,dclxvii4 ,to ,judge ,b4 ,london1 ,august #bb1 #agdh4 ,honoured ,sir1 ,i ,think it is now high time for me to send you a line of thanks1 for the favours you was pleased to confer on me when at the ,bermudas4 ,they are not1 and ,i trust never will be forgotten by me1 whilst ,i am on this side eternity4 ,the same good hand that was with me abroad1 hath safely brought1 and since my arrival blessed me much at home4 ,i am daily employed in that delightful work of preaching to poor sinners the unsearchable riches of ,,jesus ,,christ4 ,once a week ,i read prayers and preach in one of the largest of the ,london churches4 ,multitudes flock there and in the fields1 and ,i trust much good is done to many4 ,i have been lately a three hundred mile circuit1 and purpose1 ,,god willing1 to set out for ,scotland in about eight days4 ,at my return1 ,i hope to hear by some ship or another that all is well at ,bermudas4 ,i beg my most dutiful respects may find acceptance with his ,excellency4 ,i endeavoured to be as obliging as ,i could to his lady and little master1 whom ,i suppose the ,governor will have heard from before this comes to hand4 ,i have taken the freedom to send him a volume of my sermons4 ,i intend writing to ,colonel ,h another opportunity4 ,i have sent to ,colonel ,g and some others already4 ,multiplicity of business prevents my writing to more at present4 ,be pleased however to present my most cordial respects to him and his family1 to your whole fire side1 and all enquiring friends4 ,i hope you will accept the same yourself1 from1 honoured ,sir1 ,your most obliged humble servant1 ,g4 ,w4 ,,letter ,,dclxviii4 ,to ,captain ,j ,d4 ,london1 ,august #bb1 #agdh4 ,very dear ,sir1 ,i ,have already written to you and other friends since my arrival at ,london4 ,with this1 ,i send a box of books to be disposed of among my dear ,bermudas acquaintance4 ,to some ,i have affixed their names1 and lest ,i should have forgotten any 7as undoubtedly ,i have1 being so much hurried7 ,i have sent half a dozen of my volumes of twenty three sermons1 to be disposed of with the small tracts1 as you shall think proper4 ,i begin now to expect the ,diana1 or some other ship1 to bring me an account of the welfare of you and my other beloved friends4 ,a sense of your manifold kindnesses lies yet upon my heart1 and ,i always endeavour to remember them before ,him1 who has promised that a cup of cold water given in the name of a disciple1 shall in no wise lose its reward4 ,had ,i time equal to my will1 ,i would write many letters1 but a variety of business prevents4 ,be pleased therefore to beg my friends to accept general thanks and cordial salutations4 ,in a few days ,i purpose setting out for ,scotland1 and hope to return to ,america next year4 ,but future things belong to ,,god4 ,a wide scene opens here1 and ,i would willingly be disposed of as seemeth best to my heavenly ,father4 ,to his tender and never-failing mercy1 do ,i earnestly commend you and dear ,mrs4 ,d1 your little ones1 all your relations1 and the whole circle of my friends4 ,that you may be blessed with all the blessings of the everlasting covenant1 is the hearty desire and continual prayer of1 very dear ,sir1 ,your most affectionate1 obliged friend and humble servant1 ,g4 ,w4 ,,letter ,,dclxix4 ,to ,mr4 4 ,london1 ,august #bb1 #agdh4 ,very dear ,sir1 ,,if any thing ,i have said or written has been made any way serviceable to your better part1 ,i thank the ,,lord of all ,lords1 whose mercy endureth for ever4 ,i trust the language of my heart towards ,,jesus ,,christ1 is this3 ,if thou excuse1 then work thy will1 ,by so unfit an instrument2 ,it will at once thy goodness shew1 ,and prove thy power omnipotent4 ,i thank you1 dear ,sir1 for your concern about my health4 ,if it should please ,,god to bring me back from ,scotland to winter in town1 ,i have thoughts of submitting to some regimen or another4 ,at present ,i think it impracticable4 ,on ,tuesday1 ,,god willing1 ,i purpose to set out1 and to go by the way of ,york4 ,i suppose it will be about a two months circuit4 ,my journals1 and last five sermons1 ,i shall send to ,mr4 ,d1 with the journal that ,i have corrected4 ,alas1 dear ,sir1 so many things want altering1 that what you propose for ,andrew to do1 would be for him a too laborious task4 ,i heartily wish that you and doctor ,d and ,mr4 ,h would be pleased to revise them4 ,i intend publishing a new edition soon4 ,mr4 ,h is of a different opinion from ,dr4 ,d concerning the seventh of the ,romans4 ,adhuc sub judice lis est4 ,i always do as you desire in respect to ,mr4 ,w's sermons4 ,my prayer for him1 for myself1 and friends1 is this2 8,,lord1 give us clear heads and clean hearts40 ,i would recommend bishop ,beveridge's sermons more1 but they are too voluminous for the common people1 and ,i have not read them all4 ,i expect you will do this yourself1 dear ,sir1 by and by1 from the pulpit1 and what is more1 recommend his and your master to the choice of poor sinners4 ,you have now by your excellent letter publickly confessed him4 ,the eyes of all will be now upon you1 to see whether the truths you have delivered to others1 are transcribed into your own heart and copied in your life4 ,now indeed may you cry1 ,o for a strong1 a lasting faith6 ,to credit what the ,almighty saith6 ,now the language of your soul should be1 8how holy ought ,i to be in all manner of conversation and godliness40 ,now1 dear ,sir1 let me entreat you to keep from trimming1 or so much as attempting to reconcile two irreconcilable differences1 ,,god and the world1 ,,christ and ,belial4 ,you know me too well to suppose ,i want you to turn cynic4 ,no1 live a social life4 ,but then1 dear ,sir1 beg of the ,,lord ,,jesus to free you from the love of the world2 thence1 thence arises that fear of man which now so shackles and disturbs your soul4 ,dare1 dear ,sir1 to be singularly good4 ,if ,,christ be your ,saviour1 make him a present of your pretty character4 ,honour him1 and he will honour you4 ,he indulges you much1 and gently leads you on4 ,let the same love constrain you1 dear ,sir1 to press forwards1 and never rest till you can give up children1 name1 life1 and all into his hands who gave his precious blood for you4 ,i could enlarge1 but am called away4 ,i make no apology for this2 you say you are my friend4,accept this1 dear ,sir1 as a token of my believing you sincere in that profession1 from ,yours most affectionately in ,,christ ,,jesus1 ,g4 ,w4 ,,letter ,,dclxx4 ,to ,lady ,h4 ,london1 ,august #bb1 #agdh4 ,honoured ,madam1 ,,ever since the reading your ,ladyship's condescending letter1 my soul 7as indeed through grace it was in a degree before7 has been overpowered with his presence1 who is ,all in ,all4 ,when your ,ladyship stiled me 8your friend10 ,i was amazed at your condescension4 ,but when ,i thought that ,,jesus was my friend1 it quite overcame me1 and made me to lie prostrate before him1 crying1 ,why me1 why me8 ,i just now rose from the ground1 after praying the ,,lord of all ,lords to water your soul1 honoured madam1 every moment4 ,as there seems to be a door opening for the nobility to hear the gospel1 ,i will defer my journey till ,thursday1 and1 ,,god willing1 preach at your ,ladyship's on ,tuesday4 ,in the mean while ,i will wait upon or send to the ,count the ,danish embassador's brother1 who favours me with his company on ,monday to dine4 ,on ,monday morning from nine to near eleven ,i will be at your ,ladyship's1 and wait to know your order concerning ,tuesday4 ,o that ,,god may be with and make me humble6 ,i am ashamed to think your ,ladyship will admit me under your roof1 much more am ,i amazed that the ,,lord ,,jesus will make use of such a creature as ,i am4 ,under a sense of this1 ,i write to your ,ladyship now4 ,it is late1 and my poor body calls to rest4 ,but as ,i am to preach four times to-morrow1 ,i thought it my duty to send these few lines to your ,ladyship to night4 ,quite astonished at your ,ladyship's condescension1 and the unmerited superabounding grace and goodness of ,him who has loved me and given himself for me1 ,i subscribe myself1 honoured madam1 ,your ,ladyship's most obliged1 obedient1 humble and willing servant1 ,g4 ,w4 ,,letter ,,dclxxi4 ,to ,lady ,h4 ,london1 ,sept4 #a1 #agdh4 ,honoured ,madam1 ,,although it is time for me to be setting out1 yet ,i dare not leave town without dropping a few lines1 gratefully to acknowledge the many favours ,i have received from your ,ladyship1 especially the honour you have done me in making me one of your ,ladyship's chaplains4 ,a sense of it humbles me1 and makes me to pray more intensely for more grace1 to walk more worthy of that ,,god1 who has called me to his kingdom and glory4 ,as your ,ladyship hath been pleased to confer on me the honour before mentioned1 ,i shall think it my duty to send you weekly accounts of what the ,,lord ,,jesus is pleased to do for and by me4 ,glory be to his great ,name1 the prospect is promising4 ,my ,lord ,bath received me yesterday morning very cordially1 and would give me five guineas for the orphans1 though ,i refused taking any thing for the books4 ,i send your ,ladyship 7by the hands of faithful and honest ,betty ,w7 a little box of my sermons1 and the last account of ,,god's dealing with me1 and of the money expended for the ,orphan-house1 with my oath before the magistrates of ,savannah4 ,the little book in marble paper is for ,madam ,p3 ,i have folded down where ,i would have her begin to read4 ,what a lovely christian will she make1 when grace hath once refined her heart8 ,i hope ,,god intends to honour your ,ladyship in making you instrumental of doing good to the nobility4 ,his providence1 his peculiar providence hath placed your ,ladyship at ,chelsea4 ,i am persuaded your ,ladyship will not quit that post1 till he that hath placed you there1 plainly gives you a dismission4 ,i have good news to-day from ,bristol4 ,mr4 ,c intends to be fettered no longer with the fear of man4 ,o that there may be always in him such a mind6 ,mr4 ,l1 he informs me too1 is coming from under the cloud4 ,he begs his dutiful respects may be presented to your ,ladyship1 and is much obliged to your ,ladyship for being so much concerned for him4 ,i hope he will fix by and by3 ,but whither am ,i running8 ,pardon me1 honoured madam1 ,i fear ,i am too bold and too long4 ,upon the road1 ,i propose writing your ,ladyship my thoughts of what scheme seems to be most practicable1 in order to carry on the work of ,,god1 both here and in ,america4 ,i dare add no more but my hearty prayers for the temporal and eternal welfare of your ,ladyship1 and whole houshold1 and subscribe myself1 honoured madam1 ,your ,ladyship's most obliged humble servant1 ,g4 ,w4 ,,letter ,,dclxxii4 ,to the ,rev4 ,mr4 ,j ,w4 ,london1 ,sept4 #a1 #agdh4 ,rev4 and dear ,sir1 ,,my not meeting you at ,london has been a disappointment to me4 ,but our ,,lord orders all things well4 ,his time is and will be best4 ,i suppose you will hear of my preaching to some of the nobility1 and ,i trust the hour is coming when some of the ,mighty and ,noble shall be called4 ,what have you thought about an union8 ,i am afraid an external one is impracticable4 ,i find by your sermons1 that we differ in principles more than ,i thought1 and ,i believe we are upon two different plans4 ,my attachment to ,america will not permit me to abide very long in ,england2 consequently1 ,i should but weave a ,penelope's webb1 if ,i formed societies2 and if ,i should form them1 ,i have not proper assistants to take care of them4 ,i intend therefore to go about preaching the gospel to every creature4 ,you1 ,i suppose1 are for settling societies every where2 but more of this when we meet4 ,i can now only say a few general things4 ,i hope you don't forget to pray for me4 ,you are always remembered by1 ,reverend and dear ,sir1 ,yours most affectionately in ,,christ ,,jesus1 ,g4 ,w4 ,,letter ,,dclxxiii4 ,to ,mr4 ,j ,w4 ,london1 ,sept4 #a1 #agdh4 ,my very dear ,brother1 ,,your kind letter ,i received with great satisfaction4 ,i chearfully sit down to answer it before ,i set out for ,scotland4 ,i have been a mile or two upon the road1 but turned back because my chaise was not registered4 ,my hands have been full of work1 and ,i have been among great company4 ,a privy counsellor of the king of ,denmark1 and others1 with one of the ,prince of ,wales's favourites1 dined and drank tea with me on ,monday4 ,on ,tuesday ,i preached twice at ,lady ,huntingdon's to several of the nobility4 ,in the morning the ,earl of ,chesterfield was present4 ,in the evening ,lord ,b4 ,all behaved quite well1 and were in some degree affected4 ,lord ,c thanked me1 and said1 8,sir1 ,i will not tell you what ,i shall tell others1 how ,i approve of you10 or words to this purpose4 ,he conversed with me freely afterwards4 ,lord ,b was much moved1 and desired ,i would come and see him the next morning4 ,i did2 and his ,lordship behaved with great candour and frankness4 ,all accepted of my sermons1 and seemed surprized but pleased4 ,thus1 my dear brother1 the world turns round4 8,in all time of my wealth1 good ,,lord deliver me60 ,glad am ,i1 for his own sake1 that dear ,mr4 ,c begins to resolve to play the man4 ,alas6 a trimming conduct is uncomfortable to one's self1 displeasing to ,,christ1 and ridiculous in the sight of the world4 ,,christ is worth all1 or he is worth nothing4 ,may the ,,lord enable me to be simple1 and honest1 and open in all my dealings1 and to trust him with the consequences4 ,i have ever yet found1 that honesty is the best policy in the end4 ,o that dear ,mr4 ,l may at length show himself a man too6 ,my dear1 very dear brother1 may you lose no more time1 but join in confessing a crucified ,saviour4 ,glad am ,i to find that ,mr4 ,c's conversation is blest to you4 ,i wish you had always a christian fidus achates at your side4 ,pardon me1 dear brother1 this freedom4 ,my love is so great to you1 and ,i have put up so many prayers for you1 that ,i cannot rest till you improve those excellent parts ,,god has given you1 for the glory of his church and the good of his people4 ,i am glad you will send something to our mother4 ,i need not tell you1 that the wisest of men has bid us 8not to despise one's mother1 when she is old40 ,i thank you for the pictures2 ,i have made free with some of them already4 ,i shall not be sorry1 if you do not go to ,gloucester4 ,alas1 so much money spent at music-meetings will make but a poor article at the day of judgment4 ,but where does my affection carry me8 ,my dear brother1 good night4 ,,god willing1 you shall hear from me soon again2 if you do not answer me immediately1 ,i will impute it to any thing rather than want of love2 that1 ,i am sure1 is strong towards me1 however unworthy of it4 ,,god has blessed me much in ,london4 ,congregations are very large4 ,on ,sunday ,i was enabled to preach four times3 but this body,well6 thanks be to ,,god1 it is soon to be put off4 ,once more good night4 ,my love to all friends4 ,i am ,yours most affectionately1 ,g4 ,w4 8triming0 replaced with 8trimming0 ,,letter ,,dclxxiv4 ,to ,mr4 ,s4 ,oulney1 7,northamptonshire7 ,sept4 #d1 #agdh4 ,very dear ,sir1 ,,it was a pleasing surprize to me last week1 to receive a letter dated in ,july from my dear1 very dear friend ,mr4 ,s of ,new-,england4 ,i left town yesterday1 but having an immediate opportunity of sending1 by way of ,philadelphia1 ,i now sit down to write your answer4 ,poor ,new-,england6 ,i pity and pray for thee from my inmost soul4 ,may ,,god arise1 and scatter thy enemies6 may those that hate thee be made to flee before thee6 ,i am afraid the scene will be yet darker4 ,but you know it is always darkest before day-break4 ,it has been so in ,england4 ,matters1 as to religion1 were come to almost an extremity4 ,the enemy had indeed broken in upon us like a flood4 ,the spirit of the ,,lord is now lifting up a standard4 ,the prospect of the success of the gospel1 ,i think1 was never more promising4 ,in the church1 tabernacle1 and fields1 congregations have been great1 and perhaps as great power as ever hath accompanied the word4 ,a door is also opening for the mighty and noble4 ,i have preached four times to several of the nobility at good ,lady ,h's4 ,all behaved exceeding well1 and ,i suppose in the winter opportunities of preaching to them will be frequent4 ,may the ,,lord prepare me for whatever he has prepared for me6 ,as for returning to ,america1 if ,i live1 ,i believe there's no doubt of it4 ,i intend keeping myself free from societies1 and therefore ,i hope to see you again next year4 ,but future things belong to ,,god4 ,i thank you and dear ,mr4 ,r for your kind invitation4 ,may the ,,lord direct to what is best6 ,i hope you will continue to write4 ,pray read1 seal and send the inclosed4 ,you will communicate so much of this letter as may be proper4 ,o dear ,sir1 pray for me1 that the glorious ,emmanuel may give me humility1 and lead me on from conquering to conquer4 ,you must remember me to dear ,mrs4 ,s and all in the kindest manner1 and entreat them to continue their prayers in behalf of1 very dear ,sir1 ,yours as usual1 ,g4 ,w4 ,,letter ,,dclxxv4 ,to ,mr4 ,r4 ,oulney1 ,sept4 #d1 #agdh4 ,very dear ,sir1 ,,though ,i am on my journey to ,scotland1 yet ,i must stop a little by the way to answer your kind letter dated in ,july last4 ,it brought strange things to my ears1 and it made me smile4 ,you know1 dear ,sir1 what has often passed between you and me1 upon that point1 loving honour4 ,some persons being forced as it were to accept of government places1 are like other persons saying nolo episcopare1 when1 it may be1 they have been making interest for a bishoprick many years4 ,you know how to make the application4 ,however1 ,,god may over-rule this for good1 and if you could get the government of 7though in asking for it1 you know not what you ask7 it might be of service to ,new-,england many ways4 ,but1 dear ,sir1 what can ,i do in it8 ,i have no interest at court1 and supposing ,i had1 you have directed me to no means1 neither hath any person been with me concerning it4 ,be pleased therefore to inform me of particulars4 ,let ,mr4 ,s instruct me what steps are to be taken1 and if ,i can be of any service1 you may command me4 ,i thank you1 dear ,sir1 for your kind invitation1 and if you are to be exalted1 ,i pray the ,,lord of all ,lords to fit and qualify you for1 and support you under it4 ,you will not forget to give my most cordial salutations to all my dear ,new-,england friends4 ,i pray for them1 you1 and yours1 and am1 very dear ,sir1 with repeated thanks for all favours1 ,yours most affectionately in ,,christ ,,jesus1 ,g4 ,w4 ,,letter ,,dclxxvi4 ,to the ,rev4 ,mr4 ,l4 ,doncaster1 ,sept4 #g1 #agdh4 ,rev4 and dear ,sir1 ,,our last short interview at ,stone-house pleased me4 ,i hope it foreboded something good4 ,i told you the truth when ,i said1 8,i had not forgotten you40 ,no1 neither have ,i been suffered to think hardly of you for your shyness to unworthy me2 only ,i have thought you were loosing time1 and for fear of displeasing a few mortal men1 had acted a part displeasing to the invisible1 immortal1 and only wise ,,god4 ,good ,sir ,john ,philips used to call you sincere4 ,i believe that is your right name4 ,i cannot help thinking but you will prove it to be so ere long4 ,that love which ,,jesus shed abroad in your heart years ago1 must constrain you to confess him before man4 ,the light which the ,,lord hath imparted to you1 cannot1 ,i am persuaded1 be much longer hid under a bushel4 ,the shackles with which you have been fettered1 must be shaken off1 or ,i am much mistaken in the dear man to whom ,i am writing4 ,pardon me1 my dear old friend4 ,my heart at present overflows with love towards you4 ,though weary and on a journey1 ,i cannot help writing to you4 ,fear not temporal support4 ,though ,i went without scrip or shoe1 ,i have lacked nothing2 or if ,i had nothing2 in ,,jesus ,i have possessed all things4 ,i do not envy those who choose to sleep in a whole skin4 ,let me have scars1 so that they are scars of honour1 scars for ,,jesus ,,christ4 ,i know who will approve of them1 when he comes to judgment4 ,o that day6 that awful day6 ,,god enable us so to act1 that we may receive an ,euge bone6 ,out of the fulness of my heart ,i write thus4 ,i am now on my way to ,scotland4 ,the ,,lord ,,jesus hath blessed me in ,london4 ,as soon as possible ,i intend calling upon you4 ,if you have a mind to renew our old delightful christian correspondence1 ,i am quite willing4 ,i wish you and yours the best of blessings1 and am1 very dear ,sir1 ,yours most affectionately in ,,jesus ,,christ1 ,g4 ,w4 ,,letter ,,dclxxvii4 ,to ,mr4 ,s4 ,morpeth1 7,northumberland17 ,sept4 #aj1 #agdh4 ,dear ,mr4 ,s1 ,,till now ,i have not had time to answer your kind letter1 and now ,i am too weary to send you a long one4 ,i thank you for your good wishes and prayers4 ,may they enter into the ears of the ,,lord of ,sabaoth6 ,hitherto1 ,,god has been pleased to bless me since my arrival4 ,let the ,,lord's people continue to hold up their hands1 and by his divine assistance ,i will go on fighting till ,i drop4 ,i am now on my way to ,scotland4 ,i know you wish me good luck in the name of the ,,lord4 ,when providence opens a door1 ,i shall be glad to embrace4,in the mean while1 pray remember me to all in the kindest manner4 ,as for your call to preach1 ,i can say nothing1 being a stranger to you4 ,only ,i would observe to you what the apostle says1 8,not a novice1 c40,you know what follows4 ,if you chuse proper seasons1 and keep within the bounds of humility and christian prudence1 ,i pray the ,,lord to be with and bless you4 ,i can now add no more1 but subscribe myself ,your affectionate friend and servant1 ,g4 ,w4 ,,letter ,,dclxxviii4 ,to ,mr4 ,t4 ,edinburgh1 ,sept4 #ae1 #agdh4 ,dear ,mr4 ,t1 ,,ere this can reach ,london1 you will find that ,i have forgot not my promise4 ,no1 ,i love thee too well to do so4 ,thanks be to ,,god1 that you begin to awake out of your dream4 ,it has been a dream1 though a golden pleasing one4 ,if all was right1 such darkness would never come and abide upon your soul4 ,come1 play the man1 and1 if called to it1 leave a worm for ,,god4 ,you are not the first that have been called to part with what was as dear as their own souls1 or that have seen their beloved object in the possession of another4 ,better see that1 than enjoy the object with guilt upon the mind4 ,how did ,jacob smart1 all his life-time afterwards1 for getting the blessing by a lie8 ,the way of duty is the way of safety4 ,i write this on supposition that your father will be against your proceeding4 ,you will let me know what he says3 ,in the mean while1 as our ,,lord enables1 ,i will pray for you4 ,may the ,,lord ,,jesus give us a right judgment in all things6 ,but enough of this4 ,you see the bishop's charge has turned out as ,i supposed4 ,who could imagine otherwise8 ,,lord1 humble thy people for giving such wrong touches to the ark6 ,,lord1 keep me from doing so any more6 ,o for zeal according to knowledge6 ,o for grace and wisdom to act aright6 ,yesterday ,,god brought me safe here1 and ,i have been received very kindly4 ,this afternoon ,i am to preach4 ,the effects of it you may know hereafter4 ,for the present1 adieu4 ,i recommend you to ,him who is able to keep you from falling1 and to raise you when fallen2 and subscribe myself1 ,yours most affectionately in ,,christ ,,jesus1 ,g4 ,w4 ,,letter ,,dclxxix4 ,to the ,reverend ,mr4 ,b4 ,edinburgh1 ,sept4 #af1 #agdh4 ,reverend and dear ,sir1 ,,on ,thursday noon1 through the providence of a good and gracious ,,god1 ,i came hither1 where ,i have met with an hearty welcome4 ,last night ,i preached to a ,moorfields congregation for numbers1 and the ,,lord1 ,i believe1 was pleased to give it his blessing4 ,i have had the pleasure of hearing1 that a serjeant of a regiment1 awakened when ,i was here last1 held on1 and held out1 and died rejoicing2 and likewise of several others1 who are gone before us to inherit the promises4 ,may the ,,lord awaken fresh souls to supply their places4 ,i trust he will4 ,i was also much delighted last night1 to hear there were so many christian soldiers among the king's forces that came from ,flanders4 ,a young christian lady1 under whose roof they were1 told me1 that some or other of them were continually praying to1 and wrestling with ,,god4 ,if any of them return to ,england1 ,i doubt not but ,col4 ,gy will find them out4 ,i intend writing to him soon1 and hope to send our good lady some glad tidings next week4 ,in the mean while1 pray present my most dutiful respects to her ,ladyship4 ,i hope all is well in ,london4 ,the bishop's death1 ,i suppose1 will prevent any further stir about ,bartholomew4 ,i shall be glad to hear how you go on4 ,pray1 dear ,sir1 how are your circumstances8 ,you will not be offended if ,i inform you1 that more than one have informed me of your being in debt to several4 ,i thought it my duty to apprize you of it1 because ,i know what a burden it is to be in debt2 not indeed for myself1 but for others4 ,i make no apology for this2 you know it must proceed from love4 ,i wish you the very best of blessings1 and am1 reverend and dear ,sir1 ,yours most affectionately in ,,christ ,,jesus1 ,g4 ,w4 ,,letter ,,dclxxx4 ,to ,mr4 ,s ,w4 ,edinburgh1 ,sept4 #ai1 #agdh4 ,my very dear ,mr4 ,w1 ,,shall ,i promise1 and not perform8 ,,god forbid6 ,glad am ,i1 yea very glad to open a fresh correspondence with a dear old friend1 with whom ,i have often taken such sweet counsel4 ,o my dear man1 how patient1 how long-suffering has the blessed ,,jesus been towards us6 ,ought not his love to constrain us to obedience8 ,ought we not to confess him1 who endured such contradiction of sinners against himself for us8 ,for my part1 when ,i think that the glorious ,emmanuel endured the pain1 and despised the shame of dying upon a cursed tree for me1 ,i cannot help saying1 ,for this let men revile my name1 ,no cross ,i'd shun1 ,i'd fear no shame2 ,all hail reproach1 and welcome pain1 ,only thy terrors1 ,,lord1 restrain4 ,glory be to ,,god1 ,i have hitherto found that the cross of ,,jesus has been lined with love4 ,this has made it easy2 this even now makes it exceeding light4 ,i fear prosperity more than affliction2 and though there is but little danger perhaps of my being exalted in this world1 yet the language of my soul is1 8,in all time of my wealth1 good ,,lord deliver me40 ,may the ,,lord keep you1 my dear friend1 by his mighty power through faith6 ,he has entrusted you with many talents2 may you occupy them till he come6 ,i hope he will bless your conversation to those who are yet but weak in the faith1 and who cannot1 through love of the world1 or fear of man1 as yet bear much contempt4 ,my service to ,messrs4 ,b and ,m1 when you see them4 ,my prayer for you all is1 that you may be good soldiers of ,,jesus ,,christ4 ,i am fighting for him here4 ,vast multitudes come to hear2 but what good is done1 cannot yet be determined4 ,many of my dear friends are gone to glory1 ,i purpose being in town about the time appointed4 ,i know you will pray for me4 ,whether absent or present1 assure yourself you are never forgotten by1 my very dear friend1 ,yours most affectionately in ,,christ ,,jesus1 ,g4 ,w4 ,,letter ,,dclxxxi4 ,to the ,countess of ,h4 ,edinburgh1 ,sept4 #bj1 #agdh4 ,honoured ,madam1 ,i ,suppose1 ere this can reach you1 your ,ladyship will have heard of my being arrived at ,edinburgh1 and of another particular or two mentioned in ,mr4 ,b's letter4 ,this brings your ,ladyship an account of very great multitudes flocking to hear the word2 but with what success it is attended1 ,i cannot yet tell4 ,upon my first coming1 ,i was somewhat discouraged at hearing of the death of many of my valuable and leading friends1 and of others losing their first love4 ,besides1 the weather was boisterous1 some ministers shy1 and ,,god was pleased to visit me with a great hoarseness4 ,but the prospect is now more pleasant2 and ,i trust1 ere ,i leave ,scotland1 your ,ladyship will have some good news from a far country4 ,inclosed your ,ladyship has an extract of a letter sent from ,london to a pious gentlewoman here3 ,i wish part of the contents may not prove1 like the bishop of ,e's charge1mere imaginary4 ,may ,,god hasten the time1 when more of the mighty and noble shall be called1 and made to stoop to the ,redeemer's sceptre6 ,it is now growing late4 ,that your ,ladyship and family may be filled with all the fulness of ,,god1 is the earnest prayer of1 honoured ,madam1 ,your ,ladyship's most obedient1 willing servant for ,,christ's sake1 ,g4 ,w4 ,,letter ,,dclxxxii4 ,to ,mr4 ,h4 ,edinburgh1 ,sept4 #ba1 #agdh4 ,,and could my very dear ,mr4 ,h think1 that when he was out of sight he was out of mind8 ,no1 my dear friend1 ,i believe it will never be so with you and me4 ,by this time1 ,i hope ,mr4 ,d's letter from ,bermudas1 or the letters sent you from thence by way of ,philadelphia1 will inform you1 that ,i wrote several parting letters to you and many other friends1 and sent you bills of exchange to the amount of eighty pounds sterling2 but1 with my letter1 books1 and several other things1 ,i find they are taken4 ,of this ,mr4 ,d writes me lately4 ,as there is now peace1 and a commerce opened with ,spain1 ,i hope the new settlers will be disturbed no more4 ,courage1 my dear man1 courage4 ,surely we shall yet live to see the salvation of ,,god in ,georgia4 ,i am glad ,mr4 ,fairweather hath been at ,bethesda4 ,whatever has happened1 do your best for me in respect to my family4 ,next year you may see me again4 ,but more of this hereafter4 ,the ,,lord is exceeding good to me4 ,great things are doing in ,england2 and the ,,lord is blessing me more and more in ,scotland4 ,this morning1 ,i hear a gentlewoman has left me an hundred pounds4 ,if so1 fifty shall be paid for you on the ,orphan-house account1 to ,mr4 ,n1 and as much more as ,i can spare1 as soon as possible4,i have paid ,mr4 ,j thirty pounds sterling4 ,but what does my wife tell me in her letter received this day1 about your losing some favourite creature8 ,is it your wife1 or your little daughter8 ,well1 my dear friend1 you and ,i must be made perfect through sufferings2 you and ,i must learn to walk by faith4 ,may the ,father of ,mercies comfort your heart1 and abundantly supply the want of every creature1 by communications from his own eternal ,self4 ,o pray write to me4 ,let me bear part of your sorrows1 and thereby shew myself your friend4 ,if my wife is embarked ere this arrives1 ,i beg you would open all parcels that are sent to your care1 and act as usual for my family4 ,my tender love to all4 ,you will not cease praying1 dear ,mr4 ,h1 for ,ever yours1 c4 ,g4 ,w4 ,,letter ,,dclxxxiii4 ,to ,mr4 ,s4 ,edinburgh1 ,sept4 #bc1 #agdh4 ,my dear ,brother ,s1 ,,how good is ,,god6 ,well may you say1 that he never fails those that put their trust in him4 ,how does he make my extremity his opportunity to help and relieve me4 ,if the news about the legacy be true1 ,i hope it will increase my faith1 and make me more willing to be upon the stretch for ,him1 who was stretched upon the accursed tree for me4 ,i thank you for sending my letters4 ,my wife proposes to embark for ,england in ,october4 ,the climate will not agree with her4 ,the physicians advise her to come over1 and she entreats all friends to pray for her safe passage to ,england4 ,affairs here have now a comfortable aspect4 ,i think more people than ever come to hear1 and their hearts begin to be warm4 ,continue to write4 ,my love to all4 ,the not sending the late published account of the ,orphan-house1 has been of disservice to me4 ,when will the children of light be as wise in their generation as the children of the world8 ,i can now no more1 but am1 my dear ,sir1 ,ever yours1 ,g4 ,w4 ,,letter ,,dclxxxiv4 ,to ,colonel ,gly4 ,edinburgh1 ,sept4 #bc1 #agdh4 ,very dear ,sir1 ,,ever since ,i have been in ,edinburgh1 ,i have been attempting to write to you1 but could not effect it till now4 ,though ,i am absent from1 yet ,i am present with you4 ,i hope this will find you fighting the good fight of faith1 and in every respect behaving like a good soldier of ,,jesus ,,christ4 ,the news of your conversion hath reached the ears of many of the great ones in ,scotland4 ,may the ,,lord ,,jesus keep you stedfast1 unmoveable1 always abounding in his work4 ,the way you know4 ,a constant looking up to the author and finisher of our faith1 and watching unto prayer with all perseverance1 will keep the soul steady amidst all the temptations of a malicious devil1 and ensnaring world4 ,o for grace and zeal to endure unto the end6 ,finis coronat opus4 ,i could say much1 but company waits for me4 ,vast multitudes come to hear1 and ,i trust much good is done4 ,good ,lady ,h has an extract of a letter from a soldier1 which will please you4 ,here are two devout soldiers in ,edinburgh4 ,may the ,,lord ,,jesus add more to his church of such converts as may be saved6 ,you will not forget to pray for me4 ,that you may increase with all the increase of ,,god1 is the earnest prayer of1 very dear ,sir1 ,your most affectionate friend1 c4 ,g4 ,w4 ,,letter ,,dclxxxv4 ,to ,mr4 ,h4 ,glasgow1 ,sept4 #bh1 #agdh4 ,my very dear ,mr4 ,h1 ,,you are every day upon my heart4 ,i must not1 ,i cannot refrain writing to you any longer4 ,how do you8 ,old love revives in my heart towards you1 because1 ,i trust1 love to the blessed ,,jesus begins to revive in your heart4 ,may the glorious ,emmanuel fan the divine spark1 till it break out into a holy blaze6 ,do not lose one moment more1 my dear ,sir3 let this be the language of your soul continually1 ,be gone1 vain world1 my heart resign1 ,for ,i will be no longer thine3 ,a nobler a diviner guest ,now takes possession of my breast4 ,it pleases me to think1 how loud you and ,i shall sing of infinite1 free1 and unchangeable love in heaven2 for because ,,god changeth not1 therefore you and ,i have not been consumed4 ,o pleasant1 transporting thought6 ,what a saviour is ,,jesus of ,nazareth6 ,how precious was his blood6 ,how profusely1 as it were1 was it shed for sinners6 ,that you and yours may every moment feel its pardoning1 renovating1 cleansing1 and purifying power1 is the earnest prayer of1 my very dear friend1 ,yours most affectionately in our common ,,lord1 ,g4 ,w4 ,,letter ,,dclxxxvi4 ,to ,mr4 ,s4 ,glasgow1 ,sept4 #bh1 #agdh4 ,my very ,dear ,sir1 ,i ,have been in pain because your kind letter has lain by me so long unanswered4,nothing but a variety of other necessary business has been the cause4 ,my hands are full1 and ,i trust the pleasure of the ,,lord will prosper in them4 ,very great multitudes have flocked to hear2 and in ,glasgow the prospect of doing good is rather more promising than in ,edinburgh4 ,in a fortnight ,i purpose1 ,,god willing1 to leave ,scotland1 and to preach at ,oundle in my way to ,london4 ,glad shall ,i be to see two such friends as you and ,mr4 ,h1 though incog4 ,i will endeavour to send you timely notice4 ,i would have neither of you expose yourselves to needless contempt upon my account4 ,i think ,i can say1 that ,i am willing to be forgotten even by my friends1 if ,,jesus ,,christ may thereby be exalted4 ,but then1 ,i would not have my friends act an inconsistent part towards that friend of all1 that friend of sinners1 the glorious ,emmanuel4 ,you know1 my dear ,sir1 what an inspired apostle hath asserted3 8,a double-minded man is unstable in all his ways40 ,whilst you are afraid of men1 you will expose yourself to a thousand inconveniences4 ,your polite company1 7unless you converse with them more as their physician1 than as their companion7 will prevail on you to such compliances1 as will make you smart when you retire into your closet1 and reflect on the part you have acted4 ,before ,i shook off the world1 often have ,i come out of company1 shorn of all my strength1 like poor ,sampson when he had lost his locks6 ,but this is a tender point4 ,go on1 dear ,sir1 and prove the strength of ,,jesus to be yours4 ,continue instant in prayer1 and you shall see and feel infinitely greater things than you have seen or felt yet4 ,i am of your opinion1 that there is seed sown in ,england1 which will in time grow up into a great tree4 ,,god's giving some of the mighty and noble a hearing ear1 forebodes future good4 ,i do not despair1 if ,i live1 of seeing you a proclaimer of the unsearchable riches of ,,jesus ,,christ4 ,,god be praised1 that ,mr4 ,h is so bold an advocate for his blessed ,,lord4 ,i send him my most affectionate respects1 and entreat him to remember me in his prayers4 ,i wrote to ,mr4 ,h lately4 ,i herewith send you an extract of a letter ,i wrote on ship-board to my dear invaluable friend ,mr4 ,s1 of ,south-,carolina4 ,if it was judged proper1 ,i would put it in the preface of a new edition of my ,journals4 ,i would not have any of my mistakes remain uncensured1 uncorrected4 ,i thank you for your hint about my way of preaching4 ,i shall take care to observe it4 ,and now1 dear ,sir1 for the present1 adieu4 ,i am afraid ,i have tired you4 ,i shall be fond of seeing you at ,london4 ,rejoicing in the prospect of seeing you in the kingdom of heaven1 ,i subscribe myself1 very dear ,sir1 ,yours most affectionately in ,,christ ,,jesus1 ,g4 ,w4 ,,letter ,,dclxxxvi4 ,to ,mr4 ,k4 ,glasgow1 ,sept4 #bh1 #agdh4 ,dear ,sir1 ,,when ,i was the other day at ,edinburgh1 your aged father communicated a letter to me1 which gave an account of your being translated from the kingdom of darkness into the kingdom of ,,god's dear ,son4 ,as the news rejoiced the hearts of angels in heaven1 no wonder that it gives satisfaction to those who desire to follow the blessed ,,jesus here on earth4 ,hoping that ,i am one of those1 and being willing to promote his glorious gospel in every part of the world1 ,i write you this letter at a venture1 to wish you joy of your happy change1 and to exhort you with full purpose of heart to cleave unto the ,,lord4 ,the more you know of ,wisdom's ways1 the more you will find them to be ways of pleasantness4 ,the more you know of the blessed ,,jesus1 the more you will find that his yoke is easy1 and his burden exceeding light4 ,go on then1 dear ,sir3 be strong in the grace that is in ,,christ ,,jesus1 and learn to endure hardness like a good soldier4 ,who knows what the ,,lord may do by you in the dark parts where you are8 ,much good has been done among the soldiers in ,flanders4 ,what ,,god has done for your soul1 ,i trust is only an earnest of what he intends to do for others in ,st4 ,helena4 ,i salute your companion very heartily4 ,i wish you both much prosperity in the ,,lord4 ,you shall have the prayers of as many as ,i can engage for you4 ,remember our ,,lord's promise4 ,where there are only two or three gathered together in his name1 there is he in the midst of them4 ,though you have not public ordinances1 yet if the ,,god of ordinances be with you1 there will be no room for complaint4 ,if ,i can any way be instrumental of promoting the blessed work begun among you1 you may readily command1 dear ,sir1 ,your most affectionate friend and willing servant for ,,christ's sake1 ,g4 ,w4 ,number 8,,dclxxxvi40 was also used for the previous letter4 ,,letter ,,dclxxxvii4 ,to ,mrs4 ,e4 ,glasgow1 ,sept4 #bh1 #agdh4 ,dear ,madam1 ,,although ,i fear it may be taking too much freedom1 yet as ,i humbly hope that the love of ,,god is shed abroad in your heart1 ,i trust you will not be offended at my sending you these few lines4 ,they are lines of joy2 for who can help rejoicing that hears what the blessed ,,jesus hath done for your soul8 ,o ,madam1 how much are you indebted to that grace which hath made such difference between you and others4 ,to see any one converted is a miracle4 ,but to see a rich person1 one of the mighty1 one of the noble converted1 is yet a greater4 ,may the ,,lord ,,jesus add more of your rank to his church1 such as shall be saved6 ,never fear1 ,madam2 all things are possible to the glorious ,emmanuel4 ,let him but speak the word1 and great shall be the numbers of new creatures4 ,i hope this will find you in good health1 and upon the full stretch for him who was stretched and bled upon the cross for you4 ,great multitudes in ,scotland flock to hear4 ,some of my spiritual children1 ,i hear1 are gone to heaven1 and others come to me1 telling what ,,god did for their souls when ,i was here last4 ,i desire to cast my crown before the ,lamb2 ,i desire always to be crying out1 8,why me1 ,,lord1 why me80 ,in about a fortnight ,i purpose setting out for ,london4 ,i lead a moving life4 ,in heaven ,i shall have rest enough4 ,blessed be ,,god for giving us to enter into a little of that rest even here6 ,that you may daily increase in faith1 and consequently enjoy more and more of this rest1 is the hearty prayer of1 dear ,madam1 ,your most obliged humble servant1 ,g4 ,w4 ,,letter ,,dclxxxviii4 ,to some devout ,soldiers4 ,glasgow1 ,sept4 #bi1 #agdh4 ,my dear ,brethren1 ,,it gave me no small satisfaction1 when ,i was lately at ,edinburgh1 to hear that several of you were enabled to behave like good soldiers of ,,jesus ,,christ4 ,i rejoice greatly that you are made partakers of his grace1 and ,i earnestly intreat the ,,lord of all ,lords that you may grow and increase in it day by day4 ,this is the christian's duty4 ,he must forget the things that are behind2 he must press forward towards the things which are before2 he must not stop1 till he arrives at the mark of the prize of his high calling4 ,i trust1 my dear brethren1 you are all thus minded2 and that whatever befals you1 you will1 through divine assistance1 hold on and hold out to the end4 ,if ,i can be any way serviceable to you1 be not backward to send to me4 ,i hear of others of your profession1 that have lately enlisted under the banner of the ever-blessed ,redeemer4 ,happy they6 happy you6 ,you have a good captain1 a good cause1 good armour1 and an exceeding great reward4 ,that you may at all times quit yourselves like men1 and be strong2 that you may fight the good fight of faith1 and at length lay hold on life eternal is the hearty prayer of1 my dear ,brethren1 ,your affectionate friend1 and willing servant for ,,christ's sake1 ,g4 ,w4 ,,letter ,,dclxxxix4 ,to the ,countess of ,h4 ,sept4 #bi1 #agdh4 ,honoured ,madam1 ,,am ,i not too troublesome in writing to your ,ladyship so frequently8 ,i fear ,i am2 and yet ,i am afraid to break your ,ladyship's command1 8,write weekly40 ,blessed be ,,god1 ,i can yet send your ,ladyship word that the glorious ,emmanuel is with me1 and countenances my poor administrations4 ,i have met with some unexpected rubs1 but not one more then was absolutely necessary to humble my proud heart4 8,o my blessed ,redeemer1 when shall ,i learn of thee to be meek and lowly6 ,thou alone1 ,o ,lamb of ,,god1 canst teach me4 ,sanctify all thy dispensations to this end1 and give me always to lie at thy feet40 ,there1 honoured ,madam1 ,i am safe3 ,there ,i believe this letter will find your ,ladyship4,may you every moment hear the ,redeemer's voice1 and be built up continually in your most holy faith4 ,in about a fortnight ,i purpose leaving ,scotland4 ,several things concur to make me believe that it was right for me to come here4 ,particulars your ,ladyship may expect at my return to town4 ,in the mean while1 ,i recommend your ,ladyship1 and your dear offspring1 with your whole houshold1 to the care of the ,father of mercies and the ,,god of all consolation1 and am1 honoured ,madam1 ,your ,ladyship's most obliged humble servant1 ,g4 ,w4 ,,letter ,,dcxc4 ,to ,dr4 ,h4 ,glasgow1 ,oct4 #a1 #agdh4 ,my dear ,doctor1 ,,yesterday with great satisfaction ,i received your kind letter4 ,being in ,scotland1 ,i cannot as yet have the pleasure of seeing ,captain ,t2 but1 ,,god willing1 ,i shall enquire him out at my return to ,london4 ,the ,,god of the seas and the ,,god of the dry land has brought me safe to my native country2 since which ,i have written to you and many others1 and left two boxes of books for my dear ,bermudas friends1 to be sent the first opportunity4 ,although ,,god is pleased to smile upon my poor administrations1 and very great multitudes flock to hear both in ,england and ,scotland1 yet ,i have thoughts of seeing ,bermudas again next year4 ,but ,i dare not determine4 ,future things belong to ,,god4 ,glory be to his great name for sending me to ,bermudas at all6 ,glory be to his great name1 that you1 my dear ,sir1 are striving to enter at the streight gate of a sound conversion4 ,i hope you will never cease striving1 till you know that your ,redeemer liveth4,neither the greatness nor number of your sins can keep you from this unspeakable privilege1 if you believe on the ,,lord ,,jesus4 ,he is the way1 the truth and the life4 ,come to the ,father in and through him1 and you1 even you shall be made more than conqueror4 ,ere this can reach you1 ,i hope you will have received redemption through his blood1 even the forgiveness of your sins4 ,when you experience this1 ,o how will you rejoice with joy unspeakable1 even with joy that is full of glory6 ,you will then have an heaven upon earth4 ,sin shall not have dominion over you4 ,it shall not reign in your mortal body4 ,my dear ,mr4 ,h1 whilst ,i am musing on1 and writing about this blessed change1 this present salvation1 the fire kindles4 ,i love you with a peculiar love4 ,i travail in birth till ,,jesus ,,christ be formed in your dear heart4 ,o do not backslide4 ,study to improve the light and grace already received4 8,to him that hath shall be given10 and he shall have abundance4 ,but ,i forget myself4 ,busy as ,i am1 ,i must1 you see1 write a long letter4 ,pray return my hearty love to your dear wife1 ,mrs4 ,h's mother in law1 c4 c4 ,may grace1 mercy and peace be multiplied upon you all6 ,i hope you will omit no opportunity of writing to1 my very dear ,friend1 ,yours most affectionately in ,,christ ,,jesus1 ,g4 ,w4 ,,letter ,,dcxci4 ,to ,mr4 ,a4 ,glasgow1 ,oct4 #a1 #agdh4 ,dear ,mr4 ,a1 ,i ,am not disappointed of my hope4 ,i thought the ,,lord ,,jesus had begun a good work in your soul before ,i left the ,bermudas4 ,your welcome letter confirmed me in this opinion4 ,i received it with joy4 ,though ,i wrote to you not long ago1 yet ,i must answer yours immediately4 ,and what shall ,i say8 ,may ,i not welcome you into the world of new creatures8 ,may ,i not hope that there has been joy in heaven over you1 even you1 my dear ,man1 repenting and turning unto ,,god1 even a ,,god in ,,christ8 ,surely ,i may4 ,and what then does the ,,lord now require of you1 now he hath shewn you that good thing1 the pardon of your sins1 through a once crucified but now exalted ,redeemer8 ,will you not1 out of a principle of gratitude1 do justly1 love mercy1 and walk humbly with your ,,god8 ,methinks ,i hear you say1 8,i will1 ,i will through the ,,lord ,,jesus ,,christ strengthening me40,and he will strengthen you4,he has promised1 that as our day is so shall our strength be4,despised you must be1 and your name shall be cast out as evil2 but the glorious ,redeemer will enable you to go without the camp1 and cause you to rejoice when loaded with his sacred reproach4 8,increase and multiply10 must now be your motto4 ,strive as much as in you lies1 by your life and conversation1 to win others to the blessed ,,god4 ,the eyes of men and angels will now be upon you4 ,may the ,,lord enable you to walk circumspectly to those that are without4 ,i hope your wife and all your relations will join in going to heaven with you4 ,i return them my most hearty love1 and pray that they may be filled with all the fulness of ,,god4 ,you will join in praying me over to the ,bermudas again4 ,i suppose ,dr4 ,h will shew you his letter4 ,remember me in the kindest manner to all1 and accept this as a token of love unfeigned1 from1 dear ,mr4 ,a1 ,yours most affectionately in ,,christ ,,jesus1 ,g4 ,w4 ,,letter ,,dcxcii4 ,to ,mr4 ,d4 ,glasgow1 ,oct4 #a1 #agdh4 ,my very dear ,friend1 ,,who is like unto ,,god1 who makes his creatures extremity1 the opportunity to help them8 ,your kind letter hath confirmed the news of the death of ,mrs4 ,b1 and of her leaving me a legacy of a hundred pounds4 ,well6 though she is gone1 yet ,i shall meet her at the great day1 when the ,,lord ,,jesus shall remember this and all her other works of faith1 and labours which have proceeded from love4 ,i am glad she has left such an executor2 ,i doubt not of your taking care of my interest4 ,your love is founded upon the rock of ages1 and so is mine2 for indeed ,i love you and yours in the bowels of the dear ,redeemer4 ,i know you will be glad to hear of my prosperity in this work4 ,indeed ,,god makes way for his own gospel4 ,many come to me1 telling me what the ,,lord did by me the last time ,i was in ,scotland1 and also the time before4 ,congregations are very large4 ,i am pressed to stay three or four days more than ,i intended4 ,some that were prejudiced1 have had their prejudices removed1 and ,i believe will be greater friends than ever4 ,o that ,i was humble and thankful6 ,i have good news from ,bermudas4 ,i return you and yours love and thanks4 ,i desire to be remembered to dear ,mrs4 and every inquiring friend4 ,as ,i need them so much1 ,i hope none will cease putting up earnest prayers in behalf of1 very dear ,sir1 ,yours most affectionately in ,,christ ,,jesus1 ,g4 ,w4 ,,letter ,,dcxciii4 ,to ,mr4 ,s4 ,glasgow1 ,oct4 #c1 #agdh4 ,my dear ,sir1 ,i ,thank you for your kind letter4 ,i am so ill with a hoarseness and cold1 and in straining to reach large congregations1 that ,i must send you but a short answer4 ,the depending upon ,,christ's immediate teachings1 without making use of books and proper means of instruction1 you may assure yourself is a terrible temptation4 ,it is the very quintessence of enthusiasm1 and will lay you open to a thousand delusions4 8,give thyself to reading10 says ,paul to ,timothy4 ,if thou cannot think of being a ,latin1 strive to be an ,english scholar4 ,at my return ,i will endeavour to assist you4 ,at present ,i am quite ill2 but ,i am afraid ,i shall not be able to leave ,scotland in less than a fortnight4 ,you must remember me to all4 ,the ,,lord ,,jesus has appeared for me4 ,particulars expect to hear another time4 ,yours most affectionately in ,,christ ,,jesus1 ,g4 ,w4 ,,letter ,,dcxciv4 ,to ,mr4 4 ,glasgow1 ,oct4 #e1 #agdh4 ,very dear ,sir1 ,i ,received yours this morning2 though ,i am engaged this evening1 yet ,i think it my duty to send you an immediate answer4 ,you might well inform1 and almost assure1 my ,lord of ,exeter1 that ,i knew nothing of the printing of his ,lordship's pretended charge1 or of the pamphlets occasioned by it4 ,when the former was sent to me in manuscript from ,london to ,bristol1 as his ,lordship's production1 ,i immediately said1 it could not be his4 ,when ,i found it printed1 ,i spoke to the officious printer who did it out of his own head1 and blamed him very much4 ,when ,i saw the pamphlet1 ,i was still more offended2 repeatedly in several companies ,i urged the injustice as well as imprudence thereof1 and said it would produce what it did1 ,i mean a declaration from his ,lordship1 that he was no ,methodist4 ,i am sorry his ,lordship had such an occasion given him to declare his aversion to what is called ,methodism2 and though ,i think his ,lordship in his declaration hath been somewhat severe concerning some of the ,methodist leaders2 yet ,i cannot blame his ,lordship for saying1 8that he thought some of them were worse than ignorant and misguided10 supposing that his ,lordship had sufficient proof1 that they either caused to be printed1 or wrote again when printed1 a charge which his ,lordship had never owned nor published4 ,if you think proper1 dear ,sir1 you may let his ,lordship see the contents of this4 ,i will only add1 that ,i wish a way could be found out1 whereby his ,lordship and other of the ,right ,reverend the ,bishops1 might converse with some of us4 ,many mistakes might thereby be rectified1 and perhaps his ,lordship's sentiments in some degree altered4 ,if this cannot be effected 7,i speak only for myself17 ,i am content to wait till we all appear before the great shepherd and bishop of souls4 ,in the mean while1 ,i heartily pray1 that their ,lordships may be blessed with all spiritual blessings1 and wishing you the like mercies1 ,i subscribe myself1 very dear ,sir1 ,your affectionate1 obliged humble servant1 ,g4 ,w4 ,,letter ,,dcxcv4 ,to ,mr4 ,h4 ,cambuslang1 ,oct4 #i1 #agdh4 ,my dear ,mr4 ,h1 ,,have you not suspected1 that ,i have forgotten you8 but indeed ,i have not4 ,as a testimony of it1 though late1 accept a line of love1 even love unfeigned4 ,i hope you are well1 and that affairs go on at the ,tabernacle as well as can be expected4 ,i trust the shout of a king is amongst you4 ,blessed be ,,god1 he has caused his gospel to triumph in ,scotland4 ,i have been humbled and exalted2 humbled first1 in order to be exalted afterwards4 ,thus it is4,the ,,lord wounds and then heals4 ,at present ,i am in the place where the great awakening was about six years ago4 ,the fruits of it yet remain4 ,to morrow1 ,,god willing1 ,i take my leave at ,glasgow4 ,i believe we shall have a sorrowful parting4 ,as ,i expect to stop in ,yorkshire1 ,i suppose ,i cannot reach ,london till the latter end of this month1 if so soon4 ,o for a warm winter6 ,you must remember me to all4 ,i cannot now descend to particulars4 ,i can only pray1 that you and yours may be filled with all the fulness of ,,god1 and subscribe myself1 ,yours most affectionately in the glorious ,,jesus1 ,g4 ,w4 ,,letter ,,dcxcvi4 ,to ,mr4 ,b4 ,edinburgh1 ,oct4 #ab1 #agdh4 ,my dear ,sir1 ,,last night1 after wondering at your being silent so long1 ,i received your wished-for letter4 ,the reading it brought tears from my eyes4 ,i felt for you1 and for your father1 and for all parties concerned4 ,how lovingly does the ,,lord deal with you8 ,is not the way of duty the way of safety8 ,should you not both agree to let matters lie as they are1 and not go one step farther till you know your father's mind8 ,you have given him your word2 you must not go back4 ,my affair came to as near a crisis1 and yet ,i was called to sacrifice my ,rachael4 ,it may not be so with you4 ,but prepare for the worst4 ,assure yourself1 that your present passion1 at least as to the excess of it1 is sinful4 ,if all is right1 why such uneasiness for such a small space of time8 ,why such a long eclipse in the soul8 ,alas6 ,b's has been almost total4 ,i hope you are now coming out of it4 ,thanks be to that ,,jesus1 who has promised 8that we shall not be tempted above what we are able to bear10 but will with the temptation make a way to escape4 ,you see1 my dear man1 my love by my sympathy and plainness4 ,pray remember me to your aged father in the kindest manner4 ,dear old man6 he is worthy of your greatest regard4 ,his account of the legacy is true4,yes1 my dear friend1 the ,,lord ,,jesus does reign indeed1 and therefore ,i shall be delivered out of all my troubles4 ,you will give thanks in my behalf4 ,he has appeared for me here4 ,congregations have been very large1 and several things have concurred to prove that providence did indeed call me to ,scotland4 ,i would not but have come for the world4 ,last night ,i came hither from ,glasgow1 and thought to leave this place as next ,tuesday1 but perhaps it may be the ,tuesday following4 ,i fear ,i cannot write to any more this post4 ,but whether ,i write or not1 whether absent or present1 you must always remember me1 as ,your assured friend1 and willing servant for ,,christ's sake1 ,g4 ,w4 ,,letter ,,dcxcvii4 ,to ,mr4 ,w4 ,edinburgh1 ,oct4 #ab1 #agdh4 ,reverend and dear ,sir1 ,,though ,i have not written to you1 yet not one day hath passed since my being this time in ,scotland1 without my thinking of you4 ,the love and respect ,i owe you1 as an aged minister of ,,jesus ,,christ1 will not suffer me to be silent any longer4 ,how do you1 reverend ,sir8 ,i doubt not but you find that promise true1 8,the righteous shall bring forth much fruit in old age40 ,this leaves me1 though faint1 yet pursuing1 and resolved1 in the blessed ,,jesus1 to spend and be spent in the blessed cause wherein ,i have embarked4 ,indeed1 when ,i consider my blunders1 mistakes1 and imprudencies1 ,i wonder the glorious ,emmanuel does not lay me aside2 but his grace is like himself1 infinite and eternal4 ,i hope he has given me a sight of1 and humbled me for some of my mistakes2 and ,i trust as ,i grow in years1 if ,i am to live longer1 ,i shall grow in knowledge and every christian virtue4 ,reverend and dear ,sir1 be pleased to pray for me4 ,i do not forget you1 though perhaps you may judge otherwise4 ,o for heaven6 ,there christian ministers shall see eye to eye4,but ,i must not weary you4 ,in a few days ,i suppose you will hear what has happened in the ,west4 ,dear ,mr4 ,m perhaps may acquaint you with particulars4 ,with this1 ,i send you a few of my last accounts of the ,orphan-house4 ,you may dispose of them as you think proper4 ,when you see ,mr4 ,b or ,r1 or any of the ministers that were friendly to me1 be pleased to remember me to them in the most respectful manner4 ,i hope ,mrs4 ,w and your whole houshold enjoy much of ,him whose presence is better than life4 ,i earnestly entreat the ,,lord to fill you with all his fulness1 and beg leave to subscribe myself1 reverend and dear ,sir1 ,your most affectionate1 though unworthy younger brother and servant in ,,jesus ,,christ1 ,g4 ,w4 ,,letter ,,dcxcviii4 ,to the ,reverend ,mr4 ,e4 ,edinburgh1 ,oct4 #ab1 #agdh4 ,reverend and dear ,sir1 ,,by the providence of a good and gracious ,,god1 ,i came hither last night1 after having preached at ,falkirk in the morning4 ,mr4 ,a behaved very kindly4 ,mr4 ,n has ,mr4 ,m's letter4 ,i am to see him at five this evening4 ,on ,tuesday next1 ,,god willing1 ,i intend preaching for ,mr4 ,g1 and to leave ,scotland the ,tuesday following4 ,in the mean while you may write what you please4 ,but whither am ,i going8 ,let ,,god direct4 ,let my name be forgotten1 let me be trodden under the feet of all men1 if ,,jesus may thereby be glorified4 ,i wish you or ,mr4 ,m would write a line to ,mr4 ,w2 ,i would not have any good1 though mistaken man1 uneasy upon my account4 ,well6 ,in heaven all will be over4 ,when ,i meet you there1 ,i will thank you for all the pains you have taken with1 reverend and dear ,sir1 ,yours most affectionately in ,,christ ,,jesus1 ,g4 ,w4 ,,letter ,,dcxcix4 ,to the ,countess of ,hn4 ,edinburgh1 ,oct4 #ae1 #agdh4 ,honoured ,madam1 ,,though it is late and nature calls for rest1 yet ,i cannot with satisfaction close my eyes unless ,i write once more to your ,ladyship3 and what shall ,i say8 ,i am the chief of sinners1 and the ,,lord ,,jesus magnifies his grace in being long suffering and infinitely bountiful unto me4 ,at ,glasgow he has magnified his strength in my weakness1 and out of the eater hath brought forth meat4 ,next week ,i purpose1 ,,god willing1 to send your ,ladyship the substance of a long debate about poor unworthy me1 in the synod of ,glasgow4 ,since that1 ,i find the presbytery of ,perth 7,i mean the new-fashioned part of it7 has made an act against employing me4 ,ill-nature shews itself here1 but ,i feel the benefit of it4 ,congregations are large1 and ,i am enabled to preach with greater power1 and feel unspeakable great comfort in my own soul4 ,my hoarseness is quite gone off1 my bodily health much repaired1 and if my enemies shew themselves1 ,i am persuaded the blessed ,,jesus will bless me to his people more and more4,some give out1 that ,i am employed by the government to preach against the ,pretender2 and the ,seceders are very angry with me for not preaching up the ,scotch ,covenant4 ,blessed be ,,god1 ,i preached up the covenant of grace1 and ,i trust many souls are taught to profit4 ,the inclosed1 dear ,madam1 will shew your ,ladyship a little how ,i have been dealt with4 ,particulars your ,ladyship shall have when the ,,lord is pleased to bring me to ,london4 ,next ,tuesday sevennight ,i am to leave ,scotland4 ,lady ,mary ,h1 ,lord ,l and ,lady ,f beg their compliments may be presented to your ,ladyship4 ,many in ,scotland pray most earnestly for you1 and ,mr4 ,r intends writing your ,ladyship a letter4 ,i pray for you1 honoured ,madam1 continually4 ,i am quite happy in ,him who died upon the cross to save me4 ,i believe he will deliver me out of all2 and if ,i die for him1 so that ,i am not suffered to deny him1 it will exceedingly please1 honoured ,madam1 ,your ,ladyship's most obliged humble servant1 ,g4 ,w4 ,,letter ,,dcc4 ,to the ,same4 ,topcliff1 ,nov4 #a1 #agdh4 ,honoured ,madam1 ,,thus far has a gracious and good ,,god brought me in my way to ,london1 which ,i hope to reach some time next week4 ,your ,ladyship may expect to see me the next day ,i come to town4 ,thanks be to the ,,lord of all ,lords for directing my way to ,scotland4 ,i have reason to believe some have been awakened1 and many1 many quickened and comforted4 ,my old friends are more solidly so than ever1 and a foundation ,i trust has been laid for doing much good1 if ever the ,,lord should call me thither again4 ,two synods and one presbytery brought me upon the carpet2 but all has worked for good4 ,the more ,i was blackened1 the more the ,redeemer comforted me4 ,i desire to cry1 ,grace6 grace6 ,the love of ,,christ doth me constrain1 ,to seek the wandering souls of men2 ,with cries1 entreaties1 tears1 to save1 ,and snatch them from the gaping grave4 ,for this let men revile my name1 ,no cross ,i'd shun1 ,i'd fear no shame2 ,all hail reproach1 and welcome pain1 ,only thy terrors1 ,,lord1 restrain4 ,at present ,i add no more1 but my most dutiful respects to your ,ladyship1 and with hearty prayers for your temporal and eternal welfare1 ,i beg leave to subscribe myself1 ,your ,ladyship's most obliged humble servant1 ,g4 ,w4 ,,letter ,,dcci4 ,to ,mr4 ,r4 ,topcliff1 ,nov4 #a1 #agdh4 ,my dear ,friend1 ,,here1 with thankfulness of heart1 will ,i set up my ,ebenezer2 for hitherto assuredly hath the ,,lord helped me4 ,we reached ,fetton on ,saturday night4 ,there being no public worship on the ,lord's-day1 ,i came on to ,morpeth to worship there2 got to ,ferry-hill on ,monday evening1 and to-night am writing at ,topcliff4 ,though ,i do not preach1 yet ,i hope ,i am preparing for it4 ,reading1 prayer1 and meditation are three necessary ingredients4 ,riding1 and getting proper rest1 have recruited me2 but ,i am apt to believe ,i have strained myself inwardly4 ,i feel sensible pain in my breath4,but no matter2 it is for a good master1 who bore inexpressible pain for me4 ,o ,,lord1 enlarge my scanty thought1 ,to see the wonders thou hast wrought2 ,unloose my stammering tongue to tell1 ,thy love immense1 unsearchable4 ,i could write much1 but my body calls for rest4 ,my very dear ,sir1 good night4 ,may the ,,lord of all lords reward you1 and my other dear honoured friends1 a thousand-fold4 ,i intend writing to more very soon4 ,in the mean while1 pray present my sincerest respect and thanks to all4 ,inclosed you have ,mr4 ,m's letter and my answer4 ,be pleased to shew what ,mr4 ,m and ,mr4 writes1 and let them tell you how the affair between them was4 ,i know you will act as a peace-maker4 ,that the ,,god of peace and love may dwell and rule in your dear heart1 is the earnest prayer of1 my very dear friend1 ,yours1 c4 ,g4 ,w4 ,,letter ,,dccii4 ,to the ,honourable ,lady ,d4 ,wantsworth 7,northamptonshire71 ,nov4 #e1 #agdh4 ,honoured ,madam1 ,,though ,i am now eighty miles from ,london1 yet gratitude1 and the unfeigned respect ,i bear to you and yours1 will not suffer me to go any further1 without sending your ,ladyship my repeated acknowledgments for your very many and repeated favours4 ,your kindnesses1 when last at ,edinburgh1 were indeed surprizing4 ,they have often humbled me1 and as often led me to the throne of grace in behalf of your ,ladyship and honoured family4 ,may the promise made to those who are not ashamed of ,,christ1 his gospel1 and ministers1 descend upon you all6 ,o that you may have grace given you to shine as lights in the world1 and to dare to be singularly good1 since it is too apparent that we live in a wicked and adulterous generation4 ,honoured ,madam1 let us look up3 as our day is1 so shall our strength be4 ,all things are possible to those that believe4 ,may the ,,lord ,,jesus evermore give your ,ladyship and children a large share of precious1 purifying1 operative faith6 ,this is the earnest desire of my soul4 ,upon this ,i could enlarge1 but travelling wearies me4 ,thanks be to ,,god1 ,i have that place in view1 where the weary are at rest4 ,in a post or two ,i purpose writing to my ,lord ,b1 his honoured lady1 c4 ,i never forget any of them4 ,they have my constant prayers and most cordial respects4 ,be pleased to accept the same1 honoured ,madam1 from ,your ,ladyship's most obliged humble servant1 ,g4 ,w4 ,,letter ,,dcciii4 ,to ,lady 4 ,london1 ,nov4 #aj1 #agdh4 ,honoured ,madam1 ,i ,wrote a line to dear ,mr4 ,r1 when about the middle of my journey4 ,i must write a line to you1 now the ,,lord of all lords hath brought me to the end of it4 ,i trust ,i can say1 ,,jesus was with me on the way4 ,my health was sensibly improved2 but1 by sitting up late to preach1 ,i am grown little sick again4 ,good ,lady ,h is come to town1 and ,i am to preach at her ,ladyship's house twice a week to the ,great and ,noble4 ,o that some of them may effectually be called1 and taste of the riches of redeeming love6 ,i need not inform your ,ladyship1 that this1 and this alone1 can give true rest and peace to any soul4 ,you have felt the beginnings of it4 ,may you experience an increase of it more and more4 ,i desire my most tender and affectionate respects may find acceptance with dear ,mr4 ,r1 and with all who are pleased to honour me with their acquaintance4 ,that grace1 mercy1 and peace may be multiplied upon you1 is the continual prayer of1 honoured madam1 ,your ,ladyship's most obliged humble servant1 ,g4 ,w4 ,,letter ,,dcciv4 ,to ,lord ,r4 ,london1 ,nov4 #aj1 #agdh4 ,my ,lord1 ,i ,believe ,i am not mistaken1 in thinking that your ,lordship will not be offended with me for sending you a short letter4 ,it is the effect of that unfeigned love ,i bear to your honoured father1 yourself1 and that dear and honourable family with which your ,lordship is now so closely allied4 ,and what shall ,i say8 ,can ,i wish your ,lordship any thing greater1 than that you may be a good soldier of ,,jesus ,,christ4 ,it is a blessed thing to be engaged in fighting his battles2 and not only to be almost1 but altogether a christian4 ,it is this half-way religion that undoes the professing world4 ,the heart can never be at unity with itself1 till it is wholly centered in ,,god4 ,this can only be done by faith in ,,jesus ,,christ2 and when once a soul begins to taste of this faith1 then that soul's heaven begins on earth4 ,i trust ,i can say this by happy experience4 ,i wish your ,lordship a very large share of it2 and with hearty acknowledgments for all favours1 beg leave1 to subscribe myself1 my ,lord1 ,your ,lordship's most obedient1 obliged humble servant1 ,g4 ,w4 ,,letter ,,dccv4 ,to ,lady ,mary ,h4 ,london1 ,nov4 #aj1 #agdh4 ,honoured ,madam1 ,,though absent from1 yet ,i am not unmindful of you4 ,the regard your ,ladyship has been pleased to shew to a poor unworthy worm1 calls for and claims my sincerest and most repeated acknowledgments4 ,this letter brings them1 and shall be followed1 honoured ,madam1 as the ,,lord enables1 with fervent prayers for your temporal and eternal welfare4 ,o that you may be enabled to make a stand this winter for the ,,lord ,,jesus1 and not in the least countenance any of those diversions that have already brought religion so low in poor ,scotland6 ,i need not inform your ,ladyship1 what a blessed thing it is to be singularly good1 and to be consistent in our whole walk and conversation4 ,to be uniform1 and all of a piece1 is the very life of a christian4 ,it is this1 and not a compliance with the polite world in any of their fooleries1 that will gain proselytes to ,,jesus ,,christ4 ,i could enlarge on this head1 but ,i am persuaded it is needless for your ,ladyship4 ,the glorious ,,jesus hath let you see too much of his love1 for you ever to be taken up with any thing short of his own eternal life6 ,that he may knit your heart yet closer to himself1 he is pleased to visit you with crosses4 ,they are the christian's portion1 honoured madam3 ,they are the believer's birthright4 8,in the world you shall have tribulation20 but what follows8 8,be not afraid1 ,i have overcome the world40 ,look1 therefore1 to ,him1 honoured madam1 who1 as he hath been the author1 will also be the finisher of your faith4 ,that you may increase with all the increase of ,,god1 is the earnest prayer of1 honoured madam1 ,your ,ladyship's most obliged humble servant1 ,g4 ,w4 ,,letter ,,dccvi4 ,to the ,rev4 ,mr4 ,m4 ,london1 ,nov4 #aj1 #agdh4 ,reverend and dear ,sir1 ,,our bountiful and good ,,god brought me here in safety the beginning of this week4 ,i have already waited upon1 and preached at good ,lady ,h's4 ,about thirty have desired to come1 and ,i suppose they will bring thirty more4 ,i have heard of two or three more dear christians among the ,great ,ones4 ,i know you will pray the ,,lord of all lords to increase the number4 ,her ,ladyship hath a great regard for all those in ,scotland1 who stand up for vital religion4 ,she intends to send you down the picture of poor ,aaron the late negroe preacher4 ,i find the public papers give strange lying accounts of my reception in ,scotland4 ,at present1 blessed be the glorious ,,jesus1 ,i am content to be blackened4 ,i send you my repeated thanks for all favours2 and1 with hearty love to dear ,mr4 ,g1 your family1 and all friends1 ,i subscribe myself1 reverend and very dear ,sir1 ,your most affectionate1 obliged1 though unworthy younger brother and servant in ,,christ ,,jesus1 ,g4 ,w4 ,,letter ,,dccvii4 ,to the ,reverend ,mr4 ,s4 ,london1 ,nov4 #ab1 #agdh4 ,reverend and very dear ,sir1 ,,by my not hearing from you with my wife's letter1 ,i suspect you are not yet reconciled to my leaving ,america1 though but for a season4 ,every thing concurs to prove that ,i have done the will of ,,god4 ,as ,i am streightened in time1 ,i will refer you to the inclosed1 which ,i desire you will read1 seal1 and send4 ,here are loud calls2 but ,i think to come over to you again next year4 ,pray write to me4 ,i will endeavour to answer you4 ,i wrote to you lately from ,scotland4 ,not a day passes1 but ,i think of you and my other ,charles-,town friends4 ,i intend to write to you very soon4 ,in the mean time1 be pleased to remember me to all in the most tender manner4 ,ere this can reach you1 ,i expect to see my wife in ,england4 ,i purpose to persuade her to settle here4 ,i want to make the ,orphan-house a seminary of learning4 ,if some such thing be not done1 ,i cannot see how the ,southern parts will be provided with ministers4 ,all are afraid to come over4 ,may the ,,lord ,,jesus direct me4 ,i believe he will4 ,pray remember me to ,mr4 ,z1 ,mr4 ,o1 c4 if with you4 ,i have not time at present1 or otherwise they should have a line from1 reverend and very dear ,sir1 ,yours most affectionately in ,,christ ,,jesus1 ,g4 ,w4 ,,letter ,,dccviii4 ,to the ,countess of ,h4 ,london1 ,nov4 #ad1 #agdh4 ,honoured ,madam1 ,,the inclosed brings good news from a far country4 ,the person's mother belongs to the ,tabernacle society3 ,i lay at his house when in ,virginia2 but he and others went to cards1 ,i thought on purpose to affront me4 ,we retired to prayers for him4 ,i hope they were heard4 ,your ,ladyship will be pleased to let me have the letter again2 as likewise that ,i sent to your ,ladyship from ,scotland1 from one ,capt4 ,k4 of ,st4 ,helena4 ,your ,ladyship shall have copies of them all4 ,i am getting the ,new-,england ,christian ,history1 and ,bishop ,hall's ,works in folio1 bound for your ,ladyship4 ,i find there has been a great stir in the synod of ,edinburgh about unworthy me4 ,mr4 ,w1 ,mr4 ,j1 ,mr4 ,r ,w1 have protested against their proceedings1 and appeared quite hearty4 ,your ,ladyship wrote to ,mr4 ,r4 ,a word or two of encouragement now from your ,ladyship1 would strengthen the hands of these ministers of ,,christ4 ,i hear the affair is to come before the assembly next ,may4 ,news also was brought me last night1 that the negroes are allowed by the trustees for ,georgia4 ,if so1 that province1 under ,,god1 will flourish4 ,blessed be ,,god1 ,i am more hearty than ,i have been for a long season4 ,i hope to be enabled to preach here on ,sunday evening1 and to come and preach at your ,ladyship's afterwards4 ,last night the gospel was indeed preached with the ,holy ,ghost sent down from heaven4 ,i was shewing the dignity of a christian1 and in what sense christians were kings4 ,the ,king of kings was amongst us4 ,when ,i hear or receive any thing that is new and good1 ,i naturally inform your ,ladyship of it1 because ,i believe it will give your ,ladyship satisfaction4 ,i hope your new house is agreeable to your ,ladyship4 ,that the ,redeemer's glory may fill it1 and that it may prove a gate of heaven to many of the rich and great1 is the earnest prayer of1 honoured madam1 ,your ,ladyship's1 c4 ,g4 ,w4 ,,letter ,,dccix4 ,to the ,honourable ,lady ,t4 ,london1 ,nov4 #ai1 #agdh4 ,honoured ,madam1 ,,when ,i was lately in ,scotland1 ,col4 ,gly wrote me word1 that your ,ladyship was pleased to desire my poor prayers4 ,before his writing1 they had been put up to the throne of grace in behalf of your ,ladyship very frequently2 and ,i would then have written to your ,ladyship1 had ,i not feared it would have been making too free4 ,yesterday good ,lady ,hn informed me that your ,ladyship was ill4 ,had ,i judged it proper1 ,i would have waited upon your ,ladyship this morning4 ,but ,i was cautious of intruding4 ,however1 the regard ,i bear to your ,ladyship1 constrains me to inform your ,ladyship1 that my heart's desire and prayer to ,,god is1 that this sickness may not be unto death1 but to his glory1 and the present and eternal good of your better part1 your precious and immortal soul4 ,this1 no doubt1 is the end of afflictions3 ,,god's name and nature is ,love4 ,he cannot1 therefore1 chastise us for any other purpose1 than that we may be made partakers of his holiness4,every cross and disappointment1 every degree of pain1 brings this important call with it1 8,my son1 my daughter1 give me thy heart40 ,o that your ,ladyship's soul may echo back1 8,my heart1 ,,lord ,,jesus1 will ,i give40 ,o that from a feeling1 spiritual1 abiding sense of the vanity and emptiness of all created good1 you may1 in a holy resentment1 cry out1 ,be gone1 vain world1 my heart resign1 ,for ,i must be no longer thine3 ,a nobler1 a diviner guest1 ,now claims possession of my breast6 ,then1 and not till then1 will your ,ladyship's mind be at unity with itself4 ,then1 and not till then1 will your ,ladyship1 upon truly rational principles1 with chearfulness wait for the approach of death1 and the coming of the ,,lord from heaven4 ,it is faith in ,,jesus1 a true and living faith in the ,son of ,,god1 that can alone bring present1 real peace1 and lay a solid foundation for future and eternal comfort4 ,i cannot wish your ,ladyship any thing greater1 any thing more noble1 than a large share of this precious faith3 and a large1 yea a very large share1 is the glorious ,redeemer ready to give to all that sincerely ask for1 and seek after it4 ,he waits to be gracious4 ,he giveth liberally2 he upbraideth not4 ,when1 like ,noah's dove1 we have been wandering about in a fruitless search after happiness1 and have found no rest for the sole of our feet1 he is ready to reach out his merciful hand1 and receive us into his ark4 ,this hand1 honoured madam1 is he reaching out to you4 ,may you be constrained to give your heart entirely to him1 and thereby enter into that rest which remains for the happy1 though despised people of ,,god4 ,but whither am ,i going8 ,i forget that your ,ladyship is indisposed1 and ,i almost a stranger to you4 ,i will only make this apology3 8,the love of ,,jesus constrains me40 ,hoping1 therefore1 your ,ladyship will excuse the freedom ,i have here taken1 ,i beg leave to subscribe myself1 honoured madam1 ,your ,ladyship's most obliged humble servant1 ,g4 ,w4 ,,letter ,,dccx4 ,to the ,reverend ,mr4 ,p4 ,london1 ,nov4 #ai1 #agdh4 ,reverend and dear ,sir1 ,,it is a concern to me1 that ,i cannot write to more of my ,new-,england friends than ,i do2 for indeed a multiplicity of business renders a more frequent correspondence impracticable4 ,however1 ,i would willingly send you1 dear ,sir1 a few lines4 ,they are lines of love1 and bring you news of my being better in health than ,i have been for many years last past4 ,several things have concurred to prove it was the divine will ,i should return this time to my native country4 ,matters were in great confusion by reason of ,mr4 ,c's going over to the ,moravians2 but blessed be ,,god1 we are now easy at the ,tabernacle1 and the word falls with weight and power4 ,in ,scotland the ,,lord ,,jesus was pleased to appear for me2 ,i found no diminution in respect to the number of hearers2 and1 ,i believe1 7thanks be to free grace7 my preaching was more acceptable than ever to ,,god's people1 and to those ministers who were pleased formerly to own and encourage me4 ,some of the opposite party begun a like stir with that which was made in ,new-,england by ,dr4 ,c1 c4 but ,i believe it will only make the people more eager to hear1 and in the end be productive of great good4 ,our ,,lord orders all things well4 ,i never enjoyed more settled peace and joy than now4 ,i trust he has given me to see many things that were wrong1 and withal a disposition to confess and amend them4 ,at present1 this is the language of my heart3 ,correct me when ,i go astray1 ,and lead me in the perfect way4 ,i suppose you will be acquainted with particulars by some of my dear friends from ,scotland4 ,in all probability ,i shall go to ,scotland again in the ,spring2 and1 in the latter end of the year1 ,i propose embarking for ,america4 ,but future things belong to ,,god4 ,thanks be to his great name1 ,i am willing to go any where1 so that ,i may but glorify the dear ,redeemer4 ,ere this reaches you1 doubtless you will have heard of his giving me favour in the sight of ,lady ,hn1 a ,lady as good as she is great4 ,two or three among the great1 ,i trust have been made the happy subjects of redeeming love4 ,i have heard lately also of the conversion of two or three clergymen2 there is likewise a great awakening in ,ireland1 and in ,wales the work goes on4 ,upon the whole1 ,i believe the gospel is getting ground1 and next spring1 when it is proper to range about and preach in the fields1 ,i hope to see yet greater things4 ,i repeat my old request1 reverend and dear brother1 8,pray for us40 ,i continually pray for you1 and the people committed to your charge4 ,i wish you and yours an increase of blessings1 and beg leave to subscribe myself1 ,reverend and very dear ,sir1 ,yours1 c4 ,g4 ,w4 ,,letter ,,dccxi4 ,to the ,rev4 ,mr4 ,l4 ,london1 ,nov4 #ai1 #agdh4 ,my very dear ,brother1 ,,words cannot well express what ,i felt when your welcome letter came to hand4 ,it drew me to my knees2 it made me shed tears of joy1 and with two or three of my dear friends ,i was enabled to wrestle for you at the throne of grace4 ,blessed1 for ever blessed be the ,,god and ,father of our ,,lord ,,jesus ,,christ1 for opening your eyes1 and giving you such an experimental and soul-ravishing knowledge of the doctrine of grace4 ,no wonder that people take notice of you4 ,i hope the fame thereof1 as it hath reached heaven1 will also be spread abroad upon the earth1 and thro' the thanksgivings of thousands redound to the glory of ,,god4 ,i think it a happiness1 that you are surrounded with many souls that have indeed tasted that the ,,lord is gracious1 and consequently will be fed with the sincere milk of the word1 now communicated to them1 under ,,god1 by you4 ,now1 my dear friend will you begin to live1 now will you begin to preach indeed4 ,go on in the name of ,,jesus1 and as ,paul did1 so shall you1 8increase with all the increase of ,,god40 ,glad shall ,i be to give you all the assistance that lies in my power4 ,henry on the ,scriptures will now suit your taste1 and ,jenks upon the ,righteousness of ,,christ might do you immediate service4 ,flavel's ,sermons would be food for you1 and ,boston upon the ,covenant1 and his fourfold ,state1 ,i believe would delight you4 ,bishop ,hall's ,contemplations are excellent1 ,bishop ,hopkins and ,beveridge will do for you1 and indeed almost all the writers a century ago4 ,the doctrines you now preach are no new doctrines2 you are now got into the good old way4 ,may the ,,lord keep and succeed you in it1 ever more and more4 ,i believe he will4 ,i could say more1 but ,i expect another letter from you before ,i come down4 ,lady ,h is rejoiced to hear of you4 ,i read part of your letter to her last night before ,i preached4 ,some of the great ones hear the gospel gladly4 ,that you may be made a very great blessing to thousands and ten thousands1 is the hearty prayer of1 my dear ,mr4 ,l1 ,ever yours1 ,g4 ,w4 ,,letter ,,dccxii4 ,to the ,rev4 ,mr4 ,p4 ,london1 ,nov4 #ba1 #agdh4 ,reverend and very dear ,sir1 ,i ,was glad to hear1 by a letter sent by ,mr4 ,r1 that you had been in ,new-,england4 ,i hoped you would have come further1 even to ,old ,england and ,scotland4 ,i have been endeavouring in ,scotland to do all the service ,i could to the ,indian school and the ,new-,jersey college whilst ,i was there2 but ,i believe nothing will be done to purpose unless you or some other popular minister come over1 and make an application in person4 ,in all probability1 a collection might then be recommended by the general assembly1 which sits next ,may1 and large contributions be raised among private persons that wish well to ,zion4 ,if one of the ,indians was brought over with the minister1 and a proposal made to educate some of the late awakened ,indians in the ,new-,jersey college1 it would certainly be of service4 ,mr4 ,m and several other faithful ministers are hearty in the affair2 but ,i believe will do nothing1 unless you or some other such like minister come over4 ,probably ,i shall be in ,scotland next spring again4 ,,god has been pleased to countenance me there2 and some of the clergy1 in order to stop my progress1 have followed ,dr4 ,cy's example4 ,but if ,,god be for us1 who can be against us8 ,thanks be to his holy name1 ,i am kept quite chearful in soul1 and healthy in my body4 ,blessed be ,,god1 the word falls with weight1 and ,i hear of several brought under fresh convictions4 ,a clergyman or two have been lately converted1 and there is a great awakening in ,ireland4 ,i shall be glad to hear that ,new-,york is full of new creatures4 ,i beg that my most cordial respects and love may find acceptance with all my dear friends1 and am1 reverend and dear ,sir1 ,ever yours1 ,g4 ,w4 ,,letter ,,dccxiii4 ,to ,mr4 ,e4 ,gloucester1 ,dec4 #e1 #agdh4 ,dear ,mr4 ,e1 ,,why no letter from you all this while8 ,i have written to you several times4 ,lately ,i sent a case full of divers things for ,bethesda4 ,when ,i return to ,london1 ,i purpose to send more4 ,i hear that my wife hath lessened the family2 but how it stands now1 ,i cannot expect to know for a certainty till ,i see her4 ,i expect her daily1 though ,i am apt to believe she will not embark till she sees ,betty ,w4 ,i hope ere now you have welcomed her to ,bethesda in the name of the ,,lord4 ,i expect to be over with you again by this time twelvemonth4 ,in the mean while1 ,i trust we shall make some better advances towards heaven than we have hitherto done1 and be more conformed to the blessed and glorious ,,jesus4 ,thanks be to his great name1 he continues to deal bountifully with me4 ,i am pretty well in health1 and hope to hear that you are so4 ,i send you all my blessing1 and am ,yours1 c4 ,g4 ,w4 ,,letter ,,dccxiv4 ,to the ,honourable ,trustees of ,georgia4 ,gloucester1 ,dec4 #f1 #agdh4 ,honoured ,gentlemen1 ,,not want of respect1 but a suspicion that my letters would not be acceptable1 has been the occasion of my not writing to you these four years last past4 ,i am sensible1 that in some of my former letters1 through hurry of business1 want of more experience1 and in all probability too great an opinion of my own sufficiency1 ,i expressed myself in too strong1 and sometimes unbecoming terms4 ,for this ,i desire to be humbled before ,,god and man1 knowing that1 ,peter-like1 by a misguided zeal1 ,i have cut off as it were those ears which otherwise might have been open to what ,i had to offer4 ,however ,i can assure you1 honoured gentlemen1 to the best of my knowledge1 ,i have acted a disinterested part1 and notwithstanding my manifold mistakes and imprudence1 ,i have simply aimed at ,,god's glory and the good of mankind4 ,this principle drew me first to ,georgia2 this1 and this alone1 induced me to begin and carry on the scheme of the ,orphan-house2 and this1 honoured gentlemen1 excites me to trouble you with the present lines4 ,i need not inform you1 honoured gentlemen1 how the colony of ,georgia has been declining for these many years last past1 and at what great disadvantages ,i have maintained a large family in that wilderness1 through the providence of a good and gracious ,,god4 ,upwards of five thousand pounds have been expended in that undertaking1 and yet very little proficiency made in the cultivation of my tract of land1 and that entirely owing to the necessity ,i lay under of making use of white hands4 ,had a negroe been allowed1 ,i should now have had a sufficiency to support a great many orphans1 without expending above half the sum which hath been laid out4 ,an unwillingness to let so good a design drop1 and having a rational conviction that it must necessarily1 if some other method was not fixed upon to prevent it4 ,these two considerations1 honoured gentlemen1 prevailed on me about two years ago1 through the bounty of my good friends1 to purchase a plantation in ,south-,carolina1 where negroes are allowed4 ,blessed be ,,god1 this plantation hath succeeded2 and though at present ,i have only eight working hands1 yet in all probability there will be more raised in one year1 and with a quarter the expence1 than has been produced at ,bethesda for several years last past4 ,this confirms me in the opinion ,i have entertained for a long time1 that ,georgia never can or will be a flourishing province without negroes are allowed4 ,but notwithstanding my private judgment1 ,i am determined that not one of mine shall ever be allowed to work at the ,orphan-,house1 till ,i can do it in a legal manner1 and by the approbation of the honourable trustees4 ,my chief end in writing this1 is to inform you1 honourable gentlemen1 of the matter of fact1 and to let you know1 that ,i am as willing as ever to do all ,i can for ,georgia and the ,orphan-house1 if either a limited use of negroes is approved of1 or some more indented servants sent over4 ,if not1 ,i cannot promise to keep any large family1 or cultivate the plantation in any considerable manner4 ,my strength must necessarily be taken to the other side4 ,i would also further recommend it to your consideration1 honourable gentlemen1 whether or not as the ,orphan-house was and is intended for a charitable purpose1 it ought not to be exempted from all quit-rents and public taxes1 as ,i believe is customary universally for such institutions to be8 ,and as most of the land on which the ,orphan-house is built1 is good for little1 ,i would humbly enquire1 whether ,i may not have a grant for five hundred more acres that are not taken up1 somewhere near the ,orphan-house8 ,my intention is1 if you1 honourable gentlemen1 are pleased to put the colony upon another footing1 7,i mean in respect to the permission of a limited use of negroes7 to make the ,orphan-house not only a receptacle for fatherless children1 but also a place of literature and academical studies4 ,such a place is much wanted in the southern parts of ,america2 and if conducted in a proper manner1 must necessarily be of great service to any colony4 ,i can easily procure proper persons to embark in such a cause1 and ,i do not know but several families would go over1 supposing ,i could give them a probable prospect of a support upon their honest industry1 ,i could say more1 but ,i fear ,i have been already too prolix4 ,i humbly recommend what has been urged to your consideration1 and beg leave to subscribe myself1 honourable gentlemen1 ,your most obedient humble servant1 ,g4 ,w4 ,,letter ,,dccxv4 ,to the ,countess of ,h4 ,bristol1 ,dec4 #aj1 #agdh4 ,honoured ,madam1 ,,though ,i am afraid of taking too much freedom1 yet the duty ,i owe to your ,ladyship constrains me to send you a few lines from hence4 ,i came hither last night1 after having preached five times in ,gloucester1 and once in ,gloucestershire4 ,the glorious ,emmanuel pleased to shine upon my administrations1 and many told me they received a blessing4 ,the bishop behaved respectfully when ,i was at sacrament at the cathedral1 and my old tutor1 ,dr4 ,r1 one of the prebendaries1 was very cordial when ,i waited upon him4 ,i told him that my judgment 7as ,i trust7 was a little more ripened than it was some years ago1 and that as fast as ,i found out my faults ,i would be glad to acknowledge them4 ,he said1 as ,i grew moderate1 the offence the ,governors of the ,church had taken against me1 would lessen and wear off4 ,blessed be ,,god1 ,i am pretty easy about that3 so that ,i can but act an honest part1 and be kept from trimming1 ,i will1 through the divine assistance1 leave all consequences to him who orders all things well4 ,thanks be to his great name1 a wonderous change is wrought on ,mr4 ,l4 ,he came to see and hear me at ,gloucester3 his worldly shackles are dropping off apace1 and his feet begin to be set in a large room4 ,the news of his conversion hath reached ,mr4 ,w1 who wrote him a long letter2 but to send dissuasives to a man that hath seen and felt so much1 is like throwing chaff against a brass wall4 ,he begged me to send his duty to your ,ladyship when ,i wrote1 as does my brother1 at whose house ,i am4 ,i trust he is coming forwards1 and that he will at length fairly shake hands with the world1 and act as one alive to ,,god4 ,i think your ,ladyship meets with great encouragement4 ,my continual prayer to the blessed ,redeemer in your ,ladyship's behalf is1 8that your bow may abide in strength1 and the arms of your hands be strengthened by the hands of the mighty ,,god of ,jacob40 ,he is the rock of ages4 ,he is the ,,lord our righteousness4 ,in him is our strength found4 ,thanks be to the ,,god and ,father of our ,,lord ,,jesus ,,christ1 for shewing your ,ladyship the way to fetch continual strength and supplies from him6 ,i could enlarge1 but am streightened in paper4 ,if ,mr4 ,c hath courage enough1 ,i expect to see him1 and then ,i shall have it in my power to send your ,ladyship word how matters stand at ,bath4 ,in the mean while1 ,i beg leave with all dutiful respects to subscribe myself1 honoured madam4 ,your ,ladyship's most obliged humble servant1 ,g4 ,w4 ,,letter ,,dccxvi4 ,to ,mr4 ,b4 ,bristol1 ,dec4 #ab1 #agdh4 ,my dear ,tommy1 ,,the love ,i bear to you1 will not suffer me to omit answering your letter the very first opportunity4 ,i find you are in danger of being led into temptation4 ,if only your preparations for business keep you from attending on the word preached1 how will it be when you are totally immersed in it8 ,o my dear man1 let that promise of our ,,lord's be written on the tables of your heart1 8seek you first the kingdom of ,,god and his righteousness1 and all those things shall be added unto you40 ,if you act inconsistent with this1 assure yourself your endeavours will be blasted2 and ,,god out of love will curse your temporal blessings4 ,but enough of this4 ,i hope a word to the wise is sufficient4,since ,i wrote thus far1 ,i have received a letter from good ,lady ,hn1 desiring ,i would come up to town4 ,i therefore propose to be with you1 ,,god willing1 by ,saturday night1 and to preach at the ,tabernacle next ,sunday4 ,be pleased to apprize all friends of it4 ,if you are at the tabernacle-house on ,saturday evening1 it would be very agreeable to1 ,yours1 c4 in great haste1 ,g4 ,w4 ,,letter ,,dccxvii4 ,to ,mr4 ,h ,h4 ,london1 ,dec4 #ah1 #agdh4 ,i ,can assure you1 my not being able to write to you during my last excursion1 has given me much concern4 ,i love to be punctual4 ,journeying1 preaching1 and a train of business for the best of masters1 has prevented my being so now4 ,i have been at ,gloucester1 in other parts of ,gloucestershire1 and at ,bristol1 where ,i trust the sound of my ,redeemer's feet was heard behind me4 ,my brother ,i hope is coming on4 ,i like him better than ,i have for some years4 ,he greatly regards you1 and intends answering your kind letters4 ,i proposed his meeting you here4 ,what do you think of it8 ,he likes it well4 ,i wrote for him to come up next week4 ,i expect to know by ,wednesday or ,thursday4 ,if you could be here on a ,,lord's day1 or a ,thursday1 you might see our assembly at the other end of the town4 ,i trust1 abiding good will be done among some at least of the rich and great4 ,i thank you a thousand times for your advice in respect to my health4,for near these two months past1 my usual reachings have left me4 ,i find that keeping from too much fatigue1 under ,,god1 must be my cure4 ,i will endeavour to keep within bounds every way4 ,i have shewed the doctor's letter to ,lady ,h1 but she is of opinion1 the journals as now corrected ought to be reprinted4 ,in the multitude of councils there is safety2 the language of my heart is1 ,,lord1 teach me when ,i go astray1 ,and lead me in thy perfect way4 ,o that my zeal may increase with prudence4 ,i have had too little of both4 ,i am now thirty-four years of age1 and alas6 how little have ,i done and suffered for ,him1 who has done and suffered so much for me6 ,thanks be to his great name1 for countenancing my poor administrations so much6 ,i know not how it is1 but perhaps it may be to display the riches of free grace1 that notwithstanding the first zeal of most1 ,i might add1 all men of ,,god1 is generally mixed with much wildfire1 yet their first times have been generally blest most1 especially for awakening and converting souls4 ,blessed be our good ,,god that ,mr4 ,h is coming out4 ,may the ,,lord ,,jesus make him a spiritual father to thousands6 ,i smiled when you said1 he would avoid the name of ,methodist1 if he could4 ,alas1 my dear man1 he might as soon think to wash a blackmoor white4 ,the ,methodists are now as it were a skreen for others4 ,formerly1 if a person was serious1 or preached ,,christ1 he was termed a ,puritan1 now he is a ,methodist3 ,but do you go on as you are able to bear it4 ,opposition shall follow you2 without it1 be as prudent as you will1 your sincerity towards ,,god and love for souls cannot be evidenced4 ,self1 love of praise1 and love of the world1 must come down4 ,our ,,lord always does this1 by way of sufferings inward or outward1 or rather by both4 ,one ,mr4 ,l of ,gloucestershire1 whom ,mr4 ,h knows1 though he has begun to preach ,,christ but lately1 yet is already warned to leave his cure4 ,our ,,lord will provide for him4 ,he is a new creature indeed4 ,i do not blame you for your conduct towards ,mrs4 ,d4 ,she is a good woman1 and ,i believe thirsts for the ,redeemer's glory4 ,i wish she would not write so much4 ,and what shall ,i say more8 ,i hope you have had enough from me now4 ,my very dear ,sir1 when am ,i to hear that you are a preacher of ,,christ crucified8 ,i long for the time1 and earnestly pray that you may be freed from worldly hopes and worldly fears3 for till then1 ,i cannot believe a man1 let his other accomplishments be ever so great1 will be much owned and blessed by the great head of the church4 ,i should be glad to know what my ,lord of ,exeter said4 ,i thank the ,,lord of all ,lords for giving you so much encouragement4 ,let this excite you to press forwards1 and never fear what man or devils say of1 or can do unto you4 ,dear1 very dear ,sir1 my heart is enlarged towards you4 ,i thank you1 for remembering an unworthy worm before him who is the great high-priest and blessed apostle of our profession4 ,as he enables1 ,i shall return the favour1 being1 for his great name's sake1 very dear ,sir1 ,yours most affectionately1 ,g4 ,w4 ,,letter ,,dccxviii4 ,to the ,rev4 ,mr4 ,h4 ,london1 ,december #ah1 #agdh4 ,reverend and dear ,sir1 ,,though ,i am not personally acquainted with you1 yet ,i owe you much love4 ,thanks be to our great high ,priest for giving you such light and heat1 and enabling you to preach among poor sinners the unsearchable riches of redeeming love4 ,earth and hell will be up in arms against you2 your own mother's children will soon be angry with you1 and many of the members of that church of which you are a minister1 whenever you preach her doctrine with power and purity1 will think it doing ,,god's service to cast you out4 ,thus it has been1 thus it will be in all ages1 so long as those two seeds of the woman and the serpent remain struggling in this lower world4 ,welcome1 welcome dear ,sir1 into the field of battle6 ,now the common people will hear you gladly4 ,now the self-righteous will speak all manner of evil against you4 ,i am told the corporation have rejected you for preaching ,,christ crucified4 ,i wish you joy4 ,may you1 like blessed ,paul1 increase the more in strength1 and be made a spiritual father to thousands6 ,excuse this freedom from one who loves you in the bowels of ,,jesus ,,christ4 ,i thank you for your intended interview4 ,could no way be contrived for a private visit8 however that be1 assure yourself your interest will be much upon my heart1 and if you will remember a poor unworthy worm before his throne1 whose compassions fail not1 you will much oblige1 reverend and dear ,sir1 ,your most affectionate brother and servant in ,,jesus ,,christ1 ,g4 ,w4 ,,letter ,,dccxix4 ,to ,doctor ,d4 ,london1 ,dec4 #ba1 #agdh4 ,reverend and very dear ,sir1 ,,glad was ,i1 yea very glad to receive your letter dated ,november #gth1 though it did not reach me till last night4 ,i thank you for it a thousand times4 ,it has led me to the throne of grace1 where ,i have been crying1 8,,lord1 counsel my counsellors1 and shew them what thou wouldst have me to do40,alas1 alas6 how can ,i be too severe against myself1 who1 ,peter like1 have cut off so many ears1 and by imprudencies mixed with my zeal1 have dishonoured the cause of ,,jesus8 ,i can only look up to him1 who healed the high-priest's servant's ear1 and say1 8,,lord1 heal all the wounds my misguided zeal has given40 ,assure yourself1 dear ,sir1 everything ,i print shall be revised4 ,i always have submitted my poor performances to my friends corrections4 ,time and experience ,i find ripen men's judgments1 and make them more solid1 rational1 and consistent1 both in their conduct and writings4 ,o that this may be my case6 ,o that the blessed ,,jesus may enable me to hold on1 and hold out1 and keep me from flagging in the latter stages of my road4 ,i thank you1 dear ,sir1 for your solemn charge in respect to my health4 ,blessed be ,,god1 it is much repaired since my return from ,scotland1 and ,i trust by observing the rules you prescribe 7if ,i must live7 ,i shall be enabled to declare the works of the ,,lord4 ,but what shall ,i say concerning your present trial8 shall ,i wish you joy8 ,surely ,i may with great propriety1 since an inspired writer hath said1 8count it all joy when you fall into divers temptations40 ,but at the same time1 reverend ,sir1 ,i most earnestly sympathize with you1 having had the same trial from the same quarter long ago4 ,the ,moravians first divided my family1 then my parish at ,georgia1 and after that the societies which1 under ,,god1 ,i was an instrument of gathering4 ,i suppose not less than four hundred1 through their practices1 have left the tabernacle4 ,but ,i have been forsaken otherways4 ,i have not had above an hundred to hear me1 where ,i had twenty thousand1 and hundreds now assemble within a quarter of a mile of me1 who never come to see or speak to me2 though they must own at the great day that ,i was their spiritual father4 ,all this ,i find but little enough to teach me to cease from man1 and to wean me from that too great fondness which spiritual fathers are apt to have for their spiritual children4 ,thus blessed ,paul was served1 thus must all expect to be treated who are of ,paul's spirit1 and are honoured with any considerable degree of ,paul's success4 ,but ,i have generally observed1 that when one door of usefulness is shut1 another opens4 ,our ,,lord blesses you1 dear ,sir1 in your writings2 nay your people's treating you as they are now permitted to do1 perhaps is one of the greatest blessings you ever received from heaven4 ,may patience have its perfect work1 and may you be enabled to sanctify the ,,lord ,,god in your heart6 ,i know of no other way of dealing with the ,ms1 than to go on preaching the truth as it is in ,,jesus1 and rest upon that promise1 8,every plant which my heavenly father hath not planted shall be plucked up40 ,seven years will make a great alteration4 ,i believe their grand design is to extend their occonomy as far as possible4 ,this ,i believe is now kept up by dint of money1 and ,i am apt to think that the very thing by which they think to establish1 will destroy their scheme4 ,john ,lapidee went on in the same manner in ,maryland4 ,his plan was raised as high1 and fell as remarkably4 ,,god is a gracious ,father1 and will not always let his children proceed in a wrong way4 ,doubtless there are many of his dear little ones in the ,mn flock2 but many of their principles and practices are exceeding wrong1 for which ,i doubt not our ,,lord will rebuke them in his own time4 ,but ,i fear that ,i weary you4 ,however1 dear ,sir1 ,i must thank you for your sermon4 ,it contains the very life of preaching1 ,i mean sweet invitations to close with ,,christ4 ,i do not wonder you are dubbed a ,methodist on account of it4 ,as it was designed for the poor1 ,i wish it was cheaper4 ,i think practical books cannot be too reasonable4 ,the poor must have them cheap1 and the rich will like them the better for it4 ,and now methinks ,i hear you say1 8,but how is it at the other end of the town80 ,blessed be ,,god1 the prospect is promising4 ,last ,sunday evening ,i preached to a most brilliant assembly indeed4 ,they expressed great approbation1 and some ,i think begin to feel4 ,good ,lady ,hn is indeed a mother in ,israel4 ,she is all in a flame for ,,jesus4 ,you may guess by a word or two in this1 that she hath shewn me your last letter4 ,i suppose she will write to you soon4 ,but whither am ,i running8 ,i quite forget myself4 ,love makes my pen to move too fast1 and too long4 ,excuse it1 dear ,sir1 and for ,,jesus's sake never cease praying for1 ,reverend and very dear ,sir1 ,your most affectionate though unworthy younger brother1 and willing servant in our common ,,lord1 ,g4 ,w4 ,,letter ,,dccxx4 ,dear ,mr4 ,t4 ,london1 ,dec4 #ba1 #agdh4 ,,have you not thought it unkind1 that ,i answered not your letter before now4 ,you will be pacified when ,i tell you1 that not want of love but leisure hath been the cause of so long a silence4 ,i will now redeem a few moments to pay this debt1 and acknowledge a much greater debt of love that ,i owe1 and intend indeed to be always owing to you and yours4 ,,christ alone can pay you4 ,he will4 ,whatever is done to his ministers1 he looks upon as done to himself4 ,what a blessed master do we serve6 ,thanks be to his great name1 he continues to deal lovingly with me4 ,i have been blessed in my late excursion into the country1 and likewise since ,i came to town4 ,the prospect of doing good at least to some of the rich1 is very encouraging4 ,i know you will pray1 that the foolishness of preaching may be a means of bringing some of them to believe on him who justifies the ungodly4 ,you find1 that not gifts but grace1 sovereign1 all powerful grace alone1 can reach the heart4 ,but how is dear ,mr4 ,b8 ,is he yet fled to the world of spirits8 ,since the ,,lord has been pleased to hinder his preaching1 ,i think it was cruel to desire he should stay any longer out of heaven4 ,doctor ,watts is now gone4 ,blessed be ,,god we shall ere long follow ,where sin and pain and sorrow cease1 ,and all is love and joy and peace4 ,i am now thirty four years of age4 ,little did ,i think of living so long4 ,and yet when ,i consider how ,i have lived1 shame and confusion cover my face4 ,o my dear ,mr4 ,t1 as you are preparing for the ministry1 lose not one moment of time1 but labour to be always on the stretch for ,him1 who was stretched on the accursed cross for you4 ,study books and men1 but above all1 study your own heart and the knowledge of ,,jesus ,,christ1 and him crucified4 ,get your heart free from worldly hopes and worldly fears1 and you will avoid thousands of those snares1 into which young ministers for want of this too often fall4 ,o let the language of your heart be1 8,,god forbid that ,i should glory1 save in the cross of ,,christ1 by whom the world is crucified unto me and ,i unto the world40 ,you will excuse this freedom4 ,it proceeds from the love ,i bear you4 ,be pleased to present my cordial respects to your honoured father1 your brother1 and all enquiring friends1 and accept of the same yourself in the most tender manner1 from1 my dear ,sir1 ,yours most affectionately in ,,christ ,,jesus1 ,g4 ,w4 ,,letter ,,dccxxi4 ,to ,mr4 ,b4 ,london1 ,dec4 #bf1 #agdh4 ,my dear ,brother1 ,,as soon as ,i received your kind letter1 ,i was willing1 but till now could not get leisure1 to answer it4 ,accept my thanks1 though late1 and let the glorious ,emmanuel have eternal thanks ascribed unto him1 if he has been pleased to work upon your soul by any of my poor writings4 ,since that1 ,i doubt not but you have experienced much of his love1 and know more of ,,god1 even a ,,god in ,,christ1 and also of your own heart4 ,in these two things consist all our happiness in time and for eternity4 ,blessed be his name for calling you to witness the efficacy of his death1 and the unsearchable riches of his grace to poor sinners4 ,my dear brother1 it is an angelic employ4 ,go on in the name and strength of ,,jesus4 ,he will not send you a warfare on your own charges4 ,as your day is so shall your strength be4 ,only wait upon him1 and eternal truth has declared1 that you shall mount on wings like an eagle1 you shall walk and not be weary1 nay run and not be faint4 ,should providence bring me your way in the ,spring1 ,i shall rejoice to see and converse with you1 and shall tell all that come in my way1 of the present as well as future great salvation that is to be had in ,,jesus ,,christ4 ,in the mean while1 ,i entreat you to pray for me1 and as enabled you shall be remembered by1 my dear ,brother1 ,your affectionate brother and servant for ,,christ's sake1 ,g4 ,w4 ,,letter ,,dccxxii4 ,to ,lord ,b4 ,london1 ,dec4 #cj1 #agdh4 ,my ,lord1 ,i ,had the honour of your ,lordship's letter4 ,gratitude constrains me to send my heartiest acknowledgments4 ,though absent from1 yet ,i am often present with you4 ,that benign1 that sweet disposition of which your ,lordship is possessed1 must make you appear amiable to all who know you4 ,add but the christian to it1 and then1 ,o then1 how happy will your ,lordship be6 ,thanks be to ,,god1 that your ,lordship begins to feel there is no being happy without real christianity4 ,o that this conviction may be abiding1 and that your ,lordship may have no rest1 till you find it in ,him who is the ,alpha and ,omega1 the author and finisher of our faith4 ,he longs to make you happy1 he is ready to receive you with open arms4 ,he cries1 8,my ,son1 give me thy heart40 ,to engage you to love him more1 he has let you have a worthy lady1 who ,i am persuaded will be glad to go hand in hand to heaven4 ,o that you may both walk in all the ordinances and commandments of the ,,lord blameless4 ,no greater thing can be desired for you at the throne of grace by1 my ,lord1 ,your ,lordship's most obedient1 obliged humble servant1 ,g4 ,w4 ,,letter ,,dccxxiii4 ,to ,lady ,b4 ,london1 ,dec4 #cj1 #agdh4 ,honoured ,madam1 ,,have you not wondered at my not answering your ,ladyship's kind letter before now8 ,but ,i am persuaded you are well assured1 that a variety of avocations1 and multiplicity of business for the best of masters1 not want of respect1 hath been the cause4 ,my ,lady1 your family are always upon my heart4 ,my constant desire and prayer to ,,god is1 that you all may be filled with all the fulness of ,,god4 ,as my ,lord mentions nothing to the contrary1 ,i hope your indisposition is removed1 and that the language of your heart is1 8what shall ,i render unto the ,,lord80 ,i know that the love of ,,jesus which you have felt1 must necessarily constrain your ,ladyship to live to ,him1 who lived and died upon the accursed tree for you4 ,o how is the power of the ,redeemer's resurrection displayed in ,lady ,hn4 ,she is a mother in ,israel indeed4 ,it would please you to see the assemblies at her ,ladyship's house4 ,they are brilliant ones indeed4 ,the prospect of catching some of the rich in the gospel net is very promising4 ,i know you will wish prosperity in the name of the ,,lord4 ,but how does good ,lady ,d1 dear ,mrs4 ,c1 and ,mrs4 ,i8 ,all1 ,i hope1 putting off the old man1 and putting on the new with greater earnestness than ever4 ,o that ,i may begin to be in earnest6 ,i am now thirty-four years of age4 ,is it not time for me to begin to spend1 and be spent1 for him who has loved me and given himself for me8 ,i beg your ,ladyship's prayers1 and the prayers of all your dear and honoured relations4 ,i send them all my humble and hearty respects1 and beg you will accept the same from1 my ,lady1 ,your ,ladyship's most obliged humble servant1 ,g4 ,w4 ,,letter ,,dccxxiv4 ,to ,mr4 ,h ,h4 ,chelsea1 ,jan4 #ab1 #agdi4 ,my dear ,brother1 ,i ,can now send you but a few lines4 ,thanks be to ,,god1 that weeping doth not hinder sowing4 ,i think it is cruel to wish our little ones back into this cold world again4 ,go on1 ,,jesus will be better to you and yours than seven daughters4 ,i hope ,mrs4 ,h joins with you in saying1 8it is well40 ,but a word or two in answer to the other part of your letter4 ,cannot you be at ,gloucester the #bdth of this month8 ,that would be abundantly more convenient for me than the #bgth4 ,i would appoint our ,english meeting at that time1 and1 ,,god willing1 would go with you to ,builth1 and after that to the west4 ,i am now here waiting for ,lord ,bke1 and some others1 who are coming to hear the glorious gospel4 ,lord ,l is in town4 ,our good ,lady is going on1 and every day increasing her reward in heaven4 ,i have much to say when we meet4 ,when will you leave off being a spiritual rake8 ,for the present1 adieu6 ,pray fail not being at ,gloucester4 ,in the mean while1 let us ply the throne of grace in behalf of each other1 and do you pray that an humble1 child-like1 obedient heart1 may be given to1 my very dear fellow-soldier1 ,yours1 c4 ,g4 ,w4 ,,letter ,,dccxxv4 ,to the ,reverend ,mr4 ,h4 ,chelsea1 ,jan4 #ac1 #agdi4 ,reverend and very dear ,sir1 ,,your kind and loving answer to my last poor scrawl1 humbled me much before ,him who alone worketh all things in and by us4 ,but if he will work1 who shall hinder8 ,i trust the language of my heart to the ever-blessed ,,jesus is this1 ,if thou excuse then work thy will1 ,by so unfit an instrument2 ,it will at once thy goodness shew1 ,and prove thy power omnipotent4 ,you will not be offended if ,i tell you1 that good ,lady ,hn saw your letter4 ,she was much pleased with it1 and has a great regard for you4 ,she goes on from strength to strength4 ,the prospect of doing good to the rich that attend her ,ladyship's house1 is very encouraging4 ,i preach twice a week1 and yesterday ,lord ,bke was one of my auditors4 ,his ,lordship was pleased to express very great satisfaction4 ,who knows what ,,god may do8 ,he can never work by a meaner instrument4 ,o dear ,sir1 pray for me4 ,i want humility1 ,i want thankfulness1 ,i want a heart continually flaming with the love of ,,god4 ,blessed be his name for the share imparted to you4 ,may you go on and increase with all the increase of ,,god6 ,i thank you for your kind invitation to your house and pulpit4 ,i would not bring you or any of my friends into difficulties1 for owning poor1 unworthy1 ill and hell deserving me4 ,but if providence should give me a clear call1 ,i should be glad to come your way4 ,i rejoice in the prospect of having some ministers in our church pulpits that dare own a crucified ,redeemer4 ,i hope the time will come that many of the priests also shall be obedient to the word1 and that of the honourable women there will be not a few4 ,i know you will say ,amen4 ,for the present1 my dear ,sir1 adieu4 ,remember me to the doctor1 and ,mr4 ,h1 when you write to or see them1 and assure yourself of a constant remembrance in the poor but sincere petitions of1 very dear ,sir1 ,yours most affectionately in the best bonds1 ,g4 ,w4 ,,letter ,,dccxxvi4 ,to ,dr4 ,s4 ,london1 ,jan4 #ag1 #agdi4 ,very dear ,sir1 ,i ,received your last kind letter1 soon after ,i had been informing dear ,mr4 ,h that ,i did not chuse to bring my friends into trouble2 but that if providence should give me a clear call1 ,i might accept of his invitation4 ,this perhaps may never happen4 ,but if it should1 wherefore should dear ,mr4 ,s be so much alarmed8 ,what if his people are prejudiced against me8 ,might not a sermon1 under ,,god1 lessen their prejudices1 and perhaps awaken some souls to a sense of the divine life8 ,such things have been done1 such a thing1 through the divine blessing1 may be repeated again4 ,the way of duty is the way of safety4 ,our ,,lord requires of us to confess him in his gospel members and ministers4 ,to be afraid of professing the one1 or publicly to own1 associate with1 and strengthen the hands and hearts of the other1 especially when they are set for the defence of the gospel1 is1 in my opinion1 very offensive in the sight of our common ,,lord1 and can only proceed from a want of more love to him and his dear people4 ,i am quite of your mind1 my dear friend1 that our ,,lord recommends to us the wisdom of the serpent1 but then it is always to be blended with the innocence of the dove4 ,how this is done1 in effect1 by disowning the open and avowed proclaimers of his eternal truths1 ,i cannot ,i must confess at present see into4 ,you say1 8we are most of us too warm already30 but ,i hope you do not think1 that being ashamed of any of your ,,lord's ministers is an instance of it8 ,thanks be to ,,god that ,mr4 ,h seems1 as you express it1 8to court the enmity of mankind20 it is an error of the right side4 ,better so than to be afraid of it4 ,the ,,lord never threatned to spew any church out of his mouth for being too hot2 but for being neither hot nor cold he has4 ,it is too true1 my dear ,sir1 8we have but few faithful ministers40 ,but is keeping at a distance from one another the way to strengthen their interest8 ,by no means4 ,i rather think those that hold the same principles at least1 and are embarked in the same cause1 should jointly and publicly appear for ,,god4,and to tell you my whole mind1 ,i do not believe ,,god will bless either you or your friends to any considerable degree1 till you are more delivered from the fear of man4 ,alas1 how was you bowed down with it1 when ,i saw you last6 ,and your letter bespeaks you a slave to it yet4 ,o my brother1 deal faithfully with yourself1 and you will find a love of the world1 and fear of not providing for your children1 have gotten too much hold of your heart4 ,do not mistake me4 ,i would not have you throw yourself into flames4 ,i would only have you act a consistent part1 and not for fear of a little contempt be ashamed of owning the ministers of ,,christ4 ,after all1 think not1 my dear ,sir1 that ,i am pleading my own cause4 ,you are not in danger of seeing me at ,nn4 ,i only take this occasion of saying a word or two to your heart4 ,you will not be offended1 as it proceeds from love4 ,you may shew this to dear ,mr4 ,h4 ,i salute him1 the dear doctor1 and dear ,mr4 ,h1 most cordially4 ,i hope the seed is sown among the rich to some purpose4 ,last ,thursday ,lord ,bke was one of my hearers4 ,brethren pray for us2 you are never forgotten by1 very dear ,sir1 ,yours1 c4 ,g4 ,w4 ,,letter ,,dccxxvii4 ,to ,mr4 ,s4 ,london1 ,jan4 #ah1 #agdi4 ,my very dear ,mr4 ,s1 ,i ,have received from you two very kind letters1 the last of which made me to smile indeed4 ,alas1 my dear man1 what airy castles are you building8 ,were your sanguine expectations to take place1 might ,i not justly say to my friends1 8,quid vultis1 ut peream80 ,but blessed be ,,god1 there is yet no danger4 ,the gospel is not got so near the court as you imagine4 ,however1 some of the mighty and noble come twice a week to hear at good ,lady ,hn's1 and the prospect of doing good amongst them is very encouraging4 ,one or two ,i trust are effectually touched4 ,pray on1 and who knows what a great fire a little spark may kindle8 ,i wish the ,,lord may answer your request1 and give you a religious governor4 ,i cannot see how ,i can serve dear ,mr4 ,b4 ,i should be very shy of asking any favours1 supposing ,i had interest1 lest ,i should be thought to preach for myself and not for ,,christ ,,jesus my ,,lord4 ,i would fain convince all1 that ,i seek not theirs but them4 ,i am sorry you have met with so many losses of late2 but all our losses will be found to be gain in the end4 ,blessed are they that love ,,god6 ,all things are even now working together for their good4 ,about ,august ,i purpose1 ,,god willing1 to embark for ,carolina2 though my friends say not1 ,i believe they will be mistaken4 ,ere this reaches you1 ,i hope ,,god will have raised you up ,pastors after his own heart4 ,pray remember me in the most endearing manner to all that ,i was acquainted with1 and tell them ,i live in hopes of seeing them once more in the flesh4 ,i heartily salute all1 and am1 very dear ,mr4 ,s1 ,yours most affectionately in ,,christ ,,jesus1 ,g4 ,w4 ,,letter ,,dccxxviii4 ,to ,lady ,hn4 ,bristol1 ,jan4 #bh1 #agdi4 ,honoured ,madam1 ,i ,think it is now high time for me to trouble your ,ladyship with a few lines4 ,they come to thank your ,ladyship ten thousand times for all favours1 and to inform you that our glorious ,redeemer orders all things well4 ,on ,wednesday1 through winds1 rain and frost1 ,i reached ,gloucester1 and preached there the same evening4 ,the next day we held out association1 and1 thanks be to ,,god1 affairs turned out better than expectation4 ,i came hither this evening1 where ,i found my brother in the very temper ,i could wish1 8seemingly quite fixed to leave the world for ,,god40 ,he tells me of a ,colonel1 who heard me once in the ,summer1 that now wants to know if his sins are forgiven4 ,my brother's visit to town has been greatly blessed to him4 ,surely your ,ladyship will never know1 till the day of judgment1 the great ends ,,god had in view in calling your ,ladyship to ,london4 ,i rejoice in the prospect of seeing your ,ladyship happy amidst a crowd of your spiritual children1 who will come to you from time to time to be built up in their most holy faith4 ,you will suffer many pangs for them2 but all shall work for your ,ladyship's present and eternal good4 ,i suffer much in my bodily health for preaching to the nobility2 but1 thanks be to ,,god1 that some seem to have an hearing ear1 and an understanding heart4 ,my warmest prayers are continually ascending to the throne of grace for your ,ladyship1 and for all those who have heard the word1 especially those honourable women that used to join with your ,ladyship in receiving the sacred symbols of the ,redeemer's blessed body and blood4 ,my cry to our ,,lord in their behalf is this1 ,take their poor hearts1 and let them be ,for ever clos'd to all but thee4 ,i forgot to tell your ,ladyship1 that the ,welch justices have ordered the twenty pounds1 exacted of the ,methodists by ,sir ,w1 to be returned4 ,i can add up more1 but my most grateful acknowledgments for all kindnesses1 and subscribe myself1 honoured ,madam1 ,your ,ladyship's most dutiful and willing servant for ,,christ's sake1 ,g4 ,w4 ,,letter ,,dccxxix4 ,to ,lady ,hn4 ,bristol1 ,feb4 #a1 #agdi4 ,honoured ,madam1 ,,yesterday ,i had the favour of your ,ladyship's letter2 and am glad to find that ,lady ,g's journey will not be altogether in vain4 ,our ,,lord will note1 in his book1 your ,ladyship's endeavour to serve her1 and reward you openly before men and angels1 for this and all other your works of faith1 and labours of love4 ,i am glad your ,ladyship approves of ,mr4 ,w's conduct1 and that he hath preached at your ,ladyship's4 ,the language of my heart is1 8,,lord1 send by whom thou wilt send1 only convert some of the mighty and noble1 for thy mercy's sake6 ,then ,i care not if ,i am heard of no more40 ,i am much obliged to those honourable ladies who are pleased to send me their good wishes4 ,in return1 they have my earnest prayers that they may be filled with all the fulness of ,,god4 ,for my own part1 ,i long to take the field4 ,i trust we shall see a glorious ,spring1 and hear of many souls crying out1 8,what shall we do to be saved80 ,blessed be ,,god1 we have solid seasons here4 ,i trust ,i can with truth say1 8,the gospel has been preached with the ,holy ,ghost sent down from heaven40 ,next ,monday1 ,,god willing1 ,i shall travel further ,westward4 ,in the mean while1 ,i purpose to preach here1 and at ,kingswood1 and to take a step to ,bath4 ,mr4 ,c was here yesterday1 and brought me a benefaction from ,miss ,s1 of fifteen guineas1 most or all of which ,i purpose paying to ,mr4 1 towards discharging what is due to him for the ,orphan-house4 ,thus doth the ,,lord help me1 who long ago deserved to be banished from his presence for ever1 and to be employed in his work no more4 ,i am glad your ,ladyship approves of ,mr4 ,g3 ,he is1 ,i think1 a worthy man4 ,by taking this method1 your ,ladyship will have an opportunity of conversing with the best of all parties1 without being a bigot1 and too strenuously attached to any4 ,surely in this your ,ladyship is directed from above4 ,the blessed ,,jesus cares for his people of all denominations4 ,he is gathering his elect out of all4 ,happy they1 who1 with a disinterested view1 take in the whole church militant1 and1 in spite of narrow-hearted bigots1 breathe an undissembled catholic spirit towards all4 ,that your ,ladyship may increase and grow in this spirit1 and consequently increase in true divine happiness every day1 is and shall be the constant prayer of1 ,madam1 ,your ,ladyship's most obliged1 obedient humble servant1 ,g4 ,w4 ,,letter ,,dccxxx4 ,to the ,countess of ,d4 ,bristol1 ,feb4 #a1 #agdi4 ,honoured ,madam1 ,,will your ,ladyship pardon me1 if ,i inform you1 that love and gratitude constrain me to send your ,ladyship a few lines8 ,as ,i am daily praying for the temporal and eternal welfare of your ,ladyship1 and your honourable sister1 so ,i cannot help informing you1 that ,i trust you have both such a view of the present great salvation1 purchased for the very chief of sinners by the blood of ,,christ1 that you will neither of you be at rest1 till made real partakers thereof4 ,has not your ,ladyship already had a taste of this inward happiness8 ,assuredly you have4 ,should not this encourage your ,ladyship to expect1 seek after1 and pray for unspeakably more8 ,undoubtedly it ought4 ,the fulness which is in ,,jesus is inexhaustible4 ,out of that fulness your ,ladyship may be always receiving grace for grace4 ,thanks be to ,,god for teaching you the way6 ,let not your honoured sister think herself too unworthy of such a mercy4 ,,jesus is worthy2 she hath nothing to do but to bring all her unworthiness to the ,,lord our righteousness1 and accept of compleat salvation as a free gift4 ,hearing1 when last in town1 that your ,ladyship would not be offended if ,i wrote1 encouraged me to take the liberty of troubling your ,ladyship with this4 ,as the glorious ,emmanuel enables1 it shall be followed with my most fervent prayers1 which have been1 are1 and1 through ,,jesus ,,christ strengthening1 shall always be put up in behalf of yourself1 and your honourable sister1 by1 honoured ,madam1 ,your ,ladyship's most obliged1 obedient humble servant1 ,g4 ,w4 ,,letter ,,dccxxxi4 ,to ,mr4 4 ,bristol1 ,feb4 #d1 #agdi4 ,my dear ,sir1 ,,the contents of your letter surprized me2 and yet it is time for me to learn to be surprized at nothing4 ,but what shall we say8 ,it must needs be that these trials should come1 to wean us from every creature1 and teach us to live by faith in the ,son of ,,god4 ,had you succeeded1 you certainly would have met with some thorn in the flesh1 to keep you from being elated too much4 ,persons of such sanguine dispositions as you and ,i are1 always need one from some quarter or another4 ,by your letter1 this trial has done you good already4 ,be thankful for it1 therefore1 my dear ,sir1 and say from your inmost soul1 8the cup1 which my heavenly ,father hath given me1 shall ,i not drink it80,we are but poor choosers for ourselves4 ,,god sees not as we see4 ,it is a comfort when we can say1 we have eyed ,,god in any affair2 but if that affair be plainly disconcerted by his providence1 we may be certain it is for good4 ,i found it so in a like circumstance1 when my affections were much more engaged than yours necessarily must have been4 ,i wish you joy of being called to leave a worm for ,,god1 and in your submission to his divine appointment4 8,surely10 7says the prophet that was sent to anoint one of ,jesse's sons7 8the ,,lord's anointed is before me40 ,he guessed several times2 but always guessed wrong1 till little ,david was sent for1 who was thought nothing of4 ,and if a prophet was mistaken1 when thus sent in a peculiar manner1 and no doubt particularly engaged in prayer for direction1 is it any wonder1 that we should find ourselves mistaken in many things1 even when we have been most earnest with ,,god for guidance and direction8 ,,god often guides us by disappointments2 and ,i doubt not but you will find some better thing is prepared for you4 ,what the ,,lord hath done to you1 though you know not now1 yet you shall know hereafter4 ,i4 ,leave to his sovereign sway ,to choose and to command2 ,so shalt thou wond'ring own his way1 ,how wise1 how strong his hand4 ,,ii4 ,far1 far above thy thoughts1 ,his counsel shall appear1 ,when fully he the work hath wrought1 ,which caus'd thy needless fear4 ,you see1 dear ,sir1 my concern for you by the length of this letter4 ,as you are1 ,i trust1 my own son in the faith1 so ,i cannot avoid naturally caring for you4 ,my letter shall be followed with my prayers4 ,be resigned4 ,i am better in health than when ,i left town2 and am much blessed in preaching4 ,you know how to give thanks in behalf of ,your sympathizing friend1 ,g4 ,w4 ,,letter ,,dccxxxii4 ,to ,lady ,hn4 ,exon1 ,feb4 #i1 #agdi4 ,honoured ,madam1 ,,your ,ladyship's laying your commands upon me to write often1 makes me uneasy unless ,i can redeem time to send to your ,ladyship at least once a week4 ,blessed be ,,god1 ,i can inform your ,ladyship1 that there was a great stirring among the dry bones at ,bristol and ,kingswood4 ,last ,lord's-day was a great day of the ,son of ,man4 ,the power of the ,,lord attended the word1 as in days of old1 and several persons1 that had never heard me before1 were brought under great awakenings4 ,a counsellor came once1 and was so affected1 that when he got home he invited others to come and hear1 which so alarmed his lady1 7ready to die of a consumption7 that she is afraid her husband will go mad4 ,last night ,i came hither1 and had the pleasure of seeing some spiritual children that were begotten unto ,,god when ,i was here last4 ,this evening ,i am to begin to spread the gospel-net2 and shall continue in ,exeter till ,monday4 ,affairs have been so confused1 that it requires some time to settle them4 ,i find a death must come upon all we do1 that the life of it may appear to be wholly of ,,god4 ,i hope your ,ladyship finds that the ,redeemer's work flourishes in your hands4 ,i long to hear1 whether my letters were kindly received1 and whether the seed sown by me or any other springs up4 ,whoever plants1 or whoever waters1 ,i know it is the ,,lord must give the increase4 ,mr4 ,c is vastly attached to your ,ladyship's interest1 and1 ,i believe1 prays continually for your success4 ,many do so1 whom your ,ladyship knows not4 ,your ,ladyship's letter to ,mr4 ,r ,i find is blessed much4 ,it is the good man's lot1 that whatsoever he doth shall prosper4 ,may this be fulfilled in your ,ladyship more and more every day6 ,i could enlarge1 but must away to my delightful work4 ,people are waiting4 ,this late journey has been blessed to the recovery of my health4 ,i have not had any of my usual disorders since ,i left town4 ,i am sometimes faint4 ,but1 8,faint1 and yet pursuing10 must be the christian's motto4 ,i hope my most dutiful respects will find acceptance with those honourable persons whose faces are set ,zion-wards1 and that your ,ladyship will accept the same from1 honoured ,madam1 ,your ,ladyship's most obliged1 obedient1 and willing servant for ,,christ's sake1 ,g4 ,w4 ,,letter ,,dccxxxiii4 ,to ,lady ,hn4 ,plymouth1 ,feb4 #af1 #agdi4 ,honoured ,madam1 ,,the last time ,i wrote to your ,ladyship1 ,i was at ,exeter1 where ,i begun on ,sunday evening to preach in the open air4,abundance of souls attended1 and ,i trust real good was done4 ,in the morning1 grace flowed richly round the congregation2 and many knew experimentally that ,,christ was risen1 by his giving them to experience the power of his resurrection in their hearts4 ,on ,monday ,i went to ,bovey-,tracey1 about #ab miles from ,exeter1 where ,i found several poor simple souls4 ,here also the fountain of life was open1 and ,i believe some drank at1 and others felt the want of it4 ,the next morning ,i preached at a place called ,mary-,church1 where are supposed to be near a score of awakened souls1 who have undergone much outward trouble for adhering to the cross of ,,christ4 ,most of their bitterest opposers were present4 ,all was calm2 and the power of the ,,lord accompanied the word4 ,after sermon ,i rode twenty miles to ,kingsbridge1 where1 to my great surprize1 ,i found about a thousand souls waiting till eight in the evening to hear the word4 ,though nature said1 8,spare thyself10 ,i thought faith and duty said1 8,venture upon the ,,lord's strength1 and speak to them40 ,i did1 from these words of our dear ,,lord's3 8,i must work the works of him that sent me1 while it is day3 the night cometh when no man can work40 ,i preached in the street4 ,the moon-shone4 ,all was quiet2 and ,i hope some begun to think of working out their salvation with fear and trembling4 ,the next morning ,i preached there again2 four ministers attended4 ,our ,,lord was pleased to make it a very fine season4 ,after sermon ,i had the pleasure of hearing1 that by two or three discourses preached at this place about #e years ago1 many souls were awakened4 ,one young man1 then called1 is since a preacher2 he was in a tree partly to ridicule me4 ,i spoke to him to imitate ,zaccheus1 and come down and receive the ,,lord ,,jesus4 ,the word was backed with power,he heard1 came down1 believed1 and now adorns the gospel4 ,from ,kingsbridge to ,plymouth1 is near twenty post miles4 ,hither ,i came last night4 ,about ten miles from the town1 ,i met several of my spiritual children1 who came on horseback to see me4 ,when ,i came into the town1 many hundreds were waiting to hear the word1 and received me with great joy4 ,though it was past seven at night1 and ,i had preached at ,kingsbridge in the morning1 ,i thought it my duty to comply with the people's importunity1 and accordingly ,i called upon them1 7in a place stiled the tabernacle1 built since ,i have been absent7 to behold the ,lamb of ,,god4 ,i find a strange alteration in the people since ,i came first here1 now above four years ago4 ,many were then awakened1 and truly converted to the blessed ,,jesus4 ,i write in a house belonging to a married couple1 who call me their spiritual father4 ,plymouth seems to be quite a new place to me4 ,i have also just now parted from a truly converted neighbouring clergyman1 who has invited me to preach in his church4 ,ere long ,i hope to send your ,ladyship some more good news4 ,in the mean while1 ,i wish your ,ladyship the best of blessings2 and entreat your ,ladyship to pray1 that a chearful1 humble1 simple1 and guileless heart may be given to1 honoured ,madam1 ,your ,ladyship's most dutiful1 though unworthy servant for ,,christ's sake1 ,g4 ,w4 ,,letter ,,dcxxxiv4 ,to the ,reverend ,mr4 ,c4 ,plymouth1 ,feb4 #bj1 #agdi4 ,reverend and dear ,sir1 ,i ,had the pleasure of receiving your letters dated ,december #bith and #cast4 ,i thank you a thousand times for this1 and all your other favours4 ,i did not think ,mr4 ,h's friendship would hold long4 ,it will be time enough for me to speak to and of him1 when ,i see ,bermudas again1 which ,i propose doing1 ,,god willing1 as soon as possible4 ,in the mean while1 ,i would only observe1 that if ,i am a ,roman ,catholic1 the ,pope must have given me a very large dispensation4 ,surely ,mr4 ,h has acted like one1 to pretend so much friendship1 and express it in the strongest terms1 and yet have nothing of it in his heart all the while4 ,but thus it must be4 ,dear ,sir1 we must be tried every way4 ,hic murus aheneus esto1 c4 ,as for any secrets that ,i told him1 he is very welcome to reveal them4 ,you know me too well to judge ,i have many secrets4 ,may the secret of the ,,lord be with me6 and then ,i care not if there was a window in my heart for all mankind to see the uprightness of my intentions4 ,i long to have ,bethesda a foundation for the ,,lord ,,jesus4 ,if ,i can procure a proper solid person of good literature1 who will be content to stay two or three years1 something may be done4 ,i am now in the ,west1 and have begun to take the field4 ,great multitudes flock to hear2 and our ,,lord is pleased apparently to countenance my poor unworthy ministrations4 ,i have the pleasure of seeing the seed1 which was sown just before ,i embarked last for ,america1 spring up1 producing an hundred-fold4 ,may ,,jesus have all the glory6 ,perhaps 7,o amazing love67 he has not done with me yet4 ,i am better in bodily health than usual1 but expect to be sick again when ,i return to ,london4 ,thither ,i must go in about a fortnight1 to preach again to some of the ,rich and ,great1 as well as the ,poor4 ,i find it is a trial1 to be thus divided between the work on this and the other side of the water4 ,i am convinced ,i have done right in coming over now2 and ,i keep myself quite disengaged1 that ,i may be free to leave ,england the latter end of the ,summer1 if our ,,lord is pleased to make my way clear4 ,i hope1 as you say nothing to the contrary1 that all friends are well4 ,i beg to be remembered to them all in the kindest manner1 and depend much on their not forgetting to pray for1 reverend and dear ,sir1 ,yours1 c4 ,g4 ,w4 duplicate 8me0 removed 8conrrary0 replaced with 8contrary0 ,,letter ,,dccxxxv4 ,to ,lady ,h4 ,plymouth1 ,feb4 #ba1 #agdi4 ,honoured ,madam1 ,i ,believe it will much rejoice your ,ladyship's heart to hear what is doing in the ,west4 ,i could not have thought that the seed sown four years ago1 would have met with such a great increase4 ,but what cannot ,,god do8 ,i have now proclaimed here seven times the riches of redeeming love1 to very large1 attentive1 and affected auditories4 ,generally about two thousand attend every night2 and the ,sunday evening1 in the field1 ,i believe there were above five thousand hearers4 ,on ,wednesday1 ,,god willing1 ,i move hence4 ,my short stay affects the people4 ,but our ,,lord orders all things well4 ,i hope to be in town at my appointed time1 at least within a few days of it4 ,if ,mr4 ,b is not returned1 ,i shall be grieved to think how your ,ladyship will want the ordinance2 but1 thanks be to ,,god1 the fountain is open1 and your ,ladyship knows the way to it4 ,last ,lord's-day ,i administered the sacrament to some few souls that had no pastor2 and ,i could have wished your ,ladyship present to have seen an affecting sight1two parents1 both believers1 presenting two daughters and a son1 in the most solemn manner1 for the first time to be communicants4 ,i received them with all joy2 and our ,,lord graced the feast with much of his divine presence4 ,indeed1 my good ,lady1 affairs bear a very promising aspect4 ,i hear that much good has been done at ,bristol4 ,every where fresh doors are opening1 and people flock from all quarters4 ,prejudices1 ,i find1 do subside1 and1 through grace1 strong impressions are made on many souls4 ,i have not been so well1 for so long a season together1 for many years1 as ,i have been since ,i left town4 ,a proof1 ,i think1 that the ,,lord calls me into the fields4 ,i hear how your ,ladyship has been1 by the ,bp4 ,alas6 how does the enmity of the heart sometimes make persons to forget good manners6 ,your ,ladyship has been taught of ,,god to forgive and pity4 ,well1 if the great shepherd and bishop of souls has work to be done1 he will raise up instruments1 and find ways to send them out4 ,i4 ,thoughts are vain against the ,,lord1 ,all subserve his powerful word2 ,wheels encircling wheels must run1 ,each in course to bring it on4 ,,ii4 ,blest is faith1 that trusts his power1 ,blest are saints that wait his hour2 ,haste1 great conqueror1 bring it near1 ,let the glorious close appear4 ,i know that your ,ladyship will say heartily1 ,amen4 ,i doubt not but your ,ladyship enjoys much of his presence1 which is better than life4 ,i hope your honourable and right honourable visitants share richly with you4 ,i beg leave to send them1 and your ,ladyship1 my most dutiful respects1 and subscribe myself1 honoured ,madam1 ,your ,ladyship's most dutiful1 though unworthy servant1 ,g4 ,w4 ,,letter ,,dccxxxvi4 ,to ,lady ,g4 ,plymouth1 ,feb4 #bb1 #agdi4 ,honoured ,madam1 ,,your ,ladyship's letter ,i received yesterday2 ,i trust under some sense of the honour your ,ladyship has done me1 through the ,king of kings making me instrumental in quickening or building up your ,ladyship's precious and immortal soul4 ,like a pure chrystal1 ,i would transmit all the glory he is pleased to pour upon me1 and never claim as my own1 what is his sole propriety4 ,thanks be to his great and glorious name1 for putting it into your ,ladyship's heart to say sincerely1 8,,lord1 increase my faith40 ,when ,i had read your ,ladyship's letter1 ,i could not help observing what a connection there was between the present frame of your ,ladyship's heart1 and your present circumstances in respect to your servant4 ,for how is it1 honoured ,madam1 that our faith is to be increased1 but by our being exercised with trials8 ,by these the christian grows2 and faith1 like the burning bush amidst the furnace of affliction1 flourishes unconsumed4 ,blessed be ,,god1 that your ,ladyship hath taken hold of a great and precious promise4 ,our ,,lord has promised1 8that he will not suffer us to be tempted above what we are able to bear40 ,and he is faithful that hath promised4 ,we have nothing to do1 but to plead his promise in prayer4 ,be pleased1 therefore1 honoured ,madam1 to solace yourself1 under your present distress1 with these lines3 ,i4 ,with joy we meditate the grace ,of our ,high-priest above2 ,his heart is made of tenderness1 ,his bowels melt with love4 ,,ii4 ,touch'd with a sympathy within1 ,he knows our feeble frame2 ,he knows what sore temptations mean1 ,for he has felt the same4 ,,iii4 ,he1 in the days of feeble flesh1 ,pour'd out his cries and tears2 ,and in his measure feels afresh1 ,what every member bears4 ,,iv4 ,then let our humble faith address ,his mercy and his power2 ,we shall obtain delivering grace1 ,in the distressing hour4 ,this is1 and shall be1 honoured ,madam1 my daily prayer on your behalf4 ,fear not2 our ,,lord will take care that all shall work for good4 ,those who are sincere1 will soon get over such stumbling blocks2 and those that are not1 will stumble at any thing1 nay every thing4 ,i bless ,,god1 that some have got their faces set ,zion-wards4 ,of the honourable women1 ere long1 ,i trust1 there will be not a few who will dare to be singularly good1 and confess the blessed ,,jesus before men4 ,o with what a holy contempt may the poor despised believer look down on those1 who are yet immersed in the pleasures of sense1 and amidst all the refinements of their unassisted1 unenlightened reason1 continue slaves to their own lusts and passions4 ,happy1 thrice happy they6 who begin to feel and experience what it is to be redeemed from this present evil world4 ,well may they count all things but dung and dross for the excellency of the knowledge of ,,christ ,,jesus their ,lord4 ,well may they look upon the few righteous1 as the only truly excellent ones of the earth2 and choose rather to suffer affliction with the people of ,,god1 than enjoy the pleasures of sin for a season4 ,you1 honoured ,madam1 ,i trust1 are one of this happy number4 ,may all your children add to it1 and follow your ,ladyship1 as they see you follow ,,christ4 ,i hope that some have been inclined to list under his banner1 since ,i left town4 ,indeed the glorious ,redeemer has dealt bountifully with his people1 and with unworthy me4 ,the good ,lady ,hn1 ,i suppose1 hath informed your ,ladyship of some pleasing particulars4 ,i hope to acquaint you of more at my return to town4 ,in the mean while1 ,i beg leave to subscribe myself1 honoured ,madam1 ,your ,ladyship's most obliged1 c4 ,g4 ,w4 ,,letter ,,dccxxxvii4 ,to the ,countess of ,d4 ,plymouth1 ,feb4 #bb1 #agdi4 ,honoured ,madam1 ,,yesterday ,i had the favour of your ,ladyship's letter1 which ,i would have answered immediately1 but was engaged both in company1 and in preaching the everlasting gospel4 ,your ,ladyship's answering my poor scrawl1 was an honour ,i did not expect2 but1 since your ,ladyship is pleased thus to condescend1 ,i am encouraged to make a reply4 ,and give me leave to assure your ,ladyship1 that your own case1 and that of your honoured sisters1 have been1 and are always upon my heart4 ,i pray for both in public and private1 though none knows whom ,i mean4 ,blessed be the ,,god and ,father of our ,,lord ,,jesus ,,christ1 who1 ,i trust1 hath imparted a saving knowledge of his eternal ,son to your ,ladyship's heart4 ,your letter bespeaks the language of a soul which hath tasted that the ,,lord is gracious1 and hath been initiated into the divine life4 ,welcome1 thrice welcome1 honoured ,madam1 into the world of new creatures6 ,o what a scene of happiness lies before you6 ,your frames1 my ,lady1 like the moon1 will wax and wane2 but the ,,lord ,,jesus1 on whose righteousness you solely depend1 will1 notwithstanding1 remain your faithful friend in heaven4 ,your ,ladyship seems to have the right point in view1 to get a constant abiding witness and indwelling of the blessed ,spirit of ,,god in your heart4 ,this the ,redeemer has purchased for you4 ,of this he has given your ,ladyship a taste2 this1 ,i am persuaded1 he will yet impart so plentifully to your heart1 that out of it shall flow rivers of living waters4 ,this ,,jesus spake of the ,spirit1 which they that believe on him should receive4 ,as you have1 therefore1 honoured ,madam1 received the ,,lord ,,jesus1 so walk in him even by faith4 ,lean on your beloved1 and you shall go on comfortably through this howling wilderness1 till you arrive at those blissful regions1 ,where pain1 and sin1 and sorrow cease1 ,and all is calm1 and joy1 and peace4 ,and ,o that your honoured sister may go hand in hand with your ,ladyship6 ,wherefore doth she doubt8 ,wherefore doth she fear8 ,why does not her ,ladyship say1 ,to the blest fountain of thy blood1 ,incarnate ,,god1 ,i fly2 ,here let me wash my spotted soul1 ,from sins of crimson dye4 ,honoured ,madam1 is it not a fountain opened8 ,opened for all that will come1 and wash at1 and drink of it8 ,entreat her ,ladyship1 therefore1 honoured ,madam1 not to be faithless1 but believing4 ,beg her to come1 or rather be pleased to inform her ,ladyship1 that her ,saviour entreats and commands her to come just as she is1 and to accept of salvation as a free-gift4 ,o that with ,queen ,esther she may say1 8,if ,i perish1 ,i perish40 ,then shall she see the ,king of kings holding out a golden sceptre1 and not an iron rod4 ,but ,i forget myself again4 ,honoured ,madam1 be pleased to pardon me1 and accept what ,i have written as the overflowings of a heart that hath been wrestling with ,,god1 for the salvation of your ,ladyship1 your honoured sister1 and of all related to you4 ,this is the best proof ,i can give of my being1 honoured ,madam1 ,your ,ladyship's most obliged1 obedient1 and willing servant for ,,christ's sake1 ,g4 ,w4 ,,letter ,,dccxxxviii4 ,to the ,countess of ,hn4 ,exeter1 ,feb4 #bd1 #agdi4 ,honoured ,madam1 ,,after ,i wrote to your ,ladyship last post1 from ,plymouth1 ,i received the letters you was pleased to communicate to ,mr4 ,c4 ,they came quite unexpected4 ,i think it is enough1 that my letters are received1 not without being answered2 but the ,,lord ,,jesus will humble me by mercies4 ,o that they may have that blessed effect upon my soul6 ,inclosed1 your ,ladyship hath my answers4 ,i have sent them open1 that your ,ladyship may 7if not too long7 peruse them4 ,whilst ,i was writing1 the fire kindled1 and ,i did not well know how to leave off4 ,i rejoice that your ,ladyship hath such a promising prospect of doing good among the rich and great4 ,mr4 ,c1 in his last1 writes thus3 8,mr4 ,g went with me to wait on her ,ladyship2 where he owns he spent two hours with more pleasure1 than he ever remembered to have done in any company before3 and1 ,i must freely own1 he spoke my own sentiments40 ,i believe that your ,ladyship will daily reap the fruit of a catholic spirit1 and a free conversation with the truly gracious of all denominations4 ,it is a conduct truly god-like4 ,dear ,mr4 ,t has much of it4 ,i parted from him on ,thursday afternoon4 ,he was once almost blinded by weeping under the word4 ,he was rejoiced to see the flocking at ,plymouth4 ,indeed it was very encouraging4 ,our ,,lord seemed to keep the best wine until the last4 ,at ,tavistock1 ten miles from ,plymouth1 ,i preached last ,thursday1 but was rudely treated4 ,for1 whilst ,i was praying1 some of the baser sort brought a bull and dogs1 and disturbed us much4 ,but ,i hope that good was done4 ,blessed be ,,god1 we know some has been done4 ,i conversed with three or four1 that have been awakened by the reading of some of my printed sermons4 ,surely the ,apostle spoke like himself1 when he said1 8,,god has chosen the weak things of this world1 to confound the strong2 and things that are not1 to bring to nought the things that are40 ,i am now come thus far in my return to ,london4 ,i purpose1 ,,god willing1 being there in about ten days4 ,on ,monday next ,i shall set out for ,bristol2 where1 as ,i am informed1 the infinitely condescending ,redeemer has been pleased greatly to bless my last visit4 ,when ,i think of ,london1 ,i feel a kind of fear and trembling1 lest my bodily sickness should return again1 and ,i should not speak to the ,mighty and ,noble1 so as to win them to the ever-blessed ,,jesus4 ,but ,i desire to throw myself blindfold into his hands1 believing1 7,,lord1 help my unbelief67 that as my day is1 so shall my strength be4 ,at present1 honoured ,madam1 this is the language of my heart1 to ,him1 whose ,i am1 and whom ,i desire to serve3 ,a life that all things casts behind1 ,springs forth obedient to thy call2 ,a heart1 that no desire can move1 ,but still t'adore1 believe1 and love1 ,give me1 my ,,lord1 my life1 my all6 ,i hope this will find your ,ladyship quite happy under the shadow of redeeming love4 ,i wish your ,ladyship an increase of that happiness every moment1 as being1 honoured ,madam1 ,your ,ladyship's most dutiful1 though most unworthy humble servant1 ,g4 ,w4 ,,letter ,,dccxxxix4 ,to ,mr4 ,c4 ,exeter1 ,feb4 #be1 #agdi4 ,my dear ,mr4 ,c1 ,,your last1 with the inclosed1 you may be sure gave me satisfaction1 at the same time as they1 ,i trust1 humbled me before him1 who will send by whom he will send4 ,this post carries answers to the honourable women4 ,i suppose that you will be pleased to find ,i am thus far in my return to ,london4 ,o my friend1 my friend1 ,i come with fear and trembling4 ,to speak to the rich and great1 so as to win them to the blessed ,,jesus1 is indeed a task4 ,but wherefore do we fear8 ,we can do all things through ,,christ strengthening us4 ,but why does ,mr4 ,c think it strange1 that no-body can be found to help me in the country8 ,is it not more strange1 that you should lie supine as it were1 burying your talents in a napkin1 complaining that you have nothing to do1 and yet souls every where are perishing about you for lack of knowledge8 ,why do you not preach or print8 ,at least1 why do you not help me1 or somebody or another1 in a more public way8 ,you are in the decline of life1 and if you do not soon reassume the place1 you are now1 through grace1 qualified for1 you may lose the opportunity of doing so for ever4 ,i write this in great seriousness4 ,may the ,,lord give you no rest1 till you lift up your voice like a trumpet6 ,up1 and be doing1 and the ,,lord will be with you4 ,i can now no more1 but inform you1 that1 ,,god willing1 ,i am to be at ,bristol next ,tuesday1 where letters on ,wednesday morning may find1 very dear ,sir1 ,yours most affectionately in ,,christ ,,jesus1 ,g4 ,w4 ,,letter ,,dccxl4 ,to ,mr4 ,s4 ,exeter1 ,feb4 #bg1 #agdi4 ,very dear ,mr4 ,s1 ,i ,am ashamed to think that your last kind letter has lain by so long unanswered2 but journeying1 preaching1 and a multiplicity of other business has prevented me4 ,i shall not carry on the debate2 only ,i must thank you for receiving my letter in so friendly a manner1 and entreat you1 though a host of enemies are behind1 and a whole sea of troubles before you1 to go forwards4 ,that was the command the great ,,jehovah gave to his servant ,moses1 when under very pressing circumstances1 so that he knew not what to do4 ,the ,,lord's impressing and affecting persons under your exhortation1 is a token for good4 ,it is good to be led on step by step into whatever plan providence intends to call us4 8,he that believeth doth not make haste40 ,our business is to follow1 and improve the light we have1 and that is the way to get more4 ,you know who hath said1 8to him that hath shall be given1 and he shall have more abundance40 ,may this promise be fulfilled in your heart6 ,but why does my friend write so about assurance1 or think he is too sinful to expect such a favour8 ,have you learnt ,,christ no better yet8 ,who more sinful than ,paul or the jaylor1 ,zaccheus or ,magdalene8 and who more assured of their salvation8 ,my dear ,mr4 ,s1 do not think so hardly of the glorious ,redeemer4 ,draw near to him with boldness1 though the greatest of sinners1 and urge that as an argument1 why he should give you the greatest and most abiding assurance of his everlasting love4 ,this is the only argument ,i can use in respect to my own soul4 ,fear not1 dear ,sir1 though clouds return after the rain2 ere long ,i trust the glorious and ever-blessed spirit will not1 as to his comforts1 be like a way-faring man1 tarrying only for a night1 but come and make a continued abode in your heart4 ,the language of my soul for you is1 8,come ,,lord ,,jesus1 come quickly60 ,may ,i expect an answer to this in ,london4 ,thither ,i am now going from the west1 where ,i have been for about a month1 and through grace have seen that the seed sown just before my embarking last for ,america1 has sprung up and produced fruit unto ,,god4 ,to him be all the glory4 ,the impressions made upon some of the great ones do remain4 ,good ,lady ,h sends me good news4 ,be pleased to remember me as usual to doctor ,d and ,mr4 ,h1 and believe me to be1 very dear ,sir1 ,yours most affectionately in our common ,,lord1 ,g4 ,w4 ,,letter ,,dccxli4 ,to the ,rev4 ,mr4 ,h4 ,bristol1 ,march #a1 #agdi4 ,reverend and dear ,sir1 ,i ,am much obliged to you for your last kind letter4 ,it was so agreeable1 that ,i sent it to good ,lady ,h4 ,her ,ladyship writes me word 8that it was a letter after her own heart40 ,she loves a ,catholic spirit1 and ,i trust you are not deceived in your thoughts concerning me in this respect4 ,if ,i know any thing of my desperately wicked and deceitful heart1 ,i truly love all that love the glorious ,emmanuel1 and though ,i cannot depart from the principles which ,i believe are clearly revealed in the book of ,,god1 yet ,i can chearfully associate with those that differ from me1 if ,i have reason to think they are united to our common head4 ,this induced me to call upon good ,mr4 ,l1 whose books many years ago were blessed to my soul1 when the work that is now spreading1 was then only in embryo4 ,i am just come from the west1 where ,i have had the pleasure of seeing the seed sown just before ,i last embarked for ,america1 sprung up and bearing much fruit4 ,all glory be to ,him who alone giveth the increase4 ,i have also had two letters from some honourable women1 who ,i trust have received the grace of ,,god in truth2 and ,lady ,hn writes me word1 that 8the prospect of doing good at my return to ,london is very encouraging40 ,thither ,i am now bound4 ,i go with fear and trembling1 knowing how difficult it is to speak to the great1 so as to win them to ,,jesus ,,christ4 ,i sometimes am ready to say1 8,,lord1 ,i pray thee have me excused1 and send by whom thou wilt send40 ,but divine grace is sufficient for me4 ,i can do all things through ,,christ strengthening me4 ,my dear brother1 fail not to pray for me1 that ,i may hold on and hold out to the end1 and in prosperity and adversity press forward with an even1 chearful1 meek and lowly mind towards the mark1 for the prize of our high calling in ,,christ ,,jesus4 ,i am glad to hear that doctor ,s goes on so well4 ,i guess he will not be suffered long to halt4 ,it is no matter how soon all worldly shackles are knocked off1 and persons set at liberty 7supposing they have a proper call7 to range for ,,god4 ,i find there is no hopes of compromising matters4 ,nobody can be ordained that is a ,methodist4 ,well6 the time may come1 when many of the priests also shall be obedient to the word4 ,they come last2 but then many of them come together4 ,i know you will say1 ,amen6 let me hear from you shortly again4 ,you shall have as quick returns as can be given you by1 my dear brother1 ,yours most affectionately in our common ,,lord1 ,g4 ,w4 ,,letter ,,dccxlii4 ,to ,lady ,h4 ,gloucester1 ,march #d1 #agdi4 ,honoured ,madam1 ,,having been moving this week from place to place1 ,i could not write to your ,ladyship as usual1 and even now my body is so fatigued1 that ,i cannot say much4 ,however1 ,i would beg leave to inform your ,ladyship that the glorious ,emmanuel continues to smile upon my poor labours1 and that about the middle of the week1 by his leave1 ,i purpose waiting upon your ,ladyship in ,north ,audley-street4 ,i doubt not but ,i shall find your ,ladyship riper for heaven1 than when ,i left ,london4 ,there you will be always thronged with company1 and yet free from the least distraction4 ,on earth it is otherwise4 ,however1 as we advance in the divine life1 we shall be more and more conformed to those ministring spirits1 who1 though waiting on us below1 do always behold the face of our heavenly ,father above4 ,this divine lesson1 honoured madam1 ,,god has begun to teach you4 ,may you daily make a proficiency therein1 so that your progress may be made known unto all men6 ,i will follow as fast as ,i can1 though alas6 with too slow a pace4 ,i must now add no more1 but my usual prayers for your ,ladyship's temporal and eternal welfare1 and hasten to subscribe myself1 honoured madam1 ,your ,ladyship's most dutiful though unworthy humble servant1 ,g4 ,w4 ,,letter ,,dccxliii4 ,to ,mr4 ,b4 ,london1 ,march #aj1 #agdi4 ,dear ,billy1 ,i ,have just now heard1 that a ship will sail for ,philadelphia in a day or two4 ,i cannot therefore miss the opportunity of acknowledging the receipt of your last kind letter4 ,i am sorry it brought me such bad news concerning the state of religion in your parts4 ,my constant prayer for you1 and my other ,philadelphia friends is this1 8,,lord1 revive thy work in the midst of the years40 ,notwithstanding so wide a door is opened here1 and a prospect of doing much good lies before me1 yet ,i have settled thoughts of embarking for ,america in the fall4 ,but future things belong to ,,god4 ,his ,i am1 and ,i desire to be entirely at his alwise disposal4 ,my wife is not yet arrived2 ,i hear she is yet upon the water4 ,may the ,,lord ,,jesus be her convoy6 ,i am just returned from an excursion of about six hundred miles in the west1 where ,i had the pleasure of seeing1 that the seed sown before ,i embarked last for ,america1 had been blessed abundantly4 ,glory be to ,him1 who alone has given the increase4 ,the news you have had of my preaching to some great ones1 is true2 ,i have done it for some time twice a week1 and thanks be to the blessed ,redeemer1 it has already produced good effects4 ,lady ,h is a mirror of piety indeed4 ,in time1 ,i trust of the honourable women there will not be a few1 who dare to confess the ,,lord ,,jesus before men4 ,you must remember me to all4 ,i have scarce time to write this1 so can only send one general salutation4 ,the ,,lord ,,jesus be with all your spirits1 ,amen and ,amen6 ,the bearer1 ,mr4 ,h1 seems to be well recommended as an honest man4 ,he is an entire stranger to every body in ,america1 and ,i believe has a mind to settle in ,philadelphia4 ,i am desired to write a line in his behalf4 ,you will do what you can for him1 because he is a stranger4 ,i could write much more1 but am interrupted4 ,adieu1 my dear man1 for the present4 ,pray keep near the ever-blessed ,redeemer1 and fail not to pray for and write to ,yours most affectionately in our common ,,lord1 ,g4 ,w4 ,,letter ,,dccxliv4 ,to ,mr4 ,s4 ,london1 ,march #aa1 #agdi4 ,my very dear ,mr4 ,s1 ,i ,wish you joy4 ,i trust you may now say1 8,now ,i begin to be a disciple of ,,jesus ,,christ40 ,you know who has commanded us to rejoice and be exceeding glad when men separate from our company1 and speak all manner of evil against us falsely for his name's sake4 ,thanks be to ,,god1 you have at length found out1 that whosoever attempts to reconcile ,,god and the world1 is attempting to reconcile two irreconcilable differences4 ,they are as opposite as light and darkness1 heaven and hell4 ,you have nothing to do1 but to go on doing1 and then sing with an holy triumph1 ,for this let men revile my name1 ,i shun no cross1 ,i fear no shame2 ,all hail reproach1 and welcome pain1 ,only thy terrors1 ,,lord1 restrain4 ,you know he is faithful1 who hath promised1 8that he will never leave nor forsake you40 ,wait on him therefore1 dear ,sir1 and you shall renew your strength1 nay you shall mount on wings like an eagle2 you shall walk and not be weary1 you shall run and not be faint4 ,various are the trials inward and outward that you will meet with4 ,it is in the spiritual as in the natural birth4 ,the after-pangs are sometimes sharper than those that precede the new-birth itself4 ,if you are made use of by ,,jesus ,,christ1 no wonder that satan desires to have you1 that he may sift you as wheat4 ,but fear not2 ,,jesus prays for you2 your faith therefore shall not fail4 ,how was ,paul humbled and struck down before he was sent forth to preach the everlasting gospel8 ,prayer1 temptation1 and meditation1 says ,luther1 are necessary ingredients for a minister4 ,if ,,god teaches us humility1 it must be as ,gideon taught the men of ,succoth1 by thorns4 ,this ,i suppose is what dear ,mr4 ,h means2 he has been conversant with ,mr4 ,l1 and writes much therefore in his way4 ,i find he is for making thorough work of it1 and digging deep in order to build high4 ,he is certainly right2 but why we should not press after and continually plead for assurance1 which is every where through the holy scriptures spoken of as the common portion of ,,god's children1 ,i cannot yet see4 ,it is a false humility to be content without that which ,,god offers and promises to give4 ,let him give it in his own way and time2 but1 8,,lord give me a full assurance of faith1 that ,i may joy and rejoice in thee evermore60 should be the constant cry of your soul4 ,my dear ,sir1 ,i could enlarge1 but ,i must away to our good ,lady ,hn's4 ,you must not expect to see her till ,august4 ,i preached at her ,ladyship's on ,thursday1 and am to do so weekly4 ,i expect to leave town in about a month4 ,pray let me see you if possible4 ,a new scene will open to you1 now you begin to act publickly for ,,christ2 but ,i must bid you farewel4 ,adieu4 ,may the ,,lord ,,jesus be with your spirit6 ,write often1 and you shall be answered1 ,,god willing1 as speedy as possible by1 my very dear friend1 ,ever yours whilst ,g4 ,w4 ,,letter ,,dccxlv4 ,to the ,rev4 ,mr4 ,g4 ,london1 ,march #ag1 #agdi4 ,my dear ,brother1 ,,what a blessed thing it is1 that we can write to1 when we cannot see one another6 ,by this means we increase our joys1 and lessen our sorrows1 and as it were exchange hearts4 ,thanks be to the ,,lord ,,jesus1 that the work flourishes with you4 ,i am glad your children grow so fast2 they become fathers soon2 ,i wish some may not prove dwarfs at last4 ,a word to the wise is sufficient4 ,i have always found awakening times like spring times4 ,many blossoms1 but not always so much fruit4 ,but go on1 my dear man1 and in the strength of the ,,lord you shall do valiantly4 ,i long to be your way1 but ,i suppose it will be two months first4 ,my love awaits ,mrs4 ,h and all that love the ,,lord ,,jesus in sincerity4 ,pray tell my dear ,mr4 ,i that ,i cannot now answer the ,preston letter1 being engaged in answering a virulent pamphlet1 entitled1 8,the ,enthusiasm of the ,methodists and ,papists compared10 supposed to be done by the ,bishop of ,e4 ,thus it must be4 ,if we will be temple builders1 we must have temple builders lot2 ,i mean1 hold a sword in one hand and a trowel in the other4 ,the ,,lord make us faithful ,nehemiahs1 for we have many ,sanballats to deal with6 but wherefore should we fear8 ,if ,,christ be for us1 who can be against us8 ,nil desperandum1 christo duce1 is the christian's motto4 ,my dear brother1 good night4 ,may the ,,lord ,,jesus be with your spirit1 and make you wise to win souls1 even wise as an angel of ,,god6 ,remember me in the kindest manner to honest hearted ,mr4 ,i1 and tell him1 that in a post or two ,i hope he will hear again from ,his and your most affectionate though unworthy brother and fellow-labourer in ,,christ's vineyard1 ,g4 ,w4 ,,letter ,,dccxlvi4 ,to the ,rev4 ,mr4 ,w4 ,london1 ,april #e1 #agdi4 ,reverend and dear ,sir1 ,,you cannot well tell how much satisfaction your last kind letter gave me4 ,it was like yourself1 like a father in ,,christ1 to write to strengthen the hands of one1 who is not yet half your age1 but ,i trust ready to spend and be spent for the good of precious and immortal souls4 ,i see that you have heard how kind my enemies have been to me4 ,they have told me of my faults1 and by their opposition have given me an opportunity of confessing them4 ,i am just now publishing a pamphlet1 in answer to one published against the ,methodists1 upon the title-page of which ,i intend to have these words1 8,out of the eater came forth meat40 ,o how good1 how infinitely wise is ,,jesus ,,christ6 ,how careful to cause all things to work together for good to those who love him4 ,i have reason to speak well of him1 as a promise-keeping ,saviour4 ,i doubt not1 but he will greatly bless and own you in the latter stages of the road1 and cause you to go off like a ripe shock of corn4 ,it will rejoice you to hear that conviction work is going on in ,england and ,wales4 ,i believe the holy spirit is powerfully working on some of the ,rich1 and the ,poor seem rather more eager than ever to hear the gospel4 ,i am much engaged1 so that ,i have scarce time to see or write to any2 but in heaven there will be time enough1 and but just enough too3 ,for ,o eternity's too short1 ,to utter all ,,christ's praise4 ,you will be pleased to return my most cordial salutations to your wife1 and all that desire the welfare of such a worthless worm4 ,as our common ,lord enables1 you and they shall be remembered by1 ,reverend and very dear ,sir1 ,yours most affectionately1 ,g4 ,w4 ,,letter ,,dccxlvii4 ,to the ,rev4 ,mr4 ,h4 ,london1 ,april #e1 #agdi4 ,rev4 and dear ,sir1 ,,your kind letter would not have lain by me unanswered so long1 had ,i not been necessarily employed in affairs of immediate consequence4 ,at ,lady ,h's request1 ,i read part of it to some of the nobility1 who approved of it very much4 ,by your leave1 ,i will put a sentence or two of it1 without mentioning names1 into a pamphlet ,i am now fitting for the press4 ,i suppose you have seen it advertised4 ,i want to own and publicly confess my public mistakes4 ,o how many1 how great have they been6 ,how much obliged am ,i to my enemies for telling me of them6 ,i wish you could see my pamphlet before it comes out4 ,i just now wrote to ,doctor ,s to see if he cannot meet me this day sevennight1 or contrive some way for conveyance of my little piece to him4 ,o that it may be blessed to promote ,,god's glory1 and the good of souls6 ,you will be glad to hear that our ,,lord has given us a good passover1 and that the prospect is still encouraging among the ,rich4 ,i intend leaving town in about a week1 and to begin ranging after precious souls4,but ,i shall wait for the doctor's answer4 ,you judge right when you say1 8it is your opinion that ,i do not want to make a sect1 or set myself at the head of a party40 ,no1 let the name of ,whitefield die1 so that the cause of ,,jesus ,,christ may live4 ,i have seen enough of popularity to be sick of it1 and did not the interest of my blessed ,master require my appearing in public1 the world should hear but little of me henceforward4 ,but who can desert such a cause8 ,who1 for fear of a little contempt and suffering1 would decline the service of such a ,master8 ,o that the ,,lord ,,jesus may thrust out many1 many labourers into his harvest8 ,surely the time must come1 when many of the priests also shall be obedient to the word4 ,i wait for thy salvation1 ,o ,,lord6,but ,i must bid you farewel4 ,praying that you may grow under the cross1 and be enabled to flourish unconsumed in fire1 ,i subscribe myself1 ,reverend and dear ,sir1 ,yours most affectionately in our common ,,lord1 ,g4 ,w4 ,,letter ,,dccxlviii4 ,to ,lady ,hn4 ,gloucester1 ,april #ae1 #agdi4 ,honoured ,madam1 ,,it has given me some concern1 to think that ,i was so long in town after ,i took leave of your ,ladyship1 and could neither see nor write to you4 ,the last letter ,i was about to write1 ,i found myself too ill to hold a pen long enough in my hand to finish it4 ,blessed be ,,god1 ,i find myself now much better4 ,travelling1 as usual1 does me service1 and the joy of the ,,lord supplies the want of bodily strength4 ,ere long ,i hope to send your ,ladyship some good news out of the country4 ,i came hither this morning1 and am to preach to night4 ,in a post or two your ,ladyship may expect to hear from me again4 ,in the mean while my prayers will be continually putting up1 that you may increase with all the increase of ,,god4 ,i hope the elect countess is perfectly recovered of her late indisposition1 and that ,lady ,fanny1 ,h1 ,c1 c4 are determined to go on in that narrow way which leads to everlasting life4 ,before ,i left town1 ,i desired ,mr4 ,h to send your ,ladyship a dozen of my pamphlets1 to be presented to the foresaid ,ladies1 and to whomsoever your ,ladyship shall please besides4 ,as many more may be had as your ,ladyship sends for4 ,may the ,,lord give it his blessing1 and cause me to grow wiser and better by all his various dispensations towards me4 ,i shall now take my leave2 and after wishing your ,ladyship1 and the other honourable women that are seeking ,,jesus1 much of that rest which remains for the people of ,,god1 ,i shall subscribe myself1 honoured ,madam1 ,your ,ladyship's most obliged humble servant1 ,g4 ,w4 ,,letter ,,dccxlix4 ,to the ,countess ,d4 ,bristol1 ,april #ai1 #agdi4 ,honoured ,madam1 ,,the unfeigned regard ,i have for your ,ladyship1 will not suffer me to be long out of ,london without sending a line to enquire after your ,ladyship's welfare4 ,i hope this will find you perfectly recovered from1 or meekly resigned under1 your late bodily indisposition4 ,i believe your ,ladyship hath reason to say1 8,it is good for me1 that ,i have been afflicted20and sanctified afflictions are undoubtedly signs of special love4 ,to come purified out of the furnace1 and to find that some of our dross is purged away by the ,,lord's putting us into the fire1 is indeed an evidence that he is praying for us1 and that our faith1 however tried1 shall not finally fail4 ,o ,madam1 what a blessing is it to be able to say1 8,i know in whom ,i have believed60 ,how does such an assurance sweeten every bitter cup1 and make even death itself to appear with an angel's face6 ,o that all who are destitute of this unspeakable gift1 were convinced of their want thereof1 and set upon hungering and thirsting after it6 ,i hope your honoured sister will be one of these4 ,i have her ,ladyship much upon my heart1 and do earnestly pray that she may be strengthened1 established1 and settled in the love of ,,god1 and determine to know nothing but ,,jesus ,,christ and him crucified4 ,i send her ,ladyship my most dutiful respects1 and beg you would accept of the same1 from1 honoured ,madam1 ,your ,ladyship's most obliged humble servant1 ,g4 ,w4 ,,letter ,,dccl4 ,to ,lady ,hn4 ,portsmouth1 ,may #h1 #agdi4 ,honoured ,madam1 ,,glad1 very glad was ,i to hear1 in a letter sent me by ,mr4 ,h1 that your ,ladyship was better2 and glad am ,i1 yea very glad1 that ,i can send your ,ladyship good news from this part of the country4 ,the night after ,i came here1 ,i preached to many thousands1 a great body of whom was attentive1 but some of the baser sort made a little disturbance4 ,a very great opposer sent for me to his house immediately1 and could scarce refrain weeping all the time ,i was with him4 ,on the ,friday evening ,i preached at ,gosport1 where the mob has generally been very turbulent1 but all was hushed and quiet1 and as far as ,i could find1 all approved4 ,every time the word has seemed to sink deeper and deeper into the people's hearts1 and their affections seem to be more and more drawn out4 ,in short1 ,i hope ,i can inform your ,ladyship that ,portsmouth is taken1 and that we shall hear of many who will in earnest seek after the one thing needful4 ,i have a great mind to go to the isle of ,wight1 but am not yet determined4 ,here is a knot of sincere souls1 that seem to love the ,,lord ,,jesus in sincerity4 ,several date their awakenings from their hearing ,t ,g1 who ,i hear is to be ordained by the ,bishop of ,w1 but ,i doubt it4 ,last night ,i had sweet conversation with two of the devout soldiers that have been abroad4 ,they are soldiers indeed4 ,blessed be ,,god1 that there are so many of his children scattered up and down1 who ,i trust will give him no rest1 till he makes ,jerusalem a praise through the whole earth4 ,i do not forget ,lady ,f1 the ,countess1 or any of those who seemed inclined to follow ,,jesus of ,nazareth4 ,o that they may be steady1 and be enabled with full purpose of heart to cleave unto the ,,lord6 ,i beg that my most humble and dutiful respects may find acceptance with them and your ,ladyship1 from1 honoured madam1 ,your ,ladyship's most obliged1 obedient humble servant for ,,christ's sake1 ,g4 ,w4 ,,letter ,,dccli4 ,to the ,rev4 ,mr4 ,m4 ,portsmouth1 ,may #aa1 #agdi4 ,rev4 and very dear ,sir1 ,,it concerns me much1 that one whom ,i so much honour1 and so dearly love in the bowels of ,,jesus1 should hear so seldom from me4 ,twice have ,i endeavoured to answer your last kind letter1 but have been prevented1 by want of health1 a multiplicity of business1 and frequent removes from place to place4 ,about three weeks ago ,i was sent for up to ,london to see my wife1 but she is not yet arrived4 ,however1 it has been over-ruled to the bringing me here1 where ,i have been preaching every day for this week past1 to very large and attentive auditories1 who come to hear with great eagerness4 ,i hear of many that are brought under convictions1 prejudices seem to be universally removed1 and a people that but a week ago were speaking all manner of evil against me1 are now very desirous of my staying longer amongst them to preach the everlasting gospel4 ,what cannot ,,god do8 ,after ,i remove hence1 ,i purpose1 ,,god willing1 to take a tour into ,wales1 where ,mr4 ,h tells me the work is upon the advance4 ,we have lately renewed our connection1 and whether ,i stay in ,england or go abroad1 he and some more have agreed1 in the strength of the ,,lord1 to continue preaching at the ,tabernacle and elsewhere as formerly4 ,at ,london1 matters have advanced successfully4 ,real good has certainly been done among the ,rich1 and the ,poor receive the gospel with as much gladness as ever4 ,my outward embarrassments are much lessened1 and ,i hope ere long to be able to say1 8,i owe no man any thing but love40 ,many doors are open1 and ,i have thoughts1 if possible1 of seeing ,scotland this year4 ,but at present ,i am in a strait1 and continually saying1 8,,lord1 what wouldest thou have me to do80 ,sometimes ,i think ,i must either drop my ,english or ,american work2 but our ,,lord knows best how to dispose of me4 ,i would be as clay in his hands1 and ready to go whithersoever he is pleased to call me4 ,i should be glad to hear of a revival at ,c2 but1 dear ,sir1 you have already seen such things as are seldom seen above once in a century4 ,i am afraid that some good men's calculations about the latter-day glory are premature1 and that it is not so near at hand as some imagine4 ,this is our comfort1 a thousand years in the ,,lord's sight are but as one day4 ,he that comes1 will come1 and will not tarry4 ,take courage1 my dear ,mr4 ,m2 look up1 and go on your way rejoicing4 ,you will remember me most kindly to your dear yoke-fellow1 ,nathaniel1 little ,r1 and the young student in your house1 and all dear friends4 ,indeed ,i do not forget though ,i cannot write to you4 ,,god will not forget your works of faith1 and the many favours conferred on1 my very dear ,sir1 ,yours most affectionately in ,,christ ,,jesus1 ,g4 ,w4 ,,letter ,,dcclii4 ,to the ,countess ,d4 ,portsmouth1 ,may #ab1 #agdi4 ,honoured ,madam1 ,i ,just now rose from my knees1 and have been interceding for you at the throne of grace4 ,the same principle that led me to pray for1 excites me also to write a few lines to your ,ladyship4 ,ere now your late bodily indisposition1 ,i hope is entirely removed1 and you are up and ministring to ,,jesus ,,christ4 ,i doubt not but your ,ladyship will be helped to sing with a dear saint now with ,,god1 ,o happy rod1 ,that brought me nearer to my ,,god4 ,the end of all affliction1 outward and inward1 is to make us more and more partakers of a divine nature4 ,the father of mercies hath dealt bountifully with your ,ladyship2 he hath blessed you in the decline of life4 ,o that your latter end may greatly increase6 ,may you be filled with all the fulness of ,,god6 ,this1 ,madam1 is the privilege of a real christian1 always growing1 and making perpetual advances in the divine life4 ,the path of the just shines more and more unto the perfect day4 ,the way1 thanks be to ,,god1 your ,ladyship knows4 ,we must always come by faith1 and be continually drawing out of the ,redeemer's inexhaustible fulness4 ,if we are enabled to lean on him1 we shall go comfortably on in a wilderness4 ,that is the best name this world deserves4 ,cieled houses1 gaudy attire1 and rich furniture1 do not make it appear less so to a mind truly enlightened to see the beauties that are in ,,jesus of ,nazareth4 ,these are things1 which a watchful1 well-informed christian will always look on with a jealous eye1 lest they should divert him from looking unto ,,jesus the author and finisher of his faith4 ,but ,i need not write thus to your ,ladyship1 the native language of whose heart ,i trust is1 8,,god forbid that ,i should glory save in the cross of ,,christ1 by whom the world is crucified unto me1 and ,i unto the world40 ,the preaching of the cross hath been much blessed here4 ,multitudes daily attend1 and many are much affected4 ,it would please your ,ladyship to see the alteration that has been made in a week's time4 ,but what cannot ,,god do8 ,all things are possible to him4 ,i hope your ,ladyship will not forget a poor pilgrim in your prayers4 ,neither you nor your honoured sister are forgotten by him4 ,i send most dutiful respects and grateful acknowledgments to her ,ladyship and ,lady ,g ,h1 and shall only now add1 that ,i am1 honoured ,madam1 ,your ,ladyship's most obliged1 obedient humble servant1 for ,,christ's sake1 ,g4 ,w4 ,,letter ,,dccliii4 ,to ,lady ,f ,s4 ,portsmouth1 ,may #ab1 #agdi4 ,honoured ,madam1 ,,as ,i am uncertain whether good ,lady ,h be in town1 ,i make bold to inclose a line to your ,ladyship in a letter ,i have just written to the elect ,countess ,d4 ,gratitude constrains me to take the freedom1 and the conviction ,i have that your ,ladyship's face is set ,zion-wards1 makes me think it will not be altogether unacceptable4 ,with great pleasure ,i often reflect on that good work1 which ,i trust the ever-blessed ,,god has begun in your soul4 ,my heart's desire and continual prayer unto him is1 that your ,ladyship1 having put your hand to the plough1 may be kept from looking back6 ,satan will not be wanting to exert his utmost efforts to divert you from the cross4 ,he knows of what influence your ,ladyship's example must necessarily be1 and therefore will always be striving to persuade your ,ladyship at least to compound matters1 and to attempt to reconcile two irreconcilable differences1 ,,christ and the world4 ,but your ,ladyship is too well grounded to hearken to his delusive insinuations1 and too noble to refuse to give your whole heart to ,him who has bought it with no less price than that of his own most precious blood4,what a price is now put into your ,ladyship's hands6 ,what a glorious opportunity is now afforded you1 to shew even before kings1 that we are made kings indeed1 and priests unto ,,god1 and that it is our privilege as christians to reign over sin1 death1 hell1 the world1 and ourselves1 even whilst here on earth4 ,methinks ,i see angels gazing to see how your ,ladyship acts your part4 ,o that the angel of the everlasting covenant may always accompany you1 and by the power of his eternal and all-conquering spirit1 enable your ,ladyship to fight the good fight of faith1 and run with patience the glorious race that is set before you6 ,he is never wanting to those that put their trust in him4 ,ask and you shall receive1 seek and you shall find1 be always knocking1 and a door of mercy shall be always opened unto you4 ,o the happiness of a life wholly devoted to1 and spent in communion and fellowship with the ever-blessed ,,god6 ,it is indeed heaven begun on earth4 ,may your ,ladyship taste of it more and more every day and every hour6 ,blessed be ,,god1 ,i trust some in these parts1 who a few days ago had never heard of1 now begin to look after this kingdom of ,,god4 ,a more visible alteration ,i have not seen made in a people for some time4 ,at first some of the baser sort made a noise1 but ever since1 thousands have attended in the greatest order1 numbers have been and are affected1 and through their importunity ,i have been prevailed on to stay longer than ,i designed4 ,o to be instrumental to bring only one soul to ,,jesus ,,christ6 ,but whither am ,i running8 ,honoured ,madam1 your goodness will excuse this freedom4 ,i believe your ,ladyship will be glad to hear such tidings4 ,it is the best way ,i can think of to express my gratitude for the many unmerited favours your ,ladyship hath been pleased to confer on1 honoured ,madam1 ,your ,ladyship's most obliged and ready servant for ,,christ's sake1 ,g4 ,w4 ,,letter ,,dccliv4 ,to the ,countess of ,h4 ,portsmouth1 ,may #ac1 #agdi4 ,honoured ,madam1 ,,with some degree of impatience have ,i been waiting to hear from your ,ladyship1 being very solicitous for your ,ladyship's welfare4 ,this morning your ,ladyship's unexpected letter surprized me4 ,i only expected to have a line from ,mrs4 ,c4 ,your ,ladyship's writing under such weakness1 put me in mind of ,mr4 ,c1 who1 when his friends advised him not to write on account of his illness1 made this reply1 8,what6 would you have my master come and find me idle80 ,perhaps our ,,lord is fitting your ,ladyship for some new work4 ,luther observed1 that 8he was never employed in any new thing1 but he was beset with some temptations1 or visited with a fit of sickness40 ,i only wish ,i could bear it for your ,ladyship2 but then your crown would not be so bright1 nor the inward purity of your heart so great4 ,the more trials when sanctified1 the more conformed we shall be to the ever-loving ever-lovely ,,jesus4 ,o that the ,,lord of all ,lords may water you every moment1 and cause you to flourish like the burning bush unconsumed in fire6 ,i have more good news to send your ,ladyship from ,portsmouth4 ,ever since my last1 the prospect of doing good has increased4 ,thousands have attended1 and even when it rained1 when one could reasonably expect but very few1 some thousands came to hear the word4 ,i have contracted a cold by preaching in the rain2 but what is that1 if any soul can but get good6 ,my life1 my blood1 ,i here present1 ,if in thy cause they may be spent2 ,fulfil thy sov'reign counsel1 ,,lord2 ,thy will be done1 thy name ador'd4 ,on next ,monday evening ,i intend1 ,,god willing1 to set out for ,salisbury1 and from thence shall write to your ,ladyship again4 ,yesterday ,i wrote to the ,countess and ,lady ,f1 but did not send the letters to your ,ladyship1 not knowing but you might have set out for ,bristol4 ,my brother would be highly delighted to have your ,ladyship under his roof4 ,that ,,god may restore you to perfect health1 and make you a blessing to thousands1 is and shall be the constant prayer of1 honoured ,madam1 ,your ,ladyship's most obliged1 dutiful1 sympathizing1 though unworthy humble servant1 ,g4 ,w4 ,,letter ,,dcclv4 ,to ,lady ,hn4 ,bristol1 ,may #bb1 #agdi4 ,honoured ,madam1 ,,since ,i wrote last to your ,ladyship1 several things have concurred to prove that ,providence directed my way hither4 ,i have preached three times1 and each time our ,,lord caused the word to leave a blessing behind it4 ,yesterday1 congregations were very large in the fields4 ,this evening ,i am to preach again1 and to-morrow1 ,,god willing1 ,i set out for ,wales4,though my brother is sorry for the occasion1 yet he rejoices very much that he is to be honoured with your ,ladyship's company4 ,i believe you will find his house very commodious1 and ,i am persuaded your ,ladyship's coming will prove a blessing to him4 ,surely our ,,lord is only purging you that you may bring forth more fruit4 ,i am always thinking of1 and praying for your ,ladyship's perfect recovery4 ,i am now reduced to great weakness myself1 but the joy of the ,,lord is my strength1 and through his help ,i shall leap over every wall4 ,gladly would ,i help to bear all your ,ladyship's burdens1 and thereby evidence how much ,i am1 honoured ,madam1 ,your ,ladyship's dutiful1 sympathizing1 obliged1 though most unworthy servant1 ,g4 ,w4 ,,letter ,,dcclvi4 ,to ,lady ,h4 ,abergavenny1 ,may #bg1 #agdi4 ,honoured ,madam1 ,,though ,i suppose your ,ladyship will not be at ,bristol so soon as this reaches it1 yet as this is the most leisure time ,i am likely to have these three weeks1 ,i cannot help writing a few lines to wait for your ,ladyship at my brother's house4 ,i think 7as ,i am persuaded he does also7 that he is highly honoured in having your ,ladyship under his roof1 and ,i earnestly pray the ,,lord of all ,lords to bless the waters1 for the recovery of your health4 ,though ,i want to die myself1 yet methinks ,i would have others live1 especially such as1 like your ,ladyship1 are placed upon a pinnacle1 and in a particular manner set up as lights in the world4 ,for two days past ,i have been at my wife's house for the sake of a little retirement4 ,it has been sweet1 yea very sweet1 so sweet that ,i should be glad never to be heard of again4 ,but this must not be4 ,a necessity is laid upon me1 and woe is me if ,i do not preach the gospel of ,,christ4 ,,god willing1 ,i therefore purpose to-morrow to begin a three weeks circuit1 and to see what the ,,lord will be pleased to do by me4 ,the country is alarmed1 and ,i hear very numerous congregations are expected4 ,your ,ladyship shall hear from time to time4 ,may the ever blessed ,,god fill you with all his fulness1 and after you have done and suffered what he hath appointed for you here1 translate you to partake of an exceeding and eternal weight of glory in his kingdom hereafter4 ,so prays1 honoured ,madam1 ,your ,ladyship's most dutiful1 obedient1 obliged humble servant1 c4 ,g4 ,w4 ,,letter ,,dcclvii4 ,abergavenny1 ,may #bg1 #agdi4 ,my very dear ,brother1 ,,inclosed you have a letter for our good ,lady ,h1 whom ,i suppose you will have the honour of receiving in a few days under your roof4 ,both before1 and ever since ,i left ,bristol1 ,i have been frequently thinking of the unspeakable mercies1 that the infinitely great and glorious ,,god is pleased to pour down upon us4,surely the language of both our hearts ought to be1 8,what shall we render unto the ,,lord80 ,for my part1 ,i am lost in wonder1 and want a thousand lives to spend in the ,redeemer's service4 ,o let not my dear brother be angry1 if ,i intreat him at length to leave off killing1 and begin to redeem time4 ,a concern for your eternal welfare so affects me1 that it often brings bodily sickness upon me1 and drives me to a throne of grace1 to wrestle in your behalf4 ,even now1 whilst ,i am writing1 my soul is agonizing in prayer for you1 hoping ,i shall see that day1 when you will have poured out on you a spirit of grace and of supplication1 and look to him whom we have pierced1 and be made to mourn as one mourneth for a first-born4 ,till this be done1 all resolutions1 all schemes for amendment1 will be only like spiders webs4 ,nature is a mere ,proteus1 and till renewed by the spirit of ,,god1 though it may shift its scene1 will be only nature still4 ,apply then1 my dearest ,brother1 to the fountain of light and life1 from whence every good and perfect gift cometh4 ,a worthy woman in all probability is going to throw herself under ,,god1 into your hands4 ,a considerable addition will be then made to your present talents1 and consequently a greater share of care and circumspection necessary to improve all for the glory of ,him1 who hath been always preventing and following you with his blessings4 ,should you prove any otherwise than a pious husband1 it will be one of the greatest afflictions ,i ever met with in my life4 ,at present you can only hurt yourself1 which is hurt enough2 but then 7forgive me1 my dear ,brother17 ,i am jealous over you with a godly jealousy4 ,my fears shall be turned into prayers1 and ,i will follow this letter with strong crying unto ,,god in your behalf4 ,my retirement here these two days hath been very sweet2 but to-morrow ,i begin a three weeks circuit4 ,next sabbath ,i am to be at ,carmarthen1 the ,friday following at ,haverford-west4 ,for the present1 adieu4 ,that you may take ,,christ to be your ,all in ,all1 and that the remainder of your life may be one continued sacrifice of love to him1 who hath shed his precious blood for you1 is the hearty prayer of1 my dear ,brother1 ,yours most affectionately1 ,g4 ,w4 ,,letter ,,dcclviii4 ,to ,mr4 ,d4 ,abergavenny1 ,may #bg1 #agdi4 ,my very dear ,friend1 ,,your kind letter ,i received at ,bristol1 but have not had time to answer it till now4 ,you know what a moving life ,i lead4 ,it is for one1 who laid down his life for me4 ,i want my last remove to come4 ,blessed be ,,god for your recovery from your late indisposition4 ,many of ,,god's people will have reason to be thankful on your behalf4 ,i trust ,i am2 and earnestly pray the ,,lord of all ,lords1 that as your day is1 so your strength may be4 ,i thank you for minding the poor widows1 and the other poor tabernacle petitioners4 ,what an honour is put upon you6 ,to be ,,christ's almoner is no mean office4 ,you shall be rewarded ere long before men and angels4 ,mrs4 ,d shall share with you2 and as you have been helpers of each others faith1 so shall you be partakers of the same glory4 ,may your latter end greatly increase1 and may you be enabled to bring forth fruit even to a good old age6 ,i hope good has been done at ,bristol4 ,we had three good seasons there4 ,to-morrow ,i set out on a three weeks circuit through ,wales4 ,i have been here these two days for a little retirement3 it has been very sweet4 ,on ,thursday ,i saw ,mr4 ,e ,i1 the dissenting minister ,i before spoke of1 and found him very meanly apparelled4 ,he is a most worthy man1 and from his zeal for ,,god some time ago1 he sold fifteen pounds worth of his books to finish a small ,meeting-house in which he preaches4 ,he has but three pounds per annum from the fund1 and about as much from his people4 ,he lives very low1 but enjoys much of ,,god1 and hath as great understanding in the figurative parts of scripture as any one ,i know of in the world4 ,he is a ,zachary1 and his wife an ,elizabeth4 ,four or five guineas might be bestowed on them4 ,what a scene will open at the great day6 ,how many rich ,priests will stand confounded1 whilst the poor despised faithful ,ministers of ,,christ shall enter1 after all their tribulation1 into the joy of their ,,lord4 ,i tremble for the one1 ,i rejoice in the foresight of the happiness of the other4 ,may my latter end and future state 7however ,i may be disposed of in the mean while7 be like theirs6 ,i know you will say1 ,amen4 ,but what am ,i doing8 ,i am robbing the poor of your time4 ,away to your work in the strength of ,,god1 and whilst you are feeding others1 may the ,,lord ,,jesus feast your soul6 ,my heartiest respects attend ,mrs4 ,d4 ,she always shares in the petitions put up for you by1 my very dear ,sir1 ,yours most affectionately in our common ,,lord1 ,g4 ,w4 ,,letter ,,dcclix4 ,to ,mr4 ,i ,c4 ,carmarthen1 ,june #e1 #agdi4 ,dear ,jemmy1 ,,as ,i have a peculiar love for you and your wife1 ,i need not inform you that your letter1 which gave me an account of her great illness1 affected me much4 ,i have not failed to remember her at the throne of grace1 and ,i trust this will find her either relieved from her pain1 or resigned to his will who orders all things well4 ,parting is hard to those who1 like you two1 have walked in love4 ,but we can do all things through ,,jesus ,,christ strengthening us4 ,she1 when dead1 will live for ever1 and ,,god will be to you better than seven wives4 ,pray salute the dear woman for me in the tenderest manner4 ,o that she may be strong in the ,,lord1 and in the power of his might1 and be enabled to say1 8the cup which my father hath given me1 shall ,i not drink it80 ,i sympathize with poor ,mrs4 ,n as well as you4 ,,god comfort and support you all4 ,we must all be tried4 ,i am still in suspense about my wife3 but1 what is best1 7,glory be to ,,god67 the gospel runs and is glorified6 ,i have been enabled to preach fourteen times within these eight days1 and the word has every where fallen with weight and power4 ,yesterday was a great day here indeed4 ,this morning ,i am going toward ,haverford-west1 and am to be at ,abergavenny to-morrow fortnight4 ,i know you will continually pray for me4 ,you know under what character1 even as the chief of sinners1 but ,yours1 c4 ,g4 ,w4 ,,letter ,,dcclx4 ,to ,lady ,h4 ,haverford-west1 ,june #h1 #agdi4 ,honoured ,madam1 ,,since my coming into ,wales1 and leaving ,carmarthen1 the infinitely great and infinitely condescending ,redeemer has been pleased to ride on in the chariot of the everlasting gospel4 ,congregations grow larger and larger1 and all the towns here about are quite open for the word of ,,god4 ,yesterday ,i preached very near ,pembroke1 to-day and next ,,lord's day ,i am to preach here1 and to-morrow at ,st4 ,david's4 ,not a dog stirs a tongue4 ,the mayor and gentlemen at ,pembroke were very civil1 and the justices here are very fond of having me in ,haverford-west4 ,i wish ,i had more time in these parts4 ,the fields are indeed white1 ready unto harvest1 and the young men bred up at ,carmarthen ,academy were much taken4 ,the congregations consist of many thousands1 and their behaviour is very affecting4 ,indeed we have blessed seasons4 ,o free grace6 ,here is a dear young man1 just ripe for orders4 ,he has good parts1 and hath made some proficiency in the languages1 is solid1 and of some influence in this town4 ,he can get testimonials1 and if ordained ,i believe would be eminently useful in the church4 ,i wish a way could be found out for his admission3 but ,i fear it is impracticable4 ,however1 ,i thought it my duty just to hint it to your ,ladyship4 ,may the great ,shepherd and ,bishop of souls find out means for sending him1 and many more like-minded1 into his vineyard6 ,but how is your ,ladyship's health8 ,i begin to be quite uneasy1 because ,i have received no letter from my brother4 ,i despair of hearing now till ,tuesday sevennight1 when ,i hope to be at ,abergavenny again4 ,in the mean while1 my prayers are always going to the throne of grace in behalf of your ,ladyship1 and every branch of your noble family4 ,that they may take root downwards1 and bear fruit upwards1 is the ardent desire of1 honoured ,madam1 ,your ,ladyship's most dutiful1 though unworthy servant1 ,g4 ,w4 ,,letter ,,dcclxi4 ,to ,dr4 ,s4 ,landovery1 ,june #ad1 #agdi4 ,dear ,sir1 ,a ,few days ago1 ,i received a letter from ,mr4 ,c1 in which yours to him dated ,may #bjth was inclosed4 ,it gave me some concern1 and would have given me more had not the same letter informed me that good ,lady ,hn had written to you herself4 ,alas1 my dear friend1 what needless trouble do you give yourself1 and into what difficulties does your fear of man1 your too great attachment to the world1 and an over-weening fondness for your pretty character1 every day bring you6 ,is it not time to drop our correspondence1 when1 on so slight an information1 you could so much as suspect that ,i had betrayed that confidence you reposed in me1 or believe that ,i read a letter wherein you declared yourself a ,methodist1 when ,i had never such letter from you4 ,the only passage1 as far as ,i can remember1 that was read 7and that too at my ,lady's request1 if ,i mistake not7 was that noble one wherein you said1 8,let the world take my character1 and tear it to pieces1 c40 ,are you ashamed1 my dear friend1 of the resolution8 ,or think you to put that in practice1 and shun being called a ,methodist8 ,you might as well attempt to reach heaven with your hand2 for1 blessed be ,,god1 such an honour has he put upon the ,methodists1 that whoever renounces the world and takes up ,,christ's cross1 and believes and lives the doctrines of ,grace1 must be stiled a ,methodist whether he will or not4 ,formerly it was 8,you are a ,puritan10 now it is1 8,you are a ,methodist40 ,and why does my dear ,mr4 ,s take such pains to declare1 he never will join the ,methodists8 ,who ever asked him8 ,or what service could you do their cause by joining1 unless your heart was more enstranged from the world than at present it is8 ,would to ,,god you was more like-minded with ,mr4 ,h6 ,he seems to have set down1 and counted the cost4 ,he seems to have begun at the right end1 and to be fully convinced that there is no reconciling ,,christ and the world1 ,,god and ,mammon4 ,my dear ,mr4 ,s1 suffer me to be free with you4 ,our ,,lord ,i trust has begun a good work in your soul3 but indeed you have many lessons yet to learn4 ,the great physician must give many a bitter portion1 in order to purge out the opinion you have of your own importance1 and the too great desire you have to keep in with the world4 ,reproach you cannot shun1 if you appear but a little for ,,christ2 and you will not have more1 perhaps not so much1 if you shew quite out4 ,perhaps you may say1 ,i have done this already2 do not then be ashamed of it1 but go on1 grow in grace1 press forwards1 and then ,i care not what declaration you make of your not intending to be a ,methodist4 ,be a consistent christian1 live above the world1 call not the fear of man christian prudence1 and then underneath you shall be ,,god's everlasting arms4 ,thanks be to his great name1 they have upholden me for some weeks last past4 ,i have now been a circuit of several hundred miles4 ,at ,portsmouth and ,gosport the word ran and was glorified4 ,in ,south ,wales every where the fields have been white ready unto harvest4 ,not a dog stirs his tongue4 ,last ,sunday ,i believe ,i preached to near twenty thousand souls4 ,grace6 grace6 ,in about ten days ,i hope to be at ,bristol4 ,soon after ,i propose to go to ,london1 and from thence to ,yorkshire and ,scotland4,follow me with your prayers1 and in return you shall be remembered by1 very dear ,sir1 ,your affectionate friend1 ,g4 ,w4 ,,letter ,,dcclxii4 ,to the ,reverend ,mr4 ,h4 ,landovery1 ,june #ad1 #agdi4 ,reverend and dear ,sir1 ,,yours1 dated ,may #bdth1 gave me both pleasure and pain4 ,i was pleased to read the sweet observations made up and down in it1 but pained to find that you have been much indisposed4 ,but what says our ,,lord8 8,those that abide in him1 he will purge20 but it is only in order that they may bring forth more fruit4 ,perhaps our ,,lord is about to employ you in some fresh work4 ,i wish you may be enabled to draw your pen on the topic you mentioned2 it may be of great service to the church of ,,christ4 ,your remark upon my pamphlet is just4 ,i wrote short1 because ,i know long compositions generally weary the reader4 ,perhaps hereafter ,i may write more2 but at present ,i find ,i have enough to do1 to travel1 and preach1 and answer my correspondents4 ,i published my confession of some mistakes and imprudencies1 to satisfy my own conscience1 and stop the mouths of adversaries1 and strengthen the hands of real disinterested hearty friends3 but where are such friends to be found8 ,that phantom called ,contempt keeps them in fetters1 and makes them afraid to appear in defence of a cause1 which1 7notwithstanding the many imprudencies that have attended it7 is undoubtedly the cause of ,,god4 ,if we think to be free from these1 in this imperfect state of things1 and to see either a perfect saint or a perfect church till we come to heaven1 we shall find ourselves much mistaken4 ,daily experience1 and more mature consideration1 may lessen our blunders and imperfections2 but death alone will put a final stop to their mixing in all we do4 ,thanks be to ,,god that we have a ,,christ1 who amidst all does love1 and can uphold us4 ,if our infirmities lead us to his cross1 and our sufferings only make us more willing to be conformed to him in his death1 we are gainers by all our losses1 and rise by all our falls4 ,blessed be the ,,lord1 that you1 dear ,sir1 have had grace given you to sit down and count the cost4 ,i wish the beloved physician was more reconciled to the cross4 ,i am persuaded1 let him say what he pleases1 that a too great attachment to the world makes him reason as he does in many things4 ,well1he is in good hands4 ,he must either come or be dragged to the cross4 ,that pretty character of his must be crucified and slain3 and as well as others1 he must be content 7as ,mr4 ,gurnall expresses it7 8to go to heaven in a fool's coat40 ,o my dear ,sir1 what pains is the ,,lord ,,jesus obliged to take with us1 before we can be reconciled to suffer shame for his great name's sake6 ,bristol1 ,june #bd4 ,thus far ,i wrote1 but was obliged to stop1 being called out to preach4 ,yesterday ,,god brought me here1 after having carried me a circuit of about eight hundred miles1 and enabled me to preach1 ,i suppose to upwards of a hundred thousand souls4 ,i have been in eight ,welch counties1 and ,i think we have not had one dry meeting4 ,the work in ,wales is much upon the advance1 and likely to increase daily4 ,had my dear ,mr4 ,h been there to have seen the simplicity of so many dear souls1 ,i am persuaded he would have said1 8,sit anima mea cum ,methodistis60 ,but every one to his post4 ,during this excursion ,i have been kept happy inwardly1 and well in body till the latter end of last week1 when the ,,lord was pleased to lay his hand upon me1 so that ,i was almost brought to the grave4 ,but he that wounds1 heals also4 ,thanks be to his holy name for ever and ever6 ,on ,monday or ,tuesday next1 ,,god willing1 ,i set out for ,london4 ,good ,lady ,h is here1 and goes on in her usual way1 doing good4 ,she is recovered from her indisposition4 ,i hope this will find you recovered also4 ,that the ,,lord of all ,lords may give you a thriving soul in a healthy body1 is the hearty prayer of1 reverend and dear ,sir1 ,yours1 c4 ,g4 ,w4 ,,letter ,,dcclxiii4 ,to the ,reverend ,mr4 ,p4 ,london1 ,july #aj1 #agdi4 ,reverend and dear ,sir1 ,,your kind letter came safe to hand1 and it was the more welcome1 because it gave me a proof of your being recovered from your late threatening indisposition4 ,blessed be ,,god1 it found me as well as can be expected in my body1 and ,i trust steady in promoting the welfare of precious and immortal souls4 ,i have lately seen great things in ,wales1 and the seed sown among the ,rich1 has in some sprung up and brought forth fruit2 but what you have heard from ,scotland is all a mistake4 ,i heartily wish all was true4 ,the time ,i hope will come1 when princes shall adorn the ,redeemer's train4 ,is there no prospect of your coming over8 ,your ,mr4 ,t might do much for ,new-,jersey college2 but ,i have told you my mind in a former letter4 ,may ,,god direct for the best6 ,i am looking up1 to know what the great ,head of the church would have me to do4 ,i have a great mind to return to my beloved ,america this fall1 but am not yet determined4 ,my wife arrived about a fortnight ago1 and joins in sending cordial salutations to all4 ,o that we may all increase with all the increase of ,,god6 ,your sentiments concerning ,mr4 ,h's book1 are very just4 ,it has gone through six editions4 ,the author of it is my old friend2 a most heavenly-minded creature1 one of the first of the ,methodists1 who is contented with a small cure1 and gives all that he has to the poor4 ,he is very weak1 and daily waits for his dissolution4 ,a neighbouring clergyman near him preaches the gospel2 and a physician1 formerly a noted ,deist1 has lately espoused the interest of ,,jesus of ,nazareth4 ,we correspond with1 though we cannot see one another4 ,we shall ere long meet in heaven3 ,there pain1 and sin1 and sorrow cease1 ,and all is calm1 and joy1 and peace4 ,i recommend myself most earnestly to your prayers1 and am1 reverend and dear ,sir1 ,yours most affectionately1 ,g4 ,w4 ,,letter ,,dcclxiv4 ,to ,mr4 ,j ,d4 ,london1 ,july #ab1 #agdi4 ,my dear ,friend1 ,i ,am obliged to you for your kind letters2 for the trouble you have been at about the money1 and for all favours4 ,was ,i to follow my own inclinations1 ,i would come and thank you in person2 but ,i fear providence will not permit me to embark for ,america this fall4 ,however1 ,i am looking up1 and looking about me1 and trust our ,,lord will point out his way before me4 ,i am not at all uneasy at what one of your clergy may have said of me2 ,i am only sorry upon his own account2 having known more than once1 that ,,god delights to plead the cause of the injured4 ,i trust ,i can say1 that with simplicity and godly sincerity ,i desire to have my conversation in the world2 and ,i hope it is my daily study to keep a conscience void of offence towards ,,god and towards man4 ,whilst this is the case1 we need not fear what men or devils can say1 or do unto us4 ,they can only speak all manner of evil against us falsely3 and that our ,,lord hath taught us to expect4 ,they can only kill the body2 blessed be ,,god1 the soul is out of their reach4 ,i am content to wait till the day of judgment for the clearing up of my character3 and after ,i am dead1 ,i desire no other epitaph than this1 8,here lies ,g4 ,w4 what sort of a man he was1 the great day will discover40 ,o my dear ,sir1 what a blessed thing is it to have the ,redeemer to be our friend4 ,if we can but truly say1 8,i know that my ,redeemer liveth10 how safely may we put our souls into his hands1 as into the hands of a faithful creator6 ,i hope my dear ,mr4 ,d will not rest till he can say so4,the frequent indispositions of body that you are under1 are so many loud calls to prepare for another world4,nothing but the righteousness of ,,christ imputed1 and the holiness of ,,christ imparted to your soul1 can make you happy in a dying hour4 ,i could enlarge1 but must away4 ,with this1 ,i have sent you a dozen of my nine sermons1 to be disposed of as you think best4 ,i would send more1 but have very few left4 ,i would write to ,esquire ,r1 and some other gentlemen1 but have not the least leisure4 ,be pleased to remember me to them in the kindest manner1 as they come in your way1 and let them know they are not forgotten by me4 ,will your dear yoke-fellow1 and all your family1 accept of my hearty love8 ,i owe you much4 ,may the ,,lord ,,jesus reward you a thousand-fold6 ,he will1 he will4 ,last night ,capt4 ,h did me the pleasure to sup with me4 ,i took it extremely kind1 and should be glad to wait upon ,bermudas friends every day4 ,my wife hath been arrived about a fortnight1 and joins in sending cordial salutations with1 my dear ,mr4 ,d1 ,yours most affectionately1 ,g4 ,w4 ,,letter ,,dcclxv4 ,to ,lady ,fanny ,s4 ,bristol1 ,aug4 #a1 #agdi4 ,honoured ,madam1 ,,though ,i had the pleasure of hearing of your welfare1 by your last to good ,lady ,hn1 yet ,i cannot help taking the freedom of sending your ,ladyship a few lines4 ,they come to inform you1 that you never are1 and1 by divine assistance1 never shall be forgotten by me at the throne of grace4 ,to that1 ,i trust1 your ,ladyship finds free access every day1 and every hour1 through the blood of the ,lamb1 who was slain to take away the sins of the world4 ,your ,ladyship's present situation1 ,i hope1 will be sanctified to this end4 ,it is in the school of affliction that we must learn the way to1 and reap benefit from the cross4,happy they who come purified out of the furnace1 and1 like the burning bush1 flourish unconsumed in fire4 ,this1 ,madam1 is the privilege of all believers4 ,trials1 which harden others1 purify and soften them4 ,the love of ,,god turns every thing into what is more valuable than gold4 ,it brings light out of darkness1 and causes others blindness to increase our spiritual sight4 ,o glorious privilege6 happy change6 ,how much are you indebted1 honoured ,madam1 to free grace1 for making you in any degree a partaker of it6 ,alas6 alas6 but few of your ,ladyship's station in life choose to strive to enter into that strait gate which leadeth unto life eternal4 ,the noise of coaches1 and the continual attention to what they call innocent diversions1 drowns the small still voice of ,,god's blessed ,spirit speaking in their hearts4 ,since ,i have been here1 many in high life have attended2 whether to any valuable purpose1 the great day will discover4 ,good ,lady ,hn still continues to abound in the work of the ,,lord1 and is brightening her crown every day and hour4 ,she is quite well1 and intends staying some days longer for the benefit of the waters4 ,your ,ladyship is remembered when we are feasting at the ,redeemer's table4 ,in a few days ,i shall move hence2 and it may be1 that ,i shall go to ,georgia this fall4 ,may the ,,lord direct me1 and bless all those who are the orphan's friends6 ,that your ,ladyship may be blessed with all the blessings of the everlasting gospel1 is the hearty prayer of1 honoured ,madam1 ,your ,ladyship's most obliged1 obedient humble servant1 ,g4 ,w4 ,,letter ,,dcclxvi4 ,to ,mr4 ,l4 ,bristol1 ,aug4 #d1 #agdi4 ,dear ,mr4 ,l1 ,,providence1 for wise reasons1 prevented my seeing you both at ,gloucester1 and at the ,hill4 ,this comforts me1 8,what is1 is best40 ,since ,i came here1 ,i have seen your letter about the intended charity-school1 and wish you success in the name of the ,,lord4 ,i communicated it to our elect lady1 who immediately contributed five guineas1 another two1 and ,colonel ,g one4 ,these ,i have sent for you1 to ,mr4 1 who1 ,i suppose1 will take care to convey them to you4 ,mrs4 ,e1 ,i believe1 intends to do something4 ,mr4 ,c likewise spoke to the ,bishop1 who1 ,i think1 has promised to contribute3 so that you see no time has been lost4 ,only1 my dear friend1 take this caution1 8sit down1 and count the cost1 before you begin to build40 ,do not lay out more than you know you can pay4 ,go the cheapest way to work2 and if you cannot build1 rather keep a stock in hand to pay the schoolmaster1 and hire a house convenient from year to year1 and1 if possible1 find the children in books4 ,you well know what ,i have suffered for running too far into debt for others4 ,i am glad you are likely to settle at ,s4 ,may the ,,lord ,,jesus bless you and yours more and more6 ,he continues to be kind to me1 and will at length1 ,i am persuaded1 7though ,i pass through many tribulations7 land me safe in glory4 ,there we shall meet1 never to part again4 ,in the mean while1 that we may both behave like good soldiers of ,,jesus ,,christ1 is the hearty prayer of1 my dear friend1 ,yours1 c4 ,g4 ,w4 ,,letter ,,dcclxvii4 ,to the ,bishop of ,w4 ,bristol1 ,aug4 #g1 #agdi4 ,my ,lord1 ,,the occasion of my troubling your ,lordship in this manner1 is as follows4 ,i have1 more then once1 been very credibly informed1 that your ,lordship has been pleased to charge me1 at the public ,wells1 with being guilty of ,perjury4 ,this comes1 therefore1 to beg the favour of your ,lordship1 only to let me know1 7in whatever manner your ,lordship shall judge most proper7 upon what foundation such a charge is built3 and ,i hereby promise1 by divine assistance1 that a full1 fair1 and explicit answer shall be given to your ,lordship1 by1 my ,lord1 ,your ,lordship's dutiful son and servant1 ,g4 ,w4 ,,letter ,,dcclxviii4 ,to the ,bishop of ,w4 ,bristol1 ,aug4 #g1 #agdi4 ,my ,lord1 ,i ,thank your ,lordship for your kind and cordial letter4 ,i shall take care to do your ,lordship justice1 by shewing it to such persons as ,i think have been more immediately concerned4 ,this1 ,i imagine1 will be as much satisfaction as your ,lordship will desire4 ,i suppose the mistake has lain here3 your ,lordship might have insinuated1 that by my present way of acting1 ,i had broken the solemn engagement ,i had entered into at my ordination3 and that might have been interpreted to imply a charge of ,perjury4 ,the relation in which ,i stand to the ,right ,honourable the ,countess of ,h1 made me desirous to clear myself from such an imputation2 and at the same time to give your ,lordship an opportunity of vindicating yourself in the manner you have done4 ,was ,i not afraid of intruding too much upon your ,lordship's time1 and of shewing the least inclination to controversy1 ,i would endeavour1 in the fear of ,,god1 to answer the other part of your ,lordship's letter2 and1 as far as lies in me1 give your ,lordship a satisfactory account of whatever may seem irregular and exceptionable in my present conduct4 ,this ,i would be glad to do1 not only before your ,lordship1 but all the ,right ,reverend the ,bishops2 for ,i highly honour them on account of the sacred character they sustain1 and would make it my daily endeavour to obey all their godly admonitions4 ,this1 ,i presume1 my ,lord1 is the utmost extent of the promise ,i made at my ordination4 ,if ,i err or deviate from this1 in any respect1 it is through ignorance and want of better information1 and not 7as far as ,i know my own heart7 but of obstinacy or contempt of lawful authority4 ,but ,i forget myself4 ,i beg your ,lordship's pardon for taking up so much of your time2 ,i thank your ,lordship for your prayers in my behalf2 and beg leave to offer mine in return for your ,lordship's present and eternal welfare1 who am1 my ,lord1 ,your ,lordship's dutiful son1 and obliged humble servant1 ,g4 ,w4 ,,letter ,,dcclxix4 ,to ,lady ,h4 ,plymouth1 ,aug4 #ae1 #agdi4 ,honoured ,madam1 ,i ,hope this will find your ,ladyship recovered from the fatigue of your journey1 and sitting under the ,redeemer's shadow with unspeakable delight at ,ashby-,place4 ,my prayers have constantly followed you1 ever since ,i left your ,ladyship at ,bristol2 and the ,,lord of all lords has dealt bountifully with me in my way ,westward4 ,at ,wellington1 as ,i was riding through the town1 a good woman stopped me1 and entreated me to give the people a sermon4 ,i complied1 and preached to a great company2 and the next day to a much larger at the same place4 ,i have also preached once at ,exeter1 twice at ,kingsbridge1 and once here at ,plymouth1 where1 by the providence of an infinitely condescending ,,god1 ,i came yesterday in the afternoon4 ,several1 ,i find1 were awakened when ,i was here last2 and the fields are every where white1 ready unto harvest4 ,my late pamphlet has been greatly blest4 ,my ,lord of ,exeter was asked1 ,whether he had seen it8 ,he answered1 8,yes10 and said1 8,i wrote like an honest man1 had recanted several things1 but he goes on in the same way yet40 ,being asked1 ,whether he did not intend publishing his second part8 he replied1 8,you may expect a second40 ,,god be praised6 ,i wish it may come out before ,i embark4 ,i find he did not proceed to sentence ,mr4 ,t2 he only threatened to pull off his gown4 ,mr4 ,t immediately pulled it off himself1 and said1 8,he could preach the gospel without a gown10 and went out4 ,upon which the ,bishop sent after him1 and soothed him4 ,in a few days ,i hope to see ,mr4 ,t1 and then your ,ladyship shall have further particulars4 ,blessed be ,,god1 all things turn out for the furtherance of the gospel4 8,out of the eater comes forth meat1 and out of the strong comes forth sweetness40 ,in about a fortnight ,i hope to reach ,london1 and in the mean time shall take care to send your ,ladyship historical letters4 ,i count it my highest honour and privilege to wait upon your ,ladyship2 but ,i fear shall never have it in my power to express my gratitude as ,i ought1 for those unmerited favours your ,ladyship hath been pleased to confer on1 honoured ,madam1 ,your ,ladyship's most dutiful1 obliged1 though unworthy servant for ,,christ's sake1 ,g4 ,w4 ,,letter ,,dcclxx4 ,to ,mr4 ,s4 ,plymouth1 ,aug4 #ah1 #agdi4 ,dear ,sir1 ,i ,thank you for your kind letter1 which ,i have not had an opportunity of answering until now4 ,i rejoice that so much gospel seed has been sown in ,yorkshire1 and that so much hath sprung up and brought forth fruit4 ,no wonder that the enemy has been busy to sow tares of various kinds amongst it4 ,this always was1 and1 in all probability1 will always be the case1 till time shall be no more4 ,happy they6 who are enabled to distinguish truth from error1 and who1 amongst the different sentiments of ,,christ's disciples1 maintain a catholic love for all4 ,your letter bespeaks you to be thus minded4 ,this is what ,i would aim at1 because it is the glory of a christian1 and a temper of mind which sweetly prepares us for the communion of saints in heaven4 ,be pleased1 therefore1 to give my love to all that love the ,,lord ,,jesus in sincerity4 ,if any of my poor writings have been blessed to any1 let ,,christ have the glory1 and me your prayers4 ,i want them much4 ,i am the chief of sinners1 less than the least of all saints2 but1 ,i trust1 am willing to spend and be spent for souls4 ,the beginning of next month1 ,i have thoughts of being your way4 ,if it is best1 providence will direct my course thither4 ,in the mean while1 and at all other seasons1 whether ,i come or not1 ,i recommend myself to your prayers1 as being1 though unknown1 yet1 for ,,jesus ,,christ's sake1 ,your affectionate friend and servant1 ,g4 ,w4 ,,letter ,,dcclxxi4 ,to ,captain ,w4 ,plymouth1 ,aug4 #ai1 #agdi4 ,my very dear ,brother1 ,i ,do not love to be long out of ,bristol without writing to you4 ,i want to know how it is with you after the loss of my noble patroness1 and whether dear ,mr4 ,h goes on4 ,i have been preaching as usual in the ,west1 and for some days past have been comforted and refreshed in a peculiar manner4 ,last night ,i heard that the ,bishop had published a second pamphlet1 of half-a-crown price1 with a preface to me4 ,have you seen it1 or do you think it worth answering8 ,he told a clergyman some time ago1 that he might expect a second part4 ,he said1 8,my answer was honest2 that ,i had recanted many things1 but that ,i went on in my usual way still40 ,,god forbid ,i should do otherwise4 ,i am informed1 that upon threatening to pull ,mr4 ,t's gown off1 he threw it off himself1 and said1 8,he could preach the gospel without a gown10 and so withdrew4 ,upon which the ,bishop sent for him in1 and soothed him4 ,particulars ,i expect to hear on ,tuesday at ,biddiford1 where ,i hope to see ,mr4 ,t2 and to-morrow se'nnight1 ,,god willing1 ,i intend to preach at ,exeter1 in my way to ,london4 ,i hope you find retirement blessed to you4 ,whether retired1 or in public life1 that you may be entirely devoted to the most adorable ,redeemer1 is the hearty prayer of1 my very dear brother1 ,yours most affectionately1 ,g4 ,w4 ,,postscript to ,lady ,hn4 ,honoured ,madam1 ,,since ,i wrote the above1 ,,god has given me a glorious season at the dock1 where ,i preached to a great multitude4 ,this morning the ,king of kings shewed himself in the gallery of his ordinances indeed2 and this evening ,i preached to many thousands in ,plymouth fields4 ,it was a solemn meeting4 ,since that1 a youth1 laden with a sense of sin1 came crying1 8,what shall ,i do to be saved80 ,may ,,jesus give him rest6 ,may the same ,,jesus still fill your ,ladyship with all his fulness6 ,to-morrow1 ,,god willing1 ,i set out for ,biddiford4 ,i have now a clergyman with me1 who is made a rural ,dean1 and who1 ,i believe1 preaches ,,christ in sincerity4 ,,letter ,,dcclxxii4 ,to ,lady ,hn4 ,biddiford1 ,aug4 #bd1 #agdi4 ,,since ,i had the honour of writing to your ,ladyship1 ,i have seen the ,bishop's second pamphlet1 in which he hath served the ,methodists1 as the bishop of ,constance served ,john ,huss1 when they ordered some painted devils to be put round his head1 before they burned him4 ,his preface to me is most virulent4 ,every thing ,i wrote in my answer1 is turned into the vilest ridicule1 and nothing will satisfy1 but giving up the glorious work of the ever-blessed ,,god1 as entirely cheat and imposture4 ,i cannot see that it calls for any further answer from me4 ,mr4 ,wesley1 ,i think1 had best attack him now1 as he is largely concerned in this second part4 ,i hope to be in ,london some time next week4 ,i think of leaving this place to-morrow1 and to preach at ,exeter next ,lord's-day4 ,the glorious ,emmanuel has given me several spiritual children in this place1 who do indeed adorn the gospel of ,,god their ,saviour4 ,here is a little flock1 to whom1 ,i believe1 it will be our heavenly ,father's good pleasure to give an eternal kingdom4 ,i have preached once publicly to a large auditory1 and this evening am to preach again4 ,i am ashamed ,i do no more for ,him1 who hath done and suffered so much for me4 ,o what shall ,i render unto the ,,lord of all lords1 whose mercy endureth for ever6 ,a thought of his infinite patience and long-suffering strikes me dumb4 ,his goodness1 in bringing me into the acquaintance of your ,ladyship1 quite amazes me2 and the many peculiar providences that have attended me this last year1 encourage me to believe that goodness and mercy shall follow me all the days of my life1 and that ,i shall dwell in the house of the ,,lord for ever4 ,there1 shall ,i see your ,ladyship2 and will there thank you before men and angels for all you have done for unworthy me1 and that blessed cause in which ,i am embarked4 ,that your ,ladyship in the mean while may be watered every moment by the dew of the ,redeemer's heavenly blessing1 is and shall be the continued prayer of1 honoured ,madam1 ,your ,ladyship's most dutiful1 obliged1 though unworthy servant for ,,christ's sake1 ,g4 ,w4 ,,letter ,,dcclxxiii4 ,to the ,countess of ,d4 ,biddiford1 ,aug4 #bd1 #agdi4 ,honoured ,madam1 ,,as ,i am always praying for1 so ,i cannot help sometimes writing to your ,ladyship4 ,i think ,i can say1 8,the love of ,,christ constrains me40 ,thanks be to ,,god that your ,ladyship knows what these words mean4 ,i hope you find it every day constraining you more and more to every good word and work4 ,my greatest pain is1 to find that ,i can do no more for ,him1 who has done and suffered so much for me4 ,blessed be his name1 that the fields are yet every where white1 ready unto harvest4 ,since ,i have been in the ,west1 ,i have been preaching as usual1 and a divine influence hath every where attended the word4 ,this1 ,i think1 is the best way to answer those that oppose themselves4 ,if ,,god be for us1 who can be against us8 ,i suppose your ,ladyship hath seen the ,bishop's second pamphlet4 ,surely it is an original4 ,may the ,,lord ,,jesus open his eyes1 and change his heart6 ,well might the glorious ,emmanuel break out into this blessed exclamation1 8,i thank thee1 ,father1 ,lord of heaven and earth1 that thou hast hid these things from the wise and prudent1 and hast revealed them unto babes4 ,even so1 ,father1 for so it seemed good in thy sight40 ,honoured ,madam1 how much are you indebted to divine grace1 that hath singled you out from among the ,mighty and ,noble1 and placed your ,ladyship to the number of those happy few to whom it is given to know the mysteries of the kingdom of ,,god6 ,i trust your honoured sister will ere long bear you company1 and travel with you in that narrow road which leads to eternal life4 ,when ,i remember you1 ,i always think of her1 and beg my most dutiful respects may find acceptance with her ,ladyship4 ,some time next week ,i hope to be in town for a few days1 and then shall do myself the honour of calling upon your ,ladyship4 ,in the mean while ,i recommend you to the tender mercies of the ever-loving1 ever-lovely ,,jesus1 and beg an interest in your ,ladyship's prayers1 in behalf of1 honoured ,madam1 ,your ,ladyship's most obedient1 obliged humble servant1 ,g4 ,w4 ,,letter ,,dcclxxiv4 ,to ,lady ,fanny ,s4 ,exeter1 ,aug4 #bf1 #agdi4 ,honoured ,madam1 ,,though ,i took the freedom of writing to your ,ladyship before ,i left ,bristol1 and though ,i hope to be in town by next ,thursday evening1 yet gratitude and respect even compel me to trouble your ,ladyship with another letter from this place4 ,here ,i came last night1 after having preached the everlasting gospel to many thousands in the ,west4 ,sometimes ,i have been weak in body2 but ,he1 whose ,i am1 and whom ,i endeavour to serve in the gospel of his dear ,son1 hath carried me through1 and greatly refreshed and comforted my soul4 ,alas6 to what a heaven are they strangers1 who deny the influence of the ,blessed ,spirit1 and cry down the felt and abiding joys of the ,holy ,ghost1 as fancy1 enthusiasm1 and delusion4 ,ye poor dry ,rationalists6 ,i honour your parts in other respects1 but pity your ignorance in the things of ,,god4 ,by this time1 ,i suppose your ,ladyship hath seen the ,bishop's second performance4 ,i think it is an original1 and so very scurrilous1 unchristian1 and profane1 that ,i cannot think it will be worth my while to answer him again4 ,i have satisfied my conscience in publishing my last pamphlet2 and ,i now commit our cause to him who judgeth righteously4 ,o honoured ,madam1 what a happy thing is it to be despised for the sake of ,,jesus6 ,when ,john ,huss was burnt1 the ,bishop of ,constance painted devils upon paper1 and put them round his head2 how soon were they exchanged for a crown of glory6 ,yet a little while1 and ,he that cometh will come1 and will not tarry4 ,till then1 may your ,ladyship be kept by the mighty power of ,,god through faith1 and stand impregnable as a wall of brass6 ,may you be kept a stranger to names and parties1 and by a holy1 humble1 uniform imitation of the blessed ,,jesus1 evidence to the world1 that you are indeed experimentally acquainted with the power of his resurrection4 ,high is your station1 great are your difficulties2 but he that dwelleth on high is mightier1 and hath engaged to make you more than conqueror through his love4 ,to his tender mercy do ,i now1 and likewise every day1 commend your ,ladyship2 and this1 by divine assistance1 shall always be the employ of1 honoured ,madam1 ,your ,ladyship's most obedient1 obliged1 ready servant for ,,christ's sake1 ,g4 ,w4 ,,letter ,,dcclxxv4 ,to ,lady ,hn4 ,london1 ,sept4 #d1 #agdi4 ,honoured ,madam1 ,,by the providence of good and gracious ,,god1 ,i came to town on ,thursday evening1 after having had a pleasant circuit in the ,west4 ,the day after ,i wrote to your ,ladyship1 ,i preached twice at ,exeter1 and in the evening ,i believe ,i had near ten thousand hearers4 ,the ,bishop and several of his clergy stood very near me1 as ,i am informed4 ,a good season it was4 ,all was quiet1 and there was a great solemnity in the congregation2 but a drunken man threw at me three great stones4 ,one of them cut my head deeply1 and was like to knock me off the table2 but1 blessed be ,,god1 ,i was not discomposed at all4 ,one of the other stones struck a poor man quite down4 ,as ,i came from ,exeter1 ,i visited one ,john ,hayne1 the soldier that1 under ,,god1 begun the great awakening in ,flanders4 ,he is in ,dorchester gaol for preaching at ,shaftsbury1 where there has been1 and is now a great awakening4 ,every where the work is upon the spread2 and since ,i have been here1 we have had some of the most awful1 solemn1 powerful meetings1 as ,i ever saw at the ,tabernacle4 ,congregations have been very large1 and ,i have had several meetings with the preachers4 ,on ,saturday ,i had the honour of being almost all the day long with ,lady ,f1 ,lady ,h1 ,lady ,c1 and the ,countess of ,d4 ,lady ,f and the ,countess received the blessed sacrament before the others came3 and ,i think they both grow4 ,if ,i stay over ,sunday1 7as perhaps ,i may7 ,i hope to have another day with them4 ,i am sorry to inform your ,ladyship1 ,mr4 ,d died last ,sunday about noon4 ,he had been sick about a fortnight1 was in doubts for a while1 but two or three days before his death he rejoiced in ,,god his ,saviour4 ,this morning ,i had the pleasure of a visit from ,mr4 ,p and two ,german ministers1 who have been labouring among the ,jews1 and been made instrumental of converting many of them4 ,they seemed to be dear souls4 ,they have preached at the ,german chapel with great power4 ,that your ,ladyship may always enjoy a thriving soul in a healthy body1 is the continual prayer of1 honoured ,madam1 ,your ,ladyship's most dutiful1 c4 ,g4 ,w4 8goal0 replaced with 8gaol0 ,,letter ,,dcclxxvi4 ,to ,mr4 ,b4 ,oundle1 in ,northamptonshire1 ,sept4 #ae1 #agdi4 ,my very dear ,mr4 ,b1 ,,though ,i have not written to you1 yet ,i know of no one in ,america1 for whom ,i have a more real and abiding esteem4 ,the account of your temporal affairs1 which ,i received from my wife1 gave me great concern4 ,i often wish it was in my power to assist you2 but as it is not1 all ,i can do is to pray for you1 and exhort you to look up to ,him1 who has engaged1 that all things shall work together for good to those who love him in sincerity4 ,this1 ,i am persuaded1 may be said of you2 and therefore1 dear ,sir1 be of good courage4 ,these light afflictions are but for a moment1 and are intended to work out a far more exceeding and eternal weight of glory4 ,thanks be to ,,god1 all the hell we are to have1 is on this side the grave2 there is none for believers beyond it3 and even in the midst of our deepest temporal misery1 we may enjoy an antepast of heaven4 ,this you know by experience4 ,thanks be to ,,god for this unspeakable gift in and through ,,christ ,,jesus our ,,lord4 ,though faint1 my dear friend1 yet still pursue4 ,yonder stands the blessed ,,jesus with a crown in his hand1 ready to put on the conqueror's head4 ,let this animate you1 for you shall certainly reap in due time1 if you faint not4 ,i could write much1 but am surrounded with business from many quarters4 ,blessed be ,,god1 my hands are full of work1 though ,i stand amazed that the ,redeemer does not lay me aside4 ,but his grace is free4 ,i commend you and your dear yoke-fellow to his never failing mercy1 and begging a continued interest in your prayers1 subscribe myself1 my very dear friend1 ,yours most affectionately in our common ,,lord1 ,g4 ,w4 ,,letter ,,dcclxxvii4 ,to the ,rev4 ,mr4 ,h4 ,binnington1 ,sept4 #ag1 #agdi4 ,rev4 and very dear ,sir1 ,,if you was uneasy that my last lay by you unanswered1 ,i am sure ,i have been1 it may be1 much more so1 ever since yours came to hand4 ,upon reading it1 ,i felt all the springs of sympathy move as it were at once4 ,glad would ,i have been of the wings of a dove1 to have fled to1 and condoled with my suffering friend4 ,perhaps ,i have heard from what corner your cross comes4 ,it is a very near one indeed4,a saying of ,mr4 ,b hath often comforted me2 8,i would often have nestled1 but ,,god always put a thorn in my nest40 ,is not this suffered1 my dear brother1 think you1 to prick you out1 and to compel you as it were to appear for the ,,lord ,,jesus ,,christ8 ,preaching is my grand ,catholicon under all domestic1 as well as other trials4 ,methinks the voice of providence now is1 8,who is on the ,,lord's side80,i fear ,dr4 ,s has done you hurt1 and kept you in shackles too1 too long4 ,for ,,christ's sake1 my dear ,mr4 ,h1 exhort him1 now he hath taken the gown1 to play the man1 and let the world see that not worldly motives1 but ,,god's glory and a love for souls1 have sent him into the ministry4 ,though when ,i conversed with him he was exceeding weak1 yet as ,i trust there is sincerity at the bottom1 ,i hope he will turn out a flamer at last4 ,o when shall this once be6 who would lose one moment8 ,amazing6 that the followers of a crucified ,redeemer should be afraid of contempt4 ,surely it must be for want of looking more to1 and considering him who endured so much pain1 and despised so much shame1 but is now sitting at the right hand of the throne of ,,god4 ,o gloriam quantam et qualem6 ,rise1 ,h1 rise1 and see thy ,,jesus reaching out a crown with this motto1 ,vincenti dabo4 ,excuse this freedom1 ,i write out of the fulness of my heart1 not to draw you over to me or a party1 but to excite you to appear openly for ,,god4 ,i am glad you intend to write4 ,may ,i know the plan you intend to go upon8 ,do you think to say any thing to the ,bishop of ,exeter8 ,have you seen his second piece8 ,would you have me reply8 ,will you point out to me the faults of my first answer8 ,a letter may be directed 7if you write immediately7 to be left for me at the ,reverend ,mr4 ,j's1 ,yorkshire4 ,thither ,i am bound now1 and if the season of the year should permit1 ,i would stretch to ,scotland4 ,alas1 how soon is the year gone round since ,i was there last6 and how little have ,i done for ,,jesus6 ,a thought of it sometimes breaks my heart4 ,and yet how good is the ,,lord6 ,in ,london we have had most delightful seasons4 ,the glory of the ,redeemer filled the tabernacle4 ,if any doubt whether the cause we are embarked in be the cause of ,,god1 ,i say1 8,come and see40 ,are you free that ,i should call upon you in my return to town8 ,i think to come by way of ,northampton4 ,you shall hear what is done in ,yorkshire4 ,i find ,,god has blessed my preaching at ,oundle to some souls4 ,at ,biddiford1 ,plymouth1 ,exeter1 and ,chatham the word ran and was glorified4 ,but what am ,i doing8 ,i never wrote to any one so freely1 ,i think1 that ,i was not personally acquainted with1 as to you4 ,pardon me1 if ,i am too free1 and impute it to the love that is borne you by1 reverend and dear ,sir1 ,yours most affectionately in our common ,,lord1 ,g4 ,w4 ,,letter ,,dcclxxviii4 ,to ,captain ,w4 ,newcastle1 ,sept4 #bi1 #agdi4 ,my very dear ,brother1 ,,since ,i wrote to you last1 ,i have had many proofs that ,,god's providence directed my way into ,yorkshire4 ,i preached four times at ,abberford1 four times at ,leeds1 and thrice at ,howarth1 where lives one ,mr4 ,g4 ,at his church ,i believe we had above a thousand communicants1 and in the church-yard about six thousand hearers4 ,it was a great day of the son of man4 ,at ,leeds the auditory consisted of above ten thousand4 ,about ,leeds are ,mr4 ,w's societies4 ,i was invited thither by them and one of their preachers2 and ,mr4 ,charles ,w coming thither published me himself4 ,i therefore complied1 and ,i believe the gospel was welcome4 ,i have preached here once1 and am to preach again this evening4 ,on ,monday1 ,,god willing1 ,i propose to return to ,yorkshire1 and from thence to ,london4 ,pray send me word immediately whether the ,port-,merchant be gone1 because ,i know not but some out of ,wales may go in her4 ,i forgot to tell you in my last1 that ,i had given over the immediate care of all my societies to ,mr4 ,h2 so that now ,i am a preacher at large indeed4 ,i find every thing is turning round strangely4 ,o for simplicity and honesty to the end6 ,i long to know how it is with you4 ,am ,i to have my brother at last8 ,do convictions fasten1 and can you at length sing1 ,be gone1 vain world2 my heart resign1 ,for ,i must be no longer thine8 ,for the present1 adieu4 ,my love to all4 ,i wish you the very best of blessings1 and am1 my very dear brother1 ,yours most affectionately1 ,g4 ,w4 ,,letter ,,dcclxxix4 ,to ,lady ,h4 ,newcastle1 ,oct4 #a1 #agdi4 ,honoured ,madam1 ,i ,wrote to your ,ladyship lately a few lines under great weariness of body4 ,i then promised to send your ,ladyship many pleasing particulars4 ,till now ,i have not had opportunity2 and now what shall ,i say to your ,ladyship8 ,never did ,i see more of the hand of ,,god in any of my journies than in this4 ,at ,mr4 ,g's ,i believe there were above six thousand hearers4 ,the sacramental occasion was most awful4 ,at ,leeds the congregation consisted of above #aj1jjj4 ,in the morning at five ,i was obliged to preach out of doors4 ,i was invited to ,leeds by one of ,mr4 ,w's preachers1 and by all his people4 ,the gospel was welcome to them4 ,in my way hither ,i met ,mr4 ,charles ,w1 who returned back with1 and introduced me to the pulpit in ,newcastle4 ,as ,i am a debtor to all1 and intend to be at the head of no party1 ,i thought it my duty to comply4 ,i have preached now in their room four times1 and this morning ,i preached to many thousands in a large close4 ,this evening ,i am to do the same again4 ,the power of ,,god has attended his own word1 and there seems to be a quickening and stirring among the souls4 ,to- morrow1 ,,god willing1 we set out for ,leeds1 and after about a week's stay in those parts ,i intend returning to ,london4 ,as it is so late in the year1 my ,scotch friends advise me to defer my going thither4 ,had ,i known that1 ,i should have embarked for ,america this fall2 but ,i find there were other reasons for my being prevented crossing the waters this winter4 ,i desire to follow the ,lamb whithersoever he is pleased to lead me4 ,at ,new-haven there is a great awakening4 ,if any thing offers worthy of notice1 your ,ladyship shall be sure to hear4 ,in the mean while1 ,i continue to put up my usual prayer1 that your ,ladyship may be filled with all the fulness of ,,god1 and to subscribe myself1 honoured ,madam1 ,your ,ladyship's most obliged and willing servant for ,,christ's sake1 ,g4 ,w4 ,,letter ,,dcclxxx4 ,to ,lady ,fanny ,s4 ,newcastle1 ,oct4 #a1 #agdi4 ,honoured ,madam1 ,,some time last week1 my wife sent me the letter your ,ladyship was pleased to favour me with about three weeks ago4 ,though ,i was sorry it did not reach me before ,i left town1 yet ,i rejoiced to find that it bespoke your ,ladyship's attachment to the ever-loving ever-lovely ,,jesus1 and a desire to partake of the sacred symbols of his most blessed body and blood4 ,i doubt not but your ,ladyship1 with full purpose of heart1 will cleave unto him1 and in spite of men and devils go on in that narrow way which leads to life eternal4 ,,god's grace will be sufficient for you4 ,he hath promised1 and he is faithful who hath promised1 never to leave nor forsake those that put their trust in him4 ,he is in the burning bush1 he is in the fiery furnace4 ,he can and will make us more than conquerors over all4 ,with what courage then may your ,ladyship go on through this howling wilderness1 whilst leaning on your beloved ,saviour8 ,in him alone is all your strength found4 ,honoured ,madam1 look to him1 consider him1 and thereby you will be kept from being weary and faint in your mind4 ,i doubt not but you meet with daily crosses4 ,persons that stand alone1 and in high places1 must expect storms4 ,but ,,jesus is able and willing to uphold you4 ,thanks be to his great name for giving your ,ladyship such a share of prudence and courage4 ,may the glorious ,emmanuel increase both2 and without being attached to any party1 may you be preserved unspotted from the world1 and be a common friend to all6,since ,i saw your ,ladyship1 ,i have disengaged myself from the immediate care of the societies1 and am now still more at liberty to preach the gospel of the blessed ,,god4 ,a series of unforeseen providences brought me down this way4 ,in ,yorkshire many1 many thousands have attended the word1 and here at ,newcastle thousands also hear the gospel gladly4 ,to-morrow ,i am returning back1 and hope to be in town some time this month4 ,i fear it is now too late to embark for ,america this winter2 but1 thanks be to ,,god1 ,i hear my family is well1 and that the ,,lord hath given them a plentiful crop4 ,if your ,ladyship lives1 ,i believe you will hear of some souls being educated at ,georgia for ,,god4 ,honoured ,madam1 my heart's desire and constant prayer is1 that you may go on from strength to strength1 and be continually growing in the knowledge of yourself and ,,christ ,,jesus your ,,lord4 ,i must now add no more1 but my repeated thanks for all your ,ladyship's favours1 and my repeated assurances of being1 honoured ,madam1 ,your ,ladyship's most obliged1 obedient1 and ready servant for ,,christ's sake1 ,g4 ,w4 ,,letter ,,dcclxxxi4 ,to ,lady ,f ,s4 ,estwood in ,lancashire1 ,oct4 #be1 #agdi4 ,honoured ,madam1 ,,since ,i had the honour of writing to your ,ladyship from ,newcastle1 fresh wonders of grace and mercy have been shewn us daily4 ,i have now ,i think preached about thirty times in ,yorkshire1 and above ten times in ,cheshire1 and ,lancashire4 ,congregations have been very large1 and a solid1 convincing1 and comforting influence hath every where attended the word4 ,in one or two places ,i have had a little rough treatment1 but elsewhere all has been quiet1 and many ,i hear are brought under concern about the welfare of their better part4 ,at the importunity of many1 ,i am now returning from ,manchester 7where ,i preached to many thousands7 to ,leeds2 from thence ,i purpose going to ,sheffield1 and next week ,i hope to see good ,lady ,hn at ,ashby1 and the week following ,i hope to be in ,london4 ,thus do ,i lead a pilgrim life3 ,,god give me a pilgrim heart1 and enable me to speak of redeeming love to a lost world1 till ,i can speak no more6 ,surely this is a work that brings with it its own reward4 ,it brings a heaven into the soul1 and causes it1 amidst all the scoffs and tauntings of a benighted1 ill-natured1 and ridiculing world1 to rejoice with joy unspeakable1 even a joy that is full of glory4 8,to me1 7says the blessed apostle7 to live is ,,christ40 ,when a person can once say so in reality1 then he begins to live indeed4 ,even death itself is then life1 because death to such a one is eternal gain4 ,o how great1 how striking1 how transporting and transforming are the invisible realities of another world1 to a soul that is born of ,,god6 ,what meer shadows and empty nothings are all sublunary enjoyments1 when compared with these6 ,thanks be to ,,god1 who has given you1 honoured ,madam1 a taste of these infinitely important things4 ,my constant prayer for your ,ladyship is1 that you may hold on1 and hold out1 and with full purpose of heart cleave unto that ,redeemer who hath loved you1 and given himself for you4 ,mrs4 ,g at ,manchester goes on well1 and is not ashamed to confess him1 who ,i trust has called her out of darkness1 and made her partaker of his marvellous light4 ,may the glorious ,emmanuel add daily to the number of his honourable confessors1 and give the rich to know1 that to be rich in faith and good works is the only way to be rich indeed6 ,all is ours1 if we can truly say1 we are ,,christ 's4 ,honoured ,madam1 ,i must beg your excuse for this freedom2 but at present ,i have a view of the ,redeemer's glory1 and therefore know not well how to stop when writing of him4 ,your ,ladyship will pardon me1 and accept these poor lines1 which shall be followed with hearty prayers from1 honoured ,madam1 ,your ,ladyship's most obliged and ready servant for ,,christ's sake1 ,g4 ,w4 8parden0 replaced with 8pardon0 ,,letter ,,dcclxxxii4 ,to the ,countess ,d4 ,halifax1 ,oct4 #bf1 #agdi4 ,honoured ,madam1 ,,though ,i am jealous of myself1 lest ,i should make too free with persons in high life1 yet when ,i have good news to send concerning the kingdom of ,,jesus ,,christ1 ,i am constrained as it were to write to your ,ladyship4 ,will it not rejoice you very much1 honoured ,madam1 to hear the glorious ,emmanuel is riding on in the chariot of his gospel1 from conquering to conquer8 ,every day people flock to hear the word1 like doves to their windows4 ,i have preached about thirty times in ,yorkshire1 and at the desire of many am returned thither again4 ,the latter end of next week ,i hope to see good ,lady ,hn4 ,i suppose her ,ladyship will detain me a few days at ,ashby1 and then ,i purpose coming directly to ,london4 ,thanks be to ,,god1 all places are near alike to me1 so that ,i can but be doing something for ,him1 who hath done and suffered so much for me4 ,this ,i would have to be my meat and my drink4 ,to me to live1 let it be ,,christ2 for life is no further desirable than as we can improve it to the promoting his glory4 ,mary thought so1 who in the days of his flesh sat at the ,redeemer's feet and heard his words4 ,this ,i believe is your ,ladyship's daily employ2 a glorious employ indeed4 ,how sweet must his fruit be unto your ,ladyship's taste6 ,surely it is sweeter than the honey or the honeycomb4 ,and if the first-fruits are so delightful1 how infinitely delightful must the full harvest be6 ,go on1 honoured ,madam1 and whatever others may do1 still keep pursuing after more and more of that better part1 which shall never be taken away from you4 ,,jesus is full of grace1 and full of truth4 ,believers are welcome to him every moment4 ,he is ready to water them continually with the dew of his heavenly blessing4 ,it is our privilege to go on from grace to grace1 till grace be swallowed up in endless glory4 ,o that your honoured sister may march on with your ,ladyship towards this blessed state6 ,there she will have a house1 not made with hands1 eternal in the heavens4 ,i send her ,ladyship my most dutiful respects1 and sincerely pray that she may be filled with all the fulness of ,,god4,i hope your ,ladyship is inclined to remember me at the throne of grace1 your ,ladyship knows my name1 8,the chief of sinners1 less than the least of all saints20 but1 for ,,christ's sake1 honoured ,madam1 ,your ,ladyship's most dutiful1 obliged and willing servant1 ,g4 ,w4 ,,letter ,,dcclxxxiii4 ,to ,lady ,hn4 ,leeds1 ,oct4 #cj1 #agdi4 ,honoured ,madam1 ,,on ,saturday evening ,i had the honour of your ,ladyship's letter1 and as it came before the ,manchester post went out1 ,i immediately sent the inclosed to ,mrs4 ,g4 ,if possible ,i am persuaded she will comply4 ,she seems to be quite in earnest4 ,i conversed for about two hours with the ,captain and some other officers1 upon the nature and necessity of the new birth4 ,he was affected1 and ,i hope it was blessed4 ,since ,i left them1 ,i have preached to many thousands at ,rosindale1 ,aywood1 and ,halifax4 ,i have also offered ,,jesus at ,burstall1 ,pudsy1 and ,armly1 and have had three precious seasons here4 ,congregations are exceeding large indeed1 and both the established and dissenting clergy are very angry4 ,they thundered ,i hear yesterday heartily4 ,but truth is great1 and will prevail1 though preached in the fields and streets4 ,indeed it begins to be cold abroad now2 but the ,,lord ,,jesus is pleased to strengthen me1 and people flock from all quarters4 ,this day sevennight1 ,,god willing1 without fail your ,ladyship may depend on seeing me4 ,i thought to have been at ,ashby next ,,lord's-day1 but a door seems to be opened at ,nottingham1 and ,i have thoughts of trying what can be done there4 ,this morning ,i shall set out for ,sheffield4 ,may the ,,lord give me a pilgrim heart for my pilgrim life1 and then all will be well6 ,i know ,i have your ,ladyship's prayers4,i think your ,ladyship judges right in respect to the churches4 ,i expect to meet with many rebuffs1 but by the help of my ,,god ,i shall leap over every wall4 ,that your ,ladyship may stand as a wall of brass1 is the hearty prayer of1 honoured ,madam1 ,your ,ladyship's most dutiful obedient servant1 ,g4 ,w4 8,burstal0 replaced with 8,burstall0 ,,letter ,,dcclxxxiv4 ,to the ,reverend ,mr4 ,h4 ,ashby-,place1 ,nov4 #h1 #agdi4 ,my very dear ,friend1 ,i ,thank you heartily for your kind letter to me1 and your kind benefaction to poor ,mr4 ,c4 ,that ,,god1 whom you both serve1 will plentifully reward and bless you4 ,i am in great hopes1 enough will be raised to pay his debts1 and that a provision will be made for his future subsistence4 ,rather than ,elijahs shall want1 ravens shall be sent to feed them4 ,your present circumstances almost distress me1 and at the same time make me ashamed4 ,i think it requires more grace heartily to say1 8,father1 thy will be done10 in such a situation1 than to die a martyr forty times4 ,but my dear friend1 though your body is weak and confined at home1 your pen hath been active1 and your works walk abroad4 ,i hear of them from all quarters4 ,,god hath blessed1 and will bless them4 ,let that comfort you1 and if health any way permits1 pray write again4 ,fear not1 my dear dear ,man2 let faith and patience hold out a little longer1 and then the struggle shall be over4 ,yet a little while1 and you shall join with that sweet singer ,dr4 ,watts1 who whilst on earth dragged a crazy load along1 as well as you1 for many years4 ,as for my poor tabernacle1 ,i wonder it is not dissolved every day2 but we are immortal till our work is done4 ,now is my time for doing2 my suffering time may come by and by4 ,o for strength in a trying hour6 ,wherefore should we fear8 ,wherefore should we doubt8 ,he that hath loved us1 will love us to the end4 ,this encourages me to hold on my way4 ,blessed be ,,god1 ,i have seen great things since ,i wrote last4 ,the fields have been more and more white1 ready unto harvest4 ,i am now at ,ashby with good ,lady ,hn4 ,her ,ladyship has a great regard for you1 and begs you would come and stay a week at her house4 ,she will take great care of you4 ,i think to remove hence on ,monday1 and should be very glad to see you in my way to ,london4 ,however this be1 we shall meet in heaven4 ,there the wicked heart and wicked world will cease from troubling1 and there the weary will enjoy an uninterrupted and eternal rest4 ,this morning we have been remembering our blessed ,redeemer's death1 and ,i was enabled to pray earnestly for my dear ,mr4 ,h4 ,i beseech the ,father of mercies and ,,god of all consolations to excite you to do the same for my dear old friend4 ,yours most affectionately in our common ,,lord1 ,g4 ,w4 ,,letter ,,dcclxxxv4 ,to ,lady ,hn4 ,london1 ,nov4 #ba1 #agdi4 ,honoured ,madam1 ,,your ,ladyship's letter greatly rejoiced me1 and stirred me up to pray afresh that our blessed ,,lord would give you to see of the travel of his soul1 in the salvation of many at ,ashby4 ,i am persuaded your ,ladyship was not sent there for nothing4,but it is always darkest before break of day4 ,i desire to be thankful that your honoured ,sisters are pleased to approve of me4 ,thanks be to ,,god1 ,i feel myself unworthy2 but unworthy as ,i am1 my poor prayers ,i trust will reach heaven in their behalf4 ,this day1 both they and your ,ladyship were remembered at the ,,lord's table4 ,the ,countess1 ,lady ,g and ,lady ,f were there1 and all ,i think are grown in grace and in the knowledge of our ,,lord and ,saviour ,,jesus ,,christ4 ,what encouragement is this for your ,ladyship to go and speak for ,,god8 ,all send their best compliments1 and ,lady ,f desired me to inform your ,ladyship1 that the man who was sent up has been taken care of4 ,blessed be ,,god for putting it in your ,ladyship's power to help the poor sufferers of ,cork4 ,last night ,i received a letter from ,mr4 ,l1 and purpose this night or to-morrow to write to him about what your ,ladyship desires2 ,i think he will be a proper person4 ,mr4 ,w ,i believe is at his house4 ,i pity those who have been persecuted in ,ireland4 ,the minister being taken so ill near your ,ladyship1 was an alarming providence4 ,but who so blind as those that will not see8 ,,god honours your ,ladyship1 in making you instrumental to own and provide for those1 who are cast out for his great name's sake4 ,great shall be your reward in heaven4 ,i hope you and your honoured sisters will have great comfort in the perseverance of the poor baker4 ,he is a ,jerusalem sinner1 a proper object for free grace to fix on4 ,a woman of fourscore1 and a boy about eleven1 have been lately awakened1 and it is hoped converted1 in ,essex4 ,may ,,jesus feed them all with bread that comes down from heaven6 ,we have blessed seasons here1 and our ,,lord gives us to see his stately steps4 ,,god prepare me for a suffering hour6 ,mrs4 ,c has met with a heavy trial in the death of her only daughter1 aged twenty4 ,i hear she behaves like a christian under it4 ,happy they who know that promise belongs to them1 8,all things work together for good to those who love ,,god40 ,how easy may ,isaacs be given up by them8 ,but ,i forget ,i am weary1 when writing to your ,ladyship4 ,pardon my taking up so much of your precious time4 ,i wish your ,ladyship1 your honoured ,sisters1 and children1 all the privileges of the new-born1 heaven-born sons of ,,god4 ,this is the only return that can be made both to them and you1 by1 honoured ,madam1 ,your ,ladyship's most obliged1 dutiful1 and willing servant for ,,christ's sake1 ,g4 ,w4 ,,letter ,,dcclxxxvi4 ,to ,mr4 ,l4 ,london1 ,nov4 #bb1 #agdi4 ,very dear ,sir1 ,i ,received your kind letter on ,monday last1 and to shew you how willing ,i am to carry on a correspondence1 ,i take the very first opportunity of answering it4 ,yours found me just returned out of ,yorkshire1 ,lancashire1 c4 ,since you heard of me last1 ,i have been at ,sheffield and ,nottingham1 and found the fields every where white ready unto harvest4 ,i believe my particular province is1 to go about and preach the gospel to all4 ,my being obliged to keep up a large correspondence in ,america1 and the necessity ,i am under of going thither myself1 entirely prevents my taking care of any societies4 ,whether it will ever be my lot to come over to ,ireland1 ,i cannot say4 ,i have some thought of being there next ,spring2 but ,i would not intrude on any one's labours4 ,the world is large1 and blessed be ,,god1 there is a range and work sufficient for all4 ,as for my manner of preaching1 ,i believe1 was you to hear me1 you would find it calculated to serve all1 but intended at least to offend none4 ,i profess to be of a catholic spirit2 ,i am a debtor to all2 ,i have no party to be at the head of1 and through ,,god's grace1 ,i will have none2 but as much as in me lies strengthen the hands of all1 of every denomination1 that preach ,,jesus ,,christ in sincerity4 ,in this spirit ,i hope my dear ,mr4 ,l will find me1 should he ever see me in ,ireland2 but whether ,i shall go there or to ,america in the ,spring1 is not yet determined4 ,future things belong to ,him whose ,i am1 and whom ,i desire to serve to my dying day1 in the gospel of his dear ,son4 ,i earnestly beg an interest in your prayers1 and in the prayers of all that love the ,,lord ,,jesus in sincerity4 ,pray how do the poor people at ,cork8 ,lady ,h writes this concerning them4 8,i hope the poor persecuted people in ,cork will be helped1 and ,i should be glad if you could write in my name to any of them1 and inform them that ,i would have written myself1 but ,i know not how to direct4 ,you may give them my kind assurance of serving them upon any occasion1 and a hint that ,i believe they will meet with no more of the like rough usage40 ,thus far my good ,lady4 ,i have informed her ,ladyship1 that ,i should write to you1 who ,i am persuaded will gladly and in a prudent manner communicate this to all concerned4 ,and now1 my dear ,sir1 have ,i not returned you a long letter8 ,i love you1 though ,i know you not1 and the more so because ,i hear you breathe a catholic spirit4 ,may the ,,lord increase it in your and all his children's hearts6 ,i must now add no more1 but subscribe myself1 very dear ,sir1 ,yours most affectionately in our common ,,lord1 ,g4 ,w4 ,,letter ,,dcclxxxvii4 ,to ,mr4 ,n4 ,london1 ,nov4 #be1 #agdi4 ,very dear ,sir1 ,,for some few days ,i have been returned from my northern rout1 in which the glorious ,emmanuel gave me to see new wonders every day4 ,it was no small concern to me to turn my back on ,scotland1 when so near4 ,however it hath been greatly over-ruled for good4 ,i have thereby been called to preach in many fresh places1 and1 glory be to ,,god1 ,i saw thousands flock to the hearing of the gospel1 like doves to the windows4 ,the generous offer made me by yourself and lady1 ,i took exceeding kind1 and gladly would ,i have embraced it1 but,well6 what is1 is best4 8,father1 not my will but thine be done40 ,perhaps ,i may see you in the ,spring2 if not1 ere long1 dear ,sir1 we shall meet in heaven4 ,my wife tells me1 she answered ,lady ,i's letter immediately4 ,in this she joins1 sending most grateful acknowledgments and cordial salutations4 ,blessed be ,,god1 we are both well1 and surrounded with mercies on every side4,only ungrateful1 ill1 and hell-deserving ,i1 want a grateful and an humble heart4 ,i am altogether an unprofitable servant1 but our ,,lord ,i trust will purge me1 that ,i may bring forth more fruit3 for by this1 and this only1 ,i know our heavenly father is glorified4 ,what ,i am most afraid of is1 lest ,i should flag in the latter stages of my road4 ,but he that hath loved and helped1 will1 dear ,sir1 love and help me to the end4 ,i am persuaded your prayers and the prayers of christian friends will be very serviceable4 ,o that you may be kept alive and warm in this cold declining day6 ,poor ,scotland1 ,i pity thee6 ,i will pray for thy prosperity till ,i can pray no more6 ,be pleased to present our joint love and cordial respects to all friends in general1 and we entreat you and yours to accept the same in a most particular manner from1 very dear ,sir1 ,yours most affectionately in our common ,,lord1 ,g4 ,w4 ,,letter ,,dcclxxxviii4 ,to ,lady ,hn4 ,london1 ,nov4 #cj1 #agdi4 ,honoured ,madam1 ,i ,think it is now a whole week since ,i had the honour and pleasure of writing to your ,ladyship1 and as your ,ladyship was pleased to desire the prayers of ,,god's people1 ,i read that part of your letter4 ,thousands heartily united in singing the following verses for your ,ladyship4 ,gladly we join to pray for those1 ,who rich with worldly honour shine2 ,yet dare to own a ,saviour's cause1 ,and in that hated cause to join3 ,yes6 we would praise ,thee that a few ,love ,thee1 though rich and noble too4 ,uphold this star in thy right hand1 ,crown her endeavours with success2 ,among the great ones may she stand1 ,a witness of thy righteousness6 ,till many nobles join thy train1 ,and triumph in the ,lamb that's slain4 ,the verses were made by ,t ,g who is now under my roof4 ,he has grievously backslidden1 but ,i hope is now returning home to his heavenly ,father4 ,we had an uncommon scene when he first came to me4 ,i find the ,,lord will be sanctified in all them that come near him1 and will not suffer those who are concerned in his cause1 and with his people1 to continue in sin long undiscerned4 ,o that ,i may be kept simple1 and honest1 and zealous unto the end6 ,mine eyes wait upon thee1 ,o ,,lord1 from whence alone cometh my salvation6 ,i find he never fails those that put their trust in him4 ,blessed be his name1 ,i have got sufficient to pay off ,mr4 ,c's debts4,poor1 yet attempting at least to make many rich1 ,i would have my motto still4 ,mr4 ,l also writes word1 that the glorious ,,jesus hath raised sufficient for his charity school1 and that he is much blessed in his labours4 ,the book that hath been given to me for your ,ladyship1 ,i purpose sending next week1 with one or two of the ,sundays ,thoughts for your ,ladyship's honoured sisters4 ,indeed ,i honour them very much1 and pray for them and all related to your ,ladyship very earnestly4 ,i was glad to hear by ,mr4 ,r that your ,ladyship and all were so well4 ,may you prosper and be in health both in body and soul6 ,london already begins to disagree with my outward man1 but the ,,lord's smiling upon my poor labours sweetens all4 ,i have begun to preach by six in the morning4 ,we have large congregations even then4 ,i trust we shall have a warm winter4 ,i have not been at the other end of the town this week1 but ,i find all hold on3 however a leader is wanting4 ,this honour hath been put on your ,ladyship by the great head of the church4 ,an honour conferred on few1 but an earnest of a distinguished honour to be put on your ,ladyship before men and angels1 when time shall be no more4 ,that you may every day add to the splendor of your future crown1 by always abounding in the work of the ,,lord1 is the fervent prayer of1 honoured ,madam1 ,your ,ladyship's most dutiful1 and obliged1 though very unworthy servant1 ,g4 ,w4 ,,letter ,,dcclxxxix4 ,to ,mr4 ,l4 ,london1 ,dec4 #c1 #agdi4 ,my dear ,mr4 ,l1 ,i ,thank you heartily for your kind ,letter1 and yet more heartily thank our glorious ,emmanuel for succeeding your charity school1 and smiling upon your public administrations4 ,i have sent ,lady ,hn an account of it1 and earnestly pray the blessed ,redeemer to own and succeed you evermore4 ,my winter quarters are made very agreeable2 but so much business crouds in upon me1 that ,i have not time to write long letters4 ,i am looking out for some fresh sermons for you4 ,mr4 ,h1 with whom ,i spent some agreeable hours lately at ,northampton1 would let you have some1 but his are all in short hand4 ,here is a volume of one ,mr4 ,h's lately deceased that ,i guess will do for you4 ,a friend to-day promises to send me ,gurnall's spiritual ,armour1 of which ,i suppose you will highly approve4 ,i will endeavour to bring or send it to you4 ,i cannot think of stirring hence till after ,christmas1 but before the ,winter is over1 ,i shall long for the ,spring to come1 that ,i may enter on a fresh campaign4 ,the encouragement given me this last fall1 gladdens my poor heart1 and makes me to long more than ever to spend and be spent for that ,,jesus1 who hath shed his precious blood for us upon the cross4 ,i know those last almost parting words of our ascending ,,lord1 8,feed my lambs1 feed my sheep10 will be engraven upon the tables of your heart4 ,our obligations to do so1 are very great1 at least mine are4 ,o that we may embrace all opportunities of shewing that we love our ,,lord more than every created thing4 ,o for simplicity and godly sincerity unto the end of our race6 ,yet a little while1 and we shall reach the goal and lay hold on the crown4 ,yonder our ,,lord stands holding it out4 ,it has those words written upon it1 ,vincenti dabo4 ,what is infinitely more1 he will give us himself4 ,we shall behold1 we shall partake of his glory4 ,o gloriam quantum et qualem6 ,you will urge all to press after it4 ,blessed be ,,god1 that you have so many around you that have a taste thereof4 ,my hearty love attends them all4 ,may the ,,lord ,,jesus be with your spirit1 and give you to increase with all the increase of ,,god6 ,nothing greater can be1 nothing less shall be desired in your behalf by1 my dear old friend1 ,yours most affectionately1 ,g4 ,w4 8quantam0 replaced with 8quantum0 ,,letter ,,dccxc4 ,to ,mrs4 ,k4 ,london1 ,dec4 #f1 #agdi4 ,dear ,madam1 ,i ,thank you heartily for the acceptable favour of your letter1 which came to my hand last night4 ,it was quite welcome1 as it bespoke the language of a heart panting after ,,god1 and desirous to be conformed to its great exemplar the blessed and holy ,,jesus4 ,go on1 dear ,madam1 in his strength1 who hath loved you and given himself for you4 ,confess him before men1 and he will confess you before his holy angels in heaven4 ,i am glad that ,lady ,h visits you often4 ,whenever you meet1 may the glorious ,emmanuel cause your hearts to burn within you4 ,what you propose for the poor cast-out clergyman1 will be accepted of and rewarded by our common ,,lord1 as done to himself4 ,,god willing1 ,i purpose waiting upon you next ,saturday by eleven o'clock1 and then ,i can receive your kind benefaction4 ,colonel ,g being with me when your letter came1 offered to accompany me4 ,perhaps ,mr4 ,c will come too4 ,i shall see him this day1 and shall be sure to inform him and his wife of what you desire4 ,good ,lady ,hn would gladly make one in addressing the throne of grace4 ,but she is happy in yonder dead place1 and ,dorcas-like is always employed for the poor4 ,glorious privilege6 ,blessed redemption6 ,,jesus can make us happy any where and every where4 ,you have a neighbour that dearly loves him4 ,i mean the reverend ,mr4 ,z1 the king's ,german chaplain4 ,i believe1 ,madam1 he would be glad to wait upon you2 he has now three ministers with him1 burning with the love of ,,christ1 and going to preach the gospel in the ,east-,indies4 ,have you seen a little piece entitled ,sunday ,thoughts8 ,i think you would like it much4 ,but ,i forget myself4 ,i wish you the best of blessings1 all the blessings of the everlasting covenant1 and beg leave to subscribe myself1 dear ,madam1 ,your most obliged and ready servant for ,,christ's sake1 ,g4 ,w4 ,,letter ,,dccxci4 ,to ,mr4 ,w ,l4 ,london1 ,dec4 #i1 #agdi4 ,my dear ,mr4 ,l1 ,i ,find by your last kind letter that the king's business requires haste4 ,i therefore immediately dispatched it to good ,lady ,h1 who ,i am persuaded will think it her highest privilege to serve the dear people of ,cork4 ,whether your account of their sufferings has reached her ,ladyship ,i cannot tell1 but you will know soon4 ,however this we know1 that they have reached the ears of the blessed ,,jesus1 who sitteth in heaven1 and laughs all his enemies to scorn4 ,he will take care that the bush1 though burning1 shall not be consumed1 nay he will take care that it shall flourish even when in the midst of fire4 ,in all our afflictions he is afflicted1 and though the under shepherds be smitten1 and his poor sheep for a while scattered1 yet even this scattering shall be over-ruled for the propagation of the glorious gospel4 ,it will be melancholy to have any preachers transported2 but really the thoughts do not affect me so much1 because ,i know what a field of action there is for them abroad4 ,it has been my settled opinion for a long time1 that ,,christ's labourers 7at least some of them17 love home too much1 and do not care enough for those thousands of precious souls1 that are ready to perish for lack of knowledge in yonder wilderness4 ,we propose having an academy or college at the ,orphan-house in ,georgia4 ,supposing the worst1 hundreds may find a sweet retreat there4 ,the house is large2 it will hold an hundred4 ,i trust my heart is larger1 and will hold ten thousand4 ,be who or what they will1 if they belong to ,,jesus1 the language of my heart shall be1 8,come in1 ye blessed of the ,,lord40 ,but perhaps this may not be the issue4 ,the threatning storm may blow over1 and all may be at peace again4 ,it is always darkest before break of day4 ,may the glorious ,emmanuel lighten the darkness of our minds6 then we need not fear what men or devils can say of1 or do unto us4 ,adored be his free grace for enabling you1 dear ,sir1 to confess him before men1 and to make ,moses's choice your choice4 ,great shall be your reward of grace1 though not of debt3 he will confess you before his ,father and his holy angels in heaven4 ,when you write1 be pleased to salute the dear confessors at ,cork4 ,i love them in the bowels of ,,jesus ,,christ1 and pray the ,,lord of all lords to give them grace to quit themselves like men1 and be strong4 ,if any of my poor writings might be useful1 ,i will send some to ,ireland at any time4 ,o free grace1 that the adorable ,,jesus should ever make use of such a wretch as ,i am6 ,this is free grace indeed4 ,help me1 dear ,sir1 to adore it2 and if at any time ,i can be serviceable1 make no apologies1 but write frequently1 and command as well as pray for1 my dear friend1 ,your very affectionate brother and chearful servant1 ,g4 ,w4 ,,letter ,,dccxcii4 ,to ,mr4 ,g4 ,london1 ,dec4 #ab1 #agdi4 ,my dear ,mr4 ,g1 ,i ,thank you for your kind letter4 ,it bespoke the language of an honest heart4 ,if ,i am not mistaken1 your name is ,nathaniel4 ,this is what ,i fain would be1 an ,israelite indeed1 in whom is no allowed guile4 ,such will ,,jesus guide in his way4 ,i therefore have no doubt of your receiving a blessing1 a blessing1 in what you intend doing next ,christmas4 ,you have openly called ,,jesus and his disciples to the marriage3 and such proceedings are always owned of ,,god1 whilst contrary methods are as surely either blasted or embittered by him1 who loves a single eye and an upright heart4 ,you will remember me kindly to ,mrs4 ,h1 and all that love the blessed ,,jesus in sincerity4 ,i desire to be thankful for the favour that was left behind a preached gospel4 ,it is the ,,lord's doings4 ,let us continue praying1 and we shall yet see far greater things than these4 ,you do well to meet at ,rotheram4 ,my cordial salutations1 attend ,mr4 ,c1 ,mr4 ,h1 and their respective families4 ,may the ,,lord bless them1 as he did the house of ,obededom1 for the ark's sake6 ,my advice is1 quit yourselves like men1 and be strong4 ,if our ,,lord shall open a door1 ,i fully purpose to have another stroke at ,satan's strong-holds in ,r4 ,,jesus can and will make us more than conquerors over all4 ,blessed be his name for leading you1 my dear friend1 more and more into the knowledge of his divine1 compleat1 and everlasting righteousness4 ,that is a rock against which the gates of hell shall never prevail4 ,if we have a mind to go pleasantly to ,canaan1 we must lean1 not on our frames1 not on a stock received1 but on our ,beloved4 ,looking to him is the only way of being saved from every evil that annoys and disturbs us4 ,it is his blood1 sprinkled by the blessed ,spirit upon the conscience1 and that alone1 which cleanseth from all sin4 ,whatever1 therefore1 you want1 go to ,,jesus3 that is his name4 ,and why8 ,because he is to save his people from their sins4 ,and what amazing grace is it1 that we should be in the number of his people8 ,surely that ,,god-exalting1 that self-abasing expression1 8,why me1 ,,lord1 why me80 should always be in the mouth of one redeemed of the ,lamb4 ,but ,i must stop1 though with regret4 ,whilst ,i am writing the fire kindles4 ,i beg all your prayers2no one wants them more4 ,my wife returns her love4 ,i believe good ,lady ,h hath no place suitable for the person you mention4 ,why should she fly from her cross8 ,sometimes we do best when surrounded by enemies3 they keep us upon our watch4 ,,jesus is able to preserve us1 though in a burning bush4 ,to his never-failing mercy do ,i commend you all1 and am1 dear ,sir1 ,your affectionate friend and ready servant for ,,christ's sake1 ,g4 ,w4 ,,letter ,,dccxciii4 ,to ,mr4 ,h4 ,london1 ,dec4 #ac1 #agdi4 ,my dear ,mr4 ,h1 ,,your kind letter almost made me to blush4 ,i little thought1 when ,i left ,n1 that you should have written first2 but ,i have been so engaged since ,i came to town1 that ,i could not well write to you before now4 ,however1 you have generally been in my thoughts2 and ,i have not failed to remember you before him1 who is able to save to the uttermost all that come to the ,father in and through him4 ,i see you are still under the rod1 and ,i trust are enabled to kiss the hand that holds it4 ,these afflictions1 at present are not joyous1 but grievous2 nevertheless1 through these many tribulations1 we shall at length enter into eternal glory4 ,by doing1 or suffering1 or by both1 our active and passive graces must be kept in continual exercise4 ,your sufferings are of a peculiar nature2 peculiar grace shall be given under1 and a peculiar conquest granted over them4 ,look1 my dear ,sir1 not to the ,mysticks1 but to ,,jesus4 ,indeed1 his righteousness is the only rock on which you can build any solid comfort4 ,in this1 and in this only are you compleat4 ,this is the only breast-plate2 and faith in this1 a true1 living1 operative faith in this1 is the only shield whereby the believer will be enabled to repel all the fiery darts of the wicked one4 ,thanks be to ,,god1 who hitherto hath given you to triumph1 hath raised you from a bed of sickness1 and set you on a throne1 ,i mean your pulpit again4 ,may the glorious ,emmanuel enable you to speak from thence both to him and his people1 as becometh the lively oracles of ,,god4 ,i find ,satan does all that he can to prevent your using your pen4 ,the ,,lord will rebuke him in due time1 and cause it yet to become the pen of a ready writer4 ,i am glad you have opened a correspondence with our elect ,lady4 ,keep it open ,i entreat you1 my dear friend1 and be not nimis nullus4 ,alas6 if differences of every kind were to hinder any one1 surely ,i must be the man4 ,but in ,,jesus is my strength found2 and as my day is1 so he causes my strength to be4 ,thanks be to his holy name1 we have seen his outgoings frequently of late in ,london4 ,his glory hath filled the ,tabernacle1 and many have been brought under fresh concern for their souls4 ,i shall be glad to hear that ,dr4 ,s hath begun to speak for the ,,lord4 ,but what can be done1 till we are delivered from worldly hopes and worldly fears8 ,perfect1 unfeigned love to the blessed ,,jesus1 can only expel these4 ,that your dear soul may constantly overflow with it1 and that you may increase with all the increase of ,,god1 is the earnest prayer of1 my very dear ,mr4 ,h1 ,your most affectionate1 though unworthy friend1 and brother1 and servant in our common ,,lord1 ,g4 ,w4 ,,letter ,,dccxciv4 ,to ,mr4 ,james ,b4 ,london1 ,dec4 #ad1 #agdi4 ,my dear ,friend1 ,,if you was rejoiced in hearing from me1 ,i can assure you1 ,i was delighted1 when ,i received letters from my dear ,maryland and ,bohemia friends4 ,upon reading them1 ,i hoped that our ,,lord was purging you1 that you might bring forth more fruit to his glory4 ,i hope you have found it a sanctifying rod1 and that it hath only whipped you so much nearer to the ever-blessed ,lamb of ,,god4 ,now1 my dear ,sir1 now is the time to shew your gratitude2 now is the time to begin steadily to pursue the one thing needful4 ,what avail the many things of this poor transitory world1 in a sick and dying hour8 ,alas6 they are nothing1 and less than nothing4 ,,jesus alone is all in all4 ,he is the pearl of great price1 which a wise merchant will gladly sell all to purchase4 ,it is worth all1 or worth nothing4 ,o when shall it once be1 that the children of this world shall not be wiser in their generations than the children of light6 ,i trust my dear ,mr4 ,b will labour to fulfil this wish1 and with full purpose of heart cleave unto his once dying1 but now risen1 ascended1 and interceding ,,lord4 ,when shall ,i love him more2 when shall unworthy ,i serve him better8 ,my obligations to do so1 are increasing every moment4 ,this last fall has been a glorious seed-time indeed4 ,i have been in six or seven ,northern counties1 and thousands and ten thousands flocked to hear the word4 ,i am now in my ,winter quarters4 ,our ,,lord is pleased to bow the heavens1 and come down amongst his people4 ,his glory fills the ,tabernacle1 and the shout of a king is heard in our camp4 ,i wish ,i could hear of the revival of ,,god's work among you4 ,let us pray1 and not faint4 ,you know who has commanded us to let him have no rest till ,jerusalem be made a praise through the earth4 ,methinks ,i wish the months may fly away1 wherein ,i am detained from coming to my dear ,america again4 ,i entreat you to pray me over1 and then ,i shall come in the fulness of the blessing of the gospel of peace4 ,the glorious ,,jesus deals bountifully with me here4 ,i am better in health1 than ,i have been some years4,my wife hath much improved in hers1 since her arrival in her native country4 ,she joins in sending most affectionate respects4 ,pray remember us to all in the tenderest1 and most endearing manner2 and believe me to be1 my very dear ,mr4 ,b1 ,yours most affectionately in our common ,,lord1 ,g4 ,w4 ,,letter ,,dccxcv4 ,to ,lady ,hn4 ,london1 ,dec4 #ad1 #agdi4 ,honoured ,madam1 ,,your ,ladyship's letter gave me uncommon joy4 ,i cannot help being delighted1 when any thing ,i write gives your ,ladyship any peculiar satisfaction4 ,the inclosed ,i immediately shewed to ,colonel ,g1 who was very glad1 but is still concerned because he does not hear from your ,ladyship2 and on ,saturday1 ,,god willing1 ,i shall read it to ,lady ,h and ,mrs4 ,k4 ,at that time1 ,i am to give them the holy sacrament4 ,last ,saturday ,i prayed with them2 and in conversation1 an aged gentlewoman was struck3 ,i shall see how the physic works next visit4 ,thanks be to ,,god1 the ,holy ,spirit has not done striving with sinners4 ,i have had glorious accounts of the success attending the word in my last ,northern circuit4 ,three or four fresh instances of conviction and conversion ,i have heard of here1 within these few days4 ,whatever seems worthy of your ,ladyship's notice shall be sent4 ,i wish ,i knew how a parcel might be best conveyed to your ,ladyship4 ,if your ,ladyship remembers1 last ,winter application was made in behalf of one ,hill1 a ,corporal4 ,o that ,i could do any thing to express my gratitude to your ,ladyship and honoured sisters4 ,in public and private you have my prayers1 which ,i trust will enter into the ears of the ,,lord of ,sabaoth4 ,i think your ,ladyship hath great encouragement to go on1 striving to win souls to the blessed ,,jesus4 ,mrs4 ,t is another jewel in your ,ladyship's crown4 ,may the glorious ,emmanuel add daily to the number of them6 ,we have golden seasons here4 ,poor ,mr4 ,h was quite revived with your ,ladyship's letter4 ,he is under the cross indeed4 ,i am ashamed to think how little ,i do or suffer for ,,jesus ,,christ4 ,next ,saturday ,i am thirty-five years old2 fy upon me1 fy upon me6 ,i beg the continuance of your ,ladyship's prayers1 that ,i may now begin in earnest to glorify my blessed ,master4 ,nothing else can satisfy1 honoured ,madam1 ,your ,ladyship's most dutiful1 obliged1 and ready servant for ,,christ's sake1 ,g4 ,w4 ,,letter ,,dccxcvi4 ,to the ,old ,mrs4 ,b4 ,london1 ,dec4 #ad1 #agdi4 ,dear ,madam1 ,,if this finds you in the land of the living1 or rather this land of the dying1 it comes to assure you that your dear letter and the other letters received from your dear family1 gave me great satisfaction4 ,blessed be ,,god1 even the ,,god and ,father of our ,,lord ,,jesus ,,christ1 for wounding and healing4 ,this is his way4 ,he wounds1 in order to heal1 and in the midst of judgment remembers mercy4 ,surely he is good in holding your soul in life1 and being so much a staff to you in your old age4 ,he has been a promise-keeping ,,god4 ,he has not forsaken you when grey-headed1 and when your natural strength must necessarily begin to fail you4 ,though it is cruel to hope you will be kept out of heaven so long1 yet who knows1 but ,i may see you1 dear ,madam1 on this side eternity4 ,,god willing1 ,i purpose to embark some time next year without fail4 ,the infinitely condescending ,redeemer vouchsafes to crown my labours with great success2 but in the midst of all1 ,america1 dear ,america1 is not forgotten by me4 ,your family is peculiarly dear4 ,i look upon you as my mother1 and on your children as my brethren and sisters4 ,i have lately been in ,yorkshire1 where ,i saw a widow1 whose husband lately died in triumph1 and who has five sons and one daughter all walking in the love of ,,god4 ,let this strengthen your faith1 dear ,madam1 and encourage you to hope that you shall still see the travail of the ,redeemer's soul in the salvation of all your children1 and be satisfied4 ,the ,,lord's ,spirit seems still to be striving with them2 and ,i trust he will not let them go1 till they are enabled to give him spirit1 soul1 and body to be sanctified throughout4 ,my poor prayers shall not be wanting4 ,we often think and talk of you4 ,my wife1 with me1 sends you and yours a thousand thanks for all your kindnesses4 ,we are both pretty well1 and have the satisfaction of seeing the glory of the ,,lord manifested in the great congregation4 ,o what a blessed master is ,,jesus ,,christ4 ,i am just now come to my thirty-fifth year of age4 ,i blush and am confounded1 when ,i think for what little purpose ,i have lived4 ,it is time now to begin to do something for ,him1 who has done and suffered so much for me4 ,i beg1 dear ,madam1 you will pray for me while life lasts4 ,i am the chief of sinners1 less than the least of all saints2 but for ,,christ's sake under manifold obligations to1 and am1 dear ,madam1 ,your most affectionate1 obliged friend and ready servant1 ,g4 ,w4 ,,letter ,,dccxcvii4 ,to ,mrs4 ,l4 ,london1 ,dec4 #ae1 #agdi4 ,my dear and honoured ,mother1 ,i ,have been quite uneasy because your things have not been sent4 ,the woman that was to procure them disappointed me4 ,i hope you will not miss of them another week4 ,pray be not uneasy4 ,i should never forgive myself1 was ,i by my negligence1 or any wrong conduct1 to give you a moment's needless pain4 ,to-morrow will be thirty-five years since you brought unworthy me into the world4 ,alas6 how little have ,i done for you1 and how much less for ,him who formed me1 and has heaped innumerable mercies upon me ever since ,i was born4 ,o that my head was water1 and mine eyes fountains of tears1 that ,i might bewail my barrenness and unfruitfulness in the church of ,,god6 ,by his grace1 ,i hope now to begin to work for ,him1 who stretched himself on the cross1 and groaned and died for me4 ,his care for his tender mother1 excites me to wish ,i could do any thing for you4 ,this is my comfort1 ,i hope you want for nothing4 ,thanks be to the ,,lord of all lords for his goodness to you in your old age6 ,i hope you comfort yourself in him1 who ,i trust will be your portion for ever4 ,after ,christmas ,i hope to see you4 ,my wife sends you her most dutiful respects4 ,if you would have any thing brought more than you have mentioned1 pray write to1 honoured mother1 ,your ever dutiful1 though unworthy son1 ,g4 ,w4 ,,letter ,,dccxcviii4 ,to ,dr4 ,b4 ,london1 ,dec4 #ae1 #agdi4 ,,and shall ,i forget my dear ,dr4 ,b8 ,i cannot1 though ,i have received no letter from him4 ,i remember his labours of love1 ,i have heard of the sickness of his dear yoke-fellow1 ,i must not1 ,i cannot withhold my pen from writing4 ,and what shall ,i say8 ,i trust your soul prospers1 and that you can cry out with dear ,mrs4 ,b1 now in heaven1 ,o happy rod1 ,that brought me nearer to my ,,god4 ,surely my dear friend has long ere now been convinced that good desires will not carry us to heaven4 ,there must be a closing with ,,christ1 a vital union of the soul with ,,god1 or1 in other words1 8,,christ formed within us40 ,this was the expression that first convinced me of the new birth4 ,since that1 ,i hope it has been in a degree fulfilled in my heart4 ,i want it to be more and more so1 and to have the image of ,,god stamped in more lively characters upon my soul4 ,my dear ,doctor1 let you and ,i begin to strive1 not by way of contention1 but in a way of holy emulation1 which shall love ,,christ most1 and live most to his glory4 ,i hope that ,dr4 ,w will join in this strife4 ,pray my love to him1 to ,mr4 ,s and family1 and to all ,bohemia friends4 ,i refer you to other letters for news1 and beg leave to assure you that ,i am1 my dear ,doctor1 ,yours most affectionately in our blessed ,,lord1 ,g4 ,w4 ,,letter ,,dccxcix4 ,to ,mr4 ,n4 ,london1 ,dec4 #ai1 #agdi4 ,my dear ,mr4 ,n1 ,,it is now almost an age since ,i wrote to you4 ,providence prevented my seeing you when last in the ,north1 and ever since1 business has kept me from writing4 ,however1 blessed be ,,god1 ,i can send you good news now ,i do write4 ,for near three months ,i have preached in many places1 and thousands and ten thousands flocked to hear the glorious gospel4 ,i have since had repeated letters of the impressions abiding upon the heart of many4 ,not unto me1 not unto me1 ,o ,,lord1 but unto thy free grace be all the glory6 ,at ,howarth ,i met with ,william ,davy1 who has since been imprisoned for preaching4 ,though he is seemingly unqualified1 yet ,i meet with many that date their awakening from their first hearing him4 ,what shall we say to these things8 ,even so1 ,father1 for so it seemeth good in thy sight6 ,i think he belongs to our ,,lord's family2 and therefore what is done for him1 he will take as done to himself4 ,i hope all things go on well at ,glasgow4 ,we have golden seasons here4 ,winter quarters are made very agreeable4 ,many are brought under fresh awakenings4 ,you must remember us in the kindest manner to all dear friends4 ,i commend them and you to the mercies of ,,god through ,,christ ,,jesus1 and am1 my dear ,sir1 ,yours most affectionately in our common ,,lord1 ,g4 ,w4 ,,letter ,,dccc4 ,to ,mrs4 ,r4 ,london1 ,dec4 #bj1 #agdi4 ,dear ,madam1 ,i ,received your letter1 and had thoughts of writing to you before it came2 but had forgotten your name1 and knew not how to direct4 ,i rejoice that any good impressions have been made upon your heart by the blessed ,spirit1 under my poor unworthy administrations4 ,i hope this will find you coming up out of the wilderness1 leaning upon your beloved4 ,you know whom ,i mean4 ,it is the ever-loving1 altogether lovely ,,jesus1 even he who hath loved and given himself for you4 ,i know his love will constrain you to give yourself1 even your whole self to him in return4 ,this is all he requires1 8,give me thy heart40 ,amazing6 ,who can help echoing back1 8,my heart1 ,,lord ,,jesus1 will ,i give40 ,but we must give it him as it is4 ,we must come as poor1 to be made rich1 naked1 to be cloathed1 and miserable1 to be made happy4 ,o glorious exchange6 precious redemption6 ,may the ,,lord ,,jesus shed a sense of it abroad abundantly in your heart by the ,holy ,ghost6 ,it is he that must apply1 and bring home what ,,christ has done and suffered for our souls2 and when this is done1 the kingdom of ,,god is erected in our hearts1 and it is our privilege to go on from strength to strength1 till grace is swallowed up in endless glory4 ,this ,i hope1 dear ,madam1 you will find true by happy experience4 ,your business is to look up continually to the ,,lord ,,jesus1 not only as the author1 but also as the finisher of your faith4 ,this will strengthen you under every weakness1 and in the end make you more than conqueror over all4 ,your concern for ,mr4 ,b1 the ,redeemer takes kind at your hand4 ,fear not1 only believe4 ,press him with arguments1 and ,,god with prayers4 ,and who knows but ere long your husband may draw in the same yoke1 and you may live together as heirs of the grace of life4 ,all things are possible to that ,,jesus1 who is able to save to the uttermost all that come to the ,father in and through him4 ,to his tender never-failing mercy do ,i commend you1 and am1 dear ,madam1 ,your affectionate friend and ready servant for ,,christ's sake1 ,g4 ,w4 ,,letter ,,dccci4 ,to ,lady ,ann ,h4 ,london1 ,dec4 #bi1 #agdi4 ,honoured ,madam1 ,,will your ,ladyship and honoured sister be pleased to accept1 though late1 my most hearty and grateful acknowledgments for all the kindnesses you conferred on me when at ,a place4 ,they are noted in his book1 who has promised1 8,that a cup of cold water given in the name of a disciple1 shall in no wise lose its reward40 ,what a beneficent master does the christian serve6 ,who would but be his disciple1 whose service is perfect freedom here1 and who hath reserved in heaven a crown of glory for those that love him hereafter8 ,i thank him ten thousand times for calling unworthy me to embark in his blessed cause6 ,it is indeed a cause worth embarking in4 ,it gives me great ,pleasure to think1 that some poor souls at ,a are under awakenings1 and seem inclined to list under the ,redeemer's banner4 ,your ,ladyship and honoured sister1 ,i trust1 will now have repeated opportunities of seeing not only how ,,jesus receives publicans and sinners1 but also how the ,spirit of ,,god strips the ,pharisee of his pitiful fig-leaves1 hunts him out of the trees of the garden 7,i mean his own tinsel performances71 brings him naked to the bar1 makes him see himself on a level with the worst of sinners1 and then sweetly reveals unto him a saviour4 ,thanks be to ,,god1 ,i have had some blessed instances of this very lately2 especially a boatswain of a ship1 who a few weeks ago knew no more of the corruption of his nature1 and the righteousness of ,,christ1 comparatively speaking1 than the whistle he used to make use of on board ship2 but now hath undergone a wonderful change4 ,what cannot grace do8 ,honoured ,madam1 ,i could say much of it1 was ,i not afraid of being tedious4 ,i hope your ,ladyship will not be offended at my presenting you with ,bishop ,hall's works4 ,i thought your ,ladyship and honoured sister might now and then like to read one of the contemplations1 which1 in my opinion1 are very delightful4 ,that both you and her ,ladyship1 and every branch of your noble family1 may be every moment under the guidance and direction of the great ,shepherd and ,bishop of souls1 is the earnest prayer of1 honoured ,madam1 ,your ,ladyship's most obliged humble servant1 ,g4 ,w4 ,,letter ,,dcccii4 ,to ,mr4 ,s4 ,london1 ,jan4 #b1 #agej4 ,my dear ,mr4 ,s1 ,,though ,i am really very much busied1 yet ,i cannot help complying with your request1 lest it should be any disappointment4 ,i love you in the bowels of ,,jesus ,,christ1 and earnestly pray our common ,head1 that you may be a scribe more and more instructed to the kingdom of ,,god1 and out of the good treasure of your heart1 bring forth things new and old1 for the ,redeemer's people4 ,the more you are acquainted with1 and see your compleatness in him1 the more you will long after an entire conformity to him1 and apply with greater boldness for fresh supplies of life and strength4 ,his faithfulness must make us faithful4 ,he must be the ,alpha and ,omega1 the first and the last4 ,when we are once taught this1 not notionally1 but by the ,spirit of ,,god1 then we shall go on our way rejoicing1 and experience the glorious liberty of the children of ,,god4 ,thanks be to his name for enlightening you into these truths2 but ,i love to see the ,,lord ,,jesus bringing this about in his own way and time4 ,he gives us glorious seasons here4 ,yesterday was a blessed ,letter day4 ,these verses were sung for you1 c4 ,thy work in the ,north1 ,o ,,saviour1 increase2 ,and kindly send forth ,the preachers of peace4 ,till throughout the nation1 ,thy gospel shall ring2 ,and peace and salvation ,each village shall sing4 ,thousands said1 8,amen1 and ,amen40 ,i have had brave news from ,virginia and ,scotland4 ,o for a disinterested spirit6 ,o to be willing to be poor1 that others may be rich6 ,o to be nothing1 that ,,jesus may be all6 ,i must not enlarge4 ,let me know when you set out for ,newcastle1 and whether the books shall be sent by land or water4 ,i get very little by them4 ,i do not desire it should be otherwise4 ,i believe that as many are given away1 as answers to the profits of what are sold4 ,if souls are profited1 ,i desire no more4 ,troubles increase in ,ireland4 ,you must remember me to all1 and let them demonstrate their love by praying for1 dear ,sir1 ,yours1 c4 ,g4 ,w4 ,,letter ,,dccciii4 ,to the ,reverend ,mr4 ,g4 ,london1 ,jan4 #b1 #agej4 ,reverend and very dear ,sir1 ,,with great pleasure did ,i receive yesterday a letter from ,mr4 ,n1 informing me of your boldness and success in the glorious gospel of the ever-blessed ,,god4 ,it came just as ,i was going to read an account of the ,,lord's doings in our parts to multitudes of souls4 ,these lines were sung for you1 ,thanks to the ,,lord1 our souls give praise1 ,because he makes his vineyard thrive2 ,ten thousand thanks that still he rears1 ,in answer to our daily prayers1 ,some faithful servants bold for ,,god3 ,uphold them by thy chearing blood6 ,,god will hear our prayer2 our cry shall come unto him4 ,go on1 my dear ,mr4 ,g4 ,the more you do1 the more you may do for the ever-blessed ,,jesus4 ,be instant in season and out of season1 and boldly say1 ,for this let men revile my name1 ,no cross ,i'll shun1 ,i'll fear no shame2 ,all hail reproach1 and welcome pain1 ,only thy terrors1 ,,lord1 restrain4 ,may ,,god bless you among the students6 ,their names are ,legion4 ,he that catches one of them1 catches many at once4 ,we have blessed seasons here4 ,i have good news from ,virginia4 ,i hear every day of fresh persons lately brought under conviction4 ,a learned gospel minister1 who was lately turned out for the sake of ,,jesus1 ,i believe will be up here soon4 ,grace6 grace6 ,the more we are cast out1 the more will ,,jesus come in unto us4 ,you must remember me to all4 ,want of leisure1 not of love1 prevents my writing4 ,i have frequently scarce time to eat bread3 and little of that serves me4 ,but ,,jesus is the bread of life4 ,whilst his servants feed others1 he feasts them4 ,do you not find this true by happy experience8 ,i know you do4 ,go on1 press forward1 dear ,sir1 and you shall find it more and more4 ,excuse this hasty scribble4 ,i hope to answer ,mr4 ,n shortly4 ,my wife joins in cordial salutations to all1 with1 reverend and dear ,sir1 ,yours1 c4 ,g4 ,w4 8bail0 replaced with 8hail0 ,,letter ,,dccciv4 ,to the ,rev4 ,mr4 ,c4 ,london1 ,jan4 #c1 #agej4 ,my dear ,friend1 ,,your letter surprized me2 but benefacere male pati hoc vere christianus est4 ,if your friend does not hurt himself1 he is in no danger from me4 ,i think sometimes of ,joseph2 ,he that appeared for him1 will in time appear for me1 and plead my injured cause4 ,but all is well4 ,the returns ,i have hitherto met with1 shall not discourage me1 or at least make me to give over and cease from serving you and yours4 ,mr4 ,l sends me dreadful news from ,cork4 ,b is there again1 making havock of the people4 ,mr4 ,h expected to be murdered every minute some time ago4 ,i have been with some1 who will go to the ,speaker of the ,house of ,commons1 and represent the case4 ,i hope ,i have but one common interest to serve2 ,i mean1 that of the blessed ,,jesus4 ,o for simplicity1 and godly sincerity6 ,our ,,lord abhors guile in all shapes1 and sooner or later it will meet with its own reward4 ,i am glad you are supported,our ,,lord is a ready help in time of need4 ,we have golden seasons here4 ,grace6 grace6 ,i wish you and yours a happy new year1 and am1 ,yours most affectionately in our common ,,lord1 ,g4 ,w4 ,,letter ,,dcccv4 ,to ,lady ,hn4 ,london1 ,jan4 #f1 #agej4 ,honoured ,madam1 ,,the inclosed letters came to hand on ,monday last1 as a new-year's-gift4 ,as they bring such good news1 ,i must communicate them to your ,ladyship4 ,the first writer is a ,virginia planter1 at whose house ,i lay1 and who with some other gentlemen asked me to play a game at cards3 ,i refused1 and retired to pray for him4 ,his present wife is my spiritual child4 ,the letters will shew how ,,god was pleased to answer our prayers4 ,this1 and other things ,i meet with1 more and more convinces me1 that a liberty to range and publish the gospel wherever providence shall call me1 is what ,i am to maintain and preserve4 ,mr4 ,a abides still1 and as far as ,i can judge1 disinterested4 ,blessed be ,,god for stripping seasons6 ,i would not lose the privilege of leaning only upon the ,,lord ,,jesus for thousands of worlds4 ,he alone can make me happy1 and he alone without foreign assistance can bless2 and blessed be his name1 he daily makes me so4 ,he has been pleased to remove in some degree the pain of my breast1 and gives me to determine more and more1 that every breath ,i draw by divine assistance shall be his4 ,i thank him ten thousand times that your ,ladyship is so well pleased with ,mr4 ,b4 ,he expresses the strong sense he has of the obligations he lies under to the ,,lord ,,jesus ,,christ1 and under him1 to your ,ladyship4 ,o that neither of us may prove ungrateful in any respect6 ,next week ,i hope to let your ,ladyship know how affairs go at ,mrs4 ,k's4 ,i expect to see her then4 ,lately his ,majesty seeing ,lady ,chesterfield at court with a grave gown1 pleasantly asked her1 8whether ,mr4 ,whitefield advised her to that colour40 ,o that all were cloathed in the bright and spotless robe of the ,redeemer's righteousness6 ,how beautiful would they then appear in the sight of the ,king of kings6 ,this1 honoured ,madam1 through free grace1 is your dress4 ,that your honoured sisters1 and all your children1 may be adorned in like manner1 is the earnest prayer of1 honoured ,madam1 ,your ,ladyship's most obliged and ready servant for ,,christ's sake1 ,g4 ,w4 ,,letter ,,dcccvi4 ,to the ,reverend ,mr4 ,h4 ,london1 ,jan4 #h1 #agej4 ,my very dear ,mr4 ,h1 ,,your letter must not any longer lie by unanswered4 ,it is a pleasure to me to steal a few minutes to keep up a correspondence with one ,i so dearly love1 and with whom ,i am persuaded ,i shall live in the regions of peace and joy1 through the endless ages of eternity4 ,this the glorious ,emmanuel hath purchased for us1 and of this1 7for ever adored be his free grace7 he hath given us an earnest6 ,supported with this1 ,i am still enabled to pursue my delightful work of preaching to poor sinners the unsearchable riches of redeeming love4 ,thousands and thousands flock to hear1 and we have had a blessed ,christmas and new year's season indeed4 ,in the midst of all1 ,i want more retirement4 ,i want to read1 meditate1 and write4 ,but ,i despair of getting much time for these things1 till ,i get upon the mighty waters4 ,in the mean while1 ,i thank the ,redeemer for letting my hands be full of work4 ,these words lately have followed me1 8,dwell in the land1 be doing good1 and verily thou shalt be fed40 ,these words embolden me to inform you of two that love ,,christ1 and therefore ,i believe you love them1 and ,i think they want assistance2 ,g ,f and ,i ,h4 ,the former ,i think has about eleven children1 and scarce a crown a week to maintain them2 and the latter writes me word1 8,he is about a guinea behind hand40 ,i am doing what ,i can for them1 and if you would send them a small token1 or now and then let me have a little to give to the many christian objects that apply to me1 ,i know not how your generous heart could lay out a little to more advantage4 ,you know the pleasure of doing for ,,christ's disciples4 ,i labour to contract every expence1 and to save all ,i can for the good of others4 ,ought ,i not to do so1 to express my gratitude to him1 who for my sake had not where to lay his head1 and though he was rich1 yet he became poor1 that we through his poverty might be made rich4 ,much1 yea very much of his divine unction do ,i pray may be given to my dear ,mr4 ,h in his present plan4 ,may the ,,lord make your pen the pen of a ready writer1 and after death may your writings be blest to thousands yet unborn6 ,i believe they will4 ,o my dear friend1 whilst ,i am writing the fire kindles4 ,blessed be ,,god for ,,jesus ,,christ6 ,blessed be ,,god for all the mercies he hath conferred upon us6 ,o that this new year may be filled with good works1 flowing from a principle of love and a new nature6 ,that the ,,lord may bless and keep you1 and fill you with all his divine fulness1 is the continual earnest prayer of1 my dear1 dear old friend1 ,yours most affectionately in our common ,,lord1 ,g4 ,w4 ,,letter ,,dcccvii4 ,to the ,reverend ,mr4 ,b4 ,london1 ,jan4 #ab1 #agej4 ,my very dear ,sir1 ,,lest ,i should be hindered to-morrow1 or in the beginning of the week1 ,i now sit down to answer your kind letter4 ,o that ,i may be helped to write something that may do you service1 and be a means of quickening you in that delightful cause in which you are embarked4 ,i see1 my dear ,sir1 you are like to have hot work1 before you quit the field3,for ,i find you have begun to batter ,satan's strongest hold1 ,i mean the self-righteousness of man4 ,here1 ,sir1 you must expect the strongest opposition4 ,it is the ,diana of every age4 ,it is the golden image1 which that apostate ,nebuchadnezzar1 ,man1 continually sets up2 and the not falling down to worship it1 but much more for us to speak1 write1 or preach against it1 exposes one immediately to the fury of its blind votaries1 and we are thrown directly into a den of devouring lions4 ,but fear not1 ,mr4 ,b1 the ,,god whom we serve1 the captain under whose banner we are listed1 is able to deliver us4 ,he knows how to train us up gradually for war1 and is engaged to bring us off more than conquerors from the field of battle4 ,if any one need give way1 it must be the poor creature that is writing to you1 for ,i believe there is not a person living1 more timorous by nature4 ,but ,i trust in a degree1 ,,jesus hath delivered me from worldly hopes and worldly fears1 and by his grace strengthening me1 he makes me often bold as a lion4 ,but ,o1 my dear ,sir1 this pretty character of mine ,i did not at first care to part with2 'twas death to be despised1 and worse than death to think of being laughed at by all4 ,but when ,i began to consider ,him who endured such contradiction of sinners against himself1 ,i then longed to drink of the same cup1 and blessed be ,,god1 contempt and ,i are pretty intimate1 and have been so for above twice seven years4 ,,jesus's love makes it a very agreeable companion1 and ,i no longer wonder that ,moses made such a blessed choice1 and rather chose to suffer affliction with the people of ,,god1 than to enjoy the pleasures of sin for a season4 ,may the ,,lord ,,jesus make us thus minded6 ,for there is no doing good without enduring the scourge of the tongue2 and take this for a certain rule1 8,the more successful you are1 the more hated you will be by ,satan1 and the more despised you will be by those that know not ,,god40 ,what has the honoured ,lady suffered under whose roof you dwell6 ,above all1 what did your blessed master suffer1 who hath done such great things for you8 ,o let us follow him1 though it be through a sea of blood4 ,i could enlarge1 but time will not permit4 ,i am ashamed of my unprofitableness1 and must retire1 after begging that you will not forget1 reverend and dear ,sir1 ,yours1 c4 ,g4 ,w4 ,,letter ,,dcccviii4 ,to ,lady ,hn4 ,london1 ,jan4 #ab1 #agej4 ,honoured ,madam1 ,,though ,i have missed two posts1 yet the only cause of my not writing was a fear of being troublesome1 and too particular and prolix in the accounts sent your ,ladyship in my last letters4 ,your ,ladyship's kind letter this afternoon1 together with the inclosed1 which ,i received yesterday1 give me fresh occasion to renew that pleasing employ of acquainting your ,ladyship with some more particulars4 ,every day we have new hearers1 and ,i find some or another are almost continually brought under convictions1 or are edified at the tabernacle4 ,i have offered ,mr4 ,w to assist occasionally at his chapel1 and ,i don't know but it may be accepted4 ,your ,ladyship will hear soon4 ,o that ,i may learn from all ,i see1 to desire to be nothing6 and to think it my highest privilege to be an assistant to all1 but the head of none4 ,i find a love of power sometimes intoxicates even ,,god's own dear children1 and makes them to mistake passion for zeal1 and an over-bearing spirit for an authority given them from above4 ,for my own part1 ,i find it much easier to obey than govern1 and that it is much safer to be trodden under foot1 than to have it in one's power to serve others so4 ,this makes me fly from that1 which at our first setting out we are too apt to court4 ,thanks be to the ,,lord of all ,lord's for taking any pains with ill and hell deserving me6 ,i cannot well buy humility at too dear a rate4 ,this is a grace after which your ,ladyship pants1 and with which our ,,lord will delight to fill you more and more4 ,your ,ladyship's letter convinces me1 that those who know and do most1 think they know and do least4 ,if it were not so1 grace itself would prove our bane1 and goodness and zeal1 through the pride and corruption of our hearts1 be our destroyers4 ,honoured ,madam1 my hands and heart are continually lifted up for you1 that you may abound evermore in every good word and work1 and be cloathed with that humility which your ,ladyship delights to wear every day2 ,i mean that humble mind which was in ,,christ ,,jesus4 ,i rejoice exceedingly in the comfort which your ,ladyship has in ,mr4 ,b4 ,i shall take care to cultivate our acquaintance1 and earnestly pray that it may be blessed to our mutual improvement4 ,i trust he will be a good soldier of ,,jesus ,,christ1 and doubt not ere long ,i shall hear of his receiving some wounds and scars of honour in the field of battle4 ,after ,i left ,mr4 ,z1 by appointment ,i went to ,mrs4 ,k1 to whom with the ,countess1 ,lady ,g1 ,mr4 ,c1 and one ,mrs4 ,b1 ,i gave the blessed sacrament1 and afterwards a word of exhortation4 ,our ,,lord was there1 and your ,ladyship c4 were remembered before him4 ,on ,tuesday next the blessed feast is to be repeated at the ,countess's house1 and on ,wednesday1 ,,god willing1 ,i shall leave town for about five weeks4 ,all ,i think are as hearty as ever1 and ,i trust some will take deep root downwards1 and bear fruit upwards4 ,his ,majesty seems to have been acquainted with some things about us1 by what passed in his discourse with ,lady ,chesterfield4 ,the particulars are these2 her ,ladyship had a suit of cloaths on1 with a brown ground and silver flowers1 which was brought from abroad4 ,his ,majesty coming round to her1 first smiled and then laughed quite out4 ,her ,ladyship could not imagine what was the matter4 ,at length his ,majesty said1 8,i know who chose that gown for you3,mr4 ,whitefield2 and ,i hear that you have attended on him this year and half40 ,her ,ladyship answered1 8,yes ,i have1 and like him very well20 but after she came to her chair1 was grieved she had not said more2 so that ,i find her ,ladyship is not ashamed4 ,o that she and all that have heard the gospel1 may have grace given them to speak of their dear ,redeemer1 even before kings1 when called to it1 and not be daunted6 ,i have also been with the ,speaker about the poor people in ,ireland4 ,mr4 ,g introduced me1 and opened the matter well4 ,his honour expressed a great regard for your ,ladyship1 and great resentment at the indignities the poor sufferers underwent2 but said1 8,lord ,h or the secretary of state1 were the properest persons to be applied to1 and he did not doubt but that your ,ladyship's application would get their grievances redressed40 ,i wished for a memorial to acquaint him with particulars4 ,he treated me with great candour1 and assured me no hurt was designed us by the state4 ,mr4 ,g was quite hearty1 and has the utmost respect for your ,ladyship4 ,to-morrow ,i am to preach at ,mr4 ,w's chapel1 and ,i suppose on ,sunday also4 ,o that ,i may be a freed-man1 and ready to help all that preach and love the ,,lord ,,jesus in sincerity6 ,i bless ,,god for ,mr4 ,b1 and am exceedingly obliged to good ,lady ,a4 ,i am ashamed of the length of this1 but as it is on business1 your ,ladyship will excuse1 honoured ,madam1 ,your ,ladyship's most obliged1 ready servant1 ,g4 ,w4 ,,letter ,,dcccix4 ,to ,mr4 ,l4 ,london1 ,jan4 #ah1 #agej4 ,very dear ,sir1 ,,last ,monday ,i waited upon the ,speaker of the ,house of ,commons1 with one ,mr4 ,g1 a dissenting minister1 who opened our poor suffering brethren's case in a proper manner4,the ,speaker expressed great resentment upon hearing of the indignities they had met with1 and said1 that if it did properly belong to him1 he would make a thorough search into the affair4 ,but he wondered application had not been made to ,lord ,h1 who was the ,king's representative in ,ireland4 ,he at the same time wanted to be informed of more particulars4 ,for want of a memorial1 ,i could only shew him the contents of your letter4 ,two things therefore seem necessary4 ,be pleased to send a well-attested narrative of the whole affair1 and wait upon ,lord ,h yourself4 ,a friend of mine intends writing to ,lord ,baron ,b4 ,is he in ,dublin8 ,as soon as ever ,i hear from you1 more may be done4 ,in the mean while1 the dear souls have my constant prayers1 and shall have my utmost endeavours to serve them4 ,i count their sufferings my own4 ,pray let me hear how they do4 ,we have great peace here4 ,the blessed ,,jesus manifests himself among us1 and you know that his presence is all in all4 ,hearty ,amens are given1 when our friends are mentioned in prayer at tabernacle4 ,to-morrow ,i am to preach at ,mr4 ,w's chapel4 ,o that it may be for the ,redeemer's glory and his people's good6 ,i am a debtor to the ,greek and to the ,barbarian1 to the wise and to the unwise1 and think it my highest privilege to preach ,,christ and him crucified to all4 ,i know you wish me prosperity4 ,strange6 that the love of ,,jesus should unite hearts at such a distance1 persons who never conversed with each other4 ,but thus it is4 ,blessed be ,,god1 we belong to one family1 are travelling to one country1 are redeemed by the same blood1 and are heirs of the same glory4 ,o glorious prospect6 ,how happy are all they that put their trust in the ,,lord ,,jesus6 ,i commend you and yours to his everlasting mercy1 and am1 my very dear ,sir1 ,yours most affectionately in our ,great ,high ,priest1 ,g4 ,w4 ,,letter ,,dcccx4 ,to ,mr4 ,h4 ,london1 ,jan4 #ah1 #agej4 ,my very dear ,mr4 ,h1 ,a ,few days ago ,i received your welcome letter dated ,november #a1 at a time ,i was wondering that ,i did not hear oftener from you4 ,blessed be ,,god for dealing so favourably with my dear families1 and for giving the prospect of such a plentiful crop6 ,i take it as an earnest that the ,,lord ,,jesus will be the ,,lord ,,god of ,bethesda1 and let the world see that designs founded on him shall prosper4 ,i shall not wonder to hear by and by that you are ,pt4 ,o that you and ,i1 my dear man1 may be cloathed with humility1 and the more we are exalted by others1 the more may we be abased in our own eyes6 ,then will the high and lofty ,one delight to dwell in us1 and prosperity itself1 that dangerous thing1 shall not destroy us4 ,o that something may now be done for the poor negroes4 ,a good beginning now is of vast consequence4 ,pray stir in it1 and let us exert our utmost efforts in striving to bring some of them to the knowledge of our ,,lord and ,saviour ,,jesus ,,christ4 ,mr4 ,z will readily concur in any proper measures for promoting so blessed a work4 ,i sent him a copy of your letter1 and the original to good ,lady ,h4 ,this night ,i have agreed to take little ,joseph and his sister4 ,mr4 ,h ,a hath been with me1 and ,i find he is desirous1 as are all their relations1 that ,i should take them1 for they will be but poorly provided for here4 ,i think they have a kind of natural right to be maintained at ,bethesda1 and ,i have written to ,mr4 ,b about it4 ,i suppose in your next1 you will acquaint me with particulars concerning their father1 and how he hath left his affairs4 ,i hear there is a very little infant1 besides the other two4 ,i would willingly have that likewise1 if it could be kept till it is about three years old4 ,i hope to grow rich in heaven1 by taking care of orphans on earth4 ,any other riches1 blessed be ,,god1 are out of my view4 ,if the crop answers expectation1 ,i would have ,mrs4 ,v and the other poor of ,savannah reap the benefit4 ,pray let one barrel of rice be reserved for them4 ,o what cannot1 and what will not ,,god do1 if we put our trust in him6 ,o for faith6 ,o for humility6 ,may ,i learn of ,,jesus more and more6 ,he deals bountifully with us here4 ,we have had a blessed ,winter indeed6,i am pretty well in health1 but my wife at present is ill4 ,we salute you and yours1 and all friends1 and wishing you the best of blessings1 ,i subscribe myself1 my very dear ,friend1 ,yours most affectionately in our dearest ,,lord1 ,g4 ,w4 8barrrel0 replaced with 8barrel0 ,,letter ,,dcccxi4 ,to ,lady ,hn4 ,london1 ,jan4 #bc1 #agej4 ,honoured ,madam1 ,,though ,i am wearied in walking to and from ,south-,audley-street1 yet ,i must not omit sending to your ,ladyship this night4 ,i would have written on ,saturday1 but ,i waited to see the event of things4 ,on ,friday ,i preached at the chapel to a very crowded and affected auditory2 ,mr4 ,w read prayers4 ,on ,sunday ,i read prayers1 and he preached1 and afterwards the sacrament was administred to about twelve hundred4 ,more attended at the tabernacle than ever4 ,was it as big again1 ,i believe on ,sunday evenings it would be filled4 ,this day hath been spent with the ,countess1 ,mrs4 ,k1 ,lady ,g1 ,colonel ,g1 ,mr4 ,h1 and ,mr4 ,g4 ,i gave them the communion1 and afterwards preached4 ,the public minister from ,genoa came to hear me1 and ,i believe it was a profitable season4 ,lady ,f1 ,i hear1 holds on1 and writes word to the ,countess1 that she wishes all were as happy as she hath been in reading ,bishop ,hall's contemplations4 ,since ,i came home1 ,i have received the inclosed paragraph that was sent to a friend from ,portsmouth4 ,o that it may humble and quicken me6 ,surely ranging is my province4 ,methinks ,i hear a voice behind me saying1 8,this is the way1 walk in it40 ,my heart echoes back1 8,,lord1 let thy presence go along with me1 and then send me where thou pleasest40 ,even so ,,lord ,,jesus1 ,amen and ,amen6 ,o that ,i had strength equal to my will4 ,but indeed1 honoured ,madam1 this body is a daily trial to me4 ,sometimes ,i can scarce drag the crazy load along4 ,at present1 ,i am too fatigued to enlarge4 ,however1 ,i would inform your ,ladyship1 that ,i do not leave town till ,tuesday next4 ,my wife hath been confined to her bed some days1 but is now1 blessed be ,,god1 upon the recovery4 ,,god willing1 ,i hope to write to ,mr4 ,b and the poor baker soon4 ,if your ,ladyship wants any more books to dispose of1 ,i hope your ,ladyship will mention it in your next4 ,your ,ladyship1 ,lady ,ann1 c4 were remembered heartily to-day4 ,may the prayer enter into the ears of the ,,lord of ,sabaoth6 ,i believe it will4 ,i can only now commend your ,ladyship and honoured relations to the ,,god of all grace1 and hasten to subscribe myself1 honoured ,madam1 ,your ,ladyship's most obliged and very chearful servant for ,,christ's sake1 ,g4 ,w4 ,,letter ,,dcccxii4 ,to ,mr4 ,h4 ,london1 ,jan4 #bf1 #agej4 ,my dear ,mr4 ,h1 ,i ,wrote to you not long ago1 but that is no reason why ,i should not drop you a few lines now4 ,i hope they will find you and your dear yoke-fellow resigned to the dispensations of providence1 and chearfully saying1 8,it is well40 ,i write thus1 because ,mr4 ,h informed me in his last1 that old ,madam ,w was like to die4 ,if she is yet alive1 you will present to her my sincere love and service4 ,i am endeavouring to prepare for my great change every day1 by looking up to ,,jesus1 and spending and being spent for the good of those souls for whom he shed his precious blood4 ,glory be to his great name1 my labour is not in vain in the ,,lord4 ,my work increases on my hands1 and the prospect of being serviceable widens continually more and more4 ,i beg the continuance of your prayers1 and assure you that mine1 such as they are1 always attend you and yours and all my dear ,carolina friends4 ,o that the ,indian land may become indeed wholly christian land6 ,is there any thing too hard for the ,,lord8,ere long ,i hope to come and sow a little seed in your ground4 ,may the ,,lord ,,jesus make my way plain before me6 ,the bearer of this is named ,g2 he once preached1 but has 7some time past7 greatly backslidden4 ,to save him from ruin ,i have taken him in1 and have now sent him to ,america4 ,if he keeps close to ,,god and his book1 he may yet do well4 ,if nothe has good parts1 and is of a good family4 ,you will take no notice of what ,i write concerning him4 ,i write to you as a friend4 ,i mention it1 that if he should turn out wrong1 as ,i pray ,,god he may not1 you may see ,i was not deceived4 ,i hope you visit ,bethesda1 which ,i trust will be yet brought to something4 ,may the ,,lord hasten the time1 when we shall arrive at the ,bethesda that is above1 even that house not made with hands1 eternal in the heavens6 ,i can now add no more1 but my most cordial salutations to you1 yours1 and all1 and subscribe myself1 dear ,sir1 ,yours most affectionately in our common ,,lord1 ,g4 ,w4 ,,letter ,,dcccxiii4 ,to ,mr4 ,l4 ,london1 ,jan4 #bg1 #agej4 ,very dear ,sir1 ,i ,received your kind letter1 and am glad to find the storm is a little abated at ,cork4 ,i always thought it was too hot to hold long4 ,i see by ,mr4 ,h that suffering grace is always given for suffering times4 ,if they have honoured him so far as to give him some lashes1 for preaching the everlasting gospel1 ,i shall rejoice4 ,such an instance of persecution1 ,i am persuaded will stir up the resentment of persons in power on this side the water4 ,i beg for the dear people's sake1 you would continue your accounts4 ,they direct me in my prayers1 and excite also the prayers of others4 ,on ,monday1 ,,god willing1 your letter shall be read1 and in the strength of ,,jesus ,,christ1 we will besiege the throne of grace once more1 in our dear brethrens behalf4 ,surely we shall prevail4 ,neither will ,i stop1 but use all endeavours to extricate our friends out of their troubles4 ,inclosed you have a letter to the ,judge4 ,you may send or deliver it as you think proper4 ,i hope you will wait on ,lord ,h1 and let me hear what he says4 ,the ,duke was spoke to1 and last post ,i wrote to ,lady ,h for the memorial1 which if sent1 shall be put into the hands of some that are very near his ,majesty4 ,some honourable women are much your friends2 ,,jesus makes them so1 and when his people are distressed1 if needful1 a thousand ,esthers shall be raised up4 ,what are all these mountains in the sight of our great ,zerubabel8 ,let him but speak the word1 and they shall become a plain4 ,i am glad my dear ,mr4 ,l's hopes begin to brighten4 ,o for faith to look through every cloud6 ,ere long the sun of righteousness will shine upon us1 and not one cloud be seen to intercept his blessed rays4 ,i trust ,i can say1 that we have lately felt many of his benign influences warming our souls1 and the prospect of future usefulness increases daily4 ,o for humility6 ,o for gratitude and love6 ,i have now preached three times in ,mr4 ,w's chapel1 and each time the ,,lord was with us of a truth4 ,next week ,i leave town for about five weeks1 but if you write1 your letters will be sent to me4 ,in the spring1 ,i am apt to believe the cloud will move towards ,ireland2 but future things belong to him1 before whom things past1 present1 and to come1 are one eternal ,now4 ,mr4 ,c is much obliged to you for your kindness to his friend4 ,he writes word1 that you are a father to him4 ,the ,,lord will reward you for all your works of faith1 and labours which proceed from love4 ,perhaps it may do no harm1 to let some know that application has been made1 and is making to several in power here1 and that they all express great resentment at the ,cork proceedings4 ,i find their afflictions are my own1 and ,i pray ,,god when they have gotten rest1 they may not grow lukewarm1 but like the churches of old1 walk in the comforts of the ,holy ,ghost and be edified4 ,o for that rest which remains for the people of ,,god6 ,it is just at hand4 ,we have a blessed foretaste of it here3 ,we shall have a full fruition in the ,redeemer's kingdom hereafter4 ,i wait for thy salvation1 ,o ,,lord6 ,i can now only add my most cordial salutations1 and beg the continuance of your prayers for1 very dear ,sir1 ,yours most affectionately in our blessed ,i ,,am1 ,g4 ,w4 ,,letter ,,dcccxiv4 ,to ,mr4 ,t4 ,gloucester1 ,feb4 #f4 #agej4 ,dear ,tommy1 ,,though ,i left ,london in a very weak condition1 and the weather was but bad in coming down1 yet the ,angel of the everlasting covenant preserved and strengthened me1 and ,i came to ,gloucester last ,friday evening4 ,on ,saturday evening ,i preached1 and likewise on ,sunday evening1 and twice the same day in the country1at the new house1 and at ,hampton4 ,hundreds attended that could not come in2 and at ,hampton all was still and quiet4 ,i like that place very well4 ,yesterday morning ,i preached at ,mr4 ,fowler's1 and our ,,lord gave us a blessed season from those words1 8,i am the bread of life40 ,on ,wednesday ,i am to preach at the ,new-house1 and on ,thursday at ,mr4 ,fowler's again4 ,from thence ,i think to go once more to ,hampton1 but am not yet determined4 ,more come here than can enter1 and some young fellows behave rudely2 but that is no wonder2 the carnal mind is enmity with ,,god4 ,c was rejoiced much with the guinea4 ,how thankful are some only with the crumbs that fall from others tables6 ,blessed be ,,god1 our branch of work is a poor branch2 but if we are honest and disinterested1 dead to parties1 and aiming only at the ,redeemer's glory1 and the good of souls1 the ,,lord will appear for us in a manner that shall even make his children astonished4 ,i never was easier about his work than now4 ,i see every thing in ,,christ's hands1 and therefore every thing must end well4 ,go on then1 my dear ,sir1 and let us be all heart4 ,remember me to your wife and all enquiring friends2 and cease not praying for1 my dear ,sir1 ,yours most affectionately in our common ,,lord1 ,g4 ,w4 ,,letter ,,dcccxv4 ,to ,colonel ,g4 ,feb4 #h1 #agej4 ,my very dear ,c1 ,,your kind letter reached me this day1 just as ,i came out of the country from preaching the everlasting gospel1 and where the blessed ,redeemer was pleased to visit and greatly refresh his people4 ,last ,monday we had a like feast2 and in this place the word has been attended with an alarming and quickening power4 ,contrary to my intentions1 ,i have been prevailed on to stay all this week2 so that ,i do not expect to be at ,bristol till ,monday or ,tuesday next4 ,a letter1 if you are pleased to favour me with another1 may find me there next week4 ,i am sorry to hear you are ill of an ague2 but this1 and every thing we meet with here1 is only to shake and free us of our corruptions1 and to fit us more and more for a blessed hereafter4 ,as long as we are below1 if we have not one thing to exercise us1 we shall have another4 ,our trials will not be removed1 but only changed4 ,sometimes troubles come from without1 sometimes from within1 and sometimes from both together4 ,sometimes professed enemies1 and sometimes nearest and dearest friends1 are suffered to attack us4 ,but ,,christ is the believer's hollow square2 and if we keep close in that1 we are impregnable4 ,here only ,i find my refuge4 ,garrisoned in this1 ,i can bid defiance to men and devils4 ,let who will thwart1 desert1 or over-reach1 whilst ,i am in this strong-hold1 all their efforts1 joined with the prince of darkness1 to disturb or molest me1 are only like the throwing chaff against a brass wall4 ,o my dear ,sir1 what did ,i experience on the road this day6 ,how did ,i rejoice at the prospect of a judgment to come1 and in the settled conviction1 that1 to the best of my knowledge1 ,i have no designs1 no views1 but to spend and be spent for the good of precious and immortal souls4 ,o that ,i may be content to be poor1 to make others rich6 ,o that ,i may never be suffered to seek my own things1 but the things of the ,,lord ,,jesus6 ,his hand1 without adding our carnal policy to it1 will support his own cause1 and make it more than conqueror over all4 ,when fleshly wisdom1 carnal reason1 or human cunning is made use of1 what is it1 but1 like ,uzza1 to give a wrong touch to ,,god's ark1 and in the end provoke ,,god to smite us8 ,i love you1 dear ,sir1 because ,i hope and believe you have a tenderness for all that belong to ,,jesus4 ,i pray ,,god to increase this spirit in you4 ,for what we lose of this1 so much we lose of heaven1 and so far are we destitute of the mind that was and is in ,,jesus4 ,a bigotted1 sectarian1 party spirit cometh not from above1 but is sensual1 earthly1 devilish4 ,many of ,,god's children are infected with it2 but then they are sick of a bad distemper4 ,may the ,spirit of ,,god convince and cure them6 ,but whither am ,i running8 ,excuse1 dear ,sir1 the overflowings of a heart1 at present1 ,i hope1 filled with the love of ,,god4 ,it is free1 unmerited1 distinguishing1 infinite love1 or it would never flow into my ungrateful soul4 ,as our ,,lord enables1 ,i shall remember all you desire4 ,the ,king and his family ,i always remember in the most explicit manner4 ,i hope you will succeed for ,miles1 and for the poor sufferers in ,ireland4 ,learn of ,esther1 and go in the name of ,,jesus of ,nazareth4 ,your relations are in the same condition as mine4 ,are we not as brands plucked out of the burning8 ,free grace6 free grace6 ,i hope to spend an eternity with you in praising the ,,lord of all lords for it4 ,you will remember me to all1 chiefly to the friend of all4 ,you know my name1 8,the chief of sinners20 but for ,,christ's sake1 very dear ,sir1 ,your most obliged1 affectionate friend1 and very chearful servant1 ,g4 ,w4 ,,letter ,,dcccxvi4 ,to ,lady ,hn4 ,bristol1 ,feb4 #ab1 #agej4 ,honoured ,madam1 ,,with great pleasure 7on my coming to ,bristol last night7 ,i heard of your ,ladyship's recovery from your late indisposition4 ,may the ,,lord of all lords perfect the begun blessing1 and give you to live many years to be an ornament to his church1 and a blessing to his people4 ,since ,i wrote last1 we have been favour'd both in ,gloucester city1 and in the country1 with very pleasant and delightful seasons4 ,i have preached about twenty times within these eight or nine days2 and though frequently exposed to rain and hail1 thanks be to the ever-loving1 ever-lovely ,,jesus1 am much better than when ,i left ,london4 ,i hear that they go on well in ,london2 and if we can be helped to keep a single eye1 ,i am persuaded in the end we shall see greater things than ever4 ,every thing ,i meet with seems to carry this voice with it1 8,go thou and preach the gospel2 be a pilgrim1 be a stranger here on earth2 have no party1 or certain dwelling-place2 but be continually preparing for1 and labouring to prepare others for1 a house not made with hands1 eternal in the heavens40 ,my heart at present echoes back1 8,,lord ,,jesus1 help me to do or suffer thy will2 only let me be kept by thy mighty power1 and when thou seest me in danger of nestling1 in pity1 tenderest pity1 put a thorn in my nest to preserve me from it40 ,hitherto he has in mercy answered my prayer2 and though sometimes painful to the flesh1 ,i thank him for it with my inmost ,spirit4 ,but surely no one's heart requires so much pains to be taken with it1 as doth mine4 ,surprizing1 that the friend of sinners should yet regard me6 ,i must still cry1 8,grace6 grace60 ,at present1 honoured ,madam1 ,i am lost in wonder4 ,may the ,,lord ,,jesus be with your spirit1 and with the spirit of your honoured sisters1 whom ,i always remember4 ,i doubt not but they were much concerned at your ,ladyship's illness4 ,may they long live with you1 to be fellow-helpers of each others faith1 and to shine as lights in the world6 ,i hope the work goes on at ,ashby4 ,how matters go on here1 your ,ladyship shall know hereafter4 ,i purpose continuing at ,bristol till ,monday next4 ,i believe my brother thinks it best to have your little orphan-boy as soon as possible4 ,may the blessing of many ready to perish descend on your ,ladyship6 ,i must now add no more1 but my most dutiful respects1 and my sincere acknowledgements of being1 honoured ,madam1 ,your ,ladyship's most dutiful and ready servant1 ,g4 ,w4 ,,letter ,,dcccxvii4 ,to ,mr4 ,w4 ,bristol1 ,feb4 #ae1 #agej4 ,my dear ,mr4 ,w1 ,,what shall ,i say8 ,really ,i can scarce tell what to say1 because ,i have been so long silent to my dear ,new-,england friends4 ,but indeed were they to know my circumstances1 they would pity me2 for my hands have been continually so full of work1 and my removes from place to place so frequent1 that ,i often had scarce time to eat bread4 ,however1 ,i must now break through all restraints1 and snatch a few moments to inform my dear ,mr4 ,w1 that ,i can set up my ,ebenezer1 and say1 8,hitherto hath my ,,god helped me40 ,words cannot well express how bountifully he has been pleased to deal with me4 ,the prospect of doing good in my native country1 is more and more promising every day4 ,last fall1 the ,,lord of the harvest was pleased to give us a most delightful seed-time in many places in the ,north of ,england2in ,lancashire1 ,cheshire1 ,yorkshire1 ,nottingham1 ,newcastle1 c4 the word of the ,,lord ran and was glorified1 and ,i hear of fruit remaining in every place4 ,at ,london this ,winter1 the glory of the ,,lord filled the ,tabernacle1 and since ,i have been in the country1 we have had delightful seasons4 ,i am now going ,westward1 and in about two months time purpose going to ,scotland and ,ireland1 and then shall embark for my dear ,america once more4 ,my health is much restored to me1 and ,i only want an humble and thankful heart4 ,o my dear friend1 what cannot ,,god do8 ,ought ,i not to spend and be spent for the good of souls8 ,ought ,i not to be always upon the full stretch for ,him1 who was stretched upon the accursed tree for me8 ,yes1 the ,,lord being my helper1 ,i will now begin to be in earnest4 ,and ,o that ,i may hear that a prayer-hearing ,,god has revived his work in dear ,new-,england6 ,you must let this serve as an historical letter1 to be read to my dear friends4 ,i would write to many1 but indeed ,i have not time4 ,i long as much to see them1 as they can do to see me4 ,i begin to count the days1 and to say to the months1 8,fly fast away1 that ,i may once more spread the gospel net in dear ,america40 ,but my time and seasons are in thy hands1 ,o ,,lord2 do with me as seemeth good in thy sight1 only let me love thee1 and continue faithful unto death6 ,you will remember me to my honoured friends and brethren in the ministry1 and to all others as they come in your way4 ,that grace1 mercy1 and peace may be multiplied upon you all1 is the hearty prayer of1 very dear ,sir1 ,yours most affectionately in our common ,,lord1 ,g4 ,w4 ,,letter ,,dcccxviii4 ,to ,lady ,hn4 ,bristol1 ,feb4 #ag1 #agej4 ,honoured ,madam1 ,,blessed be the ,,god and ,father of our ,,lord ,,jesus ,,christ1 who1 in mercy to his church and people1 is pleased yet to hold your soul in life1 and make your ,ladyship instrumental in plucking sinners as brands out of the burning4 ,all these things ,i look upon only as the earnests of good things to come4 ,goodness and mercy will follow your ,ladyship all the days of your life1 and you shall dwell in the house of the ,,lord for ever4 ,lady ,ann's sudden shock proves that the old observation is true1 8,seldom one affliction comes alone40 ,i rejoice to hear that her ,ladyship is recovered1 and pray the ,,lord of all lords so to sanctify it to her ,ladyship's better part1 that she may be ready at a moment's warning to go forth and meet the heavenly bridegroom4 ,o to be always ready6 to have nothing to do1 but to die6 ,surely the ,redeemer hath purchased this blessing for us4 ,doth not your ,ladyship find it difficult to be resigned to live1 and to continue so long absent from the ,,lord8 ,but there is one consideration which may make life desirable to the greatest saint on earth2 he may here do and suffer for ,,jesus1 and call sinners to him2 but in heaven all this will be over4 ,come life then1 come death1 ,,jesus may thy will be done in1 by1 and upon thy people6 ,i know your ,ladyship's heart echoes back1 ,amen4 ,but what shall ,i say to the opposition arising at ,ashby8 ,i trust it is a sign that good has already been done1 and that more is still doing4 ,the ,searcher of hearts knows how highly ,i value your ,ladyship's letters2 yet ,i think it honour enough to have leave to write to your ,ladyship1 without expecting punctual answers4 ,o that ,i may gladden your ,ladyship's heart with glad tidings from the ,west6 ,i believe ,i shall4 ,i have been much helped in preaching here1 and have heard of two that were thoroughly awakened when ,i was here last4 ,mr4 ,h1 ,i think1 does not lose ground4 ,the persons that seem calculated to do him service1 must be such as have a knowledge of themselves1 of the world1 and of ,,god1 whose practice proves their eye to be single1 and their minds disinterested1 and who have gone several stages before him to heaven4 ,these would command respect from him2 these he would hear1 and to their judgment he would pay a great deference4 ,the ,captain1 blessed be ,,god1 begins to be weary of his fine house2 and ,i hope will be so uneasy in every worldly state1 as to find no rest for the soles of his feet4 ,may the glorious ,,jesus reach out the hand of his mercy1 take him into the ark1 and shut the door fast upon him6 ,but ,i forget that your ,ladyship is yet confined to your room4 ,may the ,,lord ,,jesus make it a ,bethel1 a house of ,,god1 and a gate of heaven to your soul6 ,he will1 he will4 ,i hear that the ,tabernacle people are blessed in ,london4 ,i am quite easy about that1 and every other public concern1 and desire nothing but to approve myself upright and disinterested in the sight of ,,god and man4 ,i hope your ,ladyship will never find any thing to the contrary in1 honoured ,madam1 ,yours1 c4 ,g4 ,w4 ,,letter ,,dcccxix4 ,to ,mr4 ,j ,b4 ,exon1 ,feb4 #bb1 #agej4 ,my dear ,mr4 ,b1 ,i ,received your kind letter a few days ago at ,bristol1 and embrace this first opportunity of answering it4 ,in ,london ,i was so continually busied with a multiplicity of avocations1 that ,i could not possibly write to you from thence4 ,however1 it has pleased him1 whose mercy endureth for ever1 to give me and his dear people a very pleasant and warm ,winter2 and ,i trust much real good hath been done to precious and immortal souls4 ,just before ,i left town1 ,i preached four or five times in ,mr4 ,w's chapel1 and administred the sacrament twice or thrice4 ,congregations were very large1 and the ,redeemer caused much of his glory to pass before us4 ,at ,bristol1 and in ,gloucestershire1 we have had delightful seasons4 ,at the former ,i saw and dined with ,mr4 ,c ,wy1 who talked about my preaching in their new room4 ,i said but little1 having1 as the ,searcher of hearts knows1 to the best of my knowledge1 no view to head or gather a party1 but only to preach ,,christ crucified to all4 ,in this ,i am blessed1 in this ,i find unspeakable freedom1 and to this1 the necessity ,i lie under of labouring on both sides the water1 evidently calls me4 ,i am now going ,westward4 ,some time in ,april ,i purpose1 ,,god willing1 to visit your parts again in my way to ,scotland1 and then we can talk over many things4 ,i think it is high time that all reasonings pro and con about what is past1 should be buried in utter oblivion4 ,but ,i fear,however1 this is my comfort8,the ,,lord reigneth40 ,our business is to be guileless1 and to go forwards1 looking continually to that ,,jesus1 in whose cause we are embarked4 ,he will order all things well4 ,i cannot do any thing at present for ,w ,d4 ,i tried my utmost for ,mr4 ,c4 ,if he turns out bad1 woe be to him1 after such providential interpositions4 ,i have no intimate correspondence with ,mr4 ,s1 but hear by ,mr4 ,b1 that he is blest in the parts round about him4 ,i see that he and all young preachers need the ,apostle's caution1 to 8,take heed1 lest being puffed up with pride1 they fall into the condemnation of the devil40,and this ,i know1 that no one will stand long in this work1 unless he is disinterested1 and looks for nothing but poverty1 disgrace1 and death4 ,whosoever is willing thus to lose his life shall find it2 and1 on the contrary1 whosoever by sinister ends or practices seeks to save his life1 the same 7mark the end7 shall lose it4 ,for the present adieu6 ,the ,,lord be with you and yours6 ,be pleased to remember me to all as they come in your way4 ,direct as usual2 and cease not to pray for1 dear ,sir1 ,yours1 c4 ,g4 ,w4 ,,letter ,,dcccxx4 ,to ,mrs4 ,g4 ,exon1 ,feb4 #bb1 #agej4 ,dear ,madam1 ,i ,rejoice to hear by your last kind letter1 that the seed sown at ,manchester begins to spring up4 ,more especially1 ,i desire to be thankful1 that you have grace given you1 ,madam1 to confess the ,,lord ,,jesus and his gospel before men4 ,a blessed earnest this1 of your being confessed by him before his ,father and the holy angels in the kingdom of heaven4 ,the inward peace and satisfaction you enjoy by so doing1 ,i am persuaded far surpasses all you ever enjoyed1 or could possibly enjoy in the polite world4 ,with what unspeakable comfort can you now sing1 ,be gone1 vain world1 my heart resign1 ,for ,i must be no longer thine2 ,a nobler1 a diviner guest1 ,now claims possession of my breast4 ,and if the beginning of the divine life be so sweet1 what must the end be1 when this mortal puts on immortality1 and the soul rises to all the fulness of ,,god4 ,blessed be ,,god1 who has given you to choose that better part1 that shall never be taken from you6 ,what have you to do now1 but daily to sit at the dear ,redeemer's feet and hear his word2 ,i mean1 search the scriptures1 which testify of him3 and for ,his great name's sake1 let your remaining life be one continued sacrifice of love to ,,god and man4 ,this is true faith1 even a faith that works by love1 and overcomes this wicked world4 ,well may it be stiled precious faith4 ,it is precious in itself1 and precious in its fruits4 ,it lays hold on1 and unites to ,,christ1 and carries out the soul day by day after a nearer conformity to him4 ,it goes on from strength to strength1 and conducts the soul at length to the perfect and uninterrupted vision of the ever-blessed ,,god4 ,methinks ,i hear you say1 8,,lord1 evermore give me this faith40 ,he will1 ,madam1 he will3 for he giveth liberally1 and upbraideth not4 ,be not afraid of asking too much4 ,lay your foundation deep in the knowledge of yourself1 and you cannot build too high4 ,o that the worthy ,captain may bear you company to heaven6 ,i trust he will4 ,perhaps some time in the ,spring1 ,i may have the pleasure of waiting upon you4 ,i am now in the ,west1 and have had blessed seasons in my way hither4 ,good ,lady ,hn hath been ill1 but is recovering4 ,there hath been an awakening at ,ashby2 but opposition begins to shew itself in these parts by the instrumentality of a dissenting minister4 ,that the number may daily increase among you1 and that you and yours may be watered every moment1 is the hearty prayer of1 ,madam1 ,your most obliged and ready servant for ,,christ's sake1 ,g4 ,w4 ,,letter ,,dcccxx4 ,to ,lady ,h4 ,plymouth1 ,feb4 #be1 #agej4 ,honoured ,madam1 ,,the day after ,i wrote to your ,ladyship my last letter1 ,i preached three times1 once at ,kingswood1 and twice at ,bristol4 ,in the evening ,i stood at ,smith's hall window and preached4 ,it was a blessed day4 ,the next morning our ascended ,saviour gave me much of his presence1 and ,i came on my way rejoicing4 ,at ,taunton ,i met with ,mr4 ,pearsall1 a ,dissenting minister1 a preacher of righteousness before ,i was born4 ,at ,wellington ,i lay at the house of one ,mr4 ,darracott1 a flaming successful preacher of the gospel1 and who1 ,i think1 may justly be stiled 7what ,mr4 ,hieron was some years ago7 the star in the ,west4 ,he hath suffered much reproach2 the common lot of all that are owned in the ,,lord's vineyard3 and in the space of three months1 he hath lost three lovely children4 ,two of them died the ,saturday evening before the sacrament was to be administred2 but weeping did not hinder sowing4 ,he preached the next day1 and administered as usual4 ,our ,,lord strengthened him2 and for his three natural1 hath given him above thirty spiritual children3 and he is in a likely way of having many more4 ,he has ventured his little all for ,,christ2 and last week a saint died who left him and his heirs two hundred pounds in land4 ,did ever any one trust in the ,,lord and was forsaken8 ,at his place ,i began to take the field for this ,spring4 ,at a very short warning1 a multitude of souls assembled1 and the bread of life1 that cometh down from heaven1 was dispensed amongst them4 ,the following evening ,i preached at ,exeter1 where there is a little flock1 and last night and this morning ,i have preached here3 ,i humbly hope to the comfort of many4 ,this afternoon1 ,,god willing1 ,i am to take the field again4 ,what success ,i meet with here1 and in ,cornwall1 your ,ladyship shall know by another opportunity4 ,i am now waiting for a letter from ,mr4 ,b1 which ,i hope will bring me the wish'd-for news of the confirmation of your ,ladyship's health4 ,this is what ,i continually pray for from my inmost soul4 ,i am sorry to inform your ,ladyship 7if it has not reached you before7 that ,mr4 ,a of ,london is dead4 ,i think he was one of the most lively1 and like to have been the most successful ,dissenting preacher in that great city3 but our ,,lord orders all things well4 ,the residue of the ,spirit is in his hands4 ,blessed ,redeemer1 quicken my tardy pace1 and make me also ready6 ,good ,lady ,ann ,i hope is now perfectly recovered4 ,but why do ,i talk of a perfect recovery in this dying life8 ,then only shall we be perfectly recovered1 when we awake in the morning of the resurrection after our ,redeemer's likeness2 then1 and not till then1 will my poor soul be fully satisfied2 then1 and not till then1 will your ,ladyship fully know how much the temporal and eternal welfare of your ,ladyship is desired and prayed for by1 honoured ,madam1 ,your ,ladyship's most humble1 dutiful1 and ready servant for ,,christ's sake1 ,g4 ,w4 8,,dcccxx0 used for previous letter also4 ,,letter ,,dcccxxi4 ,to the ,rev4 ,mr4 ,h4 ,plymouth1 ,feb4 #be1 #agej4 ,reverend and dear ,sir1 ,,your letters always fill me with sympathy4 ,your last ,i have just been reading2 and in reading breathed out this ejaculation1 8,,lord1 when will the days of his mourning be ended40 ,surely you are not always thus to stick fast in the mire and clay4 ,certainly the time will come1 when the dear ,redeemer will put your feet upon a rock1 and a song into your mouth1 and order your going for the promoting his glory and his people's good4 ,satan hath indeed desired to have you1 that he may sift you as wheat2 but ,,christ1 a sympathizing1 compassionate high- priest1 prays for you1 and your faith shall not fail4 ,look up then1 my dear ,mr4 ,h2 you shall find grace to help in time of need4 ,leave to his sovereign sway ,to choose and to command2 ,so shalt thou wond'ring own his way1 ,how wise1 how strong his hand4 ,far1 far above thy thoughts1 ,his counsel shall appear1 ,when fully he the work hath wrought1 ,that caus'd thy needless fear4 ,this is the advice ,i give you4 ,i know you will pray that ,i may take it myself4 ,for ,i find1 that sufficient for every day is the evil thereof4 ,but the ,,lord causes me to renew my strength1 and blessed be his name1 enables me to go on my way rejoicing4 ,in ,london we have had a blessed ,winter4 ,in the country we have seen a ,spring time4 ,hither ,i came last night1 and have preached twice since my coming4 ,thus ,i live a moving life4 ,o that ,i may be a pilgrim indeed1 and desire no continuing city till ,i come to the ,new ,jerusalem1 which is above1 and the mother of us all4 ,there1 all that are born of ,,god1 whether ,mysticks1 ,calvinists1 c4 shall join in one common song1 even the song of ,moses and of the ,,lamb4 ,your hymn1 for which ,i thank you1 is a preparative for this4 ,i sent it to good ,lady ,hn1 who has been ill1 but is now1 ,i hope1 recovered4 ,pray write to me often4 ,sorrows grow less1 and joys greater1 by being communicated4 ,load me as much as you will with all your grievances1 and ,i will lay them before ,him1 who came to bear our sicknesses1 and heal our infirmities4 ,pray what is become of ,mr4 ,s8 ,will he preach1 now he is sure of something in hand8 ,but alas6 the disease is in the heart4 ,when the love of ,,god reigns there1 then and not till then will the love and fear of the world flee away4 ,blessed freedom1 wherewith ,,jesus ,,christ makes his servants free6 ,remember me when at his footstool1 and write long and often to1 reverend and dear ,sir1 ,your's1 c4 ,g4 ,w4 ,,letter ,,dcccxxii4 ,to ,mr4 ,f4 ,plymouth1 ,feb4 #bf1 #agej4 ,my dear ,mr4 ,f1 ,,ever since ,i received your last kind letter1 ,i have been endeavouring to redeem some time to answer it1 but till now have not had opportunity4 ,indeed even now a multiplicity of business obliges me to be much more brief than otherwise ,i should4 ,however1 ,i cannot help informing you1 that ,i am glad that the gentlemen of ,philadelphia are exerting their efforts to erect an academy4 ,i have often thought such an institution was wanted exceedingly2 and if well-conducted1 am persuaded it will be of public service4 ,your plan ,i have read over1 and do not wonder at its meeting with general approbation4 ,it is certainly well calculated to promote polite literature2 but ,i think there wants aliquid ,christi in it1 to make it so useful as ,i would desire it might be4 ,it is true1 you say1 8,the youth are to be taught some public religion1 and the excellency of the christian religion in particular30 but methinks this is mentioned too late1 and too soon passed over4 ,as we are all creatures of a day2 as our whole life is but one small point between two eternities1 it is reasonable to suppose1 that the grand end of every christian institution for forming tender minds1 should be to convince them of their natural depravity1 of the means of recovering out of it1 and of the necessity of preparing for the enjoyment of the supreme ,being in a future state4 ,these are the grand points in which christianity centers4 ,arts and sciences may be built on this1 and serve to embellish and set off this superstructure1 but without this1 ,i think there cannot be any good foundation4 ,whether the little ,dutch book ,i have sent over1 will be of any service in directing to such a foundation1 or how to build upon it1 ,i cannot tell4 ,upon mentioning your desire to the ,king's ,german chaplain1 a worthy man of ,,god2 he sent it to me1 and thought1 if translated1 it might be of service4 ,glad should ,i be of contributing1 though it was but the least mite1 in promoting so laudable an undertaking2 but the gentlemen concerned are every way so superior to me1 both in respect to knowledge of books and men1 that any thing ,i could offer1 ,i fear1 would be of very little service4 ,i think the main thing will be1 to get proper masters that are acquainted with the world1 with themselves1 and with ,,god1 and who will consequently naturally care for the welfare of the youth that shall be committed to their care4 ,i think also in such an institution1 there should be a well-approved christian ,orator1 who should not be content with giving a public lecture in general upon oratory1 but who should visit and take pains with every class1 and teach them early how to speak1 and read1 and pronounce well4 ,an hour or two in a day1 ,i think1 ought to be set apart for this4 ,it would serve as an agreeable amusement1 and would be of great service1 whether the youth be intended for the pulpit1 the bar1 or any other profession whatsoever4 ,i wish also1 that the youth were to board in the academy1 and by that means be always under the master's eye4 ,and if a fund could be raised1 for the free education of the poorer sort1 who should appear to have promising abilities1 ,i think it would greatly answer the design proposed4 ,it hath been often found1 that some of our brightest men in church and state1 have arisen from such an obscure condition4 ,when ,i heard of the academy1 ,i told ,mr4 ,b1 that the new building1 ,i thought1 would admirably suit such a proposal2 and ,i then determined in my next to mention some terms that might be offered to the consideration of the ,trustees4 ,but ,i find since1 that you have done this already1 and that matters are adjusted agreeable to the minds of the majority4 ,i hope your agreement meets with the approbation of the inhabitants1 and that it will be serviceable to the cause of vital piety and good education4 ,if these ends are answered1 a free-school erected1 the debts paid1 and a place preserved for public preaching1 ,i do not see what reason there is for any one to complain4 ,but all this depends on the integrity1 disinterestedness1 and piety of the gentlemen concerned4,an institution1 founded on such a basis1 ,,god will bless and succeed2 but without these1 the most promising schemes will prove abortive1 and the most flourishing structures1 in the end1 turn out mere ,babels4 ,i wish you and the gentlemen concerned much prosperity2 and pray the ,,lord of all lords to direct you to the best means to promote the best end2 ,i mean1 the glory of ,,god1 and the welfare of your fellow-creatures4 ,be pleased to remember me to them and all friends as they come in your way1 and believe me1 dear ,sir1 ,yours1 c4 ,g4 ,w4 ,,letter ,,dcccxxiii4 ,to ,governor ,b4 ,plymouth1 ,feb4 #bf1 #agej4 ,honoured ,sir1 ,i ,was much rejoiced to hear1 by a letter lately received from ,mr4 ,bradford1 that your ,excellency was pretty well1 and am very thankful that you was pleased to enquire so cordially after unworthy me4 ,i take this first opportunity of returning my most grateful acknowledgements1 and to assure your ,excellency1 you are not forgotten by me at the throne of grace4 ,ere now1 ,i thought to have waited upon you in person1 but it hath pleased ,him1 whose ,i am1 and whom ,i desire to serve in the gospel of his dear ,son1 to detain me longer than ,i expected in my native country4 ,the door for usefulness opens wider and wider4 ,the seed sown among the rich1 springs up and bears fruit in some2 and the poor in various places receive the gospel more gladly than ever4 ,last fall was a glorious seed-time in the ,north of ,england4 ,in ,london we had a warm winter2 and in the country we have had reason to sing1 that 8the voice of the turtle is again heard in the land40 ,,god willing1 ,i purpose ranging this ,summer1 and then to embark for my beloved ,america once more4 ,whether ,i shall see your ,excellency is uncertain4 ,you are upon the decline of life2 and for my own part1 ,i wonder that ,i live so long4 ,but ,i trust ,i shall meet your ,excellency in heaven1 where the wicked heart1 the wicked world1 and wicked devil will cease from troubling1 and every soul enjoy an uninterrupted and eternal rest4 ,this ,i am waiting for every day2 and according to the present frame of my soul1 desire no continuing city1 till ,i arrive at and take possession of the ,new-,jerusalem above4 ,my ,master makes ranging exceedingly pleasant2 and ,i hope in his strength to begin now to begin to spend and be spent for him1 who shed his own dear heart's blood for sinful1 ill1 and hell-deserving me4 ,o that death may find me either praying or preaching6 ,i hope your ,excellency will increase my obligations1 by continuing to pray for me4 ,my prayer for you is1 8,that your ,excellency may bring forth much fruit in old age2 and that whensoever you go off1 you may be gathered like a ripe shock of corn into the ,redeemer's heavenly garner60 ,that you may till then go on from strength to strength1 and increase with all the increase of ,,god1 is the earnest desire of1 honoured ,sir1 ,your ,excellency's most obliged1 dutiful1 and ready servant for ,,christ's sake1 ,g4 ,w4 ,,letter ,,dcccxxiv4 ,to ,lady ,hn4 ,saint-,ginnys1 ,march #e1 #agej4 ,honoured ,madam1 ,i ,was ashamed to send your ,ladyship so short a letter from ,plymouth1 but it was unavoidable4 ,i was obliged to take horse1 and therefore could only promise your ,ladyship to send you particulars afterwards4 ,at ,plymouth ,i preached twelve times in six days1 and the longer ,i preached1 the more hearers1 and the power that attended the word increased also4 ,friends grew more hearty1 and enemies more softened4 ,mr4 ,t and ,mr4 ,g came to ,plymouth to meet me4 ,i preached at ,tavistock in my way hither1 and yesterday was a glorious day of the ,son of man4 ,our ,,lord gave us to see his stately steps and out-goings in the sanctuary4 ,four of ,mr4 ,wesley's ,preachers were present1 and also four ,clergymen in their gowns and cassocks4,mr4 ,bennet aged fourscore1 ,mr4 ,thompson1 ,mr4 ,grigg1 and myself4 ,it was a day of fat things4 ,by the advice and desire of friends1 ,i am going further ,westward1 and shall take care to let your ,ladyship know1 how the ,,lord is pleased to deal with me and his dear people4 ,redruth1 ,march #aj4 ,though the above was begun at ,st4 ,ginnys1 yet ,i have not been able to go on with it till now4 ,every day ,i have been travelling and preaching1 and could ,i stay one month1 it might be spent to great advantage4 ,at a place called ,port-,isaac the ,redeemer's stately steps were seen indeed1 and his people were filled as with new wine4 ,at ,camelford ,i preached with great quietness in the street4 ,at ,st4 ,andrews we had a very powerful season1 and yesterday at ,redruth several thousands attended1 and the word was quick and powerful4 ,invitations are sent to me from ,falmouth1 and several other places4 ,i want more tongues1 more bodies1 more souls for the ,,lord ,,jesus4 ,had ,i ten thousand1 he should have them all4 ,after preaching1 about noon ,i am to go to ,st4 ,ives1 and in about nine days ,i hope to be at ,exeter4 ,your ,ladyship shall be sure to hear how the ,,lord prospers the gospel plough4 ,mr4 ,t is mighty hearty1 and gone to his parish in a gospel flame4 ,the people here want it much4 ,surely1 ,,god will some time or another turn their captivity4 ,mr4 ,t desired his most dutiful respects might be presented to your ,ladyship4 ,blessed be ,,god1 that you are better4 ,i am not forgetful of your ,ladyship by night or by day4 ,i hope the souls of your honoured sisters do prosper1 and that you will yet live to see ,,jesus ,,christ formed in all your relations hearts4 ,that every thing your ,ladyship writes1 says1 or does1 may be mightily blessed and owned of the dear ,redeemer1 is the continual prayer of1 honoured ,madam1 ,your ,ladyship's most dutiful1 obliged1 and ready servant for ,,christ's sake1 ,g4 ,w4 ,,letter ,,dcccxxv4 ,to ,lady ,h4 ,exeter1 ,march1 #ba1 #agej4 ,honoured ,madam1 ,i ,think it is now almost an age since ,i wrote to your ,ladyship1 but travelling and preaching have prevented me4 ,immediately after writing my last1 ,i preached to many thousands1 at a place called ,gwinnop4 ,the rain dropped gently upon our bodies1 and the grace of ,,god seemed to fall like a gentle dew and sprinkling rain upon our souls4 ,it was indeed a fine spring shower4 ,in the evening ,i rode sixteen miles to ,st4 ,ives1 and preached to many that gladly attended to hear the word2 a great power seemed to accompany it4 ,on the morrow1 being ,,lord's day1 ,i preached twice to large auditories1 and then rode back again rejoicing to ,gwinnop4 ,in my way1 ,i had the pleasure of hearing that good was done1 and had fresh calls to preach elsewhere4 ,in the morning ,i went to church1 and heard a virulent sermon from these words1 8,beware of false prophets40 ,on ,saturday the preacher was heard to say1 8,now ,whitefield was coming1 he must put on his old armour40 ,it did but little execution1 because not scripture proof1 and consequently not taken out of ,,god's armory4 ,on ,monday ,i preached again at ,redruth1 at ten in the morning1 to near 7as they were computed7 ten thousand souls4 ,arrows of conviction seemed to fly fast4 ,in the evening ,i preached to above five hundred1 at twelve miles distant1 and then rode about sixteen miles to one ,mr4 ,b's1 a wealthy man1 convinced about two years ago4 ,in riding1 my horse threw me violently on the ground1 but by ,,god's providence1 ,i got up without receiving much hurt4 ,the next day we had a most delightful season at ,st4 ,mewens1 and the day following a like time1 at a place called ,port-,isaac4 ,in the evening1 ,i met my dear ,mr4 ,thompson again at ,mr4 ,bennet's1 a friendly minister aged fourscore1 and on ,thursday preached in both his churches4 ,blessed seasons both6 ,on ,friday we went to ,biddeford1 where there is perhaps one of the best little flocks in all ,england4 ,the power of ,,god so came down while ,i was expounding to them1 that ,mr4 ,thompson could scarce stand under it4 ,i preached twice2 a commanding1 convincing influence went forth a second time1 and one came to me the next morning under awakenings4 ,the ,,lord ,,jesus has here brought home a lawyer2 and one of the youngest but closest reasoners that ever ,i met with1 is now under deep convictions4 ,on ,monday evening ,i came to ,exeter1 and with great regret shall stay till ,friday4 ,for ,i think every day lost1 that is not spent in field preaching4 ,an unthought of and unexpectedly wide door is opened in ,cornwall1 so that ,i have sometimes almost determined to go back again4 ,i beg the continuance of your ,ladyship's prayers1 and hope ,mr4 ,b will let me know of your ,ladyship's welfare4 ,you will not be forgotten by1 honoured ,madam1 ,your ,ladyship's most dutiful1 obliged1 and chearful servant for ,,christ's sake1 ,g4 ,w4 ,,letter ,,dcccxxvi4 ,to the ,countess ,d4 ,exeter1 ,march #ba1 #agej4 ,honoured ,madam1 ,i ,did not think of being so long out of ,london1 without sending your ,ladyship a letter2 but ,i have been so employed in travelling and preaching and answering letters1 that ,i have scarce had any time at all4 ,however1 ,i bless the glorious ,redeemer1 that ,i can now send your ,ladyship good news4 ,every where the word of ,,god has ran and been glorified4 ,i am just returned from near the land's end1 where thousands and thousands heard the gospel gladly4 ,i have generally preached twice a day1 and rode several miles2 but my greatest grief is1 that ,i can do no more for the blessed ,,jesus4 ,wherever ,i am1 your ,ladyship and honoured sister1 with the other honourable ladies1 are continually remembered by me at the throne of grace4 ,i hope all are determined with full purpose of heart to cleave unto the ,,lord4 ,the earthquake hath been an alarming providence4 ,happy they1 that have an interest in ,,christ1 and are always ready6 ,on ,him alone is my strength and safety founded4 ,did not this support and comfort your ,ladyship under the awful alarm8 ,go on then1 honoured ,madam1 and by a constant looking to ,,jesus1 make continual advances in the divine life1 which ,i believe hath been communicated to you from above4 ,the more you see of his excellencies1 the more will all created things sicken and die in your view and taste4 ,i commend your ,ladyship to his never-failing mercy1 and beg leave to subscribe myself1 honoured ,madam1 ,your ,ladyship's most dutiful1 and obliged humble servant1 ,g4 ,w4 ,,letter ,,dcccxxvii4 ,to ,lady ,h4 ,exeter1 ,march #bd1 #agej4 ,honoured ,madam1 ,,as ,i am persuaded your heart's desire and prayer to ,,god is1 that the kingdom of the ,,lord ,,jesus may be set up on earth1 ,i cannot return to ,london without informing your ,ladyship1 that the gospel has been most gladly received in these western parts4 ,i have been very near the land's end1 and every where souls have fled to hear the word preached1 like doves to the windows4 ,the harvest is great1 yea very great2 but the labourers are few4 ,o that the ,,lord of the harvest would thrust out more labourers6 ,something out of the common road must be done1 to awaken a thoughtless world4 ,,god has been terribly shaking the metropolis4 ,i hope it is an earnest of his giving a shock to secure sinners1 and making them to cry out1 8,what shall we do to be saved80 ,i trust1 honoured ,madam1 you have been brought sweetly to believe on the ,,lord ,,jesus1 and have experienced the beginnings of a real salvation in your heart4 ,what a mercy is this6 ,to be plucked as a brand out of the burning1 to be one of those few ,mighty and ,noble that are called effectually by the grace of ,,god2 what consolation must this administer to your ,ladyship under all afflictions6 ,what can shake a soul whose hopes of happiness1 in time and eternity1 are built upon the rock of ages8 ,winds may blow1 rains may and will descend even upon persons of the most exalted stations2 but they that trust in the ,,lord ,,jesus ,,christ never shall1 never can be totally confounded4 ,that your ,ladyship may every day and hour experience more and more of this blessed truth1 is the earnest prayer of1 honoured ,madam1 ,your ,ladyship's most dutiful1 obedient humble servant1 ,g4 ,w4 ,,letter ,,dcccxxviii4 ,to ,mr4 ,l4 ,london1 ,april #c1 #agej4 ,very dear ,sir1 ,,last ,friday evening ,i came to town1 and would have answered your kind letters 7which ,i found waiting for me here7 last post1 had not fatigue and a multiplicity of business prevented me4 ,surely the distress of our suffering friends is great1 but he that dwelleth on high is greater4 ,i have already laid your account before some particular persons1 and shall use all possible means to have our dear friends grievances redressed4 ,in the interim1 let us besiege the throne of grace1 and by earnest prayer engage his assistance1 who has promised that the gates of hell shall never prevail against his ,church4 ,as ,i hear ,mr4 ,john ,w is now in ,ireland1 ,i suppose he will best answer your question about 8coming out from amongst them40 ,for my part1 ,i think my business is to preach the gospel unto all1 without setting up any particular party4 ,the acceptance which the glorious ,emmanuel is pleased to give to me1 and the various calls sent1 as well as the freedom ,i find in complying with them1 confirm me more and more that this is my province4 ,i am just returned from the ,west1 where ,i have seen the fields every where white ready unto harvest4 ,though thousands flock to hear the word in town1 yet ,i almost think every day lost in which ,i am not preaching about the country1 now the summer is coming on4 ,,god only knows whether ,i shall reach as far as ,ireland4 ,pray continue your accounts4 ,i cannot help thinking1 but that this opposition is a blessed presage of a future glorious harvest in the kingdom of ,ireland4 ,yet a little while1 and he that will come1 shall come1 and will not tarry4 ,that your soul may be filled with all the divine fulness1 is the hearty prayer of1 dear ,sir1 ,your affectionate friend and servant for ,,christ's sake1 ,g4 ,w4 ,,letter ,,dcccxxix4 ,to ,governor ,b4 ,portsmouth1 ,april #bg1 #agej4 ,honoured ,sir1 ,i ,wrote to your ,excellency last from ,plymouth1 where1 as well as in many other places in the west1 the ,,lord of all lords has been pleased greatly to bless my poor unworthy ministrations4 ,i am now 7after having seen much of the ,redeemer's power in ,london7 making a short elopement to ,portsmouth1 and from thence ,i purpose to go into the ,north1 where ,i trust thousands are already awakened to seek after the things which lead to life eternal4 ,the harvest in ,england is exceeding great4 ,i know that your ,excellency will pray1 that the ,,lord of the harvest may thrust out more labourers into his harvest4 ,i am glad your ,excellency hath been honoured by providence1 to put ,new-,jersey college on such a footing1 that it may be a nursery for future labourers4 ,i have had the pleasure of seeing ,mr4 ,a and ,colonel ,w1 and have introduced them to such of my friends1 as ,i believe1 under ,,god1 may serve the interest in which they are engaged4 ,glad shall ,i be of every opportunity offered me1 of promoting the ,redeemer's cause in ,new-,england or ,new-,jersey4 ,by the divine blessing1 ,i hope that something considerable will be done in ,england and ,scotland for ,new-,jersey college4 ,i wish your ,excellency joy of the relation into which ,i hear you have lately entered4 ,i hope my dutiful respects will find acceptance with ,madam ,bel1 and ,i earnestly pray that you may live together as heirs of the grace of life4 ,may ,,god honour you both to bring forth much fruit in old age6 ,here ,i would end2 but the love ,i owe to the bearer1 ,mr4 ,s1 for ,,christ's sake1 constrains me to recommend him to your ,excellency4 ,he is ,i think an ,israelite indeed4 ,i pray the ,,lord ,,jesus to succeed and bless him4 ,he can give your ,excellency an account1 how the work prospers on this side the water4 ,that every wilderness in ,america may blossom like a rose1 and that your ,excellency's province may be like the garden of the ,,lord1 is the hearty prayer of1 ,your ,excellency's most dutiful but obliged humble servant1 ,g4 ,w4 ,,letter ,,dcccxxx4 ,to the ,reverend ,mr4 ,h4 ,portsmouth1 ,april #bh1 #agej4 ,my very dear friend and ,brother1 ,,your letter should have had an immediate answer1 if the least leisure had offered when in town4 ,but there ,i am continually hurried1 and had scarce time to eat bread4 ,however1 our ,,lord gave me meat which the world knows not of1 and enabled me to preach three or four times a day to great multitudes1 and ,i trust with great blessings4 ,fear not your weak body2 we are immortal till our work is done4 ,,christ's labourers must live by miracle2 if not1 ,i must not live at all2 for ,,god only knows what ,i daily endure4 ,my continual vomitings almost kill me1 and yet the pulpit is my cure1 so that my friends begin to pity me less1 and to leave off that ungrateful caution1 8,spare thyself40 ,i speak this to encourage you4 ,persons whose writings are to be blessings1 must have some thorns in the flesh4 ,your disorders1 like mine1 ,i believe are as yet only to humble1 not to kill us4 ,though ,i long to go to heaven1 yet ,i am apt to think we are not to die presently1 but live and declare the works of the ,,lord4 ,you by your pen1 ,i by my tongue4 ,may the glorious ,emmanuel bless us both6 ,i believe he will4 ,courage1 my dear1 very dear ,mr4 ,h2 ,courage4 ,when we are weak1 then are we strong4,but to your letter4 ,i am glad ,dr4 ,s preaches1 and that ,mr4 ,h1 is at work4 ,in working we shall be blessed4 ,to him that hath1 shall be given4 ,how shall we contrive to meet4 ,i purpose being at ,oulney next ,sunday sevennight1 and in a day or two after at ,northampton4 ,i wish ,i could have a line from you4 ,in the mean while ,i shall endeavour to get ,dr4 ,w4 ,there is a glorious plan set on foot by the ,great and ,good1 for a college in the ,new-,jersies2 the particulars will ere long be published4 ,i wish it much prosperity4 ,your ,meditations are now printing in ,philadelphia4 ,why do you not sit for your picture8,the seed sown here months ago1 hath sprung up4 ,people hear with great attention4 ,what cannot ,,god do8 ,the ,,lord be with you6 ,i love you most tenderly4 ,i thank you ten thousand times for all favours1 and am1 very dear friend1 ,yours most affectionately and eternally in our dear ,,lord ,,jesus1 ,g4 ,w4 ,,letter ,,dcccxxxi4 ,to the ,reverend ,mr4 ,d4 ,london1 ,may #a1 #agej4 ,my very dear ,friend1 ,,though ,i am somewhat fatigued with my journey1 yet ,i cannot help answering your very kind and wished-for letter4 ,blessed be the ,,god and ,father of our ,,lord ,,jesus ,,christ1 who delights to multiply his benefits upon us6 ,i wish you and dear ,mrs4 ,d joy of your twins4 ,may ,,jesus sanctify them from the womb1 and spare them with their tender mother1 to be lasting blessings to yourself and others6 ,what shall ,i render unto the ,,lord for removing prejudices from ,taunton people8 ,it is his doing2 and the same grace was shewn at ,portsmouth1 from whence ,i am just now come4 ,i was there this time twelvemonth1 and now had the pleasure of hearing that many were then awakened1 who hold on their way4 ,thousands came to hear1 and the word seemed to strike like a pointed arrow4 ,you have been misinformed about ,moor-fields4 ,i have preached there twice lately to many thousands1 but without molestation4 ,a blessed power attended the word1 and we have had most delightful seasons in ,london4 ,help me to cry ,grace6 grace6 ,i am now going ,northward1 and hope next week to have another interview with ,messrs4 ,h1 ,hly1 ,dr4 ,d1 and ,dr4 ,s4 ,i rejoice in the success of the ,doctor's books1 and pray the ,,lord earnestly to bless all his labours more and more4 ,poor ,lady ,hn is ill4 ,i say of her1 as ,i would to you1 serius in clum redeas6 ,you may direct to her ,ladyship at ,ashby-place4 ,i am glad to hear that your brethren begin to envy you2 ,it is a good sign4 ,you have heard of the viper and the file4 ,their biting will only make their own teeth to bleed4 ,we are to go on4 ,i pray ,,god you may1 and increase with all the increase of ,,god4 ,i salute you and all your family4 ,my wife joins1 very dear ,mr4 ,d1 with ,yours most affectionately in our common ,,lord1 ,g4 ,w4 ,,letter ,,dcccxxxii4 ,to ,mr4 ,c4 ,ashby1 ,may #aa1 #agej4 ,very dear ,sir1 ,,as you talked when ,i left ,london of setting out on your journey in about a fortnight1 ,i cannot help sending you these few lines4 ,i believe they will be acceptable1 because they acquaint you with the continuance of the ,redeemer's loving kindness to the very chief of sinners4 ,at ,oulney1 where ,i preached last ,,lord's day1 we had two sweet seasons4 ,a great multitude attended1 and ,i had the pleasure of seeing some1 that were wrought upon when ,i was there last4 ,on the ,monday1 about six miles from ,northampton1 ,i had a private interview with ,dr4 ,s1 ,dr4 ,d1 ,messrs4 ,h and ,hly4 ,on the ,tuesday ,i preached in the morning to ,dr4 ,d's family1 and in the afternoon to above two thousand in the field4 ,dr4 ,s1 ,mr4 ,h1 c4 attended me1 and walked with me afterwards along the street2 so that ,i hope the physician will now turn his back on the world1 and be content to follow a despised crucified ,redeemer without reserve4 ,i expounded at his house in the evening1 and am hereafter to come to it as my own4 ,on ,tuesday ,i preached twice at ,kettering to several thousands4 ,the people gladly received the word1 and the ,inn-keeper where ,i put up1 ,i hope is a real christian4 ,on ,wednesday ,i came hither1 and found good ,lady ,h1 though very weak1 yet better than ,i expected4 ,i hope you will beg ,mr4 ,g1 and all ,,god's people1 to strive together in their prayers1 to keep her out of heaven as long as they can1 that she may do more good on earth4 ,i greet you and ,mrs4 ,c most heartily1 and wishing you a very prosperous journey1 by the will of ,,god1 ,i am1 very dear ,sir1 ,yours most affectionately in our common ,,lord1 ,g4 ,w4 ,,letter ,,dcccxxxiii4 ,to ,doctor ,s4 ,ashby1 ,may #aa1 #agej4 ,my ,dear ,doctor1 ,,how do you8 ,i have thought of1 and prayed for you much1 since we parted from ,northampton4 ,now ,i believe is the time in which the ax is to be laid at the very root of the tree4 ,how wonderfully doth the ,,lord ,,jesus watch over you8 ,how sweetly does he lead you out of temptation6 ,o follow his leadings1 my dear friend1 and let every1 even the most beloved ,isaac1 be immediately sacrificed for ,,god4 ,kindness is cruelty here4 ,had ,abraham consulted either ,sarah or his affections1 he never would have taken the knife to slay his son4 ,,god's law is our rule1 and ,,god will have all the heart or none4 ,agags will plead1 but they must be hewn in pieces4 ,may the ,,lord strengthen1 stablish1 and settle you6 ,good ,lady ,hn was much rejoiced to hear that you had been without the camp4 ,may you quit yourself like a man1 and in every respect behave like a good soldier of ,,jesus ,,christ6 ,her ladyship is very weak1 but ,i hope will yet be spared to do much good on earth4 ,o the happiness of giving up all for ,,christ1 who hath given himself for us4 ,the ,,lord be with you6 ,i am yours to command1 ,g4 ,w4 ,,letter ,,dcccxxxiv4 ,to the ,reverend ,mr4 ,m4 ,ashby1 ,may #ad1 #agej4 ,reverend and very dear ,sir1 ,i ,have desired to write you a long letter for a considerable time1 but was so hurried when at ,london1 that ,i could not be so explicit as the affair ,i wanted to write about1 necessarily required4 ,it is concerning the ,presbyterian ,college in the ,new ,jersies2 the importance and extensive usefulness of which1 ,i suppose you have long since been apprized of4 ,mr4 ,a1 a friend of ,governor ,b1 is come over with a commission to negotiate this matter2 he hath brought with him a copy of a letter1 which ,mr4 ,p sent to you some months past4 ,this letter hath been shewn to ,doctor ,d and several of the ,london ministers1 who all approve of the thing1 and promise their assistance4 ,last week ,i preached at ,northampton1 and conversed with ,doctor ,d concerning it4 ,the scheme that was then judged most practicable was this1 8,that ,mr4 ,p's letter should be printed1 and a recommendation of the affair1 subscribed by ,doctor ,d and others1 be annexed2 that a subscription and collections should be then set on foot in ,england1 and afterwards that ,mr4 ,a should go to ,scotland40 ,i think it is an affair that requires dispatch4 ,governor ,b is old1 but a most hearty man for promoting ,,god's glory1 and the good of mankind4 ,he looks upon the college as his own daughter1 and will do all he can to endow her with proper privileges4 ,the present ,president ,mr4 ,b1 and most of the ,trustees1 ,i am well acquainted with4 ,they are friends to vital piety1 and ,i trust this work of the ,,lord will prosper in their hands4 ,the spreading of the gospel in ,maryland and ,virginia in a great measure depends upon it1 and therefore ,i wish them much success in the name of the ,,lord4 ,but more of this when we meet4 ,as ,i am going further northward1 ,i know not but ,i may go as far as ,glasgow4 ,indeed there are so many doors opened in ,england1 that ,i know not well where to go first4 ,i have lately been in ,cornwall1 at ,portsmouth1 and ,london4,since that ,i have preached at ,oulney1 ,northampton and ,kettering4 ,for a few days ,i have been at good ,lady ,hn's1 who though weak in body1 is always abounding in the work of the ,,lord4 ,she sends you her kind compliments1 and ordered me to beg the favour of you to acquaint ,mr4 ,r1 that she will answer his kind letter as soon as ever her strength will permit4 ,i preach daily at her ,ladyship's1 and this week1 ,,god willing1 ,i shall preach in two or three churches4 ,my bodily health is better than usual1 and ,i long to be on the stretch for ,him1 who was stretched upon a cursed tree for ill and hell-deserving me4 ,i beg a continued interest in your prayers4 ,i salute you and yours1 ,mr4 ,g and his wife1 and all dear friends1 in the heartiest manner1 and am1 reverend and very dear ,sir1 ,your most affectionate brother1 c4 ,g4 ,w4 ,,letter ,,dcccxxxv4 ,to ,doctor ,d4 ,ashby1 ,may #ai1 #agej4 ,reverend and very dear ,sir1 ,,your kind letter found me happy at our good ,lady ,hn's1 whose path shines more and more bright unto the perfect day4 ,she is strangely employed now4,can you guess8 ,the kind people of ,ashby stirred up some of the baser sort to riot before her ,ladyship's door1 while the gospel was preaching2 and on ,wednesday evening1 some people in their return home1 narrowly escaped being murdered4 ,her ,ladyship has just received a message from the ,justice1 in order to bring the offenders before him4 ,i hope it will be over-ruled for great good1 and that the gospel for the future will have free course4 ,this week ,i have preached in three churches1 and tomorrow morning1 ,,god willing1 ,i am to preach at a fourth4 ,in the evening ,i shall preach at ,nottingham1 and purpose lying at the house of ,mr4 ,s4 ,thus1 reverend and dear ,sir1 you see ,i lead a pilgrim life4 ,blessed be ,,god1 it is quite pleasant1 and ,i humbly intreat you to pray1 that ,i may have a pilgrim heart1 and be kept from trimming or nestling even to my dying hour4 ,i rejoice1 dear ,sir1 that you was blest at ,kettering4 ,gladly shall ,i call upon you again at ,northampton1 if the ,,lord spares my life2 and in the mean while shall not fail to pray1 that the work of our common ,,lord may more and more prosper in your hands4 ,i thank you a thousand times for your kindness to the very chief of sinners1 and assure you1 reverend ,sir1 that the affection is reciprocal4 ,good ,lady ,h greatly esteems you4 ,i go with regret from her ,ladyship4 ,her ,ladyship intends writing to you this evening4 ,do come and see her soon4 ,i shall not be unmindful of your sick student4 ,may the ,,lord ,,jesus sanctify all pain1 and through his sufferings make him perfect4 ,i would enlarge1 but cannot4 ,i write in great haste1 but with greater love subscribe myself1 reverend and dear ,sir1 ,your most affectionate1 obliged1 though unworthy younger brother and servant1 for ,,christ's sake1 ,g4 ,w4 ,,letter ,,dcccxxxvi4 ,to ,lady ,hn4 ,nottingham1 ,may #ba1 #agej4 ,honoured ,madam1 ,,with regret ,i left your ,ladyship2 but ,i hope it was for the furtherance of the gospel4 ,at ,radcliff church1 the divine influence was greater than at ,millburn4 ,i preached on these words1 8,but one thing is needful40 ,many were impressed deeply4 ,after sermon ,i conversed with ,mrs4 ,b and ,mr4 ,law's sister4 ,the latter seems to be under awakenings1 and the former in her first love4 ,she carries high sail2 our ,,lord knows how to put in proper ballast4 ,in the morning ,i preached here to many thousands4 ,i had a great cold1 but the ,,lord strengthened me4 ,this evening1 ,,god willing1 ,i preach again1 and to-morrow shall set off for ,mansfield1 where a friend has invited me to his house4 ,what care does our ,,lord take of his poor pilgrims6 ,as ,i go on1 your ,ladyship shall hear how ,i am dealt with4 ,i know it will be bountifully1 because ,i have got such a bountiful master4 ,he will bless your ,ladyship more and more4 ,when ,mr4 ,b comes1 ,i shall be glad to hear what becomes of the rioters4 ,a line may be sent to ,manchester4 ,o that your ,ladyship may live to see many of those ,ashby stones become children to ,abraham6 ,i trust you will4 ,i write in great haste1 but with respect and gratitude greater than ,i can express2 and beg leave to subscribe myself1 very honoured ,madam1 ,your ,ladyship's1 c4 ,g4 ,w4 ,,letter ,,dcccxxxvii4 ,to ,dr4 ,s4 ,mansfield1 ,may #bd1 #agej4 ,my dear ,doctor1 ,,yours found me just as ,i was about to leave good ,lady ,h4 ,ever since1 ,i have been engaged in travelling and preaching the everlasting gospel4 ,in ,radcliff church1 at ,nottingham1 and ,sutton1 our ,,lord's ,spirit hath accompanied the word preached4 ,this morning ,i preached here1 and1 ,,god willing1 purpose to do so again in the evening1 and to-morrow morning4 ,little was expected here but rudeness2 however the auditory was large and attentive4 ,what cannot the ,redeemer do8 ,i am quite sorry that ,mr4 ,h's letter was printed3,but it was no ,methodist that published it4 ,felix quem faciunt aliena pericula cautum4 ,i pray ,,god to give my dear friend prudence and courage whilst he is in ,london4 ,remember1 if thy right hand offend thee1 cut it off2if thy right eye offend thee1 pluck it out and cast it from thee4 ,now is your time to sacrifice your ,isaac4 ,,christ will have all the heart or none4 ,i write thus1 because ,i love you dearly4 ,i pray for you from my inmost soul4 ,o that you may be kept as in a garrison1 by ,,god's mighty power1 through faith unto salvation6 ,without ,,christ you can do nothing4 ,nil desperandum ,christo duce4 ,that he may strengthen you to do what you know to be his will1 is the hearty prayer of1 very dear ,sir1 ,yours most affectionately in our common ,,lord1 ,g4 ,w4 ,,letter ,,dcccxxxviii4 ,to ,lady ,hn4 ,mansfield1 ,may #ad1 #agej4 ,honoured ,madam1 ,i ,beg leave on my journey1 to trouble your ,ladyship with a few lines4 ,they bring your ,ladyship good news4 ,i have been quite sick ever since ,i have left ,ashby2 but the glorious ,emmanuel has been pleased to work by my unworthy ministry4 ,at ,nottingham several came to me1 enquiring what they should do to be saved4 ,i preached there four times4 ,one evening ,lord ,s and several gentlemen were present1 and behaved with great decency4 ,many thousands attended4 ,yesterday morning ,i breakfasted with three dissenting ministers and ,mr4 ,p's1 who told me that ,lady ,p desired he would press me to preach at ,b church4 ,yesterday in the afternoon ,i preached at ,sutton1 and this morning ,i lifted up the gospel standard here4 ,all was quiet2 and this evening and to-morrow morning ,i am to preach again4 ,as ,i travel on1 your ,ladyship shall hear4 ,i must lie down to refresh this weary body3 my soul1 through grace1 smiles at bodily weakness1 and longs to take its flight4 ,i doubt not but your ,ladyship is happy in him1 who alone killeth and maketh alive4 ,night and day do ,i look up to him in behalf of your ,ladyship1 as being1 ever-honoured ,madam1 ,your ,ladyship's most obedient1 obliged1 and chearful ,servant for ,,christ's sake1 ,g4 ,w4 ,,letter ,,dcccxxxix4 ,to the ,countess ,d4 ,leeds1 ,may #cj1 #agej4 ,honoured ,madam1 ,i ,heard about a week ago1 that your ,ladyship was exceeding ill4 ,i have been much concerned ever since1 and have attempted to write more than once1 but travelling and preaching twice a day prevented me4 ,ere now ,i trust the great physician has rebuked your ,ladyship's indisposition1 and given you to rejoice in his great salvation4 ,if not1 his grace will be sufficient for you4 ,he will not suffer you to be tempted above what you are able to bear1 but will with the temptation make a way for you to escape4 ,sanctified afflictions are signs of his especial love4 ,love holds the rod1 love strikes1 love wounds1 and love heals again4 8,strike1 ,,lord2 7says ,luther7 now ,i know thou art my father40,and1 says that sweet singer ,mr4 ,mason1 ,o happy rod1 ,that brought me nearer to my ,,god4 ,this1 ,i believe1 will be the language of your ,ladyship's heart4 ,look1 therefore1 honoured ,madam1 to ,,jesus1 the author and finisher of your faith4 ,in all your afflictions1 he is afflicted4 ,he will bring you out of this furnace1 like gold purified seven times in the fire4 ,good ,lady ,h is weak too1 but ,i trust will yet live to declare the works of the ,,lord4 ,ashby is not worthy of so rich a pearl4 ,was ,i not afraid of hurting your ,ladyship1 ,i would give you some particulars of my circuit4 ,let it suffice to inform your ,ladyship1 that the gospel plough seems to prosper4 ,new ground has been broken up1 and seed sown1 that ,i trust will bear fruit to life eternal4 ,i am here amongst a multitude of souls that seem to love the ,,lord ,,jesus in sincerity4 ,to-morrow ,i move ,northward2 and if ,i hear that your ,ladyship is recovered1 ,i shall take the freedom of writing now and then4 ,i purpose sending a few lines also to ,lady ,f and ,lady ,h4 ,all were constantly remembered at ,ashby at the holy table4 ,all shall still be remembered1 as our ,,lord enables1 by1 honoured ,madam1 ,your ,ladyship's most obliged and ready servant1 for ,,christ's sake1 ,g4 ,w4 ,,letter ,,dcccxl4 ,to ,lady ,hn4 ,leeds1 ,may #cj1 #agej4 ,honoured ,madam1 ,i ,cannot travel far without sitting down to refresh myself by writing to your ,ladyship4 ,mansfield ,i hope was taken4 ,after leaving that place1 ,i went to ,rotheram1 where ,satan rallied his forces again4 ,however1 ,i preached twice1 on the ,friday evening1 and ,saturday morning4 ,the cryer was employed to give notice of a bear-baiting4 ,your ,ladyship may guess who was the ,bear4 ,about seven in the morning the drum was heard1 and several watermen attended it with great staves4 ,the constable was struck1 and two of the mobbers were apprehended1 but rescued afterwards4 ,but all this does not come up to the kind usage of the people of ,ashby4 ,i preached on those words1 8,fear not1 little flock40,they were both fed and feasted2 and after a short stay ,i left ,rotheram1 when ,i knew it was become more pacific4 ,in the evening ,i preached at ,sheffield1 where the people received the word gladly4 ,a very great alteration was discernable in their looks since ,i was there last4 ,on ,sunday great multitudes attended1 and in the evening many went away that could not come near enough to hear4 ,on ,monday we had a parting blessing2 and in the evening the ,,lord ,,jesus fed us plentifully1 with the bread that cometh down from heaven1 at ,barly-,hall4 ,last night ,i preached to many1 many thousands1 and this morning also at five o'clock4 ,methinks ,i am now got into another climate4 ,it must be a warm one1 where there are so many of ,,god's people4 ,our ,pentecost is to be kept at ,mr4 ,g's4 ,i have seen him and ,mr4 ,j1 and hear that ,mr4 ,b died comfortably1 being fully assured1 8,that not only all his sins before1 but after conversion were forgiven him40 ,to-morrow1 ,,god willing1 ,i move hence1 and expect to-morrow evening to see ,mrs4 ,h1 and to reach ,manchester next week4 ,from thence ,i purpose writing to your ,ladyship again4 ,o that any thing ,i write1 say1 or do1 may afford the least comfort to your ,ladyship's soul6 ,this is my desire and hearty prayer3 and ,i earnestly entreat the ,,lord1 that you may live long1 and prosper in soul and body4 ,i send my usual and most dutiful respects to the honourable ladies1 and am ever1 honoured ,madam1 ,your ,ladyship's most obliged and ready servant for ,,christ's sake1 ,g4 ,w4 ,,letter ,,dcccxli4 ,to ,lady ,h4 ,manchester1 ,june #h1 #agej4 ,honoured ,madam1 ,i ,thought to have troubled your ,ladyship with a letter long before this time1 but travelling1 and preaching twice every day1 prevented4 ,blessed be ,,god1 it is pleasant work1 and ,i trust it hath prospered in my unworthy hands4 ,thousands and thousands for some time past have flocked to hear the word twice every day1 and the power of ,,god has attended it in a glorious manner4 ,good ,lady ,hn ,i left some time ago weak in body1 but strong in the grace which is in ,,christ ,,jesus4 ,the good people of ,ashby were so kind as to mob round her ,ladyship's door1 whilst the gospel was preaching4 ,alas6 how great and irreconcileable is the enmity of the serpent6 ,this is my comfort1 8,the seed of the woman shall at length be more than conqueror over all40 ,i hope that your ,ladyship every day experiences more and more of this conquest in your heart4 ,this is the christian's daily employ2 this the believer's daily triumph1 to die to self and sin1 and to rise more and more daily into the image of the blessed ,,jesus4 ,as it is our duty1 so it is our unspeakable privilege4 ,all the crosses we meet with1 all the afflictions with which we are visited1 are all intended by the good physician1 to beat down1 and keep under1 and weaken the old man1 and to raise up1 strengthen1 and give fresh vigour to the new man1 which is created after ,,god in righteousness and true holiness4 ,our business is to look continually to ,,jesus1 and to lean on him hourly1 nay every moment4 ,may this be your ,ladyship's continual employ6 ,may the ,,lord ,,jesus strengthen1 stablish1 and settle you more and more in his love4 ,may he give you to see your honoured ,relations partakers of a divine nature in this world1 and grant you mansions of eternal bliss in the world to come6 ,no less mercies shall1 no greater can be desired for your ,ladyship and family by1 honoured ,madam1 ,your ,ladyship's most obliged and ready servant for ,,christ's sake1 ,g4 ,w4 ,,letter ,,dcccxlii4 ,to ,mr4 ,c4 ,rosindale 7,lancashire71 ,june #ad1 #agej4 ,very dear ,sir1 ,,ever since that ,i heard your journey into the country was deferred1 ,i have been impatient to write you a line4 ,till now1 ,i cannot say ,i have had a proper opportunity4 ,travelling1 and preaching twice a day1 as ,i generally do1 is almost too much for my frail tabernacle4 ,but he is faithful who hath promised1 8,that as our day is1 so our strength shall be40 ,though faint1 ,i am yet pursuing1 and1 glory be to ,,god1 hitherto ,i have had a most delightful and successful circuit4 ,i suppose you have heard of my reception at ,northampton and ,ashby1 and of that people's unkind treatment of good ,lady ,h4 ,at ,nottingham ,i lodged with ,mr4 ,s1 and in that place and several others found great success4 ,in ,yorkshire the work hath advanced most4 ,in about a week's time1 within the compass of twenty miles1 ,i preached1 ,i believe1 to above six thousand souls4 ,this last week ,i have been beating up for recruits in and about ,manchester1 and ,i trust some have listed4 ,mrs4 ,g behaves like a good soldier2 and if ,i am not mistaken1 her husband will follow her good example4 ,i am now going towards ,kendal1 then to ,whitehaven1 and it may be to ,scotland4 ,i know you will pray1 that the hand of the ,,lord may be with me4 ,that is all in all6 ,i hope this will find my dear friend quite busy for his ,,god1 even his ,,god in ,,christ4 ,we have not a moment to be idle here2 the ,judge is before the door4 ,i want to have my lamp trimmed1 and my loins girt1 and to be always habitually and actually ready to meet the blessed ,bridegroom4 ,then do we begin to live like ourselves1 and to act like those who are redeemed unto ,,god by the precious blood of ,,jesus ,,christ1 and made kings and priests unto ,,god and his ,father2 to him be glory and dominion now and for evermore4 ,my dear ,sir1 my cold heart is warmed when ,i think of this4 ,o why am ,i not a flame of fire8 ,why am ,i not all life1 all love1 all humility1 all zeal8 ,o my naughty heart6 ,may ,,jesus sprinkle it afresh with his precious blood1 and help me this morning to begin to hunt for souls4 ,though aged1 ,i wish you may be employed in the same work before you die4 ,but future things belong to ,,god4 ,i must now bid you adieu4 ,my cordial love and respects await ,mrs4 ,c1 ,mr4 ,g1 and all enquiring friends4 ,continue to pray for1 very dear ,sir1 ,yours most affectionately in our common ,,lord1 ,g4 ,w4 ,,letter ,,dcccxliii4 ,to ,lady ,hn4 ,newby-,cote1 ,june #af1 #agej4 ,honoured ,madam1 ,,it is late1 and ,i am somewhat fatigued1 but ,i cannot rest without finishing my week's work in writing to your ,ladyship4 ,blessed be ,,god1 ,i have still good news to send to your ,ladyship4 ,all was quiet at ,manchester2 and ,i humbly hope the ,redeemer will gather to himself a people there4 ,kind ,captain ,g and his lady will acquaint your ,ladyship with particulars4 ,i hope he will prove a good soldier of ,,jesus ,,christ4 ,i advised him to send your ,ladyship word of their coming to ,ashby1 that they might be directed the best road from ,derby4 ,we had sweet seasons at the places adjacent to ,manchester4 ,only at ,bolton a drunkard stood up to preach behind me1 and a woman attempted twice to stab the person that was putting up a stand for me to preach on1 in her husband's field4 ,however1 the ,,lord got himself the victory4 ,since that1 we have had very large and powerful meetings1 where formerly were the most violent outrages4 ,perhaps within these three weeks1 sixty-thousand souls or upwards have heard the gospel4 ,i am now in ,mr4 ,j's circuit1 and purpose being at ,kendal next ,thursday4 ,i hope that there1 or at ,whitehaven1 where ,i am to preach to-morrow se'nnight1 ,i shall hear from ,mr4 ,b concerning your ,ladyship's welfare4,his letter ,i received to-night1 and will answer it the first opportunity4 ,nature now calls for rest4 ,i shall retire1 praying that your ,ladyship and honoured relations may be blessed with all spiritual blessings4 ,i am a sink of sin and corruption2 but ,,jesus comforts and supports me1 and1 ,i believe1 will hear your ,ladyship's prayers in behalf of one1 who1 next to being a poor despised minister of the glorious ,emmanuel1 thinks it his highest honour to subscribe himself1 ,your ,ladyship's most dutiful1 obliged1 and very ready servant for ,,christ's sake1 ,g4 ,w4 8,balton0 replaced with 8,bolton0 ,june #agth1 seven in the morning4 ,honored ,madam1 ,,this last night ,satan hath shewed his teeth4 ,some persons got into the barn and stable1 and have cut my chaise1 and one of the horse's tails4 ,what would men do1 if they could8 ,the ,,lord be with your spirit4 ,amen4 ,,letter ,,dcccxliv4 ,to the ,rev4 ,mr4 ,h4 ,kendal1 ,june #ba1 #agej4 ,reverend and very dear ,sir1 ,i ,guess this will find you returned from good ,lady ,hn1 with whom undoubtedly you have taken sweet counsel1 and been mightily refreshed in talking about the things which belong to the kingdom of ,,god4 ,this leaves me at ,kendal1 where ,i arrived this morning1 and where1 ,,god willing1 ,i shall preach the everlasting gospel this evening4 ,an entrance is now made into ,westmoreland2 and pen cannot well describe what glorious scenes have opened in ,yorkshire1 c4 ,perhaps since ,i saw you1 seventy or eighty thousand have attended the word preached in divers places4 ,at ,howarth1 on ,whitsunday1 the church was almost thrice filled with communicants1 and at ,kirby-,steven the people behaved exceedingly well4 ,it was a precious season4 ,in my way ,i have read ,mr4 ,law's second part of ,the ,spirit of ,prayer4 ,his scheme about the ,fall1 c4 ,i think is quite chimerical2 but he says many things that are truly noble1 and which ,i pray ,,god to write upon the tables of my heart4 ,several things at the end of his treatise on regeneration1 in my opinion1 are entirely unjustifiable3 but the sun hath its spots1 and so have the best of men4 ,i want to see my own faults more1 and others less4 ,it will be so1 when ,i am more humble4 ,if mercies would make a creature humble1 ,i should be a mirror of humility4 ,but ,i am far from the mind that was in ,,jesus4 ,you must pray1 whilst ,i go on fighting4 ,though faint1 ,i would yet pursue4 ,next week ,i hope to reach ,edinburgh4 ,,god willing1 you shall have notice of my return4 ,glad shall ,i be to meet such a friend upon the road4 ,may the friend of sinners bless and support you1 and give you always an heart to pray for1 reverend and very dear ,sir1 ,yours most affectionately in our common ,,lord1 ,g4 ,w4 ,,letter ,,dcccxlv4 ,to the ,rev4 ,mr4 ,b4 ,kendal1 ,june #ba1 #agej4 ,reverend and very dear ,sir1 ,,on ,saturday last ,i received your kind letter1 but have not had an opportunity of answering it till now4 ,i have been preaching the gospel amongst the poor knitters1 whose simple manner of life pleased me much4 ,i am glad you have sounded the silver trumpet in ,london2 crescit eundo must be your motto1 and mine4 ,there is nothing like keeping the wheels oil'd by action4 ,the more we do1 the more we may do2 every act strengthens the habit3 and the best preparation for preaching on ,sundays1 is to preach every day in the week4 ,i am glad you have peace at ,ashby4 ,what a fool is ,satan always to overshoot his mark6 ,i hope that ,mr4 ,g1 as well as ,mr4 ,s1 will hold on4 ,they will be glorious monuments of free grace indeed4 ,i am like-minded with you in respect to the ,doctor's comment2 he is indeed a glorious writer4 ,may the ,,lord ,,jesus strengthen him to finish the work6 ,my dear ,mr4 ,b1 what blessed opportunities do you enjoy for meditation1 study1 and prayer6 ,now is your time to get rich in grace1 to search into the depths of divine love1 and the mystery of iniquity hid in your own heart4 ,such an example1 and such advantages no one in ,england is favoured with but yourself4 ,i do not envy you2 but ,i pray the ,redeemer1 from my inmost soul1 to sanctify your situation1 and give you to increase with all the increase of ,,god4 ,i am called forth to battle2 remember a poor cowardly soldier1 and beg the ,captain of our salvation1 that ,i may have the honour to die fighting4 ,i would have all my fears in my breast4 ,methinks ,i would not be wounded running away1 or skulking into an hiding-place4 ,it is not for ministers of ,,christ to flee or be afraid4,and yet alas6,well,nil desperandum ,christo duce4 ,for his great name's sake1 ,i subscribe myself1 reverend and very dear ,sir1 ,your most affectionate1 obliged friend and brother1 ,g4 ,w4 ,,letter ,,dcccxlvi4 ,to the ,countess of ,hn4 ,kendal1 ,june #bf1 #agej4 ,honoured ,madam1 ,,still 7,o amazing love67 the ,,lord of all lords vouchsafes to prosper the gospel plough4 ,such an entrance hath been made into ,kendal1 as could not have been expected4 ,i preached twice to several thousands last week1 and the people were so importunate1 that ,i was prevailed on to return hither again last night4 ,the congregation was greatly increased1 and the power of the ,,lord was displayed in the midst of them4 ,on ,saturday evening1 and on the ,lord's-day1 ,i preached at ,ulverston1 a town about sixteen miles distant from this4 ,there ,satan made some small resistance2 a clergyman1 who looked more like a butcher than a minister1 came with two others and charged a constable with me2 but ,i never saw a poor creature sent off in such disgrace4 ,good ,i believe was done in the town4 ,to the giver of every good gift be all the glory6 ,thus1 honoured ,madam1 a poor pilgrim goes on4 ,how ,i am to succeed at ,whitehaven1 your ,ladyship shall know hereafter4 ,,god willing1 ,i set forward after preaching this evening4 ,i hear ,mr4 ,w has been much abused in ,ireland1 but that the ,mayor of ,cork hath quite overshot himself4 ,i have some thoughts of seeing ,ireland before my return4 ,may the ,,lord direct my goings in his way6 ,i am persuaded that this will find your ,ladyship travelling apace towards ,canaan1 and increasing your reward daily4 ,great shall it be indeed in heaven4,i shall be extremely glad of the honour of a line when at ,edinburgh4 ,in the mean while1 your ,ladyship shall not fail1 with your honoured sisters and family1 of being prayed for1 and hearing from1 ever-honoured ,madam1 ,your ,ladyship's most dutiful1 obliged1 and very chearful servant for ,,christ's sake1 ,g4 ,w4 ,,letter ,,dcccxlvii4 ,to ,mr4 ,k4 ,kendal1 ,june #bf1 #agej4 ,my dear ,mr4 ,k1 ,,yesterday ,i read in the public papers1 that you was married4 ,this morning ,i sit down to wish you joy4 ,,god hath given you1 a choice help-mate4 ,may you love her as ,,jesus ,,christ loveth the church2 and may both of you be enabled to live together as heirs of the grace of life6 ,the ,,lord of all lords has been daily pouring down his benefits on you and me4 ,o that his goodness may lead us to repentance1 and his love constrain us to obedience6 ,you have now another blessing given you2 one who1 ,i believe1 will strengthen your hands in the ,,lord1 and stir you up in the good ways of ,,god4 ,now for ,joshua's resolution1 8,as for me and my house1 we will serve the ,,lord40 ,you are now entered on a new state2 you will want new supplies of grace4 ,it is hard to govern2 it is much easier to obey4 ,to come into a flow of business1 and at the same time to keep the heart near to ,,god1 what a task is this8 ,,jesus alone can make you sufficient for it4 ,look then1 my dear friend1 continually to him1 and take heed that nothing drowns the sound of this small still voice speaking in your heart4 ,when ,i come to town1 ,,god willing1 ,i will pay you a visit4 ,in the mean while let us meet at the throne of grace4 ,i am travelling1 and you trading1 for ,,jesus ,,christ4 ,his strength is my joy4 ,every where the gospel plough hath prospered4 ,these ,northern parts promise well4 ,adieu6 ,the ,,lord be with you both6 ,pray remember me in the kindest manner to your mother and brothers4 ,you are come into a family that ,i dearly love4 ,that you all may sit down with the glorious family of the first-born1 whole names are written in heaven1 is the earnest prayer of1 my dear friend1 ,yours most affectionately1 ,g4 ,w4 ,,letter ,,dcccxlviii4 ,to ,mr4 ,b4 ,whitehaven1 ,june #bi1 #agej4 ,my dear ,mr4 ,b1 ,,yesterday1 upon my arrival hither1 ,i received your kind letter1 and am now seated to send you an answer4 ,may the ,,lord ,,jesus cause it to be answer of peace6 ,you need make no apology for your openness and freedom2 reserves to me are odious4 ,i would willingly be a father1 brother1 and friend to all concerned with me2 and consequently ,i would gladly bear a part with them in their sorrows and their joys4 ,your suspicions about ,messrs4 ,s1 ,g1 and ,n1 were groundless4 ,the sole cause of your not hearing from me1 was my not knowing where to direct to you4 ,as ,i am utterly unconcerned in the discipline of ,mr4 ,w's societies1 ,i can be no competent judge of their affairs4 ,if you and the rest of the preachers were to meet together more frequently1 and tell each other your grievances1 opinions1 c4 it might be of service4 ,this may be done in a very friendly way1 and thereby many uneasinesses might be prevented4 ,after all1 those that will live in peace must agree to disagree in many things with their fellow-labourers1 and not let little things part or disunite them4 ,i know not well1 what my dear ,mr4 ,b means1 about concealing the gospel privileges4 ,there is no doubt but milk must be given to babes1 and meat to strong men2 but this all depends on the skilfulness of the preacher1 and his being taught of ,,god rightly to divide the word of truth4 ,in general1 gospel privileges may be spoken of to encourage awakened sinners and quicken saints4 ,if by gospel privileges you mean love-feasts1 bands1 c4 these ,i think are only prudential means1 and therefore no doubt prudence should be exercised in the use of them4 ,i am of your opinion1 that too much familiarity in these things is hurtful4 ,but it is hard to keep a medium1 where a multitude is concerned4 ,as ill effects are discovered1 they should be corrected and avoided4 ,the question and answer you refer to1 ,i do not like4 ,i know nothing of ,,christ's righteousness being imputed to all mankind4 ,it is enough to say with the scriptures1 8,that it is imputed to all believers40 ,what does my dear ,mr4 ,b think of that assertion of the ,apostle1 8,he made him sin for us1 who knew no sin1 that we might be made the righteousness of ,,god1 in him40 ,and again1 8,who of ,,god is made to us1 wisdom1 righteousness1 c40 cum multis aliis1 vide ,romans1 ivth and vith4,is it not as express as can be1 that ,,christ's righteousness is imputed to believers8 ,consequently1 it is sufficient for us1 as preachers1 to declare1 8,that all believers are actually delivered from the guilt of both actual and original sin1 from the power of their corruptions here1 and that at the hour of death they shall be delivered from the very in-being of sin1 and be admitted to dwell with the glorious ,,jesus1 and the spirits of just men made perfect1 hereafter40 ,another seven years experience1 will teach some to handle the word of life in a better manner4 ,our business is to shew believers their compleatness in ,,christ1 and to point them to ,him for strength for every good word and work2 and all to be done out of gratitude and love for what he hath done and suffered for them4 ,but you know my sentiments2 you have heard them all in my sermons4 ,i have no reserves4 ,what ,mr4 ,s says1 ,i know not2 ,i believe ,,christ's redemption will be applied to all that shall believe4 ,who these are1 we know not1 and therefore we are to give a general offer and invitation2 convinced of this1 that every man's damnation is of himself1 and every man's salvation all of ,,god4 ,you would do well to read more2 but whether it would be best for you to pursue1 or re-assume your old studies1 unless you are determined to settle1 ,i cannot tell4 ,reading a ,latin author1 a little every day1 to be sure could do you no hurt4 ,terentius ,christianus1 ,castalio's ,scripture ,dialogues1 and ,select ,prlectiones ,veteri ,testamenti1 would both delight and profit you4 ,it has long since been my judgment1 that it would be best for many of the present preachers to have a tutor1 and retire for a while1 and be content with preaching now and then1 till they were a little more improved4 ,otherwise1 ,i fear many who now make a temporary figure1 for want of a proper foundation1 will run themselves out of breath1 will grow weary of the work1 and leave it4 ,may the ,,lord ,,jesus direct6 ,this is the plan ,i purpose to pursue abroad4 ,whether ,,god will be pleased to succeed it1 ,i know not4 ,all ,i can say is1 that ,i am willing to lend an helping hand wherever ,i see the interest of ,,christ promoted4 ,this is my motive1 dear ,sir1 in answering your last4 ,i hope it is satisfactory4 ,if not1 let me know4 ,you may direct for me at ,mr4 ,t's1 ,edinburgh4 ,i hope to be there next week4 ,we have had good seasons since ,i parted from you4 ,at ,kendal a most promising door is opened4 ,follow me with your prayers4,look up to ,,jesus1 and let not little things disappoint and move you4 ,if this be your foible1 beware1 and pray that ,satan may not get an advantage over you4 ,he will be always striving to vex and unhinge you4 8,the ,,lord reigneth40 ,let this consideration support and comfort you1 under the various changes you must necessarily meet with in the church4 ,she is now militant1 ere long she shall be triumphant4 ,till then1 as the elect of ,,god1 let us put on bowels of compassion1 meekness1 long-suffering and humbleness of mind4 ,but what am ,i doing8 ,adieu4 ,the ,,lord be with you and yours1 and give ,mrs4 ,b faith and courage in her approaching hour6 ,all with me salute you4 ,i must hasten to subscribe myself1 my dear ,mr4 ,b1 ,yours most affectionately in our common ,,lord1 ,g4 ,w4 ,,letter ,,dcccxlix4 ,to ,mr4 ,t ,a4 ,edinburgh1 ,july #g1 #agej4 ,very dear ,t1 ,i ,thought it long1 yea very long since ,i heard from you2 but as ,i believe your heart is upright towards the ,,lord ,,jesus1 and to me your unworthy friend1 for his great name's sake1 ,i have been quite easy4 ,the news of your success1 rejoices me4 ,may the ,,lord increase it more and more6 ,pen cannot well express what hath been done in the ,north4 ,i have preached above ninety times since ,i left ,london1 and perhaps to a hundred and forty thousand people4 ,it is amazing to see how people are prepared1 in places where ,i never was before4 ,what shall ,i render unto the ,,lord8 ,i will beg him to make me humble and thankful4 ,here1 ,i am received with as much affection as ever4 ,still ,i will cry1 ,grace6 grace6 ,ere this reaches you1 ,i suppose you will be thinking of ,london4 ,mr4 ,c ,i believe wants a breathing4 ,i hear he hath been blest much4 ,you and ,mr4 ,c are the only persons ,i chuse to have at the tabernacle1 as heads in my absence4 ,several of have offered to join me2 but you know ,i hate taking other persons as helpers1 and as ,i desire no party1 ,i give no encouragement4 ,but future things belong to ,him1 on whose shoulders the government is put4 ,you must still remember me before ,him4 ,his word is indeed running1 and like to be glorified day by day4 ,how matters go on here1 you will know hereafter4 ,in the mean while pray for1 and write to1 my very dear ,tommy1 ,yours most affectionately in our common ,,lord1 ,g4 ,w4 ,,letter ,,dcccl4 ,to ,lady ,h4 ,edinburgh1 ,july #g1 #agej4 ,ever-honoured ,madam1 ,,after preaching at ,cockermouth1 and near ,wigton1 with great acceptance1 last night ,i came here1 and was received in a most loving and tender manner4 ,at noon1 ,i dined with a family that honours your ,ladyship very much1 and this evening ,i have been preaching to a great multitude of very attentive and affected hearers4 ,at my return to my lodgings1 ,i had the wished-for pleasure of your ,ladyship's two letters4 ,they both led me nearer to1 and laid me lower before ,him1 at whose throne ,i am daily pleading for the welfare of your ,ladyship1 both in temporals and spirituals4 ,indeed1 ever honoured ,madam1 ,i have confidence with you that your ,ladyship shall have all the deliverance you long for4 ,by divine grace1 ,i will let the ,,lord have no rest1 till he fulfils all your desires4 ,i quite forget myself1 when ,i think of your ,ladyship4 ,ever honoured ,madam1 the ,,lord as yet hath but begun to bless you2 you shall1 you shall1 you will be made a greater blessing indeed4 ,if dear ,mr4 ,h gets ,ay1 that will be making your ,ladyship a blessing4 ,he is a dear soul2 ,i am glad that both he and ,dr4 ,d have been with your ,ladyship4 ,i would have all the good ministers come and visit your ,ladyship4 ,there are numbers would go scores of miles willingly for that purpose4 ,i hope soon to send your ,ladyship some pleasing particulars4 ,i have heard from my family4 ,may the blessing of many ready to perish descend on your ,ladyship4 ,i pity poor ,a ,b4 ,your ,ladyship ,i believe will soon get the better of him4 ,your ,ladyship hath acted like yourself in forgiving the offenders4 ,such offences come1 that ,,christ's followers may give evidence of his blessed temper being wrought in their hearts4 ,in my return1 without fail your ,ladyship may expect me at ungrateful ,ashby4 ,out of those stones may the ,,lord ,,jesus raise up children unto ,abraham6 ,however ,,god is pleased to deal with me1 your ,ladyship may be assured of hearing from me4 ,in the mean while1 your ,ladyship and honoured relations and family will be continually remembered by1 ever-honoured ,madam1 ,your ,ladyship's most dutiful1 ready1 obliged1 though unworthy servant for ,,christ's sake1 ,g4 ,w4 ,,letter ,,dcccli4 ,to ,lady ,h4 ,edinburgh1 ,july #ab1 #agej4 ,ever-honoured ,madam1 ,,though ,i am really burning with a fever1 and have a violent cold1 yet ,i must send your ,ladyship a few lines by this post4 ,they bring good news4 ,people flock rather more than ever1 and earnestly entreat me not to leave them soon4 ,i preach generally twice a day1early in the morning1 and at six in the evening4 ,great multitudes attend4 ,praise the ,,lord ,o my soul6 ,your ,ladyship's health is drank and enquired after every day4 ,mr4 ,n1 who married ,lord 's sister1 has given me three franks1 and his family are in the number of those who are left in ,sardis1 and have not defiled their garments4 ,enclosed your ,ladyship hath my last from ,carolina1 and an account of the affair mentioned by the ,bishop of ,cork4 ,i fear ,i cannot reach ,ireland this season4 ,your ,ladyship's message to ,mr4 ,robe1 ,i sent last post2 he will think himself highly honoured4 ,some time next month ,i hope to see your ,ladyship4 ,in the mean time1 whether sick or well1 your ,ladyship shall be sure to hear how the ,,lord of all ,lords is pleased to deal with me and his people4 ,his presence makes me to smile at pain1 and the fire of his love burns up all fevers whatsoever4 ,this your ,ladyship knows by happy experience4 ,that you may know it more and more every hour1 and every moment1 is the continual prayer of1 honoured ,madam1 ,your ,ladyship's most dutiful1 obliged and chearful servant for ,,christ's sake1 ,g4 ,w4 ,,letter ,,dccclii4 ,to ,mr4 ,c4 ,glasgow1 ,july #ba1 #agej4 ,dear ,jemmy1 ,i ,have nothing but good news to send you4 ,the entrance ,,god has been pleased to give me into ,scotland1 demands the highest tribute of gratitude and love4 ,i preached twenty times at ,edinburgh1 and thousands attended morning and evening4 ,many ,i hope got good4 ,to the giver of every good gift be all the glory6 ,last night ,i came hither1 and was most lovingly received1 and this morning the ,,lord of all ,lords hath given us a delightful meeting4 ,blessed news is sent from ,kendal4 ,enclosed you have the marks of my friends bounty1 who love me for ,,jesus sake4 ,be pleased to receive the bill1 and as you live near ,mr4 ,s1 be so kind as to pay him the remainder of what is due for printing my last sermons4 ,take his accompt1 and a receipt under2 what is left1 pray give to my wife to pay ,wr the book-binder4 ,for ,i would fain owe no man any thing but love4,i would have my worldly affairs so ordered1 that let death come when it will1 ,i may have nothing to do but to die4 ,that is a blessed word to me2 the thoughts of death gladden my heart1 and cause me often almost to leap for joy4 ,but perhaps our ,,lord has more work for me to do4 ,his will be done in1 by1 and upon me1 in time1 and to all eternity4 ,pilgrims must not expect much rest here4 ,in heaven we shall have enough4 ,there ,i shall meet you and yours4 ,i salute you both most tenderly1 and beg you would all pray for1 my dear friend1 ,yours most affectionately in our common ,,lord1 ,g4 ,w4 ,,letter ,,dcccliii4 ,to ,mr4 ,r4 ,glasgow1 ,july #bc1 #agej4 ,my very dear ,friend1 ,,with pleasure ,i sit down to perform my promise1 and to thank you for all favours4 ,the ,,lord is still adding to my obligations1 to love and serve him4 ,friends here received me most kindly1 and the congregations ,i think are rather larger than ever4 ,yesterday1 besides preaching twice in the field1 ,i preached in the college ,kirk1 being forced by ,mr4 ,g4 ',twas a blessed season4 ,mr4 ,r and ,mr4 ,e were very affectionate4 ,i have met1 and shaken hands with ,mr4 ,r ,e4 ,o when shall ,,god's people learn war no more6 ,,god willing1 ,i shall leave ,glasgow on ,thursday next1 and if you please1 will sup quietly with you and your lady1 or with ,mr4 ,g1 on ,friday evening4 ,i hope to be in early1 because ,i intend lying at ,mr4 ,e's house1 or at ,kylsyth on the ,thursday4 ,letters this post make me resolve not to visit ,ireland this summer2 ,mr4 ,w is there1 and persecution increases4 ,i send the inclosed open4 ,a copy might be put into my wife's1 lest the other should miscarry4 ,my stay in ,edinburgh at my return must be very short4 ,may the ,,lord ,,jesus make it sweet6 ,you must remember me in the kindest manner to your dear lady1 the other ladies1 and all enquiring friends1 and accept of most hearty love from1 my very dear ,sir1 ,yours1 c4 ,g4 ,w4 ,,letter ,,dcccliv4 ,to ,mr4 ,w4 ,glasgow1 ,july #bc1 #agej4 ,dear ,sir1 ,i ,received your kind letter last week1 but till now had not time to answer you4 ,blessed be ,,god1 it brought glad tidings4 ,thanks be to the ever-loving ever-lovely ,,jesus1 for causing his arrows to stick fast in any sinners hearts6 ,may he that hath wounded1 in his own due time and way heal and ease them6,he is the awakened sinners only refuge4 ,to ,him the weary and heavy laden are invited4 ,let them but come to him1 and he will1 indeed he will give them rest4 ,o that those who have begun to put their hands to the plough1 may be kept from looking back6 ,awakening times are like spring times4 ,many blossoms1 but not always so much fruit4 ,however1 glory1 glory be to ,,god1 that the ,winter of deadness is in some degree over1 and that a ,spring time of grace is seen at ,kendal4 ,pray remember me in the kindest manner to all under awakenings1 and exhort them all with full purpose of heart to cleave unto the ,,lord4 ,whether ,i can see you again in my return1 is uncertain4 ,if it be any way practicable1 ,i shall comply with your earnest solicitation4 ,next week1 ,,god willing1 ,i leave ,scotland1 and if ,i can come1 you shall hear from me4 ,in the mean time1 as the ,,lord enables1 ,i shall not cease to pray for all that are setting their faces ,zionward4 ,you know the many turnings that lie in the way thither1 and therefore can direct young travellers4 ,it is pretty work for you in the decline of life4 ,methinks you may be surprized like ,sarah1 who said1 8who would have thought that ,sarah should have given suck60 ,but is there any thing too hard for the ,,lord8 ,o for faith1 patience and humility6 ,these are graces my soul thirsts after4 ,how humble1 how thankful ought ,i to be6 ,after leaving ,kendal1 the word of the ,,lord ran and was glorified in several places1 and in ,scotland ,i think congregations are rather greater than ever4 ,you must exhort all to pray for me1 that ,i may be kept from flagging in the latter stages of my road4 ,my love to ,mr4 ,g4 ,i shall take care to answer his letter when it comes to hand4 ,i have ordered some volumes of my sermons to be sent to him4 ,may ,,god sanctify the reading of them to the carrying on his blessed work4 ,i can now no more4 ,the ,,lord be with you4 ,i am1 dear ,sir1 ,yours1 c4 in ,,jesus ,,christ1 ,g4 ,w4 ,,letter ,,dccclv4 ,to ,lady ,h4 ,edinburgh1 ,july #bi1 #agej4 ,ever-honoured ,madam1 ,,what shall ,i say8 ,your ,ladyship's condescension in writing to unworthy me1 lays me low before ,him1 who continues to follow me with his goodness and mercy every hour of my life4 ,ungrateful ,ashby6 ,o that thou knewest the day of thy visitation6 ,surely your ,ladyship may shake off the dust of your feet against them4 ,this was the command1 that the meek and lowly ,,jesus gave to his apostles1 when the gospel was not received4 ,and he himself departed1 when the ,gadarenes desired him to go out of their coasts4 ,this justifies your ,ladyship in removing ,mr4 ,b4 ,what avails throwing pearls before swine1 who only turn again and rend you8 ,however1 ,i bless ,,god that your ,ladyship's house is made a ,bethel4 ,glad would ,i be of the honour of joining your ,ladyship's little select company1 but our ,redeemer appoints me other work4,indeed it is very pleasant work4 ,no one can well describe the order1 attention1 and earnestness of the ,scotch congregations4 ,they are unwearied in hearing the gospel4 ,i left thousands sorrowful at ,glasgow1 and here ,i was again most gladly received last night4 ,by preaching always twice1 and once thrice1 and once four times in a day1 ,i am quite weakened2 but ,i hope to recruit again1 and get fresh strength to work for ,him1 who shed his precious blood for ill and hell-deserving me4 ,on ,thursday next1 ,,god willing1 ,i shall leave ,scotland4 ,your ,ladyship shall know whither ,i go4 ,in the mean while1 ,i send your ,ladyship some ,georgia letters1 which ,i hope will afford you satisfaction4 ,i have been upon the enquiry for some proper persons1 for dear ,captain ,g and his ,lady to converse with at ,dumfries1 and last night ,i hear ,i have succeeded4 ,particulars they shall know hereafter4 ,i can now only send them my most grateful and cordial respects1 being obliged to stop to get strength even whilst ,i write this4 ,o this mortal body6 ,how does it weigh down my precious and immortal soul6 ,ere long it will be set at liberty1 and body and soul shall be for ever with the ,,lord4 ,i cannot enlarge4 ,your ,ladyship is remembered every day by many here4 ,i hope your ,ladyship's honoured sisters are prospering in soul and body4 ,the searcher of hearts can tell how much ,i count it my honour to subscribe myself1 ever-honoured ,madam1 ,their and your most obliged1 dutiful1 and chearful servant for ,,jesus ,,christ's sake1 ,g4 ,w4 ,,letter ,,dccclvi4 ,to ,lady ,h4 ,berwick1 ,aug4 #d1 #agej4 ,honoured ,madam1 ,,at length ,i have taken a very sorrowful leave of ,scotland4 ,the longer ,i continued there1 the more the congregations1 and the power that attended the word1 increased4 ,i have reason to think that many are under convictions1 and am assured of hundreds having received great benefit and consolation4 ,the parting was rather more affectionate than ever1 and ,i shall have reason to bless ,,god to all eternity for this last visit to ,scotland4 ,not a dog moved his tongue all the while ,i was there1 and many enemies where glad to be at peace with me4 ,who is like our ,,god1 glorious in holiness1 fearful in praises1 continually doing wonders6 ,preaching so frequently1 and paying so many religious visits1 weakened me very much2 but ,i am already much better for my riding thus far1 and ,i trust the ,,lord will cause me to renew my strength4 ,my obligations to spend and be spent for the blessed ,,jesus1 are greatly increased4 ,o that ,i may spring afresh1 and soar aloft till ,i fly into the embraces of a sin-forgiving ,,god6 ,he hath prepared my way at ,berwick4 ,one of the ministers hath sent me an offer of his pulpit1 and ,i hear of about ten more round this town that would do the same4 ,i came hither this evening1 and purpose1 ,,god willing1 to set out for ,newcastle on ,monday morning4 ,what success ,i meet with1 your ,ladyship shall hear in my next4 ,was it not so late in the year1 ,i think ,i would go to ,ireland4 ,may the ,,lord direct my goings in his way6 ,kendal1 ,i believe1 must have another visit4 ,the enclosed is from one of ,mr4 ,w's preachers4 ,the contents ,i believe will please your ,ladyship4 ,honoured ,madam1 what shall ,i say8 ,the ,redeemer's goodness quite amazes me4 8,less than the least of all10 shall be my motto still4 ,with regret1 ,i send your ,ladyship ,mr4 ,h's too1 too much embellished and extravagant character of ill and hell-deserving me4 ,it came from ,plymouth last post4 ,your ,ladyship desired to see it1 or otherwise ,i could not bear to send it4 ,to me1 ,o blessed ,,jesus1 nothing belongs1 but shame and confusion of face4 ,o that praise as well as contempt may humble this proud heart of mine6 ,then ,i shall never be hurt by having the honour to subscribe myself1 honoured ,madam1 ,your ,ladyship's most dutiful1 obliged1 and very ready servant for ,,christ's sake1 ,g4 ,w4 ,,letter ,,dccclvii4 ,to ,mr4 ,l4 ,newcastle1 ,aug4 #i1 #agej4 ,my dear dying ,friend1 ,,though absent in body1 yet ,i am present with you in spirit2 and whilst you are in this tabernacle of clay1 as our ,,lord enables1 you shall not be forgotten before his throne4 ,ere long you will be called to sit upon it2 ,,jesus himself will rise and take you in4,and why8 ,he hath redeemed you unto ,,god by his blood1 and given you the first fruits of heaven already in your heart4 ,fear not therefore1 my dear friend1 to go through ,jordan4 ,the great ,high ,priest stands ready to guide you1 and will land you safe in ,canaan4 ,i pr1 sequar4,yet a little while1 and my turn will come4 ,in heaven we shall part no more4 ,till then1 my dear dying friend1 farewel6 ,o that ,i may hear that you go off in triumph4 ,but whether this be vouchsafed or not1 ,i know you will die in peace4 ,to the ,,god of peace and love do ,i most earnestly commend you4 ,let this be your joyful language1 ,a guilty1 weak and helpless worm1 ,into thy arms ,i fly3 ,be thou my strength and righteousness1 ,my ,,jesus and my all4 ,i send affectionate respects to both your sisters1 and to ,mr4 ,b4 ,i pray that the ,,lord ,,jesus may love them as he loved ,lazarus1 ,mary1 and their sister ,martha1 and ,i entreat you to accept this as a token of unfeigned christian love1 from1 my very dear ,sir1 ,yours most affectionately in our common ,,lord1 ,g4 ,w4 ,,letter ,,dccclviii4 ,to ,mr4 ,p4 ,london1 ,sept4 #d1 #agej4 ,my dear ,mr4 ,p1 ,i ,received your kind letter yesterday1 which was like the prophet's roll1 full of lamentation1 and mourning1 and woe4 ,but what shall we say8 ,it must needs be that offences come4,wo to the inhabitants of the earth1 and of the sea1 for the devil is come down in great wrath1 knowing he hath but a short time to reign2 but let us look upwards4 ,every plant that our heavenly father hath not planted1 shall be rooted up2 only let him that standeth take heed lest he fall4 ,you must salute dear ,mr4 ,r and the rest of the brethren in my name4 ,as far as ,i know1 we are like-minded as to principles1 and ,i shall be glad to do all that ,i can to strengthen their hands1 only let nothing be done through strife and vain-glory4 ,blessed be ,,god1 my poor labours never met with greater acceptance in ,england and ,scotland than now1 and ,i would gladly fly to ,wales1 but perhaps my coming had better be deferred to the cool of the day4 ,let us not fear4 ,this storm will blow over4,truth is great1 and though driven out of doors for a while1 will prevail at the last4 ,alas1 what are we when a party spirit lays hold on us6 ,i suspect the principles that are productive of such practices4,o that these things may lead us nearer to ,,christ1 keep us closer to his blessed word1 and be sanctified to the moulding us into a nearer conformity to his divine image4 ,the meekness and lowliness of ,,jesus1 ,i want to be a large partaker of4 ,you must pray for me1 and let me know how affairs stand4 ,my tender love to all4 ,i am1 dear ,sir1 ,yours1 c4 ,g4 ,w4 ,,letter ,,dccclix4 ,to ,lady ,hn4 ,portsmouth1 ,sept4 #h1 #agej4 ,honoured ,madam1 ,,to day my wife sent me the melancholy news of the death of your ,ladyship's eldest daughter1 but withal wrote me that she died very comfortably4 ,indeed when ,i left her1 ,,god's spirit seemed to be working so strongly upon her heart1 that ,i thought she would soon go to heaven1 or shine as a glorious saint on earth4 ,it hath pleased a sovereign ,,god to cut short his work in righteousness1 and call her home4 ,a trial this indeed1 for your ,ladyship6 but a trial1 in which ,i hope your ,ladyship will have grace given to acquiesce4 ,o that with ,aaron you may be enabled to hold your peace1 and with the bereaved ,shunamite to say1 8,it is well40 ,and if the ,redeemer should call your ,ladyship to part with another daughter 7hard trial for flesh and blood7 may you be strengthened chearfully to give her up1 and hear the ,,lord of all ,lords saying unto you1 8,now know ,i that thou lovest me1 since thou hast not with-held two dear daughters from me40 ,now is the time1 honoured ,madam1 to prove the strength of ,,jesus to be yours4 ,now is the time to be strong in faith1 and give glory to ,,god4 ,the ,redeemer will be better to you than seven daughters4 ,what a comfort is it1 honoured ,madam1 for you to think that ,miss ,c gave such comfortable evidences of her dying in the ,,lord4 ,she is blessed indeed1 and the language of her departed soul is1 8weep not for me40 ,comfort yourself1 honoured ,madam1 with this thought1 and say like ,david1 8,i shall go to her1 but she will not return to me40 ,may this trial be sanctified to your ,ladyship's whole household1 and may your surviving children learn to die betimes6 ,i could enlarge1 but am afraid of being troublesome4 ,on ,tuesday1 ,,god willing1 ,i hope to be in ,london for one day1 and shall be impatient to know how the all-wise ,,god is pleased to dispose of your ,ladyship's other daughter4 ,in the mean while1 my poor prayers shall be put up night and day1 that your ,ladyship may have grace given you to glorify ,,christ in this time of need4 ,i commend your ,ladyship to his never-failing mercy1 as being1 honoured ,madam1 ,your ,ladyship's most dutiful1 sympathizing1 obliged1 and ready servant for ,,christ's sake1 ,g4 ,w4 ,,letter ,,dccclx4 ,to ,mr4 ,r4 ,london1 ,sept4 #ad1 #agej4 ,my very dear ,mr4 ,r1 ,,glad was ,i1 yea very glad1 to receive your kind letter about two days ago4 ,i send you this in return1 with ten thousand thanks for all favours conferred upon me1 by you and yours4 ,they are all numbered1 and not one of them shall be forgotten before the ,,lord of all ,lords1 whose mercy endureth for ever4 ,surely1 his goodness and mercy have followed me all the days of my life1 and blessed be his holy name1 ,i shall ere long dwell in his house for ever4 ,at my return to town1 ,i was received1 though utterly unworthy1 with great joy1 and our ,,lord has manifested forth his glory in the great congregation4 ,i have preached in ,mr4 ,w's chapel several times1 and ,i trust a young lady of high rank was truly awakened about a fortnight ago1 and who is since gone triumphantly to heaven4 ,mr4 ,w breakfasted and prayed with me this morning1 and ,mr4 ,hy was so kind as to come up and be with me in my house4 ,he is a dear man1 and ,i trust will yet be spared to write much for the ,redeemer's glory4 ,i have prevailed on him to sit for his picture1 and it will be published in a short time4 ,two dozen of my pictures1 as my friends so earnestly desired them1 are sent directed to you4 ,be pleased to let them be disposed of1 as shall be judged most proper4 ,o that my heart might in some measure resemble the image of my dear ,,lord6 ,you and yours will not fail to pray1 that it may be written in lively characters1 and that ,i may go on my way rejoicing4 ,i never forget you or any other of my dear ,scotch friends4 ,just now ,i have good news from ,kendal2 a young woman1 whom ,,god was pleased to awaken when ,i was there1 went off lately 7as my friend expresses it7 8with flying colours40 ,grace6 ,grace6 ,,lord1 make me humble6 ,,lord ,,jesus1 make me truly thankful6 ,i am just now going for ,chatham4 ,last ,,lord's day ,i was at ,portsmouth4 ,next week1 ,,god willing1 ,i go to ,gloucester4 ,i hope good ,lady ,d and her beloved son and daughter1 c4 are prospering in soul and body4 ,i send them my most dutiful respects1 and ten thousand thanks1 and beg you1 my very dear ,sir1 to accept the same from1 ,yours most affectionately in our blessed ,,lord1 ,g4 ,w4 ,,letter ,,dccclxi4 ,to ,lady ,h4 ,london1 ,sept4 #ag1 #agej4 ,ever-honoured ,madam1 ,,though it is a cross to me to be detained so long from coming to ,ashby1 yet ,i trust hitherto my steps have been guided by an over-ruling providence for good4 ,yesterday afternoon ,i returned from ,chatham1 where ,i think there is as promising a work begun as almost in any part of ,england4 ,last night the ,redeemer's glory was seen in the tabernacle1 and your ,ladyship's letter revived my heart1 and gave me some fresh hopes for ungrateful ,ashby4 ,my heart's desire and prayer to the ,,lord of all ,lords is1 that your ,ladyship may live to see much of the travail of the ,redeemer's soul4 ,i am glad ,mr4 ,m is ordained1 and hope ,mr4 ,b will be the next1 soon4 ,by ,mr4 ,l's letter to him1 ,i find your ,ladyship has acted in the affair like yourself4 ,your ,ladyship shall have a copy of it1 and you will then see how matters go4 ,mr4 ,b is much for embarking in ,,christ's cause1 and if the ,d would but help him at this juncture1 he might be a useful and happy man4 ,both he and ,mr4 ,h have the most grateful sense of your ,ladyship's great kindness4 ,the latter ,i believe intends to winter with me in ,london4 ,if possible1 ,i will prevail on ,mr4 ,hly1 at my return1 to come and pay him a visit4 ,to-morrow morning1 ,,god willing1 ,i set out for ,gloucester1 and intend coming to ,birmingham1 and so to your ,ladyship's4 ,in my way ,i hope to write to ,lady ,b1 and be as particular as circumstances will admit4 ,i am surprized at your ,ladyship's doing and going through so much4 ,but what cannot a believer do1 when strengthened by the blessed ,,jesus8 ,your ,ladyship will be remembered most heartily before him this afternoon1 it being our letter-day4 ,that you may long live to shine in his church below1 and after death be translated to shine with distinguished lustre in the realms of light and love above1 is the continual prayer of1 ever1 ever-honoured ,madam1 ,your ,ladyship's most dutiful1 obliged1 and most cheerful servant for ,,christ's sake1 ,g4 ,w4 ,,letter ,,dccclxii4 ,to ,lady ,b ,h4 ,gloucester1 ,sept4 #bb1 #agej4 ,madam1 ,,as ,i know your ,ladyship had a great esteem for the late honourable ,miss ,h1 ,i cannot but think a short account of her behaviour1 under her last sickness1 must not only alleviate the concern your ,ladyship must necessarily have for so intimate a friend1 but also excite you to pray1 that your latter end may be like hers4 ,i think it is now near three weeks since good ,lady ,g desired me to visit her sick daughter4 ,she had been prayed for very earnestly the preceding day after the sacrament1 and likewise previous to my visit in ,lady ,h's room4 ,when ,i came to her bedside1 she seemed glad to see me1 but desired ,i would speak and pray as softly as ,i could4 ,i conversed with her a little1 and she dropped some strong things about the vanity of the world1 and the littleness of every thing out of ,,christ4 ,i prayed as low as ,i could1 but in prayer 7your ,ladyship has been too well acquainted with such things to call it enthusiasm7 ,i felt a very uncommon energy and power to wrestle with ,,god in her behalf4 ,she soon broke out into such words as these1 8what a wretch am ,i80 ,she seemed to speak out of the abundance of her heart1 from a feeling sense of her own vileness4 ,her honoured ,parent and attending servants were affected4 ,after prayer1 she seemed as though she felt things unutterable1 bemoaned her ingratitude to ,,god and ,,christ2 and ,i believe would gladly have given a detail of all her faults she could reckon4 ,her having had a form of godliness1 but never having felt the power1 was what she most bewailed4 ,i left her2 she continued in the same frame2 and when ,mrs4 ,s asked her whether she felt her heart to be as bad as she expressed herself1 she answered1 8yes1 and worse40 ,at her request1 some time after this1 ,i gave her the holy communion2 a communion indeed it was4 ,never did ,i see a person receive it with seemingly greater contrition1 more earnest desire for pardon and reconciliation with ,,god through ,,christ1 or stronger purposes of devoting her future life to his service4 ,being weak1 she was desired to keep lying on her bed4 ,she replied1 8,i can rise to take my physic2 shall ,i not rise to pray80 ,when ,i was repeating the ,communion ,office1 she applied all to herself1 and broke out frequently aloud in her applying4 ,when ,i said1 the burden of them is intolerable1 she burst out8yea very intolerable10 with abundance of such like expressions4 ,when she took the bread and wine1 her concern gave her utterance1 and she spake like one that was ripening for heaven4 ,those around her wept for joy4,my cold heart also was touched1 and ,i left her with a full persuasion1 that she was either to be taken off soon1 or to be a blessing here below4 ,i think she lived about a week afterwards3 she continued in the same frame as far as ,i hear1 and ,i trust is now gone1 where she will sing the song of ,moses and of the ,lamb for ever4 ,the thoughts of this1 comforts good ,lady ,g1 and the same consideration1 ,i am persuaded1 will have the same effect upon your ,ladyship4 ,only methinks ,i hear your ,ladyship add1 8,no1 ,i will not stop here4 ,by divine grace ,i will devote myself to ,,jesus ,,christ now1 and give him no rest1 till ,i see the world in that light as dear ,miss ,h did1 and as ,i myself shall1 when ,i come to die4 ,i will follow my honoured mother as she follows ,,jesus ,,christ1 and count the ,redeemer's reproach of more value than all the honours1 riches and pleasures of the world4 ,i will fly to ,,christ by faith1 and through the help of my ,,god1 keep up not only the form1 but also the power of godliness in heart and life40 ,that the glorious ,emanuel may enable your ,ladyship to put all this into practice1 is the earnest prayer of1 ,madam1 ,your ,ladyship's most ready servant for ,,christ's sake1 ,g4 ,w4 ,,letter ,,dccclxiii4 ,eversham1 ,sept4 #bh1 #agej4 ,dear ,miss ,b1 ,i ,thank you for your kind letter1 and thank our heavenly ,father for blessing the seed sown to any of my hearers4 ,not unto me ,o ,,lord1 not unto me1 but unto thy free unmerited mercy1 be all the glory6 ,if thou excuse1 then work thy will1 ,by so unfit an instrument2 ,it will at once thy grace display1 ,and prove thy power omnipotent4 ,hitherto our ,,lord continues to help me4 ,since my return from ,scotland1 ,i have been brought very low2 but as my day is1 so is my strength4 ,at ,london1 ,portsmouth1 ,chatham1 and lately in ,gloucestershire we have had many pleasant seasons4 ,i am now going to ,birmingham1 ,coventry1 c4 ,,god only knows when ,i shall see my beloved ,scotland again4 ,gladly could ,i live and die with my dear friends there4 ,it is my comfort1 that those who are friends to ,,jesus1 shall live eternally together hereafter4 ,i know several of late that went off triumphantly4 ,o that we may be kept from being cumbered6 ,o that nothing may draw us from the feet of ,,jesus6 ,there1 and there alone is solid peace to be found4 ,every thing is good that drives us thither4 ,that this may be always your abiding place1 is the earnest prayer of1 dear ,miss ,b1 ,your affectionate friend1 and ready servant for ,,christ's sake1 ,g4 ,w4 ,,letter ,,dccclxiv4 ,to the ,reverend ,mr4 ,z4 ,ashby1 ,oct4 #i1 #agej4 ,i ,should have written to you long before now1 but ,i waited for the arrival of ,mr4 ,habersham's ship1 in which ,i expected letters of consequence4 ,they are now come1 and two of the chief ,i send enclosed in this1 and shall omit saying any thing further1 till ,i have the pleasure of seeing you1 which ,i hope will be some time next week or the week after4 ,immediately after ,i left you1 ,i have reason to think that the glorious ,redeemer 7,o infinite condescension67 vouchsafed to make me instrumental in the conversion of ,lady ,h's eldest daughter1 who ,i hope is gone to rest4 ,i am now at her ,ladyship's house with four other clergymen1 who ,i believe love and preach ,,christ in sincerity3 but ,ashby people reject the kingdom of ,,god against themselves4 ,at ,portsmouth1 ,chatham1 ,gloucestershire1 ,birmingham1 ,wednesbury1 ,eversham1 ,nottingham1 c4 our infinite ,high-priest has given us pleasant seasons4 ,i am now waiting every day for my wife's being delivered of her present burden1 and hope ere long to rejoice that a child is born into the world4 ,o that it may be born again and made an heir of the ,redeemer's kingdom4 ,this is all my desire4 ,honoured ,sir1 you see how freely ,i open myself unto you4 ,i count it a great privilege that you allow me this liberty1 and ,i earnestly pray our blessed ,,lord to reward you ten thousand fold4 ,he has been pleased frequently to comfort and encourage my heart this circuit1 and in the midst of all1 lets me know he is my ,,god4 ,o that he may be my glory6 ,o that ,i may be never left to dishonour him6 ,reverend ,sir1 for ,,jesus's sake continue to pray for me1 who1 with grateful acknowledgments for all favours1 beg leave to subscribe myself1 honoured ,sir1 ,your most obliged1 affectionate1 though unworthy younger brother1 and fellow-labourer in the kingdom of ,,christ1 ,g4 ,w4 ,,letter ,,dccclxv4 ,to the ,countess ,d4 ,ashby1 ,oct4 #aa1 #agej4 ,honoured ,madam1 ,,it would give me concern1 was ,i to return to ,london1 though from ever so short an excursion1 without letting your ,ladyship know that you are always remembered by me at the throne of grace4 ,upon such a throne the ,redeemer sits1 holding out his golden sceptre1 and asking us1 8,what is your petition8 ,and what is your request80 ,my request for your ,ladyship is1 that you may increase with all the increase of ,,god4 ,this ,i trust your ,ladyship is daily doing1 and consequently increasing in inward happiness1 peace and joy4 ,the riches of the divine life are indeed unsearchable4 ,may your ,ladyship dig for them as for hid treasure1 till faith be turned into vision1 and hope into the endless fruition of the ever blessed ,,god6 ,that time will shortly come4 ,i have been labouring at ,birmingham1 in ,gloucestershire1 at ,nottingham1 c4 to awaken a sleepy world to a sense of it1 and ,i trust not without success4 ,on last ,thursday ,i came here1 and next ,monday1 ,,god willing1 shall set out for ,london4 ,good ,lady ,h goes on acting the part of a mother in ,israel1 more and more4 ,for a day or two she has had five clergymen under her roof1 which makes her ,ladyship look like a good ,archbishop with his ,chaplains around him4 ,her house is indeed a ,bethel4 ,to us in the ministry1 it looks like a college4 ,we have the ,sacrament every morning1 heavenly conversation all day1 and preach at night4 ,this is to live at ,court1 indeed4 ,last night ,i had the pleasure of seeing a little flock that seemed to be awakened by the grace of ,,god2 so that even out of ungrateful ,ashby1 ,i trust there will be raised up many children unto ,abraham4 ,your ,ladyship1 and the other elect ,ladies1 are never forgotten by us4 ,i would write to good ,lady ,f1 but ,i hear she is out of town4 ,that the choicest of divine blessings1 even the sure mercies of ,david1 may follow you both all the days of your lives1 is the hearty prayer of1 honoured ,madam1 ,your ,ladyship's most dutiful1 obliged1 and ready servant1 ,g4 ,w4 ,,letter ,,dccclxvi4 ,to ,lady ,hn4 ,ashby1 ,oct4 #aa1 #agej4 ,honoured ,madam1 ,,it is with great pleasure that ,i have heard of your ,ladyship's being so supported under your late bereavement1 and of the good impressions made on surviving relations by it4 ,thus the ,redeemer delights to magnify his strength in his people's weakness1 and causes the death of one1 to be the life1 as it were1 the resurrection of another4 ,o what amazing mysteries will be unfolded1 when each link in the golden chain of ,providence and ,grace1 shall be seen and scanned by beatified spirits in the kingdom of heaven6 ,there all will appear symmetry and harmony1 and even the most intricate and seemingly most contrary dispensations1 will be evidenced to be the result of infinite and consummate wisdom1 power1 and love4 ,above all1 there the believer will see the infinite depths of that mystery of godliness1 8,,god manifested in the flesh10 and join with that blessed choir1 who with a restless unweariedness are ever singing the song of ,moses and the ,lamb4 ,there your ,ladyship ,i believe will see your departed daughter1 not struggling with a burning fever1 but burning with love extatic1 and with seraphic sweetness adoring that ,redeemer1 who at the eleventh hour1 even on a dying bed1 snatched her as a brand out of the fire4 ,but what am ,i doing8 ,i fear1 making your ,ladyship's wounds to bleed afresh4,but1 honoured ,madam1 is it not a pleasant bleeding1 to think of bearing children for heaven6 ,to see those nearest and dearest parts of ourselves go before us thither,o what a favour is this6 ,may your ,ladyship be always thus highly favoured3 may you live to see all your surviving children taught and born of ,,god4 ,i must not enlarge4 ,neither have ,i room to acquaint your ,ladyship1 how that mirror of piety1 good ,lady ,h1 adorns the gospel of her ,,lord in all things4 ,i wrote some particulars of our situation to the good ,countess4 ,i can now only add1 that when ,i come to town1 your ,ladyship may at any time command1 honoured ,madam1 ,your ,ladyship's most dutiful1 obliged1 and ready servant for ,,christ's sake1 ,g4 ,w4 8,hm0 replaced with 8,hn0 ,,letter ,,dccclxvii4 ,to ,mr4 ,t4 ,ashby1 ,oct4 #ac1 #agej4 ,my very dear ,mr4 ,t1 ,,your kind letter did not reach me till about two days ago4 ,i embrace the first opportunity of answering it4 ,if you write often1 ,,god willing1 you shall hear oftener from me4 ,you are peculiarly dear to me1 and therefore ,i heartily wish you was thrust out into our ,,lord's harvest4 ,vox populi1 much more vox amicorum1 is frequently vox ,dei4 ,i say to you1 as a good old minister did to one whom you know1 and who was as unwilling to go into the vineyard1 as you can be1 8,i believe if ,st4 ,paul was alive1 he would ordain you40 ,you have a moderate share of learning1 an agreeable address1 a good elocution1 a little knowledge of mankind1 and of yourself1 and above all an experimental acquaintance with the ,,lord ,,jesus ,,christ1 with a door of usefulness immediately opening2 and what would you more8 ,i wish some latent pride may not be at the bottom4 ,lose no more time1 my dear man4 ,the voice of ,,christ to you now is1 8,follow me1 and ,i will make thee a fisher of men40 ,the harvest is great1 the labourers are few4 ,thousands are perishing for lack of that knowledge1 which you have already4 ,the world wants more heat than light4 ,crescit eundo1 crescit agendo1 is a young minister's motto4 ,i think the ,itinerancy abroad would suit you well4 ,by travelling before you take on you a settled charge1 you will get a deeper insight into the world and the church2 you will insensibly acquire larger and more sublime thoughts of ,,god's providence and grace1 and consequently be more fit to serve whatever flock the ,holy ,ghost shall hereafter place you over4 ,i believe that your honoured father loves ,,christ too well1 to stand out long against a rational scheme for the extensive usefulness of his son4 ,he is a dear man1 whom ,i love in the bowels of ,,jesus ,,christ4 ,pray remember me to him in the kindest manner1 and tell him ,i purpose writing to him as soon as possible4 ,this leaves me at ,ashby1 at good ,lady ,hn's1 whose house is indeed a ,bethel to those who are willing to follow her1 as she follows ,,jesus ,,christ4 ,one of high rank1 ,i really believe1 was converted lately on a dying bed1 and her death ,i trust hath proved the life of one or two more4 ,one of the ,kendal converts is gone off in flying colours1 and our blessed ,,lord has given us sweet seasons at ,portsmouth1 ,chatham1 ,gloucestershire1 ,birmingham1 ,eversham1 ,wednesbury1 ,nottingham1 c4 ,next ,monday1 ,,god willing1 ,i go for ,london1 in order to put into winter quarters4 ,the ,,lord prepare me for a fresh campaign6 ,do you know any one fit for a ,tutor at ,georgia8 ,i am glad that ,new ,jersey college succeeds4 ,i had lately a letter from ,governor ,belcher1 which ,i suppose you have seen2 it was sent to ,mr4 ,n4 ,colonel ,w proposes that ,mr4 ,p shall come over with one of the ,indians2 ,i wish he may4 ,i am sorry to hear that ,mr4 is likely to destroy himself by hard study4 ,i had rather he would kill himself with hard working1 and going about to do good4 ,mr4 ,g seems to me to have chosen the better part4 ,how is dear ,mr4 ,r ,w8 ,i hope he is like a flame of fire4 ,pray salute him and all my dear1 very dear friends in the tenderest manner4 ,i could live and die with them4 ,in heaven we shall live together4 ,there we shall see our dear ,mr4 ,l4 ,i hope your little choir are every day learning more and more of the new song1 in order to join him in the realms above4,you have all my hearty love and prayers4 ,accept the same yourself in a very particular manner from1 very dear ,sir1 ,yours most affectionately in a precious ,,christ1 ,g4 ,w4 ,,letter ,,dccclxviii4 ,to ,governor ,b4 ,ashby1 ,oct4 #ac1 #agej4 ,honoured ,sir1 ,i ,had the favour of your ,excellency's letter1 and took the liberty of communicating it to good ,lady ,hn1 who shines in the church of ,,christ on this side the water1 as a star of the first magnitude4 ,her ,ladyship will be very glad to open a correspondence with your ,excellency2 and seems to speak of ,new-,jersey ,college with great satisfaction4 ,i rejoice to hear that it is in a prosperous situation4 ,if ,mr4 ,p or ,mr4 ,b can be prevailed on to come over1 ,i am persuaded liberal contributions will be raised both in ,england and ,scotland4 ,all was ready1 if dear ,mr4 ,a had not been taken off by death2 but even this our blessed ,,lord can and will over-rule for good4 ,i think it forebodes good for ,america1 that such a spirit is excited in so many provinces for promoting a learned and religious education4 ,,god only knows how much my heart is on that side the water4 ,i should certainly have embarked about this time1 did not my wife daily expect an hour of travail4 ,i can only say1 8,it is the ,,lord2 let him do what seemeth him good40 ,blessed be his name1 fresh doors for usefulness are opened every week4 ,we had a blessed scene this ,summer in ,scotland1 and ever since ,i have been ranging about1 to see who will believe the gospel report4 ,o that ,i may die in the field6 ,i am now at my good ,lady's with three clergymen that love and preach ,,jesus ,,christ4 ,several souls have been awakened here4 ,one of high birth was lately converted on her dying bed2 and by that means ,i trust one or two more are put upon securing the one thing needful4 ,on ,monday ,i shall leave her ,ladyship1 to go for ,london1 which is to be my ,winter quarters4 ,i shall long for ,spring1 that ,i may enter upon a fresh campaign4 ,o that my soul may begin to spring indeed6 spring for ,him who was stretched upon the accursed tree to save my wretched soul4 ,blessed be his name1 that your ,excellency has got such a sweet retreat in the decline of life2 where1 free from noise and hurry1 you and your consort may ripen for heaven1 and consequently be more and more fitted for your last great change4 ,that will now shortly come4 ,your ,excellency is arrived to a good old age4 ,you have by faith seen the ,,lord ,,christ4 ,you have been instrumental in founding a christian college4 ,let death come when it will1 with good old ,simeon1 you may say1 8,,lord1 now lettest thou thy servant depart in peace10 for my soul hath experienced thy great salvation6 ,this ,i believe1 honoured ,sir1 is all your desire4 ,our ,,lord will grant it to you4 ,o that when you are near his throne1 you may have a petition upon your heart for unworthy1 ill-deserving1 hell-deserving me6 ,your ,excellency hath laid me under many obligations2 let me entreat you by the mercies of ,,god in ,,christ ,,jesus1 to add to them by not ceasing to pray for me1 that as ,i have had much forgiven me1 ,i may1 with ,magdalen1 love much2 and being a brand plucked out of the burning1 ,i may1 in ,,god's own time and way1 be translated to dwell with ,,jesus in his kingdom4 ,as our ,,lord enables1 the favour shall constantly be returned in behalf of you and yours1 by1 honoured ,sir1 ,your ,excellency's most dutiful1 obliged1 and ready servant for ,,christ's sake1 ,g4 ,w4 ,,letter ,,dccclxix4 ,to ,baron ,z4 ,london1 ,nov4 #i1 #agej4 ,honoured ,sir1 ,,the love of ,,jesus ,,christ constrains me to send you a few lines4 ,they flow from a heart truly sympathizing with your beloved ,baroness1 under your present trials4 ,o that patience may have its perfect work in your souls6 ,o that with your tempted1 afflicted1 agonizing ,,jesus1 you may be enabled to say1 8,the cup1 which our heavenly ,father hath given us1 shall we not drink it80 ,i doubt not1 but you find it sweetened with his love38for he will not suffer us to be tempted above what we are able to bear2 but will with the temptation make a way for us to escape40 ,the sacrificing our relations to his sovereign good will and pleasure1 is no small trial1 especially when unconverted4 ,but what says the scripture8 8,neither did his brethren believe on him40 ,your ,,lord can sympathize with you under your present circumstances2 ,he knows what this temptation means1 ,for he has felt the same4 ,look up1 therefore1 to him1 honoured ,sir1 who has promised never to leave nor forsake you4 ,he hath helped you out of six1 he will also help you out of seven troubles4 ,i write this out of the fulness of my heart4 ,my poor prayers are continually ascending to the throne of grace in your behalf4 ,i hope you will not be offended at my freedom in writing4 ,love and gratitude are my only motives4 ,good ,lady ,hn will sympathize with you1 when she hears how you are situated4 ,i left her some little time past abounding in the work of the ,,lord4 ,i had a pleasant excursion into the country1 and my ,winter quarters are made very agreeable in town4 ,what shall ,i render unto the ,,lord8 ,honoured ,sir1 ,i beg a continued interest in your prayers1 and those of your honoured ,baroness4,you know my name1,i am the chief of sinners1 less than the least of all saints1 but for ,,jesus ,,christ's sake1 ,your sympathizing ready servant1 ,g4 ,w4 ,,letter ,,dccclxx4 ,to ,mr4 ,s4 ,canterbury1 ,nov4 #bj1 #agej4 ,my dear ,mr4 ,s1 ,,by that time yours reached ,london1 ,i suppose my last will have reached ,dublin1 and find you on the full stretch for him1 who was stretched upon the cross for you and me4 ,as far as ,i can judge of the circumstances you related to me1 settling as you propose1 will not hinder1 but rather further you in your present work4 ,only beware of nestling4 ,if you do1 and ,,god loves you 7as ,i believe he does7 you shall have thorns enough put into your nest4 ,o that ,i may be enabled1 even to the end1 to evidence1 that nothing but a pure disinterested love to ,,christ and souls1 caused me to begin1 go on1 and hold out1 in pursuing the present work of ,,god6 ,i have seen so many that once bid exceedingly fair1 and afterwards1 ,demas like1 preferred the world to ,,christ1 that ,i cannot be too jealous over myself1 or others whom ,i profess to love4 ,this is my motive in writing to you1 love1 even love unfeigned2 love for ,,christ's sake1 and the good of souls4 ,o let no one take away your crown4 ,if you marry1 let it be in the ,,lord1 and for the ,,lord1 and then the ,,lord will give it his blessing4 ,only remember this1 marry when or whom you will1 expect trouble in the flesh4 ,but ,i spare you4 ,seven years hence1 if we should live and meet1 we can talk better of these things4 ,in the mean while1 let us go on leaning on our ,beloved4 ,he1 and ,he alone1 can keep us unspotted from the world4 ,does the work prosper among you8 ,it increases here4 ,at ,canterbury ,i find several souls are awakened4 ,,god willing1 ,i leave it to-morrow4 ,you must pray for me1 and exhort all to continue their prayers also4 ,i expect1 one day or another1 to see some glorious days in ,ireland4 ,i am called away4,for the present1 adieu4 ,yours most affectionately in our blessed ,,lord1 ,g4 ,w4 ,,letter ,,dccclxxi4 ,to ,mr4 ,t4 ,london1 ,nov4 #cj1 #agej4 ,my dear ,mr4 ,t1 ,,as ,i love you in the bowels of ,,jesus ,,christ1 and look upon you as an aged friend of the blessed ,bridegroom1 and my friend for his great name's sake1 ,i cannot help dropping you a few lines4 ,they are lines of gratitude2 lines of thanks for all favours conferred upon me when in ,scotland4 ,they leave me pleasantly sojourning in my ,winter quarters1 and longing for the ,spring that ,i may enter upon a fresh campaign4 ,now and then ,i make little excursions1 and can inform you1 that there is a sweet work begun and carrying on at ,canterbury and ,chatham4 ,i long to hear that your son ,john has put his hand to the gospel plough1 and am not without hopes that his lot will be to itinerate1 at least for a while4 ,he seems to be qualified for such an employ4 ,i shall be glad to see him on the other side of the water4 ,had ,i the management of a thousand youths1 if circumstances would allow1 they should travel for one year at least1 before they took upon them a settled charge4 ,methinks ,i hear you say1 8,what6 will you take my ,benjamin away80 ,this was old ,jacob's infirmity4 ,you love ,,christ too well to refuse giving up the young lad1 if it should appear in providence that the ,,lord hath need of him either at home or abroad4 ,i pray ,,god to direct and bless you both1 and to establish his covenant with you and your seed for ever4 ,you are now on the decline of life4 ,i have been just reading about the year of jubilee4 ,how joyful were the prisoners when they heard of the approach of that wish'd-for day6 ,how much more joyful may those be1 who having an interest in ,,jesus ,,christ1 are waiting for the last trump1 to proclaim our eternal jubilee in heaven6 ,this1 my dear friend1 is your happy lot4 ,rejoice1 and again ,i say1 rejoice4 ,the day of our complete redemption draweth nigh4 ,let us then lift up our heads1 and let us lift up our hearts to praise him1 from whom alone cometh our salvation4 ,i could enlarge1 but am called away4 ,my hearty love to all enquiring friends4 ,i think to write to your son soon4 ,we had a happy day yesterday among the ,great ,ones4 ,i am1 my very dear ,sir1 ,yours most affectionately in our dear ,,lord1 ,g4 ,w4 ,,letter ,,dccclxxii4 ,to ,doctor ,w4 ,london1 ,dec4 #ag1 #agej4 ,my dear ,doctor1 ,i ,received your kind letter1 and would have answered it much sooner1 had ,i not been prevented by sickness4 ,for near a fortnight past1 ,i have been confined to my room2 but through the divine blessing1 am now enabled to preached again4 ,praise the ,,lord1 ,o my soul4 ,my disorder was a violent fever3 ,,jesus hath rebuked it4 ,i am raised up once more4 ,o may it be that ,i may minister unto him6 ,for me to live is ,,christ4 ,but alas6 how little do ,i live to his glory6 ,yesterday ,i entered upon my seven-and-thirtieth year4 ,i am ashamed to think ,i have lived so long1 and done so little1 and yet every year1 day1 and hour of my life hath been crowned with the divine goodness4 ,o my dear friend1 let this be our motto1 ,vivimus ut viviamus4 ,it is enough when we come to our last moments1 to have nothing to do1 but to die4 ,blessed be ,,god1 that you have courage given you to speak to the dying4 ,a word spoken in such a season how good is it8 ,may the great physician take you under his peculiar care1 forgive you all your sins1 and heal all your diseases6 ,i purpose writing to my friend ,j ,t1 and others1 as ,i get strength4 ,at present1 ,i must content myself with sending general1 but cordial salutations1 and begging the continual interest of your prayers in behalf of1 my very dear ,sir1 ,yours1 c4 ,g4 ,w4 ,,letter ,,dccclxxiii4 ,to ,mr4 ,t4 ,london1 ,dec4 #ba1 #agej4 ,i ,have been lately near the gates of death1 which has hindered my answering your kind letter as soon as ,i proposed4 ,accept a few1 though loving lines now4 ,i hope they will find you entered upon your trials1 and longing to preach the gospel1 which you have felt to be the power of ,,god to the salvation of your soul4 ,every line of your letter seemed to have this call in it1 8,rise1 ,tr1 rise1the harvest is great2 the labourers are few3 pray the ,,lord of the harvest to send thee1 and many more like-minded1 into the harvest40 ,i cannot write much at present4 ,inclosed you have a few extracts4 ,that from ,lady ,hn1 came last week when she was dangerously ill4 ,may the ,,lord continue her useful life6 ,i am now entering upon my seven-and-thirtieth year4 ,o that ,i may begin to live to him1 who hath lived and died for me6 ,i shall be glad to know your friend's answer about ,georgia4 ,if the ,,lord raises up a solid1 heavenly-minded1 learned young man for a tutor1 ,i shall be glad4 ,nothing1 ,i believe1 but sickness or death1 will prevent my going over next year4 ,methinks the winter is long2 ,i want to take the field again4 ,could you send me all ,mr4 ,g's weekly papers4 ,we prayed heartily last ,monday for the awakened ,hollanders4 ,i have heard of several lately awakened here4 ,to the blessed and glorious ,,jesus be all the praise4 ,my dear friend1 my heart leaps at the very mention of his name4 ,when ,i muse of him1 the fire kindles4 ,o that you and ,i may shew forth his praise while we have a tongue6 ,pray remember me to all in the kindest manner1 and beg them not to forget unworthy me4 ,let not my being so slow in answering your last1 prevent your writing speedily to1 my dear ,mr4 ,t1 ,yours most affectionately in our dearest ,,lord1 ,g4 ,w4 ,,letter ,,dccclxxiv4 ,to ,lady ,s4 ,london1 ,dec4 #be1 #agej4 ,honoured ,madam1 ,i ,had the favour of your ,ladyship's letter on ,saturday afternoon1 and immediately communicated what concerned him1 to my ingenious and devout friend ,mr4 ,h4 ,with this1 your ,ladyship will receive a line from him4 ,i persuaded him1 that your ,ladyship would not take it ill4 ,poor ,mr4 ,b is much obliged to your ,ladyship for speaking in his behalf4 ,he happened to be with me1 when your ,ladyship's letter came4 ,the ,reception that your ,ladyship's kind motion met with1 convinces me more and more1 that 8,be ye warmed1 and be ye filled10 without giving any thing to be warmed and filled with1 is the farthest that most professors go4 ,words are cheap1 and cost nothing2 and therefore many can say1 8they pity10 and that extremely too1 when at the same time1 their practice shews it is only a verbal1 and not a real compassion4 ,i often told the poor man1 that his dependance was too strong2 and that ,i was afraid least help would not come from that quarter where he expected most4 ,he sends ten thousand thanks for what your ,ladyship hath done already4 ,surely he is worthy4 ,he is a lover of ,,christ1 and his outward circumstances very pitiable indeed4 ,your ,ladyship will not be offended at the freedom ,i take4 ,you love to help the distressed to the utmost of your power2 and your ,ladyship shall find that good measure1 pressed down and running over1 shall be returned into your bosom4 ,that your ,ladyship may experience the truth of this1 in respect to temporals and spirituals1 more and more every day1 is the earnest prayer of1 honoured ,madam1 ,your ,ladyship's most obliged1 dutiful1 and ready servant for ,,christ's sake1 ,g4 ,w4 ,,letter ,,dccclxxv4 ,to ,mr4 ,s4 ,london1 ,jan4 #d1 #agea4 ,my dear ,mr4 ,s1 ,,immediately upon the receipt of your last from ,limerick1 ,i wrote you an answer1 directed for you at ,limerick post-office1 as you desired4 ,as you are going that way1 ere this reaches you1 ,i hope you will have received it4 ,i pray the ,,lord of all lords to give you such grace1 that all may see1 that the doctrines of the gospel are indeed productive of righteousness1 and true holiness in heart1 lip1 and life4 ,mind this1 and then fear not4 ,continue as you are1 until you are absolutely rejected4 ,i want not to proselyte persons to myself1 but to the glorious ,emmanuel1 my ,,lord and ,master ,,jesus ,,christ4 ,perhaps ,he may send me to ,ireland2 though some weeks ago ,i hoped that he was about to take me to heaven4 ,i kept my room near a fortnight1 and still continue very weak4 ,this obliges me to be brief4 ,my wife is now expecting an hour of travail4 ,some time this month ,i trust she will be delivered4 ,she desires to be remembered to you4 ,,god willing1 ,mr4 ,z shall hear from me4 ,i do not yet hear who is to be the person4 ,unless you have thoughts of going abroad1 ,i see no objection against your altering your condition4 ,may the ,,lord direct and bless you and all in that important step6 ,it is a change for life4 ,we have had blessed seasons here2 but methinks the ,winter is very long4 ,o that ,i was entering upon a ,spring campaign6 ,it is a new year4 ,my dear ,mr4 ,s1 why should we not begin to begin to live to that ,,jesus1 who has done and suffered so much for us6 ,i trust this is the language of your heart1 ,a life that all things casts behind1 ,springs forth obedient at thy call2 ,a heart1 that no desire can move1 ,but still t'adore1 believe1 and love1 ,give me1 my ,,lord1 my life1 my all6 ,i hear you say1 ,amen1 ,amen4 ,hallelujah6 ,i must have done4 ,bodily strength fails me4 ,my love to all that love ,,christ ,,jesus4 ,brethren1 pray for us1 is the earnest request of1 my dear ,mr4 ,s1 ,yours most affectionately in our dearest ,,lord1 ,g4 ,w4 ,,letter ,,dccclxxvi4 ,to ,mr4 ,l4 ,london1 ,jan4 #ac1 #agea4 ,dear ,mr4 ,l1 ,,before ,i had the pleasure of your letter1 ,i had heard some particulars of the late commotion at ,canterbury4 ,ere now ,i hope you have been directed to the choice of such means1 as may1 under ,,god1 open the door wider than ever for preaching the everlasting gospel in your parts4 ,satan has done at ,canterbury as he always does elsewhere2 ,i mean1 he has overshot his mark4 ,such proceedings are too violent to hold long4 ,exhort1 therefore1 my dear ,sir1 your fellow-soldiers1 to quit themselves like men1 and be strong4 ,put ye on the whole armour of ,,god2 and always remember1 that through much tribulation we must enter into glory4 ,now is the time for you to prove the strength of ,,jesus to be yours4 ,your way to fight1 is upon your knees4 ,that weapon all-prayer will do wonders4 ,the devil has lost some servants1 and he is afraid of losing more4 ,therefore he rallies his forces as ,pharaoh harnessed his chariots1 and wants to bring you back to ,egypt4 ,your business is to go on4 ,though ,pharaoh is behind1 and a red-sea before you1ere long you shall pass through the one1 and see the other totally destroyed4 ,in patience possess ye your souls4 ,,god is able to bring the counsel of every ,achitophel to nought4 ,you know in whom you have believed4 ,he never did1 he never will1 he never can fail those that put their trust in him4 ,think of those farewel words1 which he spake in the days of his flesh to his dear disciples1 8,let not your hearts be troubled2 in the world ye shall have tribulation3,but ,i have overcome the world40 ,that is enough to raise every drooping heart4 ,he hath overcome for us2 he will overcome in us1 and ere long call us to reign with him for ever in glory4 ,o blessed hope6 ,whilst ,i am musing on it1 the fire kindles4 ,brethren1 my heart is enlarged towards you4 ,the ,,lord strengthen you1 and give you to pray for ,your affectionate friend1 brother1 and servant for ,,christ's sake1 ,g4 ,w4 ,,letter ,,dccclxxvii4 ,to ,mr4 ,x ,y4 ,london1 ,jan4 #ae1 #agea4 ,dear ,sir1 ,,your letter came safe to hand4 ,i pray ,,god enable me to answer it agreeable to his will4 ,your call to enter into the ministry1 seems to be pretty clear1 and if your health would permit you to be a tutor1 and courage be given you to act like a good soldier of ,,jesus ,,christ1 you might do unspeakable good in residing at college4 ,if a person's health will not admit of such a residence1 ,i think by the laws of ,,god and man1 his absence may be dispensed with4 ,originally1 ,fellows were appointed to reside2 but there is no general rule without an exception4 ,particular circumstances can only determine particular cases4 ,mr4 ,w ,i know hath been dispensed with many years3and though ,i cannot say ,i have approved of this part of his conduct1 yet as he is called elsewhere1 and applies the college income to good purposes1 ,i suppose he thinks he acts an honest and christian part4 ,as for the difficulties you seem to place before you1 ,i can only say1 8,nil desperandum ,christo duce40 ,every new scene brings its new temptations2 but faith in the ,son of ,,god1 will make us more than conquerors over all4 ,his love shed abroad in the heart by the ,holy ,ghost1 is the best director and support in all circumstances whatsoever4 ,for want of an establishment in this1 and through the prevalency of an hypocondraical disorder1 you seem to have particular scruples about particular things4 ,it is what all persons1 entering on the divine life1 are more or less exposed to4 8,meditation1 prayer1 reading1 and temptation1 7says holy ,luther7 make a minister40 ,your levity of spirit1 and fickleness of temper1 are your greatest diseases4 ,these are to be watched and prayed against1 and by divine grace will be overcome4 ,look up1 therefore1 dear ,sir1 to the blessed ,,jesus4 ,out of weakness he can and will make you to become strong1 and turn your lightness of spirit into solid joy4 ,till then1 be content rather to appear stupid1 than by giving way to the luxuriancy of unsanctified wit1 bring guilt upon your soul4 ,thus1 dear ,sir1 ,i have endeavoured to answer your letter2 though ,i must confess1 as you are so near1 ,i had rather converse with you personally4 ,you may use freedom with me4 ,i rejoice that the glorious ,,jesus hath in any degree blessed my poor administrations to you4 ,i need not1 therefore1 remind you to give him all the glory1 and entreat you to pray for me1 who am the very chief of sinners1 and less than the least of all saints1 but for ,,christ's sake1 dear ,sir1 ,your very ready servant1 ,g4 ,w4 ,,letter ,,dccclxxviii4 ,to ,mr4 ,b4 ,london1 ,jan4 #ah1 #agea4 ,my very dear ,friend1 ,,your kind letter ,i received this morning4 ,the love ,i owe you for ,,christ's sake1 constrains me to send you an immediate answer4 ,from the same motive ,i just now wrote to ,mr4 ,b4 ,poor man6 ,this is a home-stroke indeed6 ,i hope he and his yoke-fellow will now take a large step to heaven4 ,may ,,god prepare us1 my dear friend1 for the finishing trials6 ,we must all have them in our turns4 ,but wherefore should we fear8 ,out of very faithfulness1 our heavenly ,father causes us to be troubled4 ,of his infinite mercy he hath lately been pleased to visit me with a threatening illness4 ,i was just casting anchor2but it seems ,i must put out to sea again4 ,o that it may be to direct others to the way that leads to the haven of eternal rest6 ,who knows but ,i may sound the gospel once more in ,scotland8 ,i have some thoughts of coming for a little while1 before ,i embark for ,america4 ,you will desire all the societies to pray1 that the ,,lord would order my goings in his way4 ,i rejoice that they hold on their way4 ,may they hold on and hold out to the end6 ,my constant prayer for them is1 that they may increase with all the increase of ,,god4 ,many in town have been awakened this ,winter4 ,o that ,i was humble6 ,when shall that once be8 ,o that ,i was thankful6 ,fain would ,i burn with love and gratitude like a seraph4 ,with arms of love1 and wings of faith1 ,i'd fly and take the prize4 ,well6 ,let faith and patience hold out a little longer1 and all will be well4 ,he is faithful1 who hath promised1 who also will do it4 ,believers should look more to ,,jesus4 ,it is the only way to keep their hands from hanging down1 and to strengthen their feeble knees4 ,exhort all to this3 and pray salute every enquiring friend1 every member of the societies1 in the most endearing manner2 for indeed ,i love my ,scotch friends in the bowels of ,,jesus ,,christ4 ,whilst ,i am writing to and thinking of them1 tears1 but tears of love1 are ready to gush from mine eyes4 ,o that ,i may meet them all in the kingdom of our ,father6 ,o that their lamps may be always trimmed1 and their loins girt6 ,behold ,,jesus comes quickly1 and his reward is with him3 let us not leave him4 ,let us not flag in the latter stages of our road4 ,o our bleeding1 agonizing1 dying ,,jesus1 how have we pierced thee6 ,at least how have ,i6 ,o that we may look and love1 look and mourn1 even as one that mourneth for a first-born or an only son4 ,dear ,mr4 ,b can now comment on this text4 ,may the ,,lord comfort his heart1 and be better to him than seven sons6 ,i can no more4 ,affections of various kinds quite overflow4 ,i long to begin to do something for ,,jesus4 ,a sense of my vileness and unfruitfulness1 quite breaks my heart4 ,surely ,i shall sing1 free grace in heaven4,i write this to you as a friend4 ,the ,,lord be with you1 and reward you and all1 for their sympathy with me and mine4 ,fail not to pray for me2 and believe me to be1 my very dear ,mr4 ,b1 ,yours in the best of bonds1 ,g4 ,w4 ,,letter ,,dccclxxix4 ,to ,dr4 ,w4 ,ashby-,place1 ,jan4 #bi1 #agea4 ,my very dear ,sir1 ,,it is high time to answer your kind letter4 ,i am doing it at ,ashby1 whither ,i rid post1 not knowing whether ,i should see good ,lady ,hn alive4 ,blessed be ,,god1 she is somewhat better1 and ,i trust will not yet die1 but live and abound more and more in the work of the ,,lord4 ,entreat all our friends to pray for her4 ,indeed she is worthy4 ,her sister-in-law1 ,lady ,frances ,h1 lies dead in the house4 ,she was a retired christian1 lived silently1 and died suddenly without a groan4 ,may my exit be like hers6 ,whether right or not1 ,i cannot help wishing that ,i may go off in the same manner4 ,to me it is worse than death1 to live to be nursed1 and see friends weeping about one4 ,sudden death1 is sudden glory4 ,methinks it is falling a sleep indeed1 or rather a translation4 ,but all this must be left to our heavenly ,father4 ,he knows what is best for us and others4 ,let it be our care to have all things ready4 ,let the house of our hearts1 and our temporal affairs be put in order immediately1 that we may have nothing to do but to obey the summons1 though it should be at evening1 cock-crowing1 or in the morning4 ,physicians that are always attending on the dying1 one would imagine should in a peculiar manner learn to die daily4 ,may this be your daily employ6 ,i believe it is2 though1 like me1 you must complain that the old man dies hard4 ,well1 has he got his deadly blow8 ,die then he shall1 even that death to which he put our ,,lord4 ,o that the language of our hearts may always be1 8,crucify1 crucify him40 ,this is painful4 ,but the ,redeemer can help us to bear it4 ,thou wilt give strength1 thou wilt give power2 ,thou wilt in time set free2 ,this great deliverance let us hope1 ,not for ourselves1 but thee6 ,i write this out of the fulness of my heart4 ,you will receive it as such1 and remember me in the best manner to all friends4 ,we have had good times4 ,all glory be to ,,jesus through all eternity6 ,yours1 c4 ,g4 ,w4 ,,letter ,,dccclxxx4 ,to ,lady ,m ,h4 ,ashby1 ,jan4 #cj1 #agea4 ,honoured ,madam1 ,,last ,monday evening1 through the goodness of an ever-blessed ,redeemer1 ,i got safe to ,ashby1 where ,i found good ,lady ,hn very sick1 though ,i trust not unto death4 ,all advise her ,ladyship to take a journey to ,bristol1 for the benefit of the waters1 which her ,ladyship seems determined to do4 ,the death of ,lady ,frances1 has not affected her ,ladyship so as to hurt her4 ,she rejoices at the thoughts of her sister's being so quickly translated out of this house of bondage1 into the glorious liberty of the sons of ,,god4 ,her death was a translation indeed4 ,her ,ladyship died without a groan4 ,she seemed as it were to smile at death2 and may be said1 ,i trust1 truly 8to fall asleep in ,,jesus40 ,ere long1 she and all that sleep in ,,jesus1 shall come with him4 ,i hope it hath been a purging time in this family4 ,almost all have been sick in their turns4 ,lady ,selina has had a fever1 but is better4 ,lady ,betty is more affected than ever ,i saw her4 ,a letter now from one of the young ladies1 ,i hope would do service4 ,lady ,ann bears up pretty well1 but ,miss ,wr is inconsolable4 ,it is a house of mourning2 that is better than a house of feasting4 ,the corpse is to be interred on ,friday evening4 ,may all that follow it1 look and learn6 ,i mean1 learn to live1 and learn to die4 ,this is a lesson which you and yours1 honoured ,madam1 ,i trust are learning every day4 ,we had need be careful to get our lesson perfect1 since we know not when the ,son of ,man will come1 whether at evening1cock-crowing1or in the morning4 ,to be ready at that hour1 is all in all4 ,good ,lady ,hn sends her sincerest compliments4 ,if any thing extraordinary happens before my return1 your ,ladyship shall hear again from1 honoured ,madam1 ,your ,ladyship's most dutiful1 obliged1 and ready servant for ,,christ's sake1 ,g4 ,w4 ,,letter ,,dccclxxxi4 ,to ,doctor ,s4 ,ashby1 ,feb4 #d1 #agea4 ,my dear ,doctor1 ,,your letter distresses me4 ,,god hasten the time when you shall sing chearfully1 ,be gone1 vain world1 my heart resign1 ,for ,i must be no longer thine2 ,a nobler1 a diviner guest1 ,has got possession of my breast4 ,why will you not shake off your chains8 ,why will you be stricken any more8 ,you must come back1 or be undone for ever4 ,what have you gained by running from your father's house8 ,his servants have bread enough1 whilst you are perishing with hunger4 ,say1 say1 ,i pray you1 without delay1 8,i will arise and go to my ,father40 ,his love keeps you uneasy2 his love hedges up your way2 his love follows and pursues you with this mighty famine4 ,the language of all is1 8,give me thy heart40 ,be content to become a fool for ,,christ's sake4 ,your body as well as soul1 will suffer even in this world1 if you do not comply4 ,you are half dead already4 ,faith in ,,christ1 and the love of ,,god shed abroad in your heart1 can alone cure you4 ,you know too much to be happy without it3 and ,o that dreadful sentence1 8,it had been better for them never to have known c40 ,for ,,christ's sake1 remember ,lot's wife4 ,you are almost become a pillar of salt already4 ,out of anguish ,i write this4 ,may ,,christ's love so constrain you1 that you may never rest till you find solid rest in him6 ,good ,lady ,hn is gone to take the air4 ,your message shall be delivered4 ,she is but poorly2 and my wife writes me word1 that she is exceeding bad4 ,this must hasten my remove from hence4 ,i insist upon ,mr4 ,hly's coming directly to ,ashby1 if he has any regard for good ,lady ,hn4 ,she ought always to have a christian friend with her4 ,that you may have a feeling possession of ,,christ in your heart1 is the hearty prayer of1 my dear ,sir1 ,yours1 c4 in great haste1 but greater concern for you1 ,g4 ,w4 ,,letter ,,dccclxxxii4 ,to ,mr4 ,b4 ,london1 ,feb4 #h1 #agea4 ,dear ,sir1 ,,yesterday ,i saw your letter to ,mr4 ,v1 which made me to think a line would not altogether be unacceptable to you4 ,and what shall ,i say8 ,your case is affecting4 ,o that your present confinement may be sanctified to the setting of your imprisoned soul at liberty1 and bringing you home 7after having so long fed on husks with swine7 to feed upon the fatted calf6 ,you know the father's behaviour to the returning prodigal4 ,he saw him when he was yet a great way off4,he ran towards him1filthy as he was1 he fell upon his neck1 and kissed him4 ,thus1 if you resolve with the prodigal1 to arise and go to your ,father1 will the ever-blessed ,,god deal with you4 ,he will embrace you in the arms of his love2 he will also cloathe you with the righteousness of his dear ,son1 and cause joy to be in heaven even over you1 on repenting and returning to him4 ,is not this enough to encourage you to lay hold on his golden sceptre8 to resolve1 in divine strength1 to mortify and bid adieu to all those sins1 by which you have dishonoured your glorious ,maker8 ,you see1 ,sir1 what wages ,satan gives2 death even in this world1 and alas6 eternal death in the world to come4 ,,god keep you from this second death1 and then temporal shame will be but little4 ,the way you know2 ,,jesus is the way1 the truth1 and the life4 ,he is mighty1 and willing to save to the uttermost all that come to the ,father in and through him4 ,come then1 dear ,sir1 and throw yourself at the feet of his mercy4 ,he will not only pardon1 but abundantly pardon you4 ,in ,,jesus ,,christ there is a fountain opened for sin and for all uncleanness4 8,wash ye1 make ye clean10 is the call of ,,god to all1 and now the particular call of ,,god to you4 ,may the ,spirit of the ever-loving1 ever-lovely ,,jesus1 bring it home to your soul1 and make it effectual to your thorough conversion6 ,let this be your sole care4 ,for this and this only is the one thing needful4 ,as for seeing ,mrs4 1 if ,i was to advise 7as it hath been hitherto deferred7 ,i would have you both decline it a little longer4 ,wait and see the issue of your trial2 she can do you no good1 and by coming may do herself harm4 ,but this is a tender point4 ,may ,providence point out what is best6 ,if we acknowledge the ,,lord1 we have a promise1 8that he will direct us in all our ways40 ,i commend you to his never-failing mercy1 and beg you to accept this from1 dear ,sir1 ,your sympathizing friend and servant for ,,christ's sake1 ,g4 ,w4 ,,letter ,,dccclxxxiii4 ,to ,lady ,hn4 ,london1 ,feb4 #bf1 #agea4 ,ever-honoured ,madam1 ,,your ,ladyship's kind letter1 which came to hand yesterday1 was an unexpected as well as undeserved favour1 and for which ,i return your ,ladyship ten thousand thanks4 ,surely the ,,lord of all lords will at length answer the prayers of his people1 and raise you up to the joy of many souls4 ,it would rejoice your ,ladyship much to see what has been doing here4 ,i have not known a more considerable awakening for a long time4 ,the ,,lord comes down as in the days of old1 and the shout of a king is amongst us4 ,praise the ,,lord1 ,o my soul6 ,the inclosed1 which came from abroad1 ,i believe will give your ,ladyship satisfaction4 ,i think it is an earnest of good things to come4 ,to-morrow ,i purpose to leave ,london2 but whether the rain and wind will permit me is uncertain4 ,i am at present quite feverish1 by my late hurry and fatigue2 but ,,god is my portion and my confidence for ever4 ,underneath your ,ladyship are his everlasting arms2 you cannot sink with such a prop4 ,your ,ladyship must be made conqueror1 yea more than conqueror1 through his love4 ,that1 is engaged to bring you through whatever sufferings may be yet before you4 ,he is faithful1 who hath promised1 8that we shall not be tempted above what we are able to bear40 ,this is my daily support4 ,to explain ,,god's providence by the promise1 and not his promise by his providence1 ,i find is the only way both to get and to keep our comforts4 ,above all1 ,i find that looking unto ,,jesus1 is an universal1 never-failing antidote against every evil4 ,this is what your ,ladyship knows by happy experience4 ,may you know it more and more so every day and hour6 ,but ,i fear ,i weary your ,ladyship1 and therefore hasten to subscribe myself1 ever-honoured ,madam1 ,your ,ladyship's most dutiful1 obliged and ready servant for ,,christ's sake1 ,g4 ,w4 ,,letter ,,dccclxxxiv4 ,to ,mr4 4 ,london1 ,march #a1 #agea4 ,very dear ,sir1 ,,your generous conduct much affects me2 it hath drawn me to the throne of grace in your behalf4 ,if any of my poor writings should be rendered either entertaining or beneficial to you1 ,i hope it will make me more thankful to him1 who is the father of lights1 and from whom every good and perfect gift cometh4 ,mr4 ,h writes me word1 that his heart is knit to you4 ,i wish the colony affairs may not lie too hard upon him4 ,whenever he dies1 ,i believe he will die as it were a martyr for the welfare of ,georgia4 ,he mentions ,mr4 ,h for a magistrate in his stead2 if ,i might advise1 nothing should be denied1 that might strengthen ,mr4 ,h's hands4 ,i know him to be a tried friend1 and one who has the good of that poor province exceedingly at heart4 ,young ,m1 he thinks1 might be ordained for an itinerant preacher among the negroes4 ,a good beginning amongst them might be of vast consequence4 ,mr4 ,z hath this affair much at heart4 ,i give you these hints to be improved as you think proper4 ,my views to serve ,georgia are disinterested2 so ,i believe are yours4 ,such intentions the great ,redeemer will own and bless one way or another4 ,i wish ,i could have my packet from ,westminster1 before ,i leave town4 ,i think you do right to send the young gentleman to ,b4 ,if he inquires for ,mr4 ,j ,s a merchant1 he will be taken care of4 ,b is no good place however for young men1 for there young ,b has been hurt4 ,but alas1 if people's hearts are not upright1 change of place will avail but little4 ,this consideration induces me to send the inclosed4 ,i commit it to your care1 and commend your better part to his mercy1 who hath loved and given himself for us4 ,that you may experience all the unsearchable riches of his superabundant grace1 is the earnest prayer of1 very dear ,sir1 ,your affectionate friend1 and very obliged and ready servant for ,,christ's sake1 ,g4 ,w4 8befere0 replaced with 8before0 ,,letter ,,dccclxxxv4 ,to ,mr4 4 ,london1 ,march #a1 #agea4 ,dear ,sir1 ,,your acknowledgment for my poor present1 is more than it deserved4 ,if it is made of use to your precious soul1 ,i have my desired end4 ,my heart's desire and prayer to ,,god is1 that his goodness may lead you to a thorough repentance1 and that you may have no rest1 till you truly believe on ,,jesus ,,christ4 ,reformation is not renovation3 and unless the heart be totally and thoroughly changed1 when the fear of hell and other outward restraints are gone1 good impressions will gradually wear off1 and the seeming convert return again to folly4 ,the love of ,,christ therefore constrains me1 dear ,sir1 to exhort you to make thorough work of it1 and to give all diligence to make your calling and election sure4 ,now indeed is the accepted time6 ,surely you may say1 8,am ,i not a brand plucked out of the burning80 ,satan will not care that you should leave him without some attacks4 ,when you are abroad1 old habits1 and old corruptions will strive to renew their ancient acquaintance with you3 merry company will endeavour to redebauch you1 and your grand adversary the devil will labour to render all the amazing mercies you have received1 fruitless and abortive4,be upon your guard4 ,distrust yourself4 ,be instant in prayer4 ,look continually to ,,jesus1 and then as your day is1 so shall your strength be4 ,be pleased to accept this in love4 ,if ,i may judge of your aspect and letter1 you will4 ,glad shall ,i be to find you a new creature in ,georgia4 ,my prayers shall follow you1 and ,i hope ere long we shall meet with our brother and all the redeemed of the ,,lord in paradise4 ,be pleased to remember me to ,mr4 ,r2 and if you would mind me1 as the chief of sinners and less than the least of all saints1 when you get access to the throne of grace1 you would oblige1 dear ,sir1 ,your real friend for ,,christ's sake1 ,g4 ,w4 ,,letter ,,dccclxxxvi4 ,to the ,reverend ,mr4 ,h4 ,bristol1 ,march #ag1 #agea4 ,my very dear ,friend1 ,,this comes with a summons from good ,lady ,h1 for you to appear in ,bristol1 and abide for a month or two at my brother's house4 ,you must not refuse4 ,the ,,god who has carried that elect ,lady through such bad roads from ,ashby hither1 will take care of you1 and ,i am persuaded you will not repent your journey4 ,her ,ladyship made the motion to me1 and intends writing herself4 ,blessed be ,,god1 she is much better1 and ,i trust will do well4 ,she will have nobody to give her the ,sacrament unless you come4 ,i hope this will find you at the tabernacle house1 and trust shall hear of your sister's safe delivery4 ,my tender and cordial respects await her1 your dear brother1 and his whole houshold4 ,i ventured the other day to put out a guinea to interest for you4 ,it was to release an excellent christian1 who by living very hard1 and working near twenty hours out of four-and-twenty1 had brought himself very low4 ,he has a wife and four children1 and was above two guineas in debt4 ,i gave one for myself and one for you4 ,we shall have good interest for our money in another world4 ,o for a mind like his1 who though he was rich1 yet for our sakes became poor1 that we through his poverty might become rich6 ,i have been recommending him this morning1 and purpose doing so again this evening4 ,in ,gloucestershire the word hath been gladly received1 and here we have had pleasant gales4 ,o my dear ,sir1 follow me with your prayers4 ,the ,,lord be with your spirit4 ,i commend you to his never-failing mercy1 and am1 my very dear friend1 ,yours most affectionately1 ,g4 ,w4 ,,letter ,,dccclxxxvii4 ,to ,mr4 ,b4 ,bristol1 ,march #bb1 #agea4 ,reverend and very dear ,sir1 ,i ,lately received your last kind letter1 and am glad to find that you are enabled to joy in tribulation1 and to say1 8,father1 not my will1 but thine be done40 ,may the ,,lord increase your faith1 and if you should be called to give up your ,isaac1 your dear yoke-fellow1 may you1 ,aaron like1 hold your peace1 and by an undissembled resignation to the divine will1 glorify your ,,god6 ,my wife has been in pitiable circumstances for some time4 ,the ,,lord only knows what will be the issue of them4 ,this is my comfort1 8all things work together for good to those that love ,,god40 ,he is the father of mercies1 and the ,,god of all consolation4 ,he can bring light out of darkness1 and cause the barren wilderness to smile4 ,this ,i trust will be verified in ,georgia4 ,thanks be to ,,god1 that the time for favouring that ,colony seems to be come4 ,i think now is the season for us to exert our utmost for the good of the poor ,ethiopians4 ,we are told1 that even they are soon to stretch out their hands unto ,,god4 ,and who knows but their being settled in ,georgia1 may be over-ruled for this great end8 ,as for the lawfulness of keeping slaves1 ,i have no doubt1 since ,i hear of some that were bought with ,abraham's money1 and some that were born in his house4,and ,i cannot help thinking1 that some of those servants mentioned by the ,apostles in their epistles were or had been slaves4 ,it is plain1 that the ,gibeonites were doomed to perpetual slavery1 though liberty is a sweet thing to such as are born free1 yet to those who never knew the sweets of it1 slavery perhaps may not be so irksome4 ,however this be1 it is plain to a demonstration1 that hot countries cannot be cultivated without negroes4 ,what a flourishing country might ,georgia have been1 had the use of them been permitted years ago8 ,how many white people have been destroyed for want of them1 and how many thousands of pounds spent to no purpose at all8 ,had ,mr4 ,henry been in ,america1 ,i believe he would have seen the lawfulness and necessity of having negroes there4 ,and though it is true1 that they are brought in a wrong way from their own country1 and it is a trade not to be approved of1 yet as it will be carried on whether we will or not2 ,i should think myself highly favoured if ,i could purchase a good number of them1 in order to make their lives comfortable1 and lay a foundation for breeding up their posterity in the nurture and admonition of the ,,lord4 ,you know1 dear ,sir1 that ,i had no hand in bringing them into ,georgia2 though my judgment was for it1 and so much money was yearly spent to no purpose1 and ,i was strongly importuned thereto1 yet ,i would not have a negro upon my plantation1 till the use of them was publicly allowed in the colony4 ,now this is done1 dear ,sir1 let us reason no more about it1 but diligently improve the present opportunity for their instruction4 ,the trustees favour it1 and we may never have a like prospect4 ,it rejoiced my soul1 to hear that one of my poor negroes in ,carolina was made a brother in ,,christ4 ,how know we but we may have many such instances in ,georgia ere it be long8 ,by mixing with your people1 ,i trust many of them will be brought to ,,jesus1 and this consideration1 as to us1 swallows up all temporal inconveniencies whatsoever4 ,thus1 my dear ,sir1 ,i have opened my mind to you on this head2 if it satisfies you1 ,i shall be glad2 though ,i suppose what holy ,mr4 ,zn has already written1 has been sufficient4 ,his heart seems touched with a sympathy for these poor creatures1 and in the fall1 ,,god willing1 ,i intend seeing what can be done towards laying a foundation4 ,,lord prosper this work of our hands upon us1 prosper thou1 ,o ,,god1 our handy work6 ,i am now entering upon my spring campaign1 and long for the time to embark for ,georgia4 ,this ,i believe will shortly come4 ,blessed be ,,god1 the work on this side increases daily4 ,you will help me with your prayers1 and you will remember me in the kindest manner to your collegue1 your wife and dear congregation1 and believe me to be1 reverend ,sir1 ,your most unworthy1 but affectionate brother and fellow-labourer in the kingdom of our ,,lord1 ,g4 ,w4 8new0 replaced with 8knew0 ,,letter ,,dccclxxxviii4 ,to ,mr4 ,hly4 ,plymouth1 ,march #cj1 #agea4 ,my very dear ,friend1 ,i ,am persuaded you was surprized to find our elect ,lady gone from ,ashby1 and ,i was as much surprized to see her ,ladyship at ,bristol4 ,i hope her journey was of ,,god4 ,the waters agree with her wonderfully already1 and ,i trust she will be restored to perfect health4 ,as dear ,mr4 ,h cannot be prevailed upon to come down1 if it would any way suit you to be with her ,ladyship a month1 it would much refresh her1 and ,i believe be very agreeable to you4 ,some pulpits would be open for you1 and who knows but you might catch some great fish in the gospel net8 ,but ,i need not enforce this1 since her ,ladyship hath written to you herself4 ,may the blessed ,redeemer direct your going in his way6 ,put up the same request for me4 ,i have thoughts of going to ,wales1 ,ireland and ,scotland4 ,we have had good seasons in ,gloucestershire1 and at ,bristol1 and the ,,lord enabled me to sow some gospel seed at ,taunton and ,wellington in my way hither4 ,o that ever such a wretch as ,i should be thus honoured6 ,if thou excuse1 ,,lord1 work thy will ,by so unfit an instrument2 ,it will at once thy goodness shew1 ,and prove thy power omnipotent4 ,for the present adieu4 ,it is a grief to me that ,i cannot write oftener and longer4 ,i suppose the death of our prince has affected you4 ,it has given me a shock4 8,the ,,lord reigneth40 ,that is our comfort4 ,that he may reign more and more every day1 and every hour1 in our souls1 is the hearty prayer of1 my very dear friend1 ,yours most affectionately1 ,g4 ,w4 ,,letter ,,dccclxxxix4 ,to ,mr4 ,m4 ,plymouth1 ,march #cj1 #agea4 ,dear ,sir1 ,,your letter came safe to hand in due season1 but ,i have been straitened how to answer it4 ,i would write as ,i preach2 ,i mean ,i would speak the truth as it is in ,,jesus1 without endeavouring to blacken any denomination whatsoever4 ,i think ,gamaliel's advice is good at all times1 and in all ages1 and our ,,lord's promise will be fulfilled1 8,that every plant that our heavenly ,father hath not planted1 shall be rooted up40 ,this makes me to bear and forbear with many who widely differ from me both in principles and practice4 ,this1 as you observe1 dear ,sir1 you may know by my poor discourses1 and ,i find as yet no reason to alter my sentiments4 ,i doubt not but there are many holy souls among the ,ms2 but their not preaching the law1 either as a ,schoolmaster to shew us the need of ,,christ1 or as a rule of life after we have closed with him1 is what ,i can in no wise concur with4 ,these seem to be two grand mistakes1 and which with their various unscriptural expressions in their hymns1 and several superstitious fopperies lately intruded among them1 make me to think1 they are sadly departed from the simplicity of the gospel4 ,but to their own master they stand or fall4 ,exitus acta probat4 ,my prayer for myself and all ,,god's children is1 8,,lord ,,jesus1 rectify all that is wrong1 and bless and prosper all that is right60 ,i bless ,,god1 dear ,sir1 that you are appearing valiant for the truth4 ,you will find more and more by happy experience1 that to him that hath shall be given1 and he shall have abundance4 ,,christ never sends a person on a warfare at his own charges4 ,do not despair of ,mr4 ,g4 ,as the love of ,,god comes in1 the fear of man goes out4 ,by and by ,i trust he will set his face on a flint4 ,it is high time for some to appear for ,,jesus4 ,what pain did he endure8 ,what shame did he suffer for us8 ,strange6 that we should be so unwilling to go without the camp1 to share with ,him in his sacred reproach4 ,alas1 what cowards are we6 ,dear ,sir1 let us pray for each other1 that we may be strong in the grace which is in the ,,christ ,,jesus1 and never fear what men and devils can say1 or do unto us4 ,,christ is worth all1 or he is worth nothing4 ,i thank you for your invitation in his great name4 ,if providence should bring me into the ,north1 ,i hope to wait upon you4 ,at present1 ,i am bound for ,wales4 ,i have good news from abroad1 and ,i believe the work is upon the advance at home4 ,that you may be abundantly blessed1 is the earnest prayer of1 dear ,sir1 ,your affectionate though unworthy brother in ,,christ1 ,g4 ,w4 ,,letter ,,dcccxc4 ,to ,mr4 ,h4 ,exeter1 ,april #aa1 #agea4 ,my very dear ,mr4 ,h1 ,i ,was pleased last night to find by my wife's letters1 that your sister was delivered1 and more so1 because my wife wrote as though you was again under my roof4 ,this ,i count a great honour1 and such a privilege1 that ,i wish to have the favour conferred on me as long as ,i live4 ,these my hands 7could they work1 and was there occasion for it17 should readily minister to your necessities4 ,if my wife should come down to ,bristol1 pray let not my dear ,mr4 ,h move4 ,if ,molly stays in ,london1 she will take care of you2 if not1 ,polly and ,mr4 ,dn will gladly wait upon you4 ,as ,i have been under some trying exercises for this month past1 ,i have often wished to see you4 ,but my blessed master hath given me access to himself1 and he will make me more then conqueror through his love4 ,i find ,luther's words truly applicable to myself1 8,he was never employed about any fresh work1 but he was either visited with a fit of sickness or some violent temptations40 ,some good ,i trust is to be done this ,spring to many souls4 ,this ,western circuit ,i believe hath been blessed already4 ,i have preached about forty times since ,i left ,london1 and have been enabled several times to ride forty miles in a day4 ,i find that this sensibly refreshes me4 ,i wish you could say so too2your ,biddeford friends would then see you4,they hold on their way1 and long to have a line from you4 ,old ,mr4 ,w is dead4 ,i providentially met ,mr4 ,t at his son's house4 ,at ,plymouth we had sweet seasons1 and on ,tuesday last ,i met with a young clergyman who was awakened under my preaching seven years ago4 ,he hath been at ,cambridge1 and was ordained last ,lent by the bishop of ,exeter4 ,he is followed much1 and ,i suppose will soon be reproached for his master's sake4 ,what cannot ,,jesus do8 ,i hope you find that he gives you strength to proceed in your book4 ,it is enquired much after4 ,the ,,lord be with you1 and bless your pen1 and your heart4 ,i send my hearty love to your brother and whole houshold1 and am1 very dear ,mr4 ,h1 ,yours most affectionately in our common ,,lord1 ,g4 ,w4 ,,letter ,,dcccxci4 ,to ,lady ,h4 ,dublin1 ,may #cj1 #agea4 ,ever-honoured ,madam1 ,i ,was uneasy that ,i had no opportunity of writing to your ,ladyship a longer letter than my last1 at leaving ,wales2 but it could not be avoided1 and ,mr4 ,p 7to whom ,i delivered your ,ladyship's message7 promises to supply my deficiency4 ,i am now at ,dublin1 where ,i arrived the #bdth instant4 ,mr4 ,l gladly received me into his house1 and ,i have been enabled to preach twice every day this week4 ,some seasons have been very powerful indeed1 and the congregations increase daily4 ,last ,sunday ,i believe ten thousand heard with great attention4 ,after staying one ,,lord's day more1 ,i shall set out for a month's circuit1 and then purpose going to ,scotland4 ,i find that providence has wonderfully prepared my way1 and over-ruled every thing for my greater acceptance4 ,o that ,i could be more humble and thankful6 ,surely here are many converted souls1 amongst whom are two or three students1 and several soldiers4 ,may the ,,lord ,,jesus add to their number daily such as shall be saved6 ,i know not where this will find your ,ladyship1 but where-ever you are1 my heart's desire and prayer to ,,god is1 that you may have a thriving soul in a healthy body1 and be rewarded ten thousand fold for all favours conferred on1 ever-honoured ,madam1 ,your ,ladyship's most dutiful1 obliged and ready servant for ,,christ's sake1 ,g4 ,w4 ,,letter ,,dcccxcii4 ,to ,mr4 ,d4 ,dublin1 ,june #a1 #agea4 ,my very dear ,friend1 ,i ,fully proposed to have written to you from ,wales1 but was prevented by travelling and preaching4 ,in about three weeks1 ,i rode perhaps above five hundred miles1 and preached generally twice a day4 ,congregations were as large as usual1 and ,i trust an unusual power accompanied the word4 ,after being about five days on the water1 ,i arrived here the #bdth ult4 ,at first the greatness and hurry of the place surprized me2 but thanks be to the ,,lord of the harvest1 here as well as elsewhere the fields are white ready unto harvest4 ,i have now preached about fourteen times1 and find great freedom in dealing out the bread of life4 ,congregations are large1 and hear as for eternity4 ,perhaps last ,,lord's day upwards of ten thousand attended4 ,it much resembled a ,moor-fields auditory4 ,next ,monday1 ,,god willing1 ,i leave ,dublin1 and set out on a circuit to ,limerick1 ,cork1 ,athlone1 ,waterford1 c4 ,i now lodge at a banker's1 who purposes to come to ,london shortly4 ,he is a follower of ,,christ1 and will be glad of your acquaintance4 ,i purpose giving him a letter4 ,have you heard nothing of ,captain ,grant8 ,i long to hear of his arrival1 because ,i would fain go over with him to ,america4 ,pray give me the first intelligence concerning him4 ,a long journey is before me1 but ,i would be at home every where1 and yet never at home1 till ,i come to heaven4 ,there1 the wicked will cease from troubling2 there1 the weary will be at rest4 ,there1 before men and angels will ,i declare how kind1 yea exceeding kind1 you and yours have been to1 my very dear friend1 ,yours most affectionately in our common ,,lord1 ,g4 ,w4 ,,letter ,,dcccxciii4 ,to ,lady ,hn4 ,athlone1 ,june #aj1 #agea4 ,,this morning ,i had the wished-for favour and honour of your ,ladyship's letter4 ,o that it had acquainted me of your ,ladyship's better health6 ,but our ,,lord knows what is best4 ,may patience have its perfect work1 and your ,ladyship come out of the furnace like gold tried seven times in the fire6 ,every day ,i can sympathise with your ,ladyship4 ,as the weather grows warmer1 my body grows weaker1 and my vomitings follow me continually4 ,but all is little enough to keep me down1 and prepare me for the service in which ,i am engaged4 ,my last from ,dublin1 acquainted your ,ladyship of my being owned of ,,god there4 ,by a letter from ,mr4 ,l1 ,i am informed1 that ,dublin is in a ferment1 and that my hearers will be much more numerous at my return4 ,oh the blessedness of leaving all for ,,jesus6 ,for this week past1 ,i have been preaching twice almost every day in some country towns1 and yesterday ,i sounded the gospel trumpet here4 ,every where1 there seems to be a stirring among the dry bones1 and the trembling lamps of ,,god's people have been supplied with fresh oil4 ,i find1 through the many offences that have lately been given1 matters were brought to a low ebb4 ,but the cry now is1 8,methodism is revived again40,thanks be to ,,god1 that ,i have an opportunity of shewing my disinterestedness1 and that ,i preach not for a party of my own1 but for the common interest of my blessed master4 ,may he keep me thus minded1 and then ,i am sure all will go well at last4 ,your ,ladyship would smile1 to see how the wise have been catched in their own craftiness4 ,o that this good news from a far country may prove a cordial to your ,ladyship's soul6 ,i pity your solitary state4 ,i pity the deadness of all around you2 but your ,ladyship knows1 whose brethren did not believe on him2 it was even that ,,god-man1 who spoke a parable for this end1 that men ought always to pray and not to faint4 ,happy trials1 that drive us to our knees4 ,ever-honoured ,madam1 ,i could enlarge1 but must not4 ,your ,ladyship shall hear1 ,,god willing1 how the glorious ,emmanuel deals with me in ,ireland4 ,in the mean while1 with the warmest sense of your ,ladyship's unmerited favours1 ,i subscribe myself1 ever-honoured ,madam1 ,your ,ladyship's most dutiful1 obliged and ready servant for ,,christ's sake1 ,g4 ,w4 8lettter0 replaced with 8letter0 ,,letter ,,dcccxciv4 ,to ,mr4 ,z4 ,limerick1 ,june #ad1 #agea4 ,honoured ,sir1 ,,my last was written on board the ,crawford1 and sent immediately upon my arrival at ,dublin4 ,blessed be ,,god1 the word ran and was glorified there4 ,i preached above fourteen times1 and every day great multitudes attended4 ,a friend1 since my departure1 writes me1 that the city was in a ferment4 ,for about a week ,i have been preaching twice a day in several country towns and villages4 ,at ,athlone ,i preached four times1 and last night was gladly received here at ,limerick4 ,every where our ,,lord hath vouchsafed us his blessed presence4 ,that supports me under the heat of the weather1 the weakness of my body1 and the various trials which exercise my mind4 ,i am now earnestly asking counsel from above4 ,a wide door is open in ,dublin2 but after ,i have visited ,cork1 ,i believe ,i must cut short my circuit1 lest ,i should have a winter's voyage4 ,i should have been heartily glad to have heard from or seen you1 but ,i trust1 honoured ,sir1 you will have a heart given you to pray for me1 and then1 one way or another1 my way will be made plain before me4 ,hitherto 7thanks be to his free grace7 my master supports and comforts me4 ,he administers seed to the sower1 and as far as ,i can hear1 blesses it when sown4 ,o that his mercies humbled me6 ,o that ,i may never provoke him to leave me1 or lay me aside6 ,some dreadful offences have been given in ,ireland1 but ,i trust all will work for good4 ,my coming was very opportune and providential4 ,may ,i learn to follow the ,lamb blindfold1 whithersoever he shall be pleased to lead me6 ,be pleased to remember me at his throne1 and as he enables1 you shall hear1 from time to time1 how he vouchsafes to deal with1 honoured ,sir1 ,your most obliged1 affectionate younger brother1 and unworthy fellow-labourer in our ,,lord's vineyard1 ,g4 ,w4 ,,letter ,,dcccxcv4 ,to ,lady ,h4 ,cork1 ,june #ai1 #agea4 ,ever-honoured ,madam1 ,,still does the father of mercies1 and the ,,god of all consolation and comfort1 follow me with his blessing4 ,since my last from ,athlone1 ,i have been at ,limerick1 where ,i preached seven times to large and affected auditories4 ,much freedom of spirit did ,i enjoy there indeed4 ,yesterday ,i came hither 7the seat of the late persecution7 and thanks be to ,,god1 have preached twice to a great body of people1 with all quietness4 ,both the ,mayor and ,sheriff have absolutely forbidden all mobbing4 ,now have the people of ,,god rest4 ,o that they may improve it1 by walking in the comforts of the ,holy ,ghost6 ,next week1 ,,god willing1 ,i shall return to ,dublin1 and from thence purpose going through the north of ,ireland to ,scotland4 ,so long a circuit in this kingdom will be inconvenient for my voyage to ,america2 but as divine providence seems to point out the way1 ,lord at thy bidding ,i will go1 ,and gladly to poor sinners tell1 ,that they a blessed ,,christ may know1 ,that they his peace and joy may feel4 ,i hope your ,ladyship enjoys a large share of this1 under all your trials4 ,they are great1 but greater is he who hath promised to make his strength perfect in our weakness4 ,i commit your ,ladyship to his never-failing mercy1 and beg the continuance of your fervent prayers in behalf of1 ever-honoured ,madam1 ,your ,ladyship's most dutiful1 obliged1 chearful servant for ,,christ's sake1 ,g4 ,w4 ,,letter ,,dcccxcvi4 ,to ,lady ,h4 ,dublin1 ,june #bh1 #agea4 ,ever-honoured ,madam1 ,,my last from ,cork1 informed your ,ladyship of my having preached twice there to large and attentive auditories4 ,from thence ,i went to ,bandon and ,kinsale1 where a like blessing attended the word4 ,at my return to ,cork1 ,i preached five or six times more1 and every time1 both the power of the word and numbers of hearers increased4 ,i believe on ,sunday evening there might be more than three thousand people4 ,hundreds prayed for me1 when ,i took my leave1 and many of the papists said1 8if ,i would stay1 they would leave their priests40 ,after preaching twice in the way1 ,i came here on ,wednesday evening1 where ,i have again published the ever-lasting gospel4 ,next ,monday1 ,,god willing1 ,i set out for ,belfast1 and hope in about ten days to be in ,scotland4 ,from thence1 by ,,god's leave1 your ,ladyship shall hear from me again3 but what return shall ,i make for your ,ladyship's two kind letters8 ,i can only repeat my old tribute1 my poor but ,i trust unfeigned thanks4 ,o for sincerity6 ,o for a simple1 disinterested heart4 ,i think that low politics are below the children of ,,god1 and if we will be quiet1 our ,,lord will speak for us4 ,one to whom ,i had been represented in black colours1 writes thus from ,dublin to a preacher in ,cork18,what blessed seasons have we had since ,mr4 ,whitefield came1his coming hath been unspeakably blest to many4 ,thousands constantly attended the word4 ,his word is attended with power4 ,i never heard a man preach holiness of heart in a clearer manner4,he powerfully preaches ,,christ for us and in us4 ,i confess ,i had strange ideas about him1 but blessed be ,,god1 ,i have not now4 ,,god be praised that ever ,i saw his face1 c40 ,thus it hath been elsewhere4 ,o that ,i was humble6 ,o that ,i was thankful6 ,not unto me1 ,o ,,lord1 not unto me1 but to thy free unmerited grace be all the glory8,may ,i learn more and more to leave all to ,,god1 even a ,,god in ,,christ6 ,if his cause be promoted1 my end is answered4 ,let souls go where they please to hear1 and welcome4 ,thanks be to ,,jesus for giving your ,ladyship a disinterested catholic spirit4 ,however afflicted1 and in pain on earth1 you shall shine ere long in the kingdom of heaven4 ,,christ hath prepared a place for you1 and is daily and hourly preparing your ,ladyship for the place4 ,i am glad you are like to have some company4 ,i beg that my most hearty respects and acknowledgments may find acceptance with them and good ,lady ,h4 ,i hope the waters will agree with the young ,ladies4 ,above all1 ,i pray that they1 and the whole circle of your ,ladyship's relations and friends1 may drink plentifully of that water1 whose streams refresh the city of ,,god4 ,i can now add no more1 but to subscribe myself1 ever-honoured ,madam1 ,your ,ladyship's most dutiful1 obliged and ready servant for ,,christ's sake1 ,g4 ,w4 ,,letter ,,dcccxcvii4 ,to ,mr4 ,t4 ,belfast1 ,july #d1 #agea4 ,dear ,mr4 ,t1 ,,very providentially1 your kind letter reached me this morning4 ,as ,i am detained by the importunity of the people1 ,i must snatch a few moments to answer it4 ,thanks be to the ,,lord of all ,lords1 if my poor administrations have been any ways blessed1 either to you or others4 8,not unto me1 not unto me1 but unto thy free and unmerited grace1 ,o ,,lord1 be all the glory60 ,preaching ,,christ1 ,i find to be the best means of winning sinners1 and of building up saints4 ,this done with a single eye and disinterested heart1 will make its way through all opposition1 and stand fast1 when all other schemes built on a legal bottom and supported by low politics1 will fall to the ground4 ,i wish you may have grace given you to act aright in your present circumstances4 ,let all bitterness and wrath and clamour be put away from you4 ,go on simply preaching the everlasting gospel2 and if rejected for that1 and freely discharged from your present connection1 ,i shall do all in my power to promote your usefulness4 ,i suppose1 you will hear from other hands what hath been doing in ,dublin4 ,i hope the ,,lord of all ,lords hath been with us4 ,thousands flock in this place also1 to hear the word preached4 ,i thought to have left ,belfast to-day1 but have complied with the people's earnest requests1 to continue in these parts till ,monday4 ,o for a pilgrim heart with my pilgrim life6 ,at present1 ,i have no thoughts of nestling4 ,fain would ,i be kept from flagging in the latter stages of my road4 ,i beg the continuance of your prayers4 ,my prayer to ,,god for you and yours is1 8that you may live together as heirs of the grace of life1 and walk in all the ordinances and commandments of the ,,lord blameless40 ,you are entered upon a new scene1 and will require more grace to act your parts well1 than at present you may be aware of3 ,but there is an all-sufficiency in ,,christ1 who hath promised1 that as our day is1 so our strength shall be4 ,i commend you and yours1 and all the followers of ,,christ1 to his never-failing mercy1 and subscribe myself1 for his great name's sake1 dear ,sir1 ,your affectionate friend and servant1 ,g4 ,w4 ,,letter ,,dcccxcviii4 ,to ,lady ,hn4 ,belfast1 ,july #g1 #agea4 ,ever-honoured ,madam1 ,,last ,monday about noon ,i left ,dublin1 but with what concern in respect to many poor weeping souls1 cannot well be exprest4 ,on ,wednesday evening ,i came hither1 and intended to embark immediately for ,scotland1 but the people by their importunity prevailed on me to stay4 ,in about an hour's time1 thousands were gathered to hear the word4 ,i preached morning and evening1 and since that have preached at ,lisburn1 ,lurgun1 the ,maize1 and ,lambag1 towns and places adjacent4 ,so many attend1 and the prospect of doing good is so promising1 that ,i am grieved ,i came to the north no sooner4 ,the country round about is like ,yorkshire in ,england1 and quite different from the most southern parts of ,ireland4 ,i am now waiting for a passage to ,scotland1 which ,i hope to get either to-morrow or on ,tuesday4 ,from thence your ,ladyship shall hear from me again2 in the mean while1 having preached to many thousands again this morning1 ,i must content myself with praying1 that the best of blessings may descend on your ,ladyship1 and subscribe myself1 ever-honoured ,madam1 ,your ,ladyship's most dutiful1 obliged1 and ready servant1 c4 ,g4 ,w4 ,,letter ,,dcccxcix4 ,to the ,reverend ,mr4 ,z4 ,glasgow1 ,july #ab1 #agea4 ,reverend and very dear ,sir1 ,,at length1 a good and gracious ,,god hath brought me out of ,ireland1 where to the very last1 the people heard the gospel gladly4 ,in the northern parts1 multitudes attended1 and was ,i not bound for ,america1 ,i would have stayed there much longer4 ,people flock here as usual1 and ,i am enabled to preach twice every day4 ,in about ten days ,i purpose moving towards ,london in order to embark4 ,how my wife is1 ,i cannot tell1 having not heard from her for some time2 but ,i hope she will be resigned4 ,this1 this is the cry of my soul1 ,bind1 ,father1 hand and foot thy son1 ,nor leave thy work till all be done2 ,o never let me1 ,,lord1 go free1 ,till all my heart's resign'd to thee4 ,then quickly to the altar lead1 ,and suffer me no more to plead2 ,no longer with the old ,,adam bear1 ,lead on1 dear ,,lord1 consume him there4 ,surely ,i shall be taken at my word4 ,may ,,jesus support me in a trying hour6 ,i still beg a continued interest in your prayers1and hoping this will find you with a thriving soul in a healthy body1 ,i subscribe my self1 honoured ,sir1 ,your most obliged1 affectionate1 though unworthy younger brother1 in the glorious ,gospel1 ,g4 ,w4 ,,letter ,,dcccc4 ,to ,lady ,h4 ,glasgow1 ,july #ab1 #agea4 ,ever-honoured ,madam1 ,i ,think it long ere ,i send your ,ladyship another letter4,my last was from ,belfast1 where ,i preached twice on yesterday sevennight1 and immediately after took shipping and arrived the next evening at ,erwin4 ,on ,wednesday morning1 at the desire of the magistrates1 ,i preached to a great congregation1 and ever since have been preaching twice every day in this city4 ,thousands attend every morning and evening4 ,they seem never to be weary1 and ,i am more followed than ever4 ,though ,i preached near eighty times in ,ireland1 and ,,god was pleased to bless his word1 yet ,scotland seems to be a new world to me4 ,to see the people bring so many bibles1 turn to every passage1 when ,i am expounding1 and hang as it were upon me to hear every word1 is very encouraging4 ,i feel uncommon freedom of heart here1 and talking with the winter1 as well as summer saints1 feeds and delights my heart4 ,my body is kept pretty healthy1 and my voice greatly strengthened1 so that ,i think ,,god is preparing me for more work1 or that some trial is at hand4 ,this ,i suppose will find your ,ladyship yet in the furnace1 but ,,christ is in the midst of the bush1 and in the fiery furnace too2 he will quench the violence of the flames1 or cause the fire of his love to burn higher4 ,i could enlarge1 but am straitened4 ,some ministers wait for me4 ,your ,ladyship would be delighted with our morning and evening auditories4 ,this day in the church we have had a blessed feast4 ,to-morrow ,i take my leave1 and then for ,edinburgh4 ,there ,i expect to stay near a fortnight4 ,glad shall ,i be to hear of your ,ladyship's welfare4 ,you have always my poor prayers1 and my poor1 but hearty thanks2 being1 ever-honoured ,madam1 ,your ,ladyship's most dutiful1 obliged1 and ready servant1 for ,,christ's sake1 ,g4 ,w4 ,,letter ,,dcccci4 ,to ,mr4 ,m4 ,edinburgh1 ,july #bi1 #agea4 ,,through the tender mercies of a never-failing ,redeemer1 ,i came here safe yesterday noon4 ,in the evening1 and this morning1 ,i preached the everlasting gospel to thronged auditories1 and met with a very kind reception from my friends4 ,,lord make me humble1 ,,lord ,,jesus make me truly thankful6 ,as his interest seems to be concerned1 and the ,king's business requires haste1 ,i take this first opportunity of writing about the ,virginia affair4 ,in that province1 there has been for some years past1 a great awakening1 especially in ,hanover county1 and the counties adjacent4 ,as the ministers of the establishment did not favour the work1 and the first awakened persons put themselves under the care of the ,new-,york synod1 the poor people were from time to time fined1 and very much harrassed for not attending on the church service3,and as the awakening was supposed to be begun by the reading of my books1 at the instigation of the council a proclamation was issued out to prohibit itinerant preaching4 ,however1 before ,i left ,virginia1 one ,mr4 ,d 7an excellent young man7 was licensed1 and settled over a congregation4 ,since that1 the awakening has increased1 so that ,mr4 ,d writes1 8that one congregation is multiplied to seven40 ,he desires liberty to license more houses1 and to preach occasionally to all1 as there is no minister but himself4 ,this1 though allowed of in ,england1 is denied in ,virginia1 which grieves the people very much4 ,the commissary is one of the council1 and with the rest of his brethren1 ,i believe no friend to the ,dissenters4 ,the late ,lieutenant-,governor was like-minded4,i therefore think that ,mr4 ,d is raised up to succeed him1 in order to befriend the church of ,,god1 and the interest of ,,christ's people4 ,they desire no other privileges than what dissenting protestants enjoy in our native country4 ,this ,i am persuaded your brother-in-law will be glad to secure to them4 ,i shall write to ,mr4 ,d to wait upon his ,honour immediately after his arrival4 ,i pray the ,,god of the sea1 and the ,,god of the dry land1 to send him a safe and speedy passage1 and make him a long and great blessing to the inhabitants of ,virginia4 ,you may improve these hints as you please4 ,i beg the prayers both of yourself and dear yoke-fellow1 and assure you1 that neither you nor yours are forgotten by1 reverend and dear ,sir1 ,yours most affectionately in our common ,,lord1 ,g4 ,w4 8countries0 replaced with 8counties0 ,,letter ,,dccccii4 ,to the ,reverend ,mr4 ,z4 ,edinburgh1 ,july #bi1 #agea4 ,honoured ,sir1 ,,since ,i wrote to you from ,glasgow1 a never-failing ,,jesus hath vouchsafed to help me every day in preaching the everlasting gospel4 ,the congregations morning and evening amount to many thousands4 ,people flock more than ever1 and are desirous of my longer stay1 but ,i purpose moving next week4 ,i thank you1 honoured ,sir1 for paying my wife a visit4 ,the inclosed letter ,i believe helped to make her sick2 ,i have sent it with this3 be pleased to keep it to yourself1 and let me have the letter at my return4 ,i little thought ,i was so much behind hand2 but ,,god will keep me dependent4 8,having nothing1 yet possessing all things10 must be my motto still4 ,honoured ,sir1 ,i hear that a ship is going to ,georgia with more ,saltzburghers4 ,are you concerned8 ,could ,i go myself in her8 ,or could ,i send two or three little passengers8 ,mr4 ,d shall call for an answer to these last questions4 ,i trust1 honoured ,sir1 you are enabled to pray for me4 ,i dread coming to ,london1 and think it would be best to part at a distance4,but1 ,father1 not my will1 but thine be done6 ,in heaven these trials will be over4 ,,lord1 hasten thy coming6 ,come1 ,,lord ,,jesus1 come quickly6 ,with difficulty ,i get time to write this4 ,but whether ,i write or not1 you and your collegue are never forgotten by1 honoured ,sir1 ,yours1 c4 ,g4 ,w4 ,,letter ,,dcccciii4 ,to ,lady ,h4 ,edinburgh1 ,july #cj1 #agea4 ,ever-honoured ,madam1 ,i ,think it a long time1 since ,i last wrote to your ,ladyship4 ,continual preaching twice a day1 and paying and receiving visits1 quite prevented my putting pen to paper1 as ,i would have done4 ,however1 thanks be to ,,god1 matters go on in ,scotland better and better4 ,the parting at ,glasgow was very sorrowful indeed4 ,numbers set out from the country1 to hear the word1 by three or four in the morning4 ,congregations increase greatly4 ,i now preach twice daily to many thousands4 ,many of the best rank attend4 ,my body is almost worn out1 but in the ,,lord have ,i righteousness and strength4 ,i purposed to move as to-morrow1 but through the importunity of friends1 have been prevailed upon to stay till next ,monday4 ,o that it may be for a further blessing6 ,i have been to ,musselburgh to see ,captain ,g and his ,lady4,they hold on4,mr4 ,w has been there1 and intends setting up societies1 which ,i think imprudent4 ,i was glad to hear that your ,ladyship was strong in body1 and rejoicing in your soul4 ,the joy of the ,,lord shall be your strength4 ,letters from ,georgia inform me1 that my family is well4 ,my eyes wait upon ,,jesus1 from whom alone comes all my salvation4 ,he gives me hints1 that he will provide4 ,i sometimes wish your ,ladyship here4 ,such composed1 thronged1 continued1 attentive1 judicious auditories perhaps were seldom seen4 ,your ,ladyship is often remembered by ,scotch friends1 and never forgotten by1 ever-honoured ,madam1 ,your ,ladyship's most dutiful1 obliged1 and ready servant1 for ,,christ's sake1 ,g4 ,w4 ,,letter ,,dcccciv4 ,to ,lady ,hn4 ,kendal1 ,aug4 #aj1 #agea4 ,ever-honoured ,madam1 ,,as a good and gracious ,,god hath vouchsafed to bring me thus far on my way1 ,i cannot help dropping your ,ladyship a few lines4 ,preaching1 bodily weakness1 and a variety of business1 prevented my writing again before ,i left ,edinburgh4 ,o ,edinburgh6 ,edinburgh6 ,surely thou must never be forgotten by me6 ,the longer ,i stayed1 the more eagerly both rich and poor attended on the word preached4 ,perhaps for near twenty-eight days together in ,glasgow and ,edinburgh1 ,i preached to near ten thousand souls every day4 ,it would have melted your ,ladyship's heart to have seen us part4 ,ninety-four pounds were collected for the ,edinburgh orphans1 and ,i hear of seven or eight students awakened about ten years ago1 that are likely to turn out excellent preachers4 ,praise the ,,lord1 ,o my soul4,two of them came with me on the road1 and parted with broken hearts4 ,lord and ,lady ,l behaved very respectfully4 ,to the ,,lord of all ,lords be all the glory6 ,i am now on my way to ,london1 in order to embark for ,america4 ,thanks be to ,,god1 the seed sown in ,kendal last year hath sprung up1 and borne fruit4 ,one woman hath been with me1 that seems to have received ,,god's pardoning love4 ,i leave it on ,monday1 and hope to be in town on ,saturday4 ,glad should ,i be1 to hear of your ,ladyship's welfare4 ,i threw up much blood in ,edinburgh1 but riding recruits me4 ,o that ,i may begin to work for ,him1 who bled and died for me6 ,to his most tender mercies do ,i humbly recommend your ,ladyship1 and beg leave1 from the very bottom of my heart1 to subscribe myself1 ever-honoured ,madam1 ,your ,ladyship's most dutiful1 obliged and chearful servant1 for ,,christ's sake1 ,g4 ,w4 ,,letter ,,dccccv4 ,to the ,reverend ,mr4 ,t4 ,london1 ,aug4 #bi1 #agea4 ,my very dear ,friend1 ,,at length the struggle is over2,i have been dying daily for some time1 in taking leave of friends2 and this afternoon ,i expect to go on board the ,antelope1 ,captain ,maclelan1 bound for ,georgia1 with ,germans4,i take several children with me4,surely you will see the ,american land4,mr4 ,e1 with your other friends1 seem to concur in thinking that a little travelling would do you service4,may the ,,lord direct and bless you6 ,will you not write to me by ,cowan8 ,if my dear friend ,mr4 ,p could speak to that brewer that is so well disposed1 and he or any other would send in ,cowan a little good beer1 it would be acceptable in yonder wilderness4,pray what says ,mr4 ,w8 ,if he should agree to go over1 ,mr4 ,w ,r may be applied to for cash4,i have several sweet little ones to put under his care2,,god's will be done in this also6 ,he reigneth1 that is my unspeakable consolation4,by next ship ,i believe will come a parcel directed to ,mr4 ,t1 with a folio book1 and an hundred pictures of ,aaron the ,indian preacher1 from good ,lady ,h1 who is yet but poorly4,sixty may be disposed of among ,edinburgh friends1 and forty sent to ,mr4 ,m4 ,the book you are to peruse1 and then it must go with the pictures to ,glasgow4,be pleased to apprize ,mr4 ,t of it1 and desire him to send me a line by ,cowan4,if possible1 ,i will answer ,mr4 ,b before we leave the ,downs4 ,my tender love and thanks await your dear father1 family1 and all friends4 ,the ,,lord be with you all1 ,amen and ,amen6 ,my horses sold for fourteen pounds4 ,,god reward my benefactors6 ,perhaps ,mr4 ,t and ,dr4 ,doddridge may go off about the same time4 ,i pr sequar4 ,mr4 ,h is better4 ,and now1 my dear ,sir1 farewel6 ,be strong in the grace which is in ,,christ ,,jesus4 ,i commend you to his never-failing mercy1 and1 for his great name's sake1 subscribe myself1 ,yours most affectionately1 ,g4 ,w4 ,,letter ,,dccccvi4 ,to the ,reverend ,mr4 ,g4 ,on board the ,antelope1 ,sept4 #b1 #agea4 ,reverend and very dear ,sir1 ,,though ,i could not1 through hurry of business1 write to you on shore1 yet ,i would fain send you a few lines from on board4 ,we are now near the ,downs1 and1 ,i trust1 shall sail comfortably on4,the ,captain is civil2 and the cabin passengers seem to be very agreeable company4 ,parting seasons of late have been to me dying seasons4,surely they have broken my very heart3 but it is for ,,jesus1 and therefore all is well4 ,remember1 my dear1 dear ,sir1 a floating pilgrim4,if possible1 send me a line4,young ,mr4 ,tr knows how to direct4 ,i shall rejoice to hear of your prosperity4 ,before my embarkation1 ,i ordered forty of ,aaron's pictures1 and the folio book concerning the ,moravians1 to be sent to ,mr4 ,m4 ,they will be committed to the care of ,mr4 ,t1 in ,edinburgh4 ,and now1 my dear ,mr4 ,g1 farewel1 farewel6 ,the ,,lord be with you and ,mr4 ,m1 ,mr4 ,n1 ,mr4 ,s1 and all my dear1 very dear ,glasgow friends4 ,i salute you all much in the ,,lord1 and beg the continuance of your most earnest prayers in behalf of1 very dear ,sir1 ,yours most affectionately in our blessed ,,jesus1 ,g4 ,w4 ,,letter ,,dccccvii4 ,on board the ,antelope1 ,oct4 #f1 #agea4 ,dear ,sir1 ,i ,have been just writing to one1 to whom ,i know you will gladly convey the inclosed4 ,i must now send you a few lines3 may the ,redeemer attend them with his blessing6 ,at the great day1 you shall know how often you have been remembered by me at the throne of grace1 this voyage4 ,blessed be ,,god1 hitherto it has been a short and easy one6 ,we are now within a few hundred miles of shore2 and ,he that hath hitherto helped1 ,i trust will help us even to the end4 ,o that the blessings bestowed upon us1 may1 through the thanksgiving of many1 redound to thy glory1 ,o ,,god6 ,o that ,i could do something to promote this6 ,as yet alas6 alas6 how little have ,i done6 ,stir up then1 my sluggish soul1 and begin to exert thyself for ,him1 who hath shed his dear and precious heart's blood for thee6 ,o my dear ,sir1 is it not strange that we should forget this love8 ,strange1 that a little silver dust1 should blind our eyes1 and divert us from beholding ,him1 who indeed is altogether lovely6 ,a word to the wise is enough4 ,our ,,lord hath dealt wonderously kind with each of us1 with us1 and with ours4 ,what shall we render unto him8 ,my obligations are much increased by the mercies of this voyage4 ,your kind present was very useful4 ,i pray the ,,lord of all lords to reward you ten thousand-fold4 ,you will remember me to your dear partner1 and all enquiring friends4 ,that grace1 mercy1 and peace may be multiplied on you all1 is the earnest prayer of1 dear ,sir1 ,yours most affectionately in our common ,,lord1 ,g4 ,w4 ,,letter ,,dccccviii4 ,to ,mr4 ,j ,t4 ,bethesda1 in ,georgia1 ,nov4 #bj1 #agea4 ,my dear ,mr4 ,t1 ,,ere this can reach you1 ,i suppose you will have heard of our safe arrival in ,georgia2 for which1 ,i trust1 you and my other dear friends will be thankful in our behalf4 ,blessed be ,,god1 ,i found the ,orphan-house in as good a situation as could be expected4 ,the children have much improved in their learning2 and ,i hope a foundation is now laid for a future useful seminary4 ,i want to know what answer ,mr4 ,w's hath given4 ,i expect letters by ,c1 when ,i go to ,charles-town next month4 ,i was there about ten days ago1 and had some close talk with ,mr4 ,l1 and several of ,mr4 ,s's congregation1 concerning you4 ,all seemed to be unanimous1 in giving you a call4 ,i need only observe1 that if ,,god should direct your course to them1 you will find a generous1 loving people1 who will study to make your labours profitable and delightful to you4 ,i doubt not but in the congregation there are many dear children of ,,god4 ,and as there will be such an harmony between you and ,mr4 ,l1 ,i hope you will be an happy instrument of promoting peace between all parties1 and adding such to the church as shall be finally saved4 ,very near you1 are several pious ministers of other denominations1 who will be glad to keep up a christian correspondence with you1 and strengthen your hands in the work of the ,,lord4 ,as far as ,i can judge of your disposition1 and all other concurring circumstances1 your situation will be very agreeable to others1 and to yourself4 ,however1 a trial can do no hurt to either side4 ,a voyage to sea1 and the seeing and conversing with many of ,,god's people and ministers on this side the water1 will make it worth your while to leave your native country4 ,travelling improved1 will enlarge your ideas1 and promote your future usefulness4 ,may the glorious ,emmanuel direct your goings in his way6 ,if it should appear to be the divine will that you should come over to ,charles-,town1 ,i am persuaded1 the good old man your father will chearfully let his ,benjamin go2 and he will find his blessed ,master to be better to him than seven sons4 ,pray salute him and all dear friends in the kindest manner4 ,i would write to many1 but as yet have not time4 ,brethren1 pray for us4 ,my very dear friend1 ,yours most affectionately in our common ,,lord1 ,g4 ,w4 ,,letter ,,dccccix4 ,to ,mr4 ,k4 ,charles-,town1 ,dec4 #bf1 #agea4 ,my dear ,mr4 ,k1 ,,may this find you getting out of your eclipse1 and determining1 through the strength of ,,christ1 that the earth shall never get in between your soul and the ,son of ,righteousness any more6 ,what mercies1 signal mercies hath the ,,lord ,,jesus conferred on you and me6 ,what shall we render unto the ,,lord8 ,shall we not give him our whole hearts8 ,o let us not follow afar off4 ,let his love constrain us to an holy1 universal1 chearful obedience to all his commands4 ,you have a wife that will provoke you to love1 and to good works4 ,make much of her2 and present her1 and your mother1 and all her children1 with my most cordial salutations4 ,i do not forget them1 or you1 or dear ,mr4 ,r4 ,for ,,christ's sake forget not unworthy me4 ,i am now returning to the ,orphan-house1 which ,i trust will be like the burning bush indeed4 ,my poor labours are accepted here2 and in the ,spring ,i purpose going to the ,bermudas4 ,,jesus is very good to me4 ,help me to praise him2 and believe me to be1 my dear ,sir1 ,your affectionate friend for ,,christ's sake1 ,g4 ,w4 ,,letter ,,dccccx4 ,to ,mr4 ,william ,l4 ,bethesda1 ,jan4 #be1 #ageb4 ,very dear ,sir1 ,,man appoints1 but ,,god disappoints4 ,though we missed seeing each other on earth1 yet if ,,jesus ,,christ be our life1 we shall meet never to part again in the kingdom of ,heaven4 ,your kind letter found me employed for the fatherless1 in this wilderness1 and am almost ready to enter upon my ,spring campaign4 ,the news from ,ireland1 does not at all surprize me4 ,weak minds soon grow giddy with power2 and then they become pests1 instead of helps to the church of ,,god4 ,you have done well1 dear ,sir1 not to desist from doing good1 on account of some rubs you meet with in the way4 ,benefacere et male pati1 vere christianum est4 ,go on1 therefore1 to lay up treasures in heaven2 and let the world see1 that you have been with ,,jesus1 by imitating him in going about doing good4 ,i intend1 by his assistance1 now to begin2 for as yet alas6 ,i have done nothing4 ,continue to pray for me2 and be pleased to assure our ,irish friends1 that they are not forgotten by me4 ,who knows but ,i may see them once more on this side eternity8 ,as soon as possible1 some of them shall hear from me4 ,thanks be to ,,god1 the ,orphan-house flourishes4 ,that the work of ,,christ may flourish amongst all persons of all denominations1 and that you and yours may be always abounding in the work of the ,,lord1 is the earnest prayer of1 very dear ,sir1 ,yours most affectionately in our common ,,lord1 ,g4 ,w4 ,,letter ,,dccccxi4 ,to the ,rev4 ,mr4 ,h4 ,charles-,town1 ,feb4 #a1 #ageb4 ,my very dear ,friend1 ,i ,long to write to1 and inform you1 that ,i love you in the bowels of ,,jesus ,,christ1 and earnestly pray1 that you may go on from strength to strength1 and increase with all the increase of ,,god4 ,this leaves unworthy me1 endeavouring to do something for ,him on this side the water4 ,glory be to his great name1 he causes his work to prosper in my worthless hands4 ,the ,orphan-house is in a flourishing way1 and ,i hope will yet become a useful seminary4 ,my poor labours in this place meet with acceptance2 and after one more trip to ,georgia1 ,i purpose setting out upon my ,spring campaign4 ,follow me with your prayers2 and who knows but we may meet once more on this side heaven4 ,our dear ,mr4 ,h ,i find is to be detained longer from thence4 ,i think he will live to bury many stronger men4 ,i wish ,lisbon may be blessed to ,dr4 ,d2 and ,o how do ,i wish that dear ,dr4 ,s was fully employed in preaching the everlasting gospel6 ,pray salute him tenderly in my name1 and beg him to renounce the world for ,,christ4 ,i hope you both write to1 and see our good ,lady ,hn frequently4 ,i was rejoiced to hear1 from my dear yoke-fellow1 that her ,ladyship was bravely3 this was joy indeed4 ,may she long live to be a blessing6 ,that is all in all4 ,o that ,i may begin to be in earnest6 ,it is a new year2 ,,god quicken my tardy pace1 and help me to do much work in a little time6 ,this is my highest ambition4 ,the ,,lord ,,jesus fill me with this ambition more and more6 ,for the present1 adieu4 ,accept this as a token of your not being forgotten by1 reverend and very dear ,sir1 ,yours most affectionately in our dear ,,lord ,,jesus1 ,g4 ,w4 ,,letter ,,dccccxii4 ,to ,mr4 ,s ,c4 ,charles-,town1 ,feb4 #e1 #ageb4 ,,as ,i love you most tenderly in the bowels of ,,jesus ,,christ1 you may easily guess1 what great pleasure both your kind letters gave me4 ,they came attended with a great blessing1 and knit my heart1 if possible1 nearer to you than ever4 ,part of the first1 indeed1 ,i mean that which respected the ,tabernacle-house1 gave me uneasiness2 but your last removed it1 and made me thankful to our common ,redeemer1 who in spite of all opposition1 ,i find will cause his word to run and be glorified4 ,poor ,mr4 ,w is striving against the stream2 strong assertions will not go for proofs1 with those who are acquainted with the divine life1 and are sealed by the ,holy ,spirit even to the day of redemption4 ,they know1 that their stock is now put into safe hands2 that the covenant of grace is not built upon the faithfulness of a poor fallible1 changeable creature1 but upon the never-failing faithfulness of an unchangeable ,,god4 ,this is the foundation whereon ,i build4 8,,lord ,,jesus1 ,i believe1 help my unbelief6 ,having once loved me1 thou wilt love me to the end2 thou wilt keep that safe1 which ,i have committed unto thee3 establish thy people more and more in this glorious truth2 and grant that it may have this blessed effect upon us all1 that we may love thee more1 and serve thee better60 ,all truths1 unless productive of holiness and love1 are of no avail4 ,they may float upon the surface of the understanding2 but this is to no purpose1 unless they transform the heart4 ,this1 ,i trust1 the dear ,tabernacle preachers and people will always have deeply impressed upon their minds4 ,let us not dispute1 but love4 ,truth is great1 and will prevail4 ,i am quite willing that all our hearers shall hear for themselves4 ,the ,spirit of ,,christ is a ,spirit of liberty4 ,you remember what ,i have often told you about ,calvin4 ,he was turned out of ,geneva for several years2 but in less than twelve years time they wished for their ,calvin again4 ,but what is ,calvin1 or what is ,luther8 ,let us look above names and parties2 let ,,jesus1 the ever-loving1 the ever-lovely ,,jesus1 be our all in all4,so that he be preached1 and his divine image stamped more and more upon people's souls1 ,i care not who is uppermost4 ,i know my place1 7,,lord ,,jesus enable me to keep it67 even to be the servant of all4 ,i want not to have a people called after my name1 and therefore ,i act as ,i do4 ,the cause is ,,christ's1 and he will take care of it4 ,i rejoice that you go on so well at the ,tabernacle4 ,may the shout of a king be always in the midst of you1 and the glory of ,,god be your reward4 ,i am apt to believe you will pray me over4 ,but future things belong to him1 whose ,i am1 and whom ,i endeavour to serve4 ,after one more trip to the ,orphan-house1 ,i purpose going to the ,northward1 where ,i expect more letters by ,captain ,grant4 ,thanks be to ,,god1 all is well at ,bethesda4 ,a most excellent tract of land is granted to me very near the house1 which in a few years ,i hope will make a sufficient provision for it4 ,pray give my tenderest and most hearty love to all your dear family1 and all the ,tabernacle people1 and all enquiring friends4 ,entreat them1 ,i pray you1 to be mindful of a poor pilgrim1 who night and day is never unmindful of you or them4 ,doctor ,doddridge ,i find is gone2 ,,lord ,,jesus prepare me to follow after6,with real and great affection1 ,i subscribe myself1 very dear ,jemmy1 ,yours1 c4 ,g4 ,w4 ,,letter ,,dccccxiii4 ,to ,mr4 ,j ,h4 ,london1 ,may #bf1 #ageb4 ,my very dear ,friend1 ,,hearing that ,mr4 ,n is to go shortly from ,leith1 ,i cannot help sending you a few lines4 ,they leave me at ,london1 where1 through the divine goodness1 ,i am safely arrived1 after a passage of near five weeks on board the ,henry4 ,people have received me with great affection2 and ,i never saw the work of ,,god go on in a more promising way4 ,thousands and thousands hear the gospel gladly4 ,,lord1 what am ,i8 ,not unto me1 not unto me1 but unto thy free grace and unmerited mercy be all the glory6 ,i wish ,i could send you good news about your minister4 ,but alas6 ,i now almost despair of procuring one4 ,i waited upon ,dr4 ,g immediately after my arrival2he gave me no hopes4 ,the person that was fixed upon1 declined it4 ,several of the large congregations in ,london1 besides many more in the country1 are without pastors3 they are obliged to make use of our preachers4 ,o that the ,,lord of the harvest may thrust out more labourers into his harvest6 ,who can tell but some ministers may be raised up at ,bethesda8 ,at ,midsummer the ,king takes ,georgia into his own hands3 blessed be ,,god for sending me over at such a juncture4 ,he hath given me already good success concerning ,mr4 ,b's scheme4 ,i am come to a determination1 if ,i can dispose of ,providence plantation1 to carry all my strength to the ,orphan-house4 ,may the ,,lord ,,jesus prosper more and more this work of our hands upon us6 ,prosper thou1 ,o ,,god1 this handy work6 ,i trust he will4 ,i could enlarge1 but have not time4 ,you may expect to hear from me again by ,dr4 ,b1 whom ,i expect to see next week4 ,your ,rapin is bought1 and shall be sent with the other2 ,i thank you for the loan of it1 and for all other favours4 ,the ,,god whom ,i serve1 will richly reward both you1 and all my other dear ,charles-,town friends4 ,my very dear ,sir1 cease not to pray for ,your most affectionate1 obliged friend1 and ready servant for ,,christ's sake1 ,g4 ,w4 ,,letter ,,dccccxiv4 ,to ,mr4 ,t4 ,london1 ,june #d1 #ageb4 ,my dear ,mr4 ,t1 ,i ,doubt not of your being directed in your late choice4 ,if we acknowledge ,,god in all our ways1 he hath promised to direct our paths4 ,i pity poor ,carolina4 ,but what shall we say8 ,,jesus may do what he will with his own4 ,i must look out for a tutor for my orphans4 ,when our ,,lord's time is come1 some one or other will be stirred up to care for these sheep in yonder wilderness4 ,blessed be ,,god1 it begins to smile4 ,you will see by the inclosed1 what a prospect ,i have of providing for ,bethesda's future support4 ,the letter was sent me by ,mr4 ,j ,b1 a worthy christian planter1 who is lately come from ,carolina to settle in ,georgia4 ,he was awakened at the ,orphan-house about ten years ago4 ,at ,midsummer1 ,georgia is to be taken into the ,government's hands4 ,it will then be put on the same footing with the other provinces2 and in all probability will be a flourishing province4 ,i am come in the very best time4 ,o what a blessed thing is it to follow ,,jesus blindfold6 ,he hath enabled me once more to take the field4 ,the fields seem as white as ever2 and ,i never saw the ,tabernacle so well attended4 ,if ,,god should so direct me1 would the middle of ,august not be too late to come to ,edinburgh8 ,i cannot well come before4 ,does ,mr4 ,r go directly for ,charles-,town8 ,how will he be paid for the ,ossnaburghs he was so kind as to send over8 ,i would fain send a few letters by him4 ,my hearty love to him and his4 ,ten thousand thanks to you1 for caring so friendly for my dear wife in my absence4,the ,,lord ,,jesus will care for you and my other kind friends4 ,she is pretty well1 and joins in sending cordial respects and thanks4,my young man returns his4 ,letters from those you mention1 will be very acceptable4 ,i hope to write to several shortly4 ,i must now away2 but not before ,i have wished ,mr4 ,gillespie joy4 ,the ,pope ,i find has turned ,presbyterian4 ,o this power1 when got into wrong hands1 what mischief does it occasion6 8,the ,,lord reigns30that is enough for us4 ,adieu4 ,my love to your honoured father1 and all dear friends4 ,accept the same in the tenderest manner from1 my dear ,timothy1 ,yours most affectionately in our common ,,lord1 ,g4 ,w4 ,,letter ,,dccccxv4 ,to ,mr4 ,h4 ,london1 ,june #i1 #ageb4 ,my very dear ,friend1 ,i ,have received and read your manuscripts2 but for me to play the critic on them1 would be like holding up a candle to the sun4 ,however1 before ,i leave town1 ,i will just mark a few places as you desire1 and then send the manuscripts to your brother4 ,i foretell their fate3 nothing but your scenery can screen you4 ,self will never bear to die1 though slain in so genteel a manner1 without shewing some resentment against its artful murderer4 ,i am glad you have written to ,south-,audley-street4 ,you are resolved not to die in my debt4 ,i think to call your intended purchase ,,weston1 and shall take care to remind him by whose means he was brought under the everlasting gospel4 ,o that ,doctor ,s may be brought out to preach it6 ,if you do not take the other living yourself1 ,i think your giving it to the ,doctor is a glorious scheme4 ,i lay at your brother's house last week3 your sister seemed to love to talk of ,,jesus ,,christ and her own heart4 ,she got up early1 and came after me and my wife to ,madam ,t's4 ,you know how to improve this hint at a proper season4 ,your brother hath been so kind as to let me have the little mare again4 ,my ,master walked1 ,i ride to preach the glorious gospel4 ,whether riding or walking1 ,,lord ,,jesus1 let my whole heart be taken up with thee6 ,adieu1 my dearest ,sir1 adieu4 ,cease not to pray for1 ,ever yours whilst ,g4 ,w4 ,,letter ,,dccccxvi4 ,to ,dr4 ,s4 ,london1 ,june #i1 #ageb4 ,my dear ,doctor1 ,,glad shall ,i be to hear that you are a poor despised preacher of the everlasting gospel4 ,i long to direct to the ,reverend ,mr4 ,s4 ,i believe if you once was gone so far that you could not retreat1 you would do very well4 ,if ,mr4 ,h does not take the two livings1 ,i think your scheme is glorious4 ,may the ,,lord thrust you out some way or another6 ,i am sure the harvest is great3 people seem more eager than ever to hear the word4 ,may ,i die preaching6 ,next ,thursday se'nnight ,i leave ,london1 and purpose to take a long circuit4 ,i should be glad to see you in the mean while4 ,o that the love of ,,christ may burn all the love of the world out of your heart6 ,adieu4 ,never fear the ,bishop3 let your eye be only on the great ,shepherd and ,bishop of souls6 ,he will make your way plain4 ,i must away4 ,business obliges me to hasten to subscribe myself1 dear ,sir1 ,yours1 c4 ,g4 ,w4 ,,letter ,,dccccxvii4 ,to ,lady ,h4 ,london1 ,june #ab1 #ageb4 ,ever-honoured ,madam1 ,,this day about noon ,i received your ,ladyship's wished-for letter1 which brought me the welcome news of your ,ladyship's safe arrival at ,bath4 ,may the waters be abundantly blessed to the restoring of your bodily health1 and may the comforts of the ever-loving1 ever-lovely ,,jesus1 fill and refresh your soul6 ,your ,ladyship judges right of dear ,mr4 ,z3 he is a blessed man1 a father in ,,christ indeed6 ,i hope to see both him and your ,ladyship1 about the twenty-fourth of this month4 ,next week1 ,,god willing1 ,i shall go to ,portsmouth1 from thence to ,bath1 then to the ,west1 then to ,wales1 and from thence1 may be1 to ,scotland and ,ireland4 ,o that ,i could fly from pole to pole publishing the everlasting gospel6 ,every day we hear of fresh conquests gained4 ,grace6 ,grace6 ,yesterday ,i had several pleasing particulars told me about ,georgia4 ,the having my work so divided1 is a great trial to me2 but what is undertaken for ,,god1 ought to be carried on for him4 ,he can and will do wonders for those who put their trust in him4 ,o for faith1 precious faith6 ,it is all in all4 ,old times seem to be coming about here4 ,my body is much enfeebled1 but the joy of the ,,lord is my strength4 ,hoping shortly to see your ,ladyship prospering both in soul and body1 and begging a continual interest in your ,ladyship's prayers1 ,i subscribe myself1 ever-honoured ,madam1 ,your ,ladyship's most dutiful1 obliged1 and ready servant for ,,christ's sake1 ,g4 ,w4 ,,letter ,,dccccxviii4 ,to ,mr4 ,i4 ,london1 ,june #af1 #ageb4 ,dear ,mr4 ,i1 ,,your last letter brought strange things to my ears1 and put me upon considering how to act4 ,you know1 my dear friend1 that ,i hate to head a party1 and that it is absolutely inconsistent with my other business1 to take upon me the care of societies in various parts4 ,i therefore cannot promise to come to ,ireland for that purpose1 neither do ,i ever intend to engage in building any houses4 ,my intention is to come your way1 but whether it will be this summer or not ,i cannot tell4 ,mr4 ,a was very desirous of seeing you and his sister1 and goes through ,wales to ,ireland4 ,as you seem to have taken ,skinner's ,alley1 ,i suppose he may preach there1 and if a larger place could be procured1 ,i doubt not of its being filled4 ,the ,,lord direct you how to act1 so as most to promote his glory1 and the good of souls4,i hope you will all1 if possible1 avoid the very appearance of a party spirit1 and evidence to the world1 that the principles we hold are indeed of ,,god1 by their moulding us more and more into the divine image4 ,this is indeed all in all4 ,i hope the people here are in a growing way4 ,glory be to ,,god1 we have happy days4 ,what shall we render unto the ,,lord8 ,all he requires1 is our poor hearts4 ,may he have them without reserve6 ,my hearty love to your wife1 ,mr4 ,c and his wife1 and all that love ,,christ ,,jesus in sincerity4 ,if ,i am prayed over1 come ,i must4 ,the ,,lord be with you4 ,i am so wearied by preaching1 c4 that ,i can scarce subscribe myself1 my dear friend1 ,yours most affectionately in our common ,,lord1 ,g4 ,w4 ,,letter ,,dccccxix4 ,to ,mr4 ,l4 ,portsmouth1 ,june #ai1 #ageb4 ,dear ,sir1 ,,your kind letter ,i received immediately after my last return to ,scotland1 but ,i was so exceedingly busied in preparing for my voyage to ,america1 that ,i had not time to answer it4 ,being once more unexpectedly brought back to my native country1 ,i send my sincere1 though late acknowledgments1 and hope this will find you and yours1 fighting the good fight of ,faith1 and resolved never to desist1 till you have laid hold on eternal life4 ,let not what has happened1 draw off your mind from the ,captain of your salvation4 ,he is altogether lovely1 and worthy of your highest regard4 ,but alas6 ,all his servants1 even the best of them1 are but weak fallible men at the best4 ,happy they1 who by seeing the imperfections of the creature1 are led to adhere more closely to the all-sufficient and most adorable ,creator4 ,if you and yours are taught this lesson by past occurrences1 you will have no reason to complain1 but on the contrary will be excited to praise him1 who causes1 that out of the eater there shall come forth meat1 and out of the strong shall come forth sweetness4 ,be pleased to accept this in love4 ,i send my most cordial respects to your whole self and family1 and beg their and your prayers in behalf of1 dear ,sir1 ,your affectionate friend and ready servant1 for ,,christ's sake1 ,g4 ,w4 ,,letter ,,dccccxx4 ,to ,mr4 ,t4 ,portsmouth1 ,june #ai1 #ageb4 ,my dear ,friend1 ,i ,thank you for your very kind letter1 and thank the ,,lord of all ,lords for honouring dear ,mr4 ,g4 ,now he will do more good in a week1 than before in a year4 ,where the carcase is1 there the eagles will be gathered together4 ,last ,monday we sung for him the following lines2 ,give him thy strength1 ,o ,,god of power1 ,then let winds blow1 or thunders roar2 ,thy faithful witness shall he be1 ',tis fixedhe can do all through ,thee4 ,how blind is ,satan6 ,what does he get by casting out ,,christ's servants8 ,i expect that some great good will come out of these confusions4 ,we wait for thy salvation1 ,o ,,lord6 ,i hope your soul prospers4 ,i long to see you1 and my other ,scotch friends1 but question whether ,i can come this summer4 ,the ,,lord direct me to act as shall be most conducive to his glory and the good of souls6 ,we have had blessed seasons in ,london2 there ,i must be again in about a fortnight4 ,on next ,tuesday the ,trustees give up ,georgia to the ,king2 the ,king of ,kings has appeared for ,bethesda4 ,i cannot think of seeing it again1 till next year4 ,in the mean while you must pray that ,i may be busy for ,,christ4 ,and in so doing you will strengthen the hands of1 my dear1 dear friend1 ,yours1 c4 ,g4 ,w4 ,,letter ,,dccccxxi4 ,to ,mr4 ,n4 ,bristol1 ,july #ac1 #ageb4 ,very dear ,sir1 ,i ,am quite sorry to hear that you are so much indisposed4 ,but what shall we say8 ,the ,,lord ,,jesus orders all things well4 ,he knows of what we are made2 he remembers that we are but dust4 ,as our day is1 so shall our strength be4 ,i see more and more1 that1 like our great ,exemplar1 we must be made perfect through sufferings4 ,ere long1 the time of reigning will come1 and one sight of the ever-loving1 ever-lovely ,,jesus1 will make amends for all4 ,o glorious prospect6 ,well might the apostle say1 8that the sufferings of this present time1 are not worthy to be compared with the glory that shall be revealed in us40 ,o gloriam quantam et qualem6 ,courage then1 my dear ,sir2 he that cometh will come1 and will not tarry4 ,i dare not give vent2 business obliges me to be short4 ,here1 as well as at ,london1 the fields are white1 ready unto harvest4 ,this week ,i pass over to ,wales4 ,i am a poor1 but happy pilgrim4 ,thanks be to free grace for it4 ,my dutiful respects await good ,lady ,jane1 and the young ,ladies4 ,be pleased to accept the same from1 very dear ,sir1 ,yours most affectionately in our common ,,lord1 ,g4 ,w4 ,,letter ,,dccccxxii4 ,to ,mr4 ,s4 ,cardiff1 ,july #ag1 #ageb4 ,my very dear ,friend1 ,,wherever ,i am1 you and yours1 you and your kindnesses1 are always upon my heart4 ,i think of them at my down-sitting and mine up-rising1 and to refresh myself1 must express my gratitude4 ,indeed ,i thank you both ten thousand times1 and as a poor tribute1 ,i send you word that the ,,lord of all ,lords is pleased to smile upon1 and bless my feeble labours4 ,i was at ,bristol four days1 and preached nine times4 ,to my great surprize1 thousands 7very near as many as attended at ,moorfields7 came out every evening to hear the word4 ,a blessed influence attended it2 and ,i have reason to believe much good was done4 ,old times seemed to be revived again4 ,praise the ,,lord1 ,o my soul6 ,the last evening it rained a little1 but few moved4 ,i was wet1 and contracted a cold and hoarseness2 but ,i trust1 that preaching will cure me again4 ,this is my grand ,catholicon4 ,o that ,i may drop and die in my blessed master's work6 ,for this let men revile my name1 ,i'll shun no cross1 ,i'll fear no shame2 ,all hail reproach1 and welcome pain2 ,only thy terrors1 ,,lord1 restrain4 ,i am now entering upon ,wales4 ,what success my ,master gives me1 you may hear some time hence4 ,i beg your prayers1 that ,i may be kept from robbing ,,god of his glory1 or of any more of my precious time4 ,what said my dear ,mr4 ,s when ,i saw him last8 ,what68,you the biggest robber8 ,no1 no1,i am the man40 ,but thanks be to ,,god1 as you observed1 8our judge is our advocate40 ,i thank you for the hint4 ,the ,,lord give me to improve it6 ,farewell6 ,i must soon away1 to preach about eight miles off4 ,we have had a comfortable meeting this morning4 ,my tender love to dear ,mrs4 ,s and your little daughter2 accept the same in the most endearing manner from me1 who in the strongest terms that words can express1 am1 my very dear friend1 ,yours most affectionately in our common ,,lord1 ,g4 ,w4 ,,letter ,,dccccxxiii4 ,to ,lady ,h4 ,haverford-west1 ,july #be1 #ageb4 ,ever-honoured ,madam1 ,,as this is the first day of rest from journeying1 since my coming into ,wales1 and also the extent of my ,welch circuit1 ,i must not omit sending your ,ladyship a few lines4 ,they inform your ,ladyship of the continued goodness of my blessed master1 to the most unworthy servant he ever sent forth4 ,as my day1 so hath my strength been4 ,abundance of souls1 especially in ,pembrokeshire1 have attended2 and ,i hope that seed hath been sown1 which will spring up to eternal life4 ,on ,monday next1 ,i shall begin to return back1 and some time this day sevennight hope to wait upon your ,ladyship at ,clifton4 ,on the following day1 ,i propose to preach at ,bristol1 and the next day shall set out for ,gloucestershire1 to keep an association there4 ,the ,,lord help me to hold on and hold out unto the end6 ,i dread the thoughts of flagging in the latter stages of my road4 ,,jesus is able to keep me from being either weary or faint in my mind4 ,in him1 and in him alone is all my strength found4 ,i hope your ,ladyship finds both your bodily and spiritual strength repaired day by day4 ,that you may mount on wings like an eagle1 walk and not be weary1 hold on and not be faint1 is the continual prayer of1 ever-honoured ,madam1 ,your ,ladyship's most dutiful1 obliged1 and ever ready servant1 ,g4 ,w4 ,,letter ,,dccccxxiv4 ,to ,mr4 ,r ,w4 ,haverford-west1 ,july #be1 #ageb4 ,dear ,sir1 ,i ,love and honour you too much1 to have let yours lie so long unanswered1 had not travelling and preaching prevented me4 ,this is the only quiet day that ,i have had for a long season4 ,at ,london1 the work seemed to be as it were but just beginning4 ,at ,bristol we had blessed seasons indeed1 and in ,wales the fields are white1 ready unto harvest4 ,had ,i not been pre-engaged in these parts1 ,i should certainly have come1 and mounted my despised throne4 ,i love state too well1 especially in ,scotland1 not to take it upon me as often as possible4 ,i think sometimes1 that it is almost a pity one cannot have more bodies and more souls4 ,they should all run about1 and be employed for ,,jesus4 ,what an honour to be employed in doing or suffering for him8 ,happy ,mr4 ,g2 ,i fancy he must preach quite well now4 ,i dare say1 you had no hand in casting him out2 ,,god forgive those that had4 ,in heaven there will be none of this stuff4 ,thanks be to ,,god1 the church is militant only here below4 ,the ,,lord help us to fight the good fight of ,faith1 till we lay hold on life eternal6 ,dear ,mr4 ,h hath taken up his weapons again2 he is now ,rector of a parish1 and preaches twice every ,lord's day4 ,i thank you and yours1 for your kind invitation of us to your pleasant villa2 had ,i wings ,i could fly thither to talk of ,,jesus1 and sing an hymn1 but the cloud seems to move westward1 and ,i fear my visit to beloved ,scotland must be deferred till next spring4 ,may the ,,lord enable me to fill up every hour1 every moment with duty6 ,i believe dear ,mr4 ,r had a narrow escape the other day3 if with you1 pray remember me to him and his1 in the kindest manner4 ,i most heartily salute all enquiring friends1 beseeching you all1 for ,,jesus ,,christ's sake1 never to cease praying for1 reverend and very dear ,sir1 ,yours most affectionately in our common ,,lord1 ,g4 ,w4 ,,letter ,,dccccxxv4 ,to ,mr4 ,s4 ,bristol1 ,august #a1 #ageb4 ,my very dear ,friend1 ,,since ,i wrote my last1 ,i have been off my horse but one day4 ,the glorious ,emmanuel hath carried me through the ,welch circuit in peace and comfort4 ,in the fortnight past1 from my leaving this place1 ,i preached twenty times1 and have travelled above three hundred miles4 ,congregations were very large4 ,last ,lord's day was a high day indeed2 the number of hearers at seven in the morning1 as well as in the evening1 at ,haverford-west1 was almost incredible4 ,the ,,lord was in the midst of them4 ,my body was weak in speaking to them1 but ,,jesus hath strengthened me again4 ,o that ,i was humble and thankful6 ,in my way hither1 we held an association2 there were present about nine clergy1 and near forty other labourers4 ,i trust all are born of ,,god1 and desirous to promote his glory1 and his people's good4 ,all was harmony and love4 ,yesterday ,i came here4 ,it is fair time1 and to-morrow1 ,,god willing1 ,i purpose to expose the gospel wine and milk to sale4 ,this ,i have been doing this morning4 ,o that the hearers may be made to come down to the price1 and willing to be saved by grace3,,god knows ,i have nothing else to depend upon4 ,grace6it's a sweet1 a charming theme1 ,my soul exults at ,,jesu's name2 ,of him1 who did salvation bring1 ,i could for ever speak and sing4 ,but how poorly do ,i speak of and for him8 ,,god be merciful to me a sinner6 ,he does show he will have mercy1 and therefore it is that ,i am not consumed4 ,if all the world his goodness knew1 ,they must adore and love him too4 ,blessed be ,,god for manifesting himself to us1 as he doth not unto the world6 ,you will join in crying ,grace6 ,grace6 ,grace6 ,love bids me to enlarge1 though business obliges me to be brief4 ,in about ten days ,i hope to be in ,london4 ,in the mean while1 pray accept these poor lines as a token of love unfeigned1 and of grateful respect1 from1 my very dear friend1 ,yours most affectionately in our common ,,lord1 ,g4 ,w4 ,,letter ,,dccccxxvi4 ,to ,mr4 ,f4 ,london1 ,aug4 #ag1 #ageb4 ,dear ,mr4 ,f1 ,,inclosed you have a letter for ,mr4 ,r4 ,i hope that promotion will do him no hurt4 ,may ,,god help him to make a stand against vice and prophaneness1 and to exert his utmost efforts in promoting true religion and virtue6 ,this is the whole of man4 ,i find that you grow more and more famous in the learned world4 ,as you have made a pretty considerable progress in the mysteries of electricity1 ,i would now humbly recommend to your diligent unprejudiced pursuit and study the mystery of the new-birth4 ,it is a most important1 interesting study1 and when mastered1 will richly answer and repay you for all your pains4 ,one at whose bar we are shortly to appear1 hath solemnly declared1 that without it1 8we cannot enter the kingdom of heaven40 ,you will excuse this freedom4 ,i must have aliquid ,christi in all my letters4 ,i am yet a willing pilgrim for his great name sake1 and ,i trust a blessing attends my poor feeble labours4 ,to the giver of every good gift be all the glory4 ,my respects await your whole self1 and all enquiring friends1 and hoping to see you yet once more in this land of the dying1 ,i subscribe myself1 dear ,sir1 ,your very affectionate friend1 and obliged servant1 ,g4 ,w4 ,,letter ,,dccccxxvii4 ,to ,mr4 ,s4 ,chester in the street1 near ,newcastle1 ,aug4 #bh1 #ageb4 ,my very dear ,mr4 ,s1 ,,thus far hath a good and gracious ,,god brought a poor and worthless pilgrim on his way towards ,edinburgh4 ,last ,lord's day ,i preached twice at ,lutterworth1 the famous ,john ,wicliffe's parish1 and have since received a letter giving me an account of the ,redeemer's blessing my poor labours4 ,on the ,monday1 ,i began in the name of the almighty husbandman1 to plow up some fallow ground at ,leicester2 several thousands attended1 and some endeavoured to disturb us1 but the opposition was nothing like what ,i expected4 ,in the evening all was hushed1 and ,i trust our ,,lord left a blessing behind us4 ,in my way to ,lutterworth1 my heart was encouraged by the coming of a young man1 who had been awakened under my preaching about four years ago at ,oulney4 ,he was before that time a bitter scoffer1 but hath now been a student for a year and a half under ,doctor ,doddridge1 and ,i believe will be admitted into the ,london academy4 ,you may know more of him hereafter4 ,is not this as much as to say1 8,go forwards4,in the morning sow thy seed1 and in the evening with-hold not thy hand1 since though knowest not which may prosper1 this or that40 ,yes1 my blessed ,,jesus1 through thy grace strengthening me1 ,i will continue to go out into the highways and hedges2 only vouchsafe to uphold me with thy right hand1 and keep me from flagging in the latter stages of my road4 ,i know you will say1 ,amen and ,amen4 ,this will increase my obligations1 which are already more than ,i can express4 ,,god will reward both you and yours for them1 a thousand fold4 ,accept repeated thanks for repeated favours1 and depend on hearing as often as possible1 how the ever-lovely1 ever-loving ,,jesus is pleased to deal with1 my very dear ,sir1 ,yours most affectionately in our common ,,lord1 ,g4 ,w4 ,,letter ,,dccccxxviii4 ,to ,mr4 ,b4 ,newcastle1 ,aug4 #cj1 #ageb4 ,my dear ,mr4 ,b1 ,,your last kind letter came to hand1 only a few days before ,i left ,london4 ,business prevented my answering it then3 accept a few lines from hence4 ,they leave me on my way to ,scotland4 ,thither the cloud seemed to move1 and ,i purpose to call on you1 ,,god willing1 in my return to ,london4 ,could you meet me at ,leeds8 ,i have thoughts of coming that way back4 ,i have written to ,mr4 ,s1 and as ,i expect to see him1 you need say nothing about the books4 ,i wrote also to ,mr4 ,g4 ,a short interview will settle every thing4 ,do not let my friend be so solicitously anxious about persons or things4 8,the ,,lord reigneth10 was the answer that ,luther sent to over-careful ,melancthon4 ,never fear4,our ,,lord knows how to over-rule all for good4 ,so that his work goes on1 let you and ,i be content to be forgotten1 nay to be trodden under foot1 and slighted by our own spiritual children and friends4 ,this is bitter1 but wholsome physic4 ,the all-wise physician ,i trust will make us drink it1 till every evil1 fretful1 and uneasy temper be purged out of us4 ,let us then1 my dear man1 chearfully take the cup out of his blessed hands1 and leave all to ,him4 ,a word to the wise is enough4 ,i must not enlarge4 ,how goes on brother ,wb8 ,i hope he does not preach in a controversial way2 ,i suppose ,i shall see him in the ,north4 ,my stay in ,scotland will be about a month4 ,you may direct for me at ,edinburgh4 ,i hope that a door is opened at ,leicester and ,lutterworth for field-preaching4 ,we have had glorious seasons in ,gloucestershire and ,london4 ,o for a good gate in the ,north6 ,it is harvest time4,all hands to work4 ,my love to ,mrs4 ,b and all that love ,,christ1 whether they think in all things as ,i do or not4 ,i send ,mr4 ly my cordial respects1 and beg you to accept the same from1 my dear ,mr4 ,b1 ,yours1 c4 ,g4 ,w4 ,,letter ,,dccccxxix4 ,to ,lady ,h4 ,edinburgh1 ,sept4 #bb1 #ageb4 ,ever-honoured ,madam1 ,,the day after ,i wrote to your ,ladyship1 ,i left ,london1 and in my way to ,scotland ,i preached twice at ,lutterworth4,the auditories were very numerous1 and very quiet2 but at ,leicester some turnips were thrown at me during the first sermon2 at the second all was hushed1 and ,i hear since that good was done4 ,some of ,ashby society came thither to hear me4 ,at ,aberford ,i called on ,lady ,margaret1 who behaved very friendly1 and enquired much after your ,ladyship's welfare4 ,at ,newcastle ,i was1 as it were1 arrested to stay4 ,i preached four times1 and indeed a whole shower of divine blessings descended from heaven on the great congregations4 ,i came hither last ,wednesday was sevennight1 and have preached twice a day in the open air1 to very large and polite auditories4 ,abundance of the better sort constantly attend4 ,next ,tuesday ,i thought to move1 but they have prevailed upon me to stay a little longer4 ,i hope the great ,,god will give me a useful journey back again to ,london4 ,i design keeping from thence as long as ,i can1 before ,i go into my ,winter quarters4 ,alas1 how little is to be done even in the ,summer season6 ,one had need work whilst it is day2 the night comes on a pace1 when no man can work4 ,i need not tell your ,ladyship of this1 who are always employed for your ,,god4 ,o that the rich and great would learn to copy after your example6 ,surely all your ,ladyship's efforts will not be lost upon them6 ,my heart's desire and continual prayer to the ,,lord of all ,lords is1 that your ,ladyship may be long continued1 and find your rod budding and blossoming more and more every day4 ,hoping to send your ,ladyship more good news in my next1 and commending my poor unworthy self to your ,ladyship's prayers1 ,i beg leave to subscribe myself1 ever-honoured ,madam1 ,your ,ladyship's most dutiful1 obliged and very ready servant for ,,christ's sake1 ,g4 ,w4 duplicate 8,i0 removed ,,letter ,,dccccxxx4 ,to ,mr4 ,s4 ,glasgow1 ,sept4 #bi1 #ageb4 ,my very dear friend1 ,,as you are no day out of my thoughts1 so you must needs think it hath seemed a long time since ,i wrote to you last4 ,but what has hindered me8 ,not want of love1 but opportunity4 ,for this fortnight last past1 ,i have been preaching twice every day at ,edinburgh1 where a great multitude1 as well of polite as common sort of people1 attended continually4 ,i wondered they were not wearied1 but the more they heard1 the more they seemed desirous of hearing4 ,many young ministers and students were close attendants1 and ,i trust through grace good has been done4 ,i expected to have left ,scotland as last ,tuesday1 but through the importunity of friends have been prevailed on to come to ,glasgow1 and shall not return for ,england till ,tuesday sevennight4 ,then ,i hope to begin to preach my way up to ,london4 ,in this blessed delightful work1 ,i hope to live and die2 ,i think it is worth dying for4 ,the ,,lord make me sensible of the honour put upon me1 and lay me lower at his feet every day1 every hour1 and every moment6 ,i have here a flaming minister that is my friend1 and ,i hear sweet work is going on in the highlands4 ,praise the ,,lord1 ,o our souls6 ,inclosed you have a letter from the young student mentioned in my last4 ,i think it is a pity that such a youth1 when pious students are so much wanting1 should go back to business for want of a little help4 ,i doubt not but the ,,lord will provide for him some way or other4 ,he generally brings those low1 whom he intends to exalt1 and make use of4 ,i have glad tidings from ,newcastle and ,leicester4 ,methinks every thing concurs to bid me go out into the highways and hedges4 ,,lord1 at thy command ,i'll go1 ,and unto sinners gladly tell1 ,that they a risen ,,christ may know1 ,that they the love of ,,christ may feel4 ,this is a heaven upon earth4 ,of this1 ,i pray the ,,god of love to give you and yours a double portion4 ,i know you pray for me4 ,i send you and your dear yoke-fellow ten thousand thanks1 and am1 my very dear ,sir1 ,yours most affectionately in our common ,,lord1 ,g4 ,w4 ,,letter ,,dccccxxxi4 ,to ,madam ,c4 ,glasgow1 ,sept4 #bi1 #ageb4 ,dear ,madam1 ,,it is no small pleasure to me1 that providence hath once more opened a way for a further correspondence with one1 who for many years hath been my friend1 and strengthened my hands in the work of our common ,,lord and master ,,jesus ,,christ4 ,he will richly reward you for it in the great day of accounts2 though ,i am persuaded you think the work itself1 its own reward4 ,indeed it is4 ,blessed be ,,god1 ,i find ,,christ's service to be perfect freedom4 ,he hath vouchsafed to encourage and comfort me in ,scotland4 ,at ,edinburgh great multitudes1 among whom were abundance of the better sort1 attended twice every day4 ,after a short continuance here1 ,i am to return to ,edinburgh1 and next ,tuesday sevennight purpose to set out for ,england4 ,many young ministers and students have given close attendance1 and ,i hear of several persons that have been brought under deep convictions4 ,as soon as they are put into my hands1 ,i intend to send you copies of two letters from a ,high-land schoolmaster1 who is honoured of ,,god to do much good among the poor ,highland children4,by this post ,i have also sent a letter to ,mr4 ,d1 which ,i received from a young student2 he wants some little assistance1 to help him to go on in his studies1 but ,i did not send his letter to you1 because he informs me that you had taken one of ,mr4 ,g's spiritual children under your care4 ,blessed be ,,god1 that makes you1 ,madam1 a mother in ,israel4 ,every student's name is ,legion4 ,helping one of those1 is helping thousands4 ,i think this young man's case1 as laid down in the letter1 is very remarkable1 and matter of praise4 ,,lord ,,jesus add to the blessed number1 for thy great name's sake6 ,i have brave news sent me from ,leicester and ,newcastle1 and have strong invitations to ,yorkshire and ,lancashire4 ,what a pity is it1 that the year goes round so soon8 ,o my ,,god1 my ,,god in ,,christ1 how little can ,i do for thee6 ,dear ,madam1 be pleased to increase my obligations by praying for me4 ,i never forget you or your houshold1 and as a proof of it1 promise that you shall hear at all opportunities1 from1 dear ,madam1 ,your most affectionate1 obliged friend1 and ready servant for ,,christ's sake1 ,g4 ,w4 8houshould0 replaced with 8houshold0 ,,letter ,,dccccxxxii4 ,to ,mr4 ,a4 ,glasgow1 ,sept4 #bi1 #ageb4 ,dear ,mr4 ,a1 ,i ,received your kind letter1 but till now have not had time to answer it4 ,however1 ,i have not1 and1 ,,god willing1 shall not be unmindful of you4 ,i think you have nothing to do1 but by prayer and supplication with thanksgiving1 to make your wants known unto ,,god4 ,he careth for you1 and will some way or other provide both for soul and body4 ,i have always found him a present help in every time of need4 ,as means ought to be used1 ,i have just written to some ,london friends1 who under ,,god may serve you4 ,when we meet1 you shall hear what success4,the hearts of all are in ,,christ's hands4 ,wait on him1 and your eyes shall behold his great salvation4 ,if he calls you to the ministry1 as ,i hope he does1 he will make your way plain4 ,the cloud of his providence shall go before you1 and you shall hear a voice behind you1 saying1 8,this is the way1 walk in it40 ,though your father should die1 and your mother forsake you1 the ,,lord ,,jesus ,,christ will take you up4 ,keep close to your ,,god1 and your book4 ,prayer1 reading1 meditation1 and temptation make a minister4 ,the ,,lord be with you4 ,pray for me1 and assure yourself of my being1 for ,,christ's sake1 ,your affectionate friend and ready servant1 ,g4 ,w4 ,,letter ,,dccccxxxiii4 ,to ,g ,p1 ,esq4 ,glasgow1 ,sept4 #cj1 #ageb4 ,dear ,sir1 ,,mr4 ,s1 in a letter1 insists upon my sending you a few lines3 ,i care not to refuse him1 and yet ,i know not well how to use so much freedom4 ,if it be too great1 you will excuse it2 it proceeds from love1 love to your better part1 for ,i have nothing to write about1 but the invisible realities of another world4 ,these ,i trust1 dear ,sir1 you and yours will be experimentally acquainted with more and more every day4 ,herein lies all our present peace1 and the only solid preparation for future comfort in the coming world4 ,the love of ,,jesus shed abroad in the heart by the ,holy ,ghost1 is indeed all in all2 this is glory begun2 this is the opening of the kingdom of heaven in the soul2 this is a never-failing well of water1 which will at last spring up to life eternal4 ,and yet all this is the gift1 the free gift of ,,god in ,,christ ,,jesus4 ,it cost him dearly1 even his own heart's blood1 but flows down to us in a free channel2 yea and that too even to the very chief of sinners4 ,therefore ,i have hope1 and1 blessed be ,,god1 good hope through grace4 ,is not the same grace1 dear ,sir1 sufficient for you and yours8 ,let us then come boldly to ,,christ's throne4 ,he sits encircled with a rainbow2 his name and his nature is ,love4 ,he came into the world1 to seek and save those that feel themselves lost2 this ,i trust you do4 ,salvation then is just coming to your soul1 even a present and great salvation4 ,only believe1 and yours is the kingdom of heaven4 ,but whither am ,i running8 ,i forget myself when writing of redeeming love4 ,o1 my dear ,sir1 do not rest1 do not let ,,god have any rest1 till your heart is filled with it4 ,it is worth asking1 seeking1 knocking1 and striving for4 ,but ,i must have done4 ,my cordial respects await your ,lady4 ,that you may both go on hand in hand to heaven1 is the hearty prayer of1 dear ,sir1 ,your affectionate friend and ready servant for ,,christ's sake1 ,g4 ,w4 ,,letter ,,dccccxxxiv4 ,to ,lady ,hn4 ,newcastle1 ,oct4 #ae1 #ageb4 ,ever-honoured ,madam1 ,,thus far hath a never-failing ,redeemer brought me in my way towards ,london4 ,with all humility and thankfulness of heart ,i desire to set up my ,ebenezer3 for surely hitherto hath the ,,lord helped me4 ,since my writing last to your ,ladyship1 ,i went and preached for about a week at ,glasgow1 where the word of the ,,lord ran and was glorified4 ,i preached twice a day1 and rather more attended than at ,edinburgh4 ,we had a sorrowful parting at both places4 ,for about twenty-eight days1 ,i suppose ,i did not preach to less than ten thousand every day4 ,this hath weakened my body1 but the ,redeemer knows how to renew my strength4 ,at present1 ,i am as well as a pilgrim can expect to be4 ,about seventy pounds were collected for the ,edinburgh orphans1 and ,i hear that near a dozen young men that were awakened about ten years ago1 have since entered upon the ministry1 and are likely to prove very useful4 ,praise the ,,lord1 ,o my soul6,in my way hither1 ,i preached at ,berwick1 ,alnwick and ,morpeth2 and next ,monday1 after preaching at ,sunderland1 as is intended1 ,i am to go into ,yorkshire4 ,i know your ,ladyship wishes me much prosperity4 ,that your ,ladyship may prosper more and more1 and be in health both in soul and body1 is the continual prayer of1 ever-honoured ,madam1 ,your ,ladyship's most dutiful1 obliged1 and ready servant for ,,christ's sake1 ,g4 ,w4 ,,letter ,,dccccxxxv4 ,to ,mr4 ,s4 ,sheffield1 ,nov4 #a1 #ageb4 ,my very dear ,friend1 ,,since ,i left ,newcastle1 ,i have scarce known sometimes whether ,i have been in heaven or on earth4 ,at ,leeds1 ,burstall1 ,howarth1 ,halifax1 c4 thousands and thousands have flocked twice and thrice a day to hear the word of life4 ,a gale of divine influence hath every where attended it4 ,i am now come from ,bolton1 ,manchester1 ,stockport and ,chinly4,yesterday ,i preached in a church1 where ,i believe execution was done4 ,four ordained ministers1 friends to the work of ,,god1 have been with me4 ,the word hath run so swiftly at ,leeds1 that friends are come to fetch me back1 and ,i am now going to ,rotheram1 ,wakefield1 ,leeds1 ,york1 and ,epworth1 and purpose returning to this place next ,lord's day4 ,,god favours us with weather1 and ,i would fain make hay whilst the sun shines4 ,my dear ,sir1 pray follow me with your prayers4 ,fain would ,i spend and be spent for the good of souls4 ,this is my meat and drink4 ,the ,,lord bless you and yours6 ,i can no more1 but only subscribe myself1 my very dear friend1 ,yours most affectionately in our common ,,lord1 ,g4 ,w4 8,hallifax0 replaced with 8,halifax0 ,,letter ,,dccccxxxvi4 ,to the ,reverend ,mr4 ,z4 ,wakefield1 ,nov4 #c1 #ageb4 ,reverend and very dear ,sir1 ,i ,have been upwards of three weeks out of ,scotland1 but scarce ever had more encouragement in preaching the everlasting gospel1 since the ,,lord of the harvest was pleased to send me forth into the harvest4 ,at ,newcastle1 ,sunderland1 and several places in ,yorkshire1 ,lancashire1 and ,cheshire1 thousands and thousands have daily attended on the word preached4 ,the glorious ,emmanuel caused life and power to follow it1 and ,i hear that the arrows have stuck fast in many hearts4 ,the stir hath been so great at ,leeds1 that at the desire of friends1 ,i am returning thither again4 ,from thence ,i shall go to ,york1 and several places in ,lincolnshire1 and am to preach at ,sheffield next ,lord's day4 ,my return to ,london must be determined by the weather4 ,it hath been uncommonly favourable1 and methinks it is pity to go into ,winter quarters1 so long as work can be done in the fields4,o that ,i had as many tongues1 as there are hairs upon my head6 ,the ever-loving1 ever-lovely ,,jesus should have them all4 ,be so good1 honoured ,sir1 to pray that he may not turn me out of his service1 but employ me as a poor pilgrim till ,i die4 ,fain would ,i die preaching4,i hear that ,mr4 ,h is gone4 ,the ,,lord ,,jesus quicken my tardy pace1 and prepare me to follow6 ,i know you say ,amen in my behalf1 and thereby add to the obligations you have already laid upon1 honoured and dear ,sir1 ,your most affectionate1 though unworthy son and servant in the glorious gospel1 ,g4 ,w4 ,,letter ,,dccccxxxvii4 ,to ,mr4 ,s4 ,london1 ,nov4 #aa1 #ageb4 ,my dear ,friend1 ,,through the good providence of an ever-lovely1 ever-loving ,redeemer1 ,i came safe hither last night4 ,my ,sunday's work1 sickness1 the change of weather1 and affecting parting from friends1 so enfeebled this tottering tabernacle1 that ,i was in hopes on the road the imprisoned soul would have been set at liberty1 and fled to those blissful regions1 ,where pain1 and sin1 and sorrow cease1 ,and all is calm and joy and peace4 ,at ,northampton ,i took coach1 and am now1 blessed be ,,god1 arrived at my ,winter quarters4 ,my poor wife ,i found an invalid4 ,our ,,lord can restore her1 for he came to heal our sicknesses1 and bear our infirmities4 ,i hope this will meet my dear friend and his wife leaning on this all-sufficient1 never-failing ,emmanuel4 ,i have remembered you ever since my departure1 and now1 with groanings that cannot be uttered1 pray that your souls1 and the souls of all the dear people around you1 may prosper and increase with all the increase of ,,god4 ,o1 my dear friend1 what manner of love is this1 that we should be called the sons of ,,god6 ,excuse me4 ,i must pause a while4,my eyes gush out with water4 ,at present they are almost fountains of tears4 ,but thanks be to ,,god1 they are tears of love4 ,o what shall ,i do for ,him who hath loved and given himself for ill and hell-deserving1 ungrateful1 unfruitful me6 ,add to my obligations by praying for me6 ,my unfeigned love to ,mr4 ,l4 ,if ,i can1 he shall soon hear from me4 ,with the box for ,mr4 ,g1 ,i shall send a few pictures1 which you may present to ,mr4 and ,mrs4 ,n1 as you think best4 ,o that the blessed and divine image of the adorable ,,jesus may be stamped in most lively colours on all our hearts6 ,it will1 it will4 ,,jesus is the author1 and he is also the finisher of our faith4 ,let us not be faithless but believing4 ,let us not trust in ourselves1 but in him who hath promised never to leave nor forsake us4 ,i can no more4 ,the ,,lord be with you and yours4,my hearty love to all that love ,,christ ,,jesus in sincerity2 accept the same in the most tender manner from1 my very dear friend1 ,yours most affectionately in our common ,,lord1 ,g4 ,w4 ,,letter ,,dccccxxxviii4 ,to ,mr4 ,j4 ,london1 ,nov4 #aa1 #ageb4 ,my dear ,friend1 ,,last night the glorious ,emmanuel brought me hither1 after having given me and his dear people many blessed seasons in ,scotland1 and the ,north of ,england4 ,o that with all his other mercies1 he may vouchsafe to give me a thankful and humble heart6 ,this morning ,i have been talking with dear ,mr4 ,a1 and cannot help thinking1 but that you have run before the ,,lord1 in forming yourselves into a public society1 as you have done4 ,i was afraid poor ,mr4 ,c would not do4 ,mr4 ,a's visit was designed to be transient1 and ,i cannot promise you any settled help from hence4 ,i am sincere1 when ,i profess1 that ,i do not choose to set myself at the head of any party4 ,when ,i came last to ,ireland1 my intention was to preach the gospel to all4,and if it should ever please the ,,lord of all ,lords to send me thither again1 ,i purpose to pursue the same plan4 ,for ,i am a debtor to all of all denominations1 and have no design1 if ,i know any thing of this desperately wicked and deceitful heart1 but to promote the common salvation of mankind4 ,the love of ,,christ constrains me to this4 ,accept it as wrote from that principle4 ,that ,he1 who is the wonderful counsellor1 may in all things direct and rule your hearts1 is the earnest prayer of1 my dear friend1 ,yours most affectionately1 ,g4 ,w4 ,,letter ,,dccccxxxix4 ,to the ,reverend ,mr4 ,h4 ,london1 ,nov4 #ad1 #ageb4 ,my very dear ,friend1 ,i ,am quite sorry that ,i missed seeing you1 but glad and thankful that you condescended to write to me4 ,i find you are resolved to outdo me in love2 this ,i would prevent if possible4 ,may the glorious ,,jesus shed abroad his love abundantly in your dear heart1 by the ,holy ,ghost1 and give you to increase with all the increase of ,,god4 ,he will bless you for vindicating the honour of his sacred volumes in your last pamphlet1 for which1 as well as for all other unmerited favours1 ,i most heartily thank you4 ,i have just now read it1 and doubt not of its being greatly blessed and owned1 and going through many editions4 ,i cannot discern any errata or inaccuracies in the composition4 ,surely ,,god hath raised my dear friend up1 to let the polite world see how amiable are the doctrines of the gospel4 ,why will you weary the world1 and your friends1 by delaying to publish your other long wished-for performance8 ,glad shall ,i be to peruse any of the dialogues4 ,the savour of the last is not of my mind4 ,pray let them see the light this ,winter4 ,they will delight and warm many a heart4 ,o that we may have a warm season at the ,tabernacle6 ,my country circuit was exceedingly delightful4 ,when the weather altered1 my health was much affected2 but a little rest hath already in some degree repaired it4 ,you and ,i perhaps are not to see heaven as yet3 ,i have waited for it long1 but alas6 my appointed time is not yet come4 ,thanks be to ,,god1 there is such a thing as having a heaven upon earth2 ,,christ in us is the heaven of heavens4 ,my dear1 very dear friend1 good night4 ,i am called away4 ,my love to the ,doctor4 ,o that he was wise6 ,how glad should ,i have been to have seen dear ,mr4 ,h6 ,my kind respects await your mother and sister4 ,my wife1 who is quite an invalid1 joins heartily with me1 who am1 my very dear ,sir1 ,yours most affectionately in our common ,,lord1 ,g4 ,w4 ,,letter ,,dccccxl4 ,london1 ,nov4 #ba1 #ageb4 ,my dear ,nat1 ,,your letters have all been brought safe to hand1 and have given me no small satisfaction4 ,i doubt not but the ,,lord1 whom you seek1 will in his own time come and visit the temple of your heart4 ,fear not1 neither be dismayed4 ,be found in the way of duty2 go on feeding his lambs1 and you shall find1 that the great ,shepherd and ,bishop of souls will bless and comfort you4 ,i know not of a more profitable situation1 that you could be in than at present4 ,next year1 ,,god willing1 you will have a fellow-student4 ,i have agreed with him1 as ,i wrote you from ,edinburgh1 for three years at least4 ,i am of your mind in respect to boarders4 ,as affairs stand1 ,i think the less the family is at present1 the better4 ,nothing seems to be wanted but a good overseer1 to instruct the negroes in sawing and planting4 ,let me know how ,mr4 ,m behaves1 and whether the ,lumber trade is begun4 ,i have consented to ,mr4 ,e's going to ,mr4 ,z1 and to ,margaret's leaving ,bethesda4 ,you will see what ,i have wrote to ,mrs4 ,w4 ,pray make ,george and the children to write often4 ,he should not have written to me1 ,honoured ,master1 but,sir4 ,i am glad to hear that some of the children promise well4 ,surely some good will in the end come out of that institution1 ,i am only afraid of its growing too great one day or another1 in a worldly way4 ,o that ,i may be directed to such managers1 that will act with a single eye to ,,god's glory1 and his people's good6 ,i have great confidence in you4 ,i am glad you live in peace4 ,may the ,prince of peace cause his grace and mercy to be multiplied upon you6 ,i shall be glad to live to see you a preacher4 ,it is a delightful employment1 when done out of love to ,,jesus3 that sweetens all4 ,in about ten weeks ,i have travelled above a thousand miles1 and was enabled to preach sometimes twice and thrice a day to many thousands4 ,i trust a great blessing was left behind with the word preached4 ,o that ,georgia's wilderness may blossom like a rose6 ,it will1 when ,,god's set time is come4 ,never mind a few evil reports4 ,no one need be ashamed of ,bethesda children4 ,blessed be ,,god1 they are taken care of1 and the ,,lord will reward you4 ,ah my dear ,nat1 you are highly honoured4 ,i hope you often bow down before the blessed ,redeemer1 and out of the fulness of your heart say1 8,why me1 ,,lord8 why me80 ,pray1 pray1 ,i beseech you continually1 that you may be cloathed with humility4 ,how many young men have ,i known ruined for the want of it6 8,,god resisteth the proud1 but giveth grace unto the humble40 ,pray that ,i may have an humble and thankful heart4 ,i would vie with a seraph1 if ,i could1 in humility and thankfulness4 ,adieu4 ,the ,,lord be with you6 ,my wife sends her love2 accept the same from1 my dear ,nat1 ,your most assured friend for ,,christ's sake1 ,g4 ,w4 ,,letter ,,dccccxli4 ,to ,mr4 ,v ,b4 ,london1 ,nov4 #bb1 #ageb4 ,my dear ,mr4 ,v ,b1 ,i ,hope this will find you and your yoke-fellow parents of a living and well-formed child4 ,may the ,redeemer sanctify it from the womb1 and cause it to live to his glory1 and your comfort6 ,i see you are taught to live more and more by faith4 ,this may be tried1 but never disappointed4 ,the ,,lord ,,jesus never did1 and never will forsake those who put their trust in him4 ,i believe ,mrs4 ,w will not suffer you or yours to want any thing that ,bethesda affords4 ,i thank you for your kind offer1 but suppose ere now you have been enabled to purchase some negroes1 and go upon your own land4 ,if not1 ,i have written to ,mr4 ,b to make what agreement you shall mutually judge to be most proper3 ,i cannot say more at this distance4 ,it is hard to determine any thing four thousand miles off4 ,,god willing1 ,i hope to see you next year2 though it is difficult to leave thousands and ten thousands1 who gladly receive the gospel1 to come to a wilderness1 where it has been1 alas6 too1 too often most wretchedly despised1 and slighted by many4 ,but ,i trust we shall yet see better times4 ,happy they who have learned to live on ,,jesus2 and by keeping up a daily and hourly fellowship with him1 can maintain a comfortable frame1 when all is cold and dead around them4 ,this is the happiness ,i wish my dear ,mr4 ,b4 ,may it increase day by day1 moment after moment6 ,then1 if we never should see each other again on earth1 we shall meet1 never to part again1 in the kingdom of heaven4 ,i am endeavouring to call as many thither as ,i can4 ,power seems to attend it1 and many seem to have their faces set ,zion-ward4 ,may they and we be kept from looking back6 ,,jesus is able to keep us4 ,to his almighty never-failing mercy do ,i commend you1 as being1 my dear ,sir1 for ,,christ's sake1 ,your most affectionate friend1 brother1 and servant1 ,g4 ,w4 ,,letter ,,dccccxlii4 ,to ,mr4 ,l4 ,london1 ,nov4 #bh1 #ageb4 ,my dear ,friend1 ,,your letter came safe to hand yesterday4 ,the contents of it humbled and gladdened me1 and led me directly to my knees1 to intercede for you and yours1 and all the dear people at ,leeds1 who are either seeking after1 or have actually found redemption in the blood of ,,jesus4 ,many here1 blessed be ,,god1 are in like circumstances4 ,our ,,lord seems to ride triumphantly on in the chariot of his everlasting gospel2 and the shout of a king is indeed amongst us4 ,blessed are the eyes that see the things which we see4 ,what shall we render unto the ,,lord8 ,our two mites1 a vile body1 and a sinful soul1 are all that he requires3 and shall he not have these8 ,yes1 ,i trust the language of both our hearts is this3 ,be gone1 vain world1 my heart resign1 ,for ,i must be no longer thine2 ,a nobler1 a diviner guest1 ,now claims possession of my breast4 ,as this is your case1 ,i wonder not at your being so solicitous for your dear children's welfare4 ,the ,,lord give you faith and patience1 and help you in every respect so to behave1 that you may win them over to the choice of true and undefiled religion6 ,courage1 my dear brother1 courage4,who knows1 but they may be made willing in a day of the ,redeemer's power8 ,he that hath given your dear yoke-fellow a heart to seek after the pearl of great price1 can make your children like-minded4 ,but faith must be tried1 patience must be exercised1 and our stubborn will brought into a chearful resignation to the holy sovereign will and good pleasure of ,,god4 ,what though thou rulest not1 ,yet heaven1 and earth and hell ,proclaim ,,god sitteth on the throne1 ,and ordereth all things well4 ,a variety of business prevents my enlarging4 ,i should not have troubled you with such a speedy answer1 had you not seemed to desire it1 as a token of my love4 ,i think it is cordial and unfeigned4 ,none of you are forgotten by me before the throne4 ,there1 my dear friend1 let us meet often4 ,remember it is a throne of grace2 we may1 therefore1 come with boldness4 ,,jesus is our advocate1 even ,,jesus ,,christ the righteous4 ,i thank you ten thousand times for all respect shewn me for his great name's sake1 and command you 7since love will make you wait for orders7 to believe me to be1 my dear ,sir1 ,your very affectionate friend1 brother1 and ready servant in our common but dearest ,,lord1 ,g4 ,w4 ,,letter ,,dccccxliii4 ,to ,mr4 4 ,london1 ,dec4 #e1 #ageb4 ,my dear ,friend1 ,,how does love meet love6 ,your long expected letter came last night1 and as the box of books hath been gone some days1 ,i answer you before day this morning4 ,my dear friend1 good-morrow6 ,blessed be ,,god1 that the day dawns1 and that the day-star hath risen in your heart4 ,may the ,redeemer give you a ,benjamin's mess every hour6 ,he is our great ,joseph1 and loves to say to his guilty brethren1 8,come near me40 ,out of his fulness we may all receive even grace for grace4 ,o how does he continually watch over us for good6 ,i thought the obstructions that lay in my way to ,york1 were not for nothing4 ,our times are in our ,,lord's hands4 ,we are immortal till our work is done4 ,this1 this shall be the cry of my soul3 ,,lord1 at thy command ,i'll go1 ,and to the world will gladly tell1 ,that they a risen ,,christ may know1 ,that they the love of ,,christ may feel4 ,assured of such a bidding1 we may say with ,luther1 8,if there was as many devils lying in wait1 as there are tiles on the houses1 we need not fear40 ,who knows but in ,spring we may have a fair field fight8 ,we can do all things through ,,christ strengthening us4 ,methinks ,i long to range in your parts1 and come to ,leeds again4 ,the persons mentioned need not bid me to remember them4 ,i cannot forget either them or you night or day4 ,o that we may make some large advances in the divine life1 before we see each other4 ,when will that be8 ,perhaps in ,spring2 perhaps not till we meet in heaven4 ,there we shall see ,,christ's face1 and never1 never sin2 ,there1 from the riches of his grace1 ,drink endless pleasures in4 ,hasten1 ,,lord1 that blessed time6 ,till then1 grant us1 we beseech thee1 an heaven upon earth6 ,such we have at the ,tabernacle indeed4 ,last ,lord's-day we had1 if possible1 a more blessed sacrament than the former4 ,how sweet1 how awful was the place1 ,with ,,christ within the doors1 ,when everlasting ,love display'd1 ,the choicest of his stores6 ,i must break off this delightful subject4 ,farewel4 ,pray for us4 ,remember me in the kindest manner to all4 ,my wife heartily joins with ,yours1 c4 ,g4 ,w4 ,,letter ,,dccccxliv4 ,to ,mr4 ,s4 ,london1 ,dec4 #i1 #ageb4 ,my dear ,brother1 ,,if your heart was full1 so was mine when we parted4 ,such seasons make me long for that happy time when we shall neither part from each other1 nor depart from the blessed ,,jesus any more4 ,our wanderings and tossings1 fightings without1 and fears within1 will then all be over4 ,here the church is1 and will be militant2 in heaven it shall be altogether triumphant4 ,let us go on1 my dear brother1 fighting the good fight of faith4 ,ere long we shall be called to lay hold on life eternal4 ,,christ is our captain2 we are therefore assured of conquest4 ,a feeble saint shall win the day1 ,though death and hell obstruct the way4 ,endeavour to obstruct they will1 and young converts little know how resolutely1 how unweariedly4 ,the way to heaven is a round-about way3 we must go through a wilderness4 ,,god suffers this1 to prove and try us1 and to shew us what is in our hearts4 ,humility must be taught us1 as ,gideon taught the men of ,succoth1 with briars and thorns3 these will frequently fetch blood from the old man4 ,o that we may be made willing to have him bleed to death6 8,away with him1 away with him2 crucify him1 crucify him40 ,may this be the language of your heart and mine6 ,to have this prayer answered1 what trials must we necessarily meet with from the devil1 the world1 the flesh1 and even from ,,god's own children8 ,all little enough to lead us into that mortified1 pacific1 resigned1 and disinterested mind1 which was in ,,christ ,,jesus4 ,the more we suffer1 and the less we are esteemed for doing1 or attempting to do good for his great name's sake1 the more we are conformed to his blessed example4 ,in heaven1 justice will be done to all4 ,strange6 that we cannot wait more patiently till the great day of retribution4 ,,lord1 help us to walk more by faith1 and less by sense6 8,help1 ,o help us to leave ourselves and all with thee40 ,i know you will say1 8,amen60 ,but ,i forget myself4 ,how willingly does the pen write1 when love1 love for ,,christ's sake dictates and indites6 ,i thank you for enquiring after my welfare3 thanks be to ,,god1 ,i am as well as a poor1 but happy pilgrim can expect to be4 ,the shout of a king is amongst us4 ,the glory of the ,,lord fills the ,tabernacle2 and we hear every day of persons brought under fresh awakenings1 as well as of ,,god's people being comforted4 ,we have had two most awful sacramental occasions4 ,help me to cry1 ,grace6 grace6 ,i shall be glad to hear that the gospel runs and is glorified at ,wakefield4 ,who knows but the last may be yet first8 ,is any thing too hard for the ,,lord8 ,continue to remember us at the throne of grace2 and accept this speedy answer as a token of respect and love unfeigned1 from1 my dear brother1 ,yours1 c4 ,g4 ,w4 ,,letter ,,dccccxlv4 ,to ,lady ,hn4 ,london1 ,dec4 #ae1 #ageb4 ,ever-honoured ,madam1 ,i ,think it a long time since ,i heard from1 or wrote to your ,ladyship4 ,my hands are full of work2 and ,i trust ,i can say1 the ,,lord of all lords causes his work to prosper in my unworthy hands4 ,more blessed seasons we never enjoyed4 ,our sacramental occasions have been exceedingly awful and refreshing4 ,i cannot help crying out night and day1 ,grace6 grace6 ,last week we had another repast in ,south ,audley-street4 ,lady ,f grows surprizingly4 ,she increases much in the knowledge of herself1 and of ,,jesus ,,christ4 ,may she and all that profess to love him1 increase with all the increase of ,,god6 ,i have glorious news from ,yorkshire4 ,inclosed your ,ladyship hath a letter1 which ,i hope will please you4 ,ships will be going to ,philadelphia soon after ,christmas4 ,has your ,ladyship read the awful account of the hurricane in ,south-,carolina8 ,i do not find that it hath reached ,georgia4 ,happy they who have laid up treasure in heaven1 and have fled to ,,christ for refuge2 such are safe from every storm4 ,this is your ,ladyship's happiness2 and blessed be ,,god1 this is the happiness of unworthy1 ill1 and hell-deserving me4 ,,lord1 why am ,i a guest8 ,through all eternity to ,thee1 ,a grateful song ,i'll raise2 ,but ,o eternity's too short1 ,to utter all thy praise4 ,business prevents my enlarging4,i commend your ,ladyship1 and all your concerns1 to the tender mercies of a never-failing ,redeemer2 and beg leave to subscribe myself1 with all possible gratitude and respect1 ever-honoured ,madam1 ,your ,ladyship's most dutiful1 obliged1 and ready servant for ,,christ's sake1 ,g4 ,w4 ,,letter ,,dccccxlvi4 ,to ,mrs4 ,k4 ,london1 ,dec4 #af1 #ageb4 ,dear ,mrs4 ,k1 ,,your kind letter lies by me unanswered1 because ,i had written to your dear husband just before it came to hand4 ,ere now ,i hope he hath received it with the books1 and is with you1 and the other true followers of our most adorable ,redeemer1 pressing forwards towards the mark of the prize of our high calling in ,,christ ,,jesus4 ,o that nothing may hinder us in this heavenly race6 ,o that we may remember ,lot's wife1 and never look back6 ,alas6 what is there in this world worth looking back upon8 ,it is nothing1 less than nothing4 ,thanks be to that precious ,,christ1 who hath redeemed us out of it4 ,to ,him that hath thus loved us1 be ascribed all honour and glory now and for ever6 ,my obligations to bless and magnify our ,,lord increase daily4 ,it would delight you to see1 how his glory is manifested among his poor despised ones4 ,to-morrow we are again to celebrate the memorials of his dying love4 ,o that we may be prepared according to the preparation of the sanctuary6 ,blessed be ,,god for a compleat and an everlasting righteousness to appear in2 this is the wedding garment2 this every poor sinner is cloathed with1 that truly puts on the ,,lord ,,jesus4 ,well may such despise outward ornaments1 and trample upon the pride of life4 ,such things are food only for those that know not ,,god4 ,go on then1 dear ,mrs4 ,k2 go on1 all ye my female fellow-soldiers1 who are lifted under the ,redeemer's banner4 ,as your day is1 so shall your strength be4 ,look up continually to ,,jesus2 and be so good as always to remember1 when before his throne1 ,your assured friend and ready servant1 ,g4 ,w4 ,,letter ,,dccccxlvii4 ,to ,governor ,b4 ,london1 ,dec4 #bj1 #ageb4 ,honoured ,sir1 ,,with great pleasure and satisfaction1 ,i received and read your kind letter1 and took the first opportunity of transmitting the inclosed to good ,lady ,hn1 who is now near ,bristol4 ,if the ship which brings this1 doth not sail soon1 ,i believe your ,excellency will have an answer by the same conveyance4 ,she is an elect lady indeed2 one who hath fairly renounced the world1 and scorns to divide her affections between it and her ,,god4 ,her ,ladyship corresponds with the ,dutchess of 1 but ,i fear that the latter doth not glory in the cross of ,,christ1 so much as might be wish'd4 ,you know1 honoured ,sir1 that we must have true self-denial1 and a disinterested spirit1 before we can be sincerely willing to be accounted fools for ,,christ's sake4 ,and yet there is no going to heaven without it4 ,blessed be ,,god1 your fight1 honoured ,sir1 is almost over2 the days are now coming wherein you must necessarily say1 8,i have no pleasure in them40 ,the #gast psalm1 translated by ,dr4 ,watts1 seems to be sweetly adapted to your circumstances4 ,part of it was lately sung for your ,excellency1 by many true followers of the ,lamb4 ,i4 ,still hath his life new wonders seen1 ,repeated every year2 ,behold his days which yet remain1 ,we trust them to thy care4 ,,ii4 ,cast him not off1 should health decline1 ,or hoary hairs arise2 ,and round him let thy glories shine1 ,whene'er thy servant dies4 ,i doubt not but the ,,lord ,,jesus will say1 ,amen4 ,whether ,i shall have the pleasure of seeing you on this side eternity1 is uncertain4 ,it was no small self-denial for me to leave ,america without going to the ,northward2 but the cloud moved towards ,england4 ,here 7,o amazing condescension67 the glorious ,emmanuel vouchsafes still to own and bless my feeble labours4 ,in ,scotland1 ,wales1 and the parts in and near ,yorkshire1 we have seen blessed days of the ,son of ,man4 ,i am now in my ,winter quarters1 longing for ,spring1 to take the field again4 ,had ,i a thousand tongues and lives1 ,,jesus should have them all4 ,i am sorry1 quite sorry that not one of his ministers could venture over the ,atlantick for ,new-,jersey ,college4 ,two general collections have lately been made upon other occasions in ,scotland4 ,what a pity1 when all circumstances concurred1 that such a favourable opportunity should have been lost8 ,i can only lament that1 which ,i did all ,i could to prevent4 ,and now1 honoured ,sir1 ,i must bid you farewel4 ,ere long ,i hope to see you in a better world3 perhaps we may meet again in this4 ,dear ,america is much upon my heart4 ,thanks be to ,,god1 ,bethesda is now put on a good and flourishing foundation1 and ,i hear hath escaped the late hurricane in ,south-,carolina4 ,great are thy judgments1 ,o ,,god2and great are thy mercies also6 both past finding out4 ,to the infinitely great and gracious ,i ,,am1 do ,i most earnestly commend both you and yours1 and with ten thousands thanks for all your unmerited favours1 ,i beg leave to subscribe myself1 honoured ,sir1 ,your ,excellency's most obliged1 dutiful1 and ready servant for ,,christ's sake1 ,g4 ,w4 ,,letter ,,dccccxlviii4 ,to ,captain ,g4 ,london1 ,dec4 #bj1 #ageb4 ,my dear ,captain1 ,,one would imagine1 that you and ,i were never to meet any more on this side eternity4 ,i often1 often think of you1 and long to see and converse with you2 but ,,god only knows when4 ,we are now about to erect a new ,tabernacle eighty foot square1 which ,i fear will detain me in ,england the ensuing ,summer4 ,pen cannot well describe1 how white the fields have been1 and how ready to harvest1 in ,wales1 ,scotland1 and the ,north of ,england4 ,i could sometimes scarce tell1 whether ,i was in or out of the body4 ,grace6 grace6 ,i am now in ,winter quarters1 where our ,,lord gives us fresh conquests1 gained by his word every day4 ,we do not dispute1 but love4 ,i find more and more that truth is great2 and however seemingly crush'd for a while1 will in the end prevail4 ,but there must be a kind of death upon every promise1 and upon every thing that is done for ,,god4 ,thus hath it been with ,georgia and ,bethesda4 ,o that we may learn to wait6 ,then shall we certainly see the salvation of ,,god4 ,i pity our dear friends in ,charles-,town4 ,o ,,god1 how great are thy judgments1 as well as thy mercies6 ,may they hear the rod1 and who hath appointed it6 ,my soul is distressed for them4 ,may this severe correction make them truly great6 ,when you send any thing to ,savannah1 ,i should be obliged to you1 if you would send a few things to ,bethesda4 ,our ,,lord will bless you for it4 ,i hope there are now above twenty negroes at work upon the new plantation4 ,may the ,,lord ,,jesus convert them1 and every other member of my family6 ,and ,o that ,i may be converted myself more and more every day and hour6 ,i am ashamed of my being such a dwarf in religion1 and of my having so little of the mind of ,,christ4 ,i hope you1 my dear old friend1 do find his grace sufficient for you1 to keep your heart above the world1 and continually alive to ,,god4 ,my prayer for you is1 that you may have power to get wealth1 and grace to improve it for the ,redeemer's glory1 and his people's good3 then you will be rich for both worlds1 and ,,god1 even your own ,,god1 will give you and yours his blessing4 ,why do you not write to dear ,mr4 ,s8 ,he is a heavenly-minded man indeed1 and my bosom friend4 ,i suppose ,mr4 ,d will acquaint you of my having been at his house2 we are kind friends still3 he and his very much regard you4 ,what cannot ,,god do8 ,how faithful is he to those1 who 8seek first his kingdom1 and the righteousness thereof40 ,let these words be written over your store-house door2 or rather let them be written on the table of your heart4 ,i can add no more4 ,a variety of business demands my attention4 ,my dear man1 farewel4 ,had ,i wings1 ,i would fly and see you1 and my other never to be forgotten ,philadelphia friends4 ,continue to pray1 and perhaps ,i may yet come sooner than expectation4 ,my wife joins in sending love to you and your houshold4 ,accept the same in the most endearing manner1 from one that loves you more than a brother1 even ,yours1 c4 ,g4 ,w4 ,,letter ,,dccccxlix4 ,to ,mr4 ,c ,w4 ,london1 ,dec4 #bb1 #ageb4 ,my dear ,friend1 ,i ,have read and pondered upon your kind letter with some degree of solemnity of spirit4 ,in the same frame ,i would now sit down to answer it4 ,and what shall ,i say8 ,really ,i can scarce tell4 ,the connection between you and your brother1 hath been so close and continued1 and your attachment to him so necessary to keep up his interest1 that ,i would not willingly for the world do or say any thing that may separate such friends4 ,i cannot help thinking1 but he is still jealous of me and my proceedings2 but1 ,i thank ,,god1 ,i am quite easy about it4 ,having the testimony of a good conscience1 that ,i have a disinterested view to promote the common salvation only1 ,i can leave all to him1 who ,i am assured will in the end speak for me1 and make my righteousness as clear as the light1 and my just dealing as the noon-day4 ,i more and more find1 that he who believeth doth not make haste2 and that if we will have patience1 we shall find that every plant1 which our heavenly ,father hath not planted1 however it may seem to have taken very deep root1 shall be plucked up4 ,as ,i wrote to good ,lady ,hn1 so ,i write to you1 dear ,sir4,i bless ,,god for my stripping seasons4 ,i have seen an end of all perfection1 and expect it only in him1 where ,i am sure to find it1 even in the ever-loving1 ever-lovely ,,jesus4 ,he knows how ,i love and honour you1 and your brother1 and how often ,i have preferred your interest to my own4 ,this1 by the grace of ,,god1 ,i shall still continue to do4 ,my reward is with the ,,lord4 ,if he approves1 it is enough4 ,more might be said1 were we face to face4 ,when this will be1 ,i cannot tell4 ,several things1 especially our design of building a new tabernacle1 which ,i hope will succeed1 detain me in town this ,winter4 ,,god only knows what course ,i am to steer in the ,spring4 ,i would be a blank2let my heavenly ,father fill it up as seemeth him good4 ,i am glad you are with our elect ,lady2 she will shine indeed in heaven as a common friend4 ,o how amiable is a truly catholic spirit6 ,,lord1 make us all partakers of it more and more6 ,i beg the continuance of your prayers3 ,i need them much4 ,,god willing1 you shall have mine in return4 ,that you and yours may increase with all the increase of ,,god1 is the earnest request of1 my dear friend1 ,yours1 c4 ,g4 ,w4 ,,letter ,,dccccl4 ,to ,lady ,hn4 ,london1 ,dec4 #bb1 #ageb4 ,ever-honoured ,madam1 ,,with great pleasure ,i received your ,ladyship's letter1 which hath drawn me to the ,father of ,spirits1 that the meek1 lowly1 loving1 zealous1 and heavenly-minded temper which was in ,,christ ,,jesus1 may be stamped more and more upon your ,ladyship's heart4 ,a growth in these blessed graces and fruits of the divine ,spirit1 ,i am persuaded is what your ,ladyship desires above all things under heaven1 and ,i doubt not but all the trials and afflictions you meet with1 both from friends and foes1 will be sanctified to the promoting this glorious end4 ,many of these ,i meet with2 but if ,i come purified out of the furnace1 and am at length any way conformed to my dear and blessed ,exemplar1 ,i rejoice1 yea and will rejoice4 ,experience1 if attended with this effect1 cannot be bought too dear4 ,but alas1 how unwilling is the old man to be crucified and slain6 ,how hard is even the mind that is renewed in part1 how hard to be brought off low and selfish and party views4 ,with how much reluctance doth it give up the uppermost place1 and submit to be accounted in the church1 as well as in the world1 less than the least of all4 ,yet this is a lesson the witnesses of ,,jesus must learn4 ,o that ,i had learnt only my ,a ,b ,c in it6 ,i beg the continuance of your ,ladyship's prayers1 for which ,i thank your ,ladyship a thousand times4 ,may the ,,lord of all lords return them seven-fold into your bosom1 and give your ,ladyship success in your endeavours to serve the persons mentioned in your last6 ,it is but for your ,ladyship to try4 ,i shall observe your ,ladyship's hints about ,mr4 4 ,i believe our visits will not be very frequent4,but ,i am easy1 having no scheme1 no design of supplanting or resenting1 but ,i trust a single eye to promote the common salvation1 without so much as attempting to set up a party for myself4 ,this is what my soul abhors4 ,being thus minded1 ,i have peace2 peace which the world knows nothing of1 and which all must necessarily be strangers to1 who are fond either of power or numbers4 ,,god be praised for the many strippings ,i have met with3 it is good for me that ,i have been supplanted1 despised1 censured1 maligned1 judged by1 and separated from my nearest1 dearest friends4 ,by this ,i have found the faithfulness of him1 who is the friend of friends2 by this ,i have been taught to wrap myself in the glorious ,emmanuel's everlasting righteousness1 and to be content that ,he1 to whom all hearts are open1 and all desires are known1 now sees1 and will let all see hereafter1 the uprightness of my intentions towards all mankind4 ,but whither am ,i going8 ,i run too fast4 ,your ,ladyship's kind letter hath extorted this from me4 ,i will weary your ,ladyship no longer1 but hasten to subscribe myself1 what ,i really am1 ever-honoured ,madam1 ,your ,ladyship's most dutiful1 obliged1 and very chearful servant for ,,christ's sake1 ,g4 ,w4 ,,letter ,,dccccli4 ,to ,mr4 ,r4 ,london1 ,dec4 #bb1 #ageb4 ,my very dear ,friend1 ,,with great pleasure ,i received your kind and wished-for letter2 and heartily bless ,,god that your whole self is in such comfortable circumstances1 and that honest ,d is so blest in his work4 ,i read his two letters about ten days ago1 and many joined in singing for him the following verses3 ,the isles in the ,north1 ,remember1 ,o ,,god1 ,and feed thy sheep there1 ,with pure gospel food4 ,,lord1 revive thy blest work ,in every place1 ,till thousands and thousands ,do triumph through grace4 ,do you not think the blessed ,,jesus will say1 ,amen8 ,yes1 assuredly he will4 ,and if he will work1 who shall hinder8 ,thoughts are vain against the ,,lord1 ,all subserve his mighty word2 ,wheels encircling wheels shall run1 ,each in course to bring it on4 ,fear not1 my dear ,sir2 if ,,christ hath work for you to do1 he will put you into a proper station4 ,but would you be a ,nehemiah1 and have no ,sanballat to oppose you8 ,building the walls of the ,new-,jerusalem1 is what the profane and formalists do not approve of4 ,we must expect the serpent will hiss1 whenever the gospel seed of the woman is coming into a place to bruise his head4 ,courage1 my dear ,sir1 courage4 ,,god is on your side4 ,the world1 with sin and ,satan1 ,in vain our march opposes2 ,through ,,christ we shall ,break through them all1 ,and sing the song of ,moses4 ,you see1 my dear ,sir1 how freely ,i write4 ,the love of ,,christ constraineth me4 ,i am much indebted to you1 and hope to see you in ,london soon4 ,my wife longs to have you under our roof3 she hath been ill1 but blessed be ,,god is now better4 ,we both send cordial and grateful respects to your whole self and all enquiring friends4 ,we have had most solemn sacramental occasions4 ,i sympathize with both our suffering friends3 from what unexpected quarters do troubles come6 ,who would sing a requiem to himself1 whilst here below8 ,,lord ,,god1 prepare us for whatever thou hast prepared for us6 ,i must bid you farewel4 ,a variety of business obliges me to hasten to subscribe myself1 ,yours1 c4 ,g4 ,w4 ,,letter ,,dcccclii4 ,to ,lady ,hn4 ,london1 ,jan4 #a1 #agec4 ,honoured ,madam1 ,,your ,ladyship's kind letter hath added to the obligations already laid on me4 ,i can only say1 the ,,lord knows that you and yours1 are remembered by me before his throne4 ,this is the reward1 which the ,redeemer promises to those who do good to a disciple1 in the name of a disciple4 ,o happy they who are rich in faith and good works6 ,these are the true riches2 they are durable2 they follow us beyond the grave1 and we shall be reaping the fruit of them through the endless ages of eternity4 ,eternity6 eternity6 ,the very writing or hearing this word1 is enough to make one dead to the world1 and alive unto ,,god4 ,the ,,lord quicken my tardy pace6 ,i am now thirty-eight years of age1 and entering upon another new year2 ,alas6 alas6 ,how little have ,i done for that ,,jesus1 who hath done and suffered so much for me6 ,i want to begin to begin to act and preach for ,,god4 ,blessed be his name1 that his spirit is moving on precious souls at ,bristol4 ,for ever adored be his rich1 free1 and unmerited grace1 the same may be said of ,london4 ,we have had blessed holidays1 and ,i have had good news from the ,orphan-house4 ,a life that all things casts behind1 ,springs forth obedient at his call4 ,had ,i a thousand lives1 the ,,lord ,,jesus should have them4 ,i wish your ,ladyship1 and honoured daughters1 much of his divine love shed abroad in your hearts4 ,that is the best new year's compliment1 and the best new year's gift4 ,i hope1 the young ladies through grace are kept unspotted from the world4 ,i would come and wait upon our elect ,lady at ,clifton1 but am engaged in forwarding the building of a new tabernacle2 ,i hope it will be accomplished1 and that ,,god's presence will fill it when erected4 ,i could enlarge1 but am called away1 and therefore subscribe myself1 ,your ,ladyship's most dutiful1 obliged1 and ready servant for ,,christ's sake1 ,g4 ,w4 8,hm0 replaced with 8,hn0 ,,letter ,,dccccliii4 ,to ,mr4 ,l4 ,london1 ,jan4 #c1 #agec4 ,my very dear ,friend and ,brother1 ,,though ,i am very much straitened for time1 yet ,i must sit down1 7since you so earnestly desire it7 and answer your kind letter4 ,my love does not shift with my scene of action2 ,i would have it in some degree1 like my ,,lord's to me and his people1 8,permanent and unchangeable40 ,blessed be ,,god for such a ,,jesus1 who is the same yesterday1 to-day1 and for ever4 ,what can we want then8 ,or of whom should we be afraid8 ,all his attributes are engaged to keep us on earth1 and to set us upon thrones in his glorious kingdom in heaven4 ,last night ,i buried one1 who ,i believe is seated there4,ah lovely appearance of death6 ,surely my turn will come soon4 ,i am now thirty-eight years of age2 little did ,i think of staying in the land of the dying so long4 ,well1 if it be to call more souls to the ever-loving1 ever-lovely ,,jesus1 ,father1 thy will be done6 ,if thou excuse1 then work thy will1 ,by so unfit an instrument2 ,it will at once thy goodness show1 ,and prove thy power omnipotent4 ,i hope you have had a happy ,christmas at ,leeds4 ,we have kept holidays here indeed4 ,sinners have been pricked to the heart1 and saints refreshed in their spirits4 ,to the ,father of spirits be all the glory4 ,i forgot none of you in my poor prayers3 fear not2 let us continue to pray1 and we shall always find1 that our extremity will be ,,god's opportunity to help and appear for us4 ,but there must be a seeming death upon every promise4 ,where reason fails with all its powers1 ,there faith prevails and love adores4 ,,lord1 increase our faith4,,lord1 quicken my sluggish heart6 ,i commend you and yours to ,,god1 and to the word of his grace4 ,i am sorry dear ,mr4 ,s is disabled from writing4 ,when his hand is well1 ,i hope to hear from him4 ,in the mean while1 tell him1 and his1 and all dear friends1 that ,i am1 for ,,christ's sake1 my dear ,sir1 ,theirs and yours1 c4 c4 ,g4 ,w4 ,,letter ,,dccccliv4 ,to ,mr4 ,c4 ,london1 ,jan4 #g1 #agec4 ,my dear ,mr4 ,c1 ,i ,received your kind letter1 for which ,i send you most hearty thanks4 ,i see that you strive1 and ,i fear you will succeed1 to outdo me in love and kindness4 ,however1 ,i will endeavour to copy after you1 and1 if possible1 not die in your debt4 ,but who can ever pay his debt of love1 either to ,,god1 or the brethren8 ,alas6 ,alas6 ,i run in arrears every day4 ,,god's favours are continually multiplied upon me1 and he seems to let us know that we shall see greater things than ever4 ,we have had a blessed ,christmas season4 ,i trust our ,,lord hath imparted many a new year's gift4 ,you know what that is1 even a new heart4 8,a new heart also will ,i give thee40 ,thus run the words of our ,,lord's last will and testament4 ,o for faith to prove this will6 ,o for a willingness to receive so invaluable a legacy6 ,,lord1 ,i believe1 help my unbelief6 ,thou wilt give strength1 thou wilt give power1 ,thou wilt in time set free2 ,this great deliverance let us hope1 ,not for ourselves but thee4 ,come1 my dear brother1 let us take courage3 8,he is faithful1 who hath promised1 who also will do it40 ,o unbelief1 injurious bar1 ,source of tormenting1 fruitless care4 ,surely it is the womb of misery1 and grave of comfort4 ,had we faith but as a grain of mustard seed1 how should we trample the world1 the flesh1 the devil1 death1 and hell under foot8 ,,lord1 increase our faith6 ,i know you say ,amen4 8,even so ,,lord ,,jesus1 ,amen and ,amen60 ,but whither am ,i going8 ,love makes me forget myself4 ,adieumy dear ,sir1 adieu4 ,pray tell ,mr4 ,g that ,i intend answering his kind letter shortly4 ,i send cordial love to him1 and all the followers of the ,lamb4 ,o may we find the ancient way1 ,our wond'ring foes to move2 ,and force the heathen world to say1 ,see how these christians love6 ,i can now no more1 but subscribe myself1 dear ,sir1 ,yours most affectionately in our common ,,lord1 ,g4 ,w4 ,,letter ,,dcccclv4 ,to ,mr4 ,h ,b4 ,london1 ,jan4 #g1 #agec4 ,my very dear ,friend1 ,,by this conveyance ,i send you a power of attorney to dispose of ,providence ,plantation1 and leave it to your discretion to sell at what price you please4 ,i would only observe1 that ,i had rather it should be sold for somewhat less than its real value1 than to keep it any longer in my hands4 ,i do not choose to keep two families longer than needs must4 ,be pleased to pay what you receive for it1 into the hands of ,mr4 ,charles ,hn of ,charles-,town4 ,blessed be ,,god for remembering mercy in the midst of judgments4 ,o that with his rod he may also send his spirit6 ,for without it1 as dear ,mr4 ,v ,b observes1 8,we shall be chastened1 but not changed40 ,the world after the deluge1 was as bad as before4 ,nothing but the blood of ,,jesus ,,christ1 applied by faith1 can cleanse the soul from sin4 ,to this blest fountain of thy blood1 ,incarnate ,,god ,i fly2 ,here let me wash my spotted soul1 ,from sins of deepest dye4 ,my dear ,sir1 add to my obligations1 by praying1 that the foot of pride may never come against me4 ,this is what turned fair angels into foul devils2 and yet alas1 how prone are we to it6 ,surely it is the first enemy we fight with1 and the last that is totally conquered4 ,o that ,i was humble6 then would the ,,lord delight to own and honour me more and more4 ,i am amazed he doth not throw me aside4 ,but 7,o unchangeable love67 still he causeth my rod to bud and blossom4 ,the ,winter season hath been very blessed1 and we hear daily of fresh inroads made into ,satan's kingdom4 ,,god seems determined to throw down ,jericho's walls by rams-horns1 yea by very crooked rams-horns4 ,even so1 ,father1 for so it seemeth good in thy sight6 ,my dear ,sir1 once more ,i intreat you to pray for me4 ,neither you nor yours are forgotten by me4 ,the money you receive for ,providence1 will be immediately wanted to buy more land1 and to pay for opening ,bethesda's new plantation4,i have desired your brother to agree with ,mrs4 ,p for hers1 if she can give a good title4 ,i am sorry to hear she is declining4,but why so8 ,is not death an entrance into life everlasting8 ,there sin and pain1 and sorrow cease1 ,and all is calm and joy and peace4 ,hearty love and prayers attend her and all enquiring friends4 ,that this new year may be filled with millions of new blessings1 both to your souls and bodies1 is and shall be the constant prayer of1 very dear ,sir1 ,yours most affectionately in our common ,,lord1 ,g4 ,w4 ,,letter ,,dcccclvi4 ,to ,mr4 ,s4 ,london1 ,jan4 #i1 #agec4 ,my dear ,mr4 ,s1 ,i ,received your kind letter yesterday1 and suppose1 ere this can reach you1 my last will be come to hand4 ,what say you8 ,if ,i should be detained in ,england this year1 are you willing to put your life in the ,redeemer's hands and go immediately8 ,a ship is bound for ,savannah about ten miles from the ,orphan-house1 the beginning of next month4 ,methinks ,i hear you say to the glorious ,emmanuel1 ,a life that all things casts behind1 ,springs forth obedient at thy call4 ,such a spirit is fit for ,bethesda2 such a spirit becomes one who desires to be a teacher of youth1 and a faithful minister of the ever-loving ever-lovely ,,jesus4 ,let me know your mind4 ,if you come immediately1 may the ,,lord come and go with you6 ,that is company enough4 ,but there are others going in the same ship4 ,the ,,lord direct and bless you6 ,he will vouchsafe to countenance my feeble labours4 ,i have yet more good news from the ,north4 ,last night was an awful night1 we carried three saints together to the grave2 thousands attended1 and both within and without doors1 the word ,i trust came with power4 ,o that the dead may be made to hear the voice of the ,son of ,,god1 and to come forth6 ,i rejoice if any of his dear people have been quickened at ,glasgow4 ,perhaps next ,summer1 ,i may see them in my way to1 or return from ,ireland4 ,the ,,lord help all to pray for me4 8,less than the least of all10 shall be still my motto4 ,to me nothing belongs1 but shame and confusion of face4 ,i must away4 ,the ,,lord direct and bless you4 ,i commend you to his never-failing mercy1 and am ,your assured friend for ,,christ's sake1 ,g4 ,w4 ,,letter ,,dcccclvii4 ,to ,mr4 ,z4 ,london1 ,jan4 #aj1 #agec4 ,honoured and very dear ,sir1 ,,this morning1 before ,i received your kind packet1 ,i was finishing my answer to the good ,professor1 and then intended to send it to you with the inclosed extracts4 ,,lord1 what am ,i1 that any of thy faithful servants should write to1 or concern themselves about me or my affairs6 ,with all thy other favours1 give me1 ,o ,,god1 an humble and grateful heart2 so shall thy mercies not prove my ruin6 ,i hope to answer good ,mr4 ,u and dear ,mr4 ,bs speedily4 ,a ship goes to ,savannah the beginning of next month4 ,mrs4 ,v ,b is safely delivered of a daughter2 the forts being destroyed by the late dreadful hurricane1 the ,governor and ,council of ,south-,carolina1 have sent for her husband to ,charles-,town4 ,blessed be ,,god1 ,bethesda hath received but little damage4 ,several of the orphans have sent me pretty letters1 and ,i trust it will yet prove an useful seminary for both white and black persons4 ,i wait to see this great salvation1 ,o ,,lord6 ,to-morrow1 ,,god willing1 ,i shall dine with ,mr4 ,l1 and on ,friday morning if possible will endeavour to wait upon you4 ,my hands are full of work1 and ,i hear every day of fresh persons awakened2 but ,i can do so little1 and what ,i do is done so badly1 that ,i fear sometimes my ,,lord will throw me aside like a broken vessel4,very dear and honoured ,sir1 for ,,christ's sake do you and your worthy collegue continue to pray for me2 surely it is an act of the greatest charity4 ,less than the least of all1 shall be my motto still4 ,my heart is full2 ,,god forgive me4 ,i am now beginning to enter upon my thirty-ninth year4 ,,lord ,,jesus quicken my tardy pace6 ,i can no more4 ,but hoping to see you on ,friday1 and to be furthered in my work and way by your fatherly counsel and instruction1 ,i subscribe myself1 very dear and honoured ,sir1 ,your most affectionate1 obliged son1 and ready servant in our glorious ,head1 ,g4 ,w4 8begining0 replaced with 8beginning0 ,,letter ,,dcccclviii4 ,to ,lady ,hn4 ,london1 ,jan4 #ac1 #agec4 ,ever-honoured ,madam1 ,,your ,ladyship's very kind and christian letter1 ,i have read over and over again4 ,it drew my heart towards the ,redeemer1 and caused me to pray1 that your present retirement1 may be a glorious preparative for further1 and yet more public usefulness in his mystical body4 ,to have one's hands or tongue tied from acting or speaking for ,,god1 is1 to a new and heaven-born soul1 one of the greatest pieces of self-denial in the world4 ,but this hath been the lot of many of the most choice and holy souls under heaven4 ,it is a mercy1 that where there is a willing mind1 it is accepted according to that which a man hath1 and not according to that which he hath not4 ,i beg that your ,ladyship would not have the least thought about my concerns1 otherwise than at a throne of grace4 ,your ,ladyship wants a bridle1 rather than a spur4 ,my highest ambition is to spend and be spent for ,,jesus1 and to be not the head1 but servant of all4 ,when your ,ladyship mentioned the word ambition1 ,i could not help thinking of the saying of the ,eunuch1 8,speaketh the prophet this of himself1 or of some other man80 ,but we know not what is in our hearts4 ,,lord1 keep me from being led into1 and falling by temptation4 ,i wish your ,ladyship much success with ,b1 but worldly wise men1 serpent-like1 so turn and wind1 that they have many ways to slip through and creep out at1 which simple-hearted single-eyed souls know nothing of1 and if they did1 could not follow after them4 ,honesty is the best policy1 and will in the end 7whether we seek it or not7 get the better of all4 ,your ,ladyship's intended letter to ,governor ,b1 will be very acceptable4 ,i hope the inclosed will give your ,ladyship pleasure4 ,o that ,i may be enabled to give the ,,lord ,,jesus all the glory6 ,to me nought belongs1 but confusion of face4 ,surely ,i am the chief of sinners1 less than the least of all saints1 but for ,,christ's sake1 ever-honoured ,madam1 ,your ,ladyship's most dutiful1 obliged and very ready servant1 ,g4 ,w4 ,,letter ,,dcccclix4 ,to ,mr4 ,c4 ,london1 ,jan4 #ae1 #agec4 ,my dear ,mr4 ,c1 ,i ,owe you a letter and much love4 ,the one ,i will now pay you1 the other debt our common ,,lord must discharge4 ,i despair of doing it1 because ,i run upon fresh arrears to him and his dear people every day and every hour4 ,i willingly therefore own myself a debtor to high and low1 rich and poor1 to all1 of all denominations whatsoever4,what have we to do with a party or sectarian zeal8 ,why should not our heaven begin on earth8 ,all that we know they do above1 ,is1 that they sing1 and that they love4 ,o for some fresh anointings of the blessed spirit6 ,then will the scales fall more and more from our eyes1 and the veil of ignorance be taken more and more from our hearts4 ,then shall we be more and more content to think1 and let think1 and be studious to be of one heart1 where we cannot be of one judgment or mind4 ,the sweetness of such a spirit1 is unspeakable2 it brings with it its own reward2 it frees the soul from a thousand needless jealousies1 and selfish passions1 and enables it to put the reins of government into his hands1 who alone orders all things well4 ,,lord1 increase in us this spirit1 and give us more and more to love all that bear thy image1 though they may not in all things agree with us6 ,o may we find the ancient way1 ,our wond'ring foes to move2 ,and force the heathen world to say1 ,see how these christians love6 ,my dear brother1 your kind letter constrains me to write thus4,blessed be ,,god for what has been done at any time1 by any instrument1 at ,newcastle4 ,i still pray that the town may be full of new creatures4 ,in ,london we have reason to rejoice4 ,yesterday was a great day of the ,son of man2 both at the sacrament1 and under the word preached1 our ,,lord gave us to drink of the wine of the kingdom4 ,on ,monday last we followed three believers to the grave1 and triumphed over death on his own ground4 ,o what a ,,christ have we6 ,,god help us to love him more1 and serve him better6 ,i salute all most heartily with whom you are in fellowship4,grace1 mercy and peace be multiplied upon you4 ,i beg a continued interest in all your prayers1 and subscribe myself1 dear ,sir1 ,your affectionate friend1 and ready servant for ,,christ's sake1 ,g4 ,w4 duplicate word 8common0 removed ,,letter ,,dcccclx4 ,to ,c ,w4 ,chatham1 ,jan4 #ai1 #agec4 ,my dear ,friend1 ,a ,multiplicity of business prevented my answering your kind letter1 before my coming out of ,london4 ,lest ,i should be prevented by the same means at my return thither1 ,i write you a few lines in the way4 ,i have been among some new-awakened souls1 who seem to be taking the kingdom of ,,god by a holy violence4 ,at ,london1 ,,god hath lately caused his people's cups to run over with strong consolation1 and many sturdy sinners have been made to cry out1 8,what shall we do to be saved80 ,i thank you for the caution about the new building2 a burnt child dreads the fire4 ,i shall not begin1 till we have a thousand pounds in hand1 and then shall contract for a certain sum for the whole4 ,this affair will detain me till the days are long enough to travel1 and set out upon a fresh pursuit after poor sinners1 who have wandered from their ,,god4,the ,,lord be with you and yours4 ,may the gospel plough be prospered1 whatever hand is employed to lay hold of it4 ,this1 as far as ,i know my treacherous heart1 is the sincere language of1 dear ,sir1 ,yours most affectionately in our common ,,lord1 ,g4 ,w4 ,,letter ,,dcccclxi4 ,to ,mr4 ,o4 ,london1 ,jan4 #bc1 #agec4 ,my dear ,mr4 ,o1 ,i ,received your kind letter1 and have since shewn it to the secretary for ,georgia1 who approved of it very much4 ,i am glad we are to have you in that infant province1 and could heartily wish you was nearer ,bethesda4 ,i doubt not of its becoming a seat of learning in time1 but it is good for every thing to rise gradually4 ,i have engaged a dear youth1 who ,i trust will suit the ,orphan-house infant state very well4 ,it hath scarce learnt as yet to stand upon its own legs2 as it grows ,i expect it will give me more trouble4 ,to have young men educated there1 and then turned out into the church graceless and unconverted would break my heart4 ,father1 if it be thy will1 let this cup pass from me6 ,i suppose we shall now soon know1 who is to be ,governor2 every thing is to be ordered as ,i informed you in my last4 ,my eyes are waiting upon ,him1 from whom alone cometh all our salvation4 ,we see wonders every day on this side the water4 ,glorious days of the ,son of man indeed6 ,notwithstanding1 ,i long to take another trip to yonder new world4 ,time will determine1 wherefore this attraction4 ,he that believeth doth not make haste4 ,,god forbid that 8,chastened1 but not changed10 should always be ,charles-,town motto4 ,,lord1 let them hear thy rod1 and who hath appointed it6 ,what a dreadful thing is it to come cankered out of the furnace8 ,it bespeaks further trials yet behind2but ,i need not tell you this4,excuse this freedom3 be pleased to give my hearty love to all1 and ,i beseech you continue to pray for1 my dear friend and brother1 ,yours most affectionately in our common ,,lord1 ,g4 ,w4 ,,letter ,,dcccclxii4 ,to ,mr4 ,v ,b4 ,london1 ,jan4 #ai1 #agec4 ,my very dear ,sir1 ,a ,few days ago ,i was with good ,mr4 ,z1 who assured me that ,mr4 ,v had written him1 that two hundred pounds sterling were ordered you to be disposed of as you should judge proper4 ,i hope you will find this to be true1 if you have not found it so already4 ,is there no way of making the breach up between you and ,mr4 ,b8 ,mr4 ,ur1 from whom ,i heard very lately1 and also all your ,german friends1 desire it extremely4 ,i promised ,mr4 ,z that ,i would use my interest for your own sake1 but above all for the sake of ,,jesus ,,christ our common ,,lord4 ,my very dear ,sir1 do forgive and forget1 and if you are conscious you have been too hasty in any respect1 pray send to ,mr4 ,b a few lines of love4 ,we never lose any thing by stooping4,,god will always exalt the humble soul4 ,o that the prince of peace would honour me to be a peace-maker6,do1 my dear friend1 comply with my request1 and thereby give further proofs that you are indeed converted1 and become a little child4 ,may this blessing descend on your new-born babe6 ,our joint respects await ,mrs4 ,v and yourself4 ,you may well wish yourself at the tabernacle4 ,all is alive there4,thousands flock to hear1 and thousands feel the power of the living ,,god4,dear ,charles-,town1 ,i pity thee6 ,o that thou knowest the day of thy visitation6 ,if this meets you there employed as an engineer1 may the ,,lord own1 bless and direct you1 and keep you unspotted from the world6 ,if elsewhere1 ,i hope you are where ,,god would have you be1 and that is enough1,i commend you to his never-failing mercy1 and desiring a continued interest in your prayers1 beg leave to subscribe myself1 very dear ,sir1 ,yours1 c4 ,g4 ,w4 ,,letter ,,dcccclxiii4 ,to the ,reverend ,mr4 ,h4 ,london1 ,jan4 #bg1 #agec4 ,my very dear ,friend1 ,i ,thank you a thousand times for the trouble you have been at1 in revising my poor compositions1 which ,i am afraid you have not treated with a becoming severity4 ,how many pardons shall ,i ask for mangling1 and ,i fear murdering your dear ,theron and ,aspasia8 ,you will see by ,monday's coach2 which will bring a parcel directed for you1 to the care of ,doctor ,s4 ,it contains one of your dialogues1 and two more of my sermons1 which ,i do not like very well myself1 and therefore shall not wonder if you dislike them4 ,if you think they will do for the public1 pray return them immediately1 because the other two go to the press next ,monday4 ,i have nothing to comfort me but this1 8that the ,,lord chooses the weak things of this world to confound the strong1 and things that are not1 to bring to nought the things that are40 ,i think to sell all four sermons for six-pence4 ,i write for the poor1 you for the polite and the noble2 ,,god will assuredly own and bless what you write4,as yet ,i have only had time to peruse one of your sweet dialogues2 as fast as possible ,i shall read the rest4 ,i am more than paid for my trouble by reading them4 ,the ,,lord be with your dear heart6 ,continue to pray for me4 ,the ,,lord be with us4 ,grace6 ,grace6 ,i am1 dearest ,sir1 in very great haste1 but greater love1 ,yours1 c4 ,g4 ,w4 ,,letter ,,dcccclxiv4 ,to the ,reverend ,mr4 ,b4 ,london1 ,jan4 #ca1 #agec4 ,reverend and very dear ,sir1 ,,your kind letter came safe to hand1 and according to your desire1 ,i send you a little bell1 as a small token of my unfeigned love to your dear congregation4 ,i have written strongly to ,professor ,frank for some ,negroes for you1 and heartily pray the ,,lord of all ,lords to put it into our power to serve that black generation4 ,their souls are equally precious in the eyes of an all gracious ,redeemer1 as ours4 ,o that we may yet see some good come out of ,georgia4 ,i would take another trip over this spring1 but am hindered by our building a new place of worship1 and by the continual calls that are given me to preach the everlasting gospel4,indeed we see most glorious days of the ,son of man4 ,the cup of ,,god's people is made to run over1 and every day we hear of somebody or another brought under new awakenings1 and pricked to the heart2 notwithstanding this1 ,i find a continual attraction to ,america4 ,the event will prove wherefore all this happens to me4 ,,lord help me to walk by faith and not by sight6 ,my dear ,sir1 you and yours will not forget to pray for me4 ,i am the chief of sinners1 and less than the least of all saints,what shall ,i render unto the ,,lord8 ,write every opportunity4 ,dear ,mr4 ,z will take care of your child4 ,cannot matters be made up between you and ,mr4 ,v8 ,is it not a pity that any of us should fall out in our way to heaven8 ,when we meet next1 remember that a floor and blanket is all the lodging1 and a chick or fowl1 boiled or roasted1 is all the food ,i desire at ,ebenezer4 ,what is a pilgrim life without a pilgrim heart8 ,o that ,i was like my ,,lord6 ,then should ,i endure hardness1 like a good soldier of ,,jesus ,,christ4,the encouragement for raising silk will be continued4 ,o that ,georgia may prove a fruitful soil for raising children unto ,abraham6 ,we wait for thy salvation1 ,o ,,lord4 ,for the present1 reverend ,sir1 adieu4 ,my wife joins in sending cordial salutations to your whole self1 to ,mr4 ,l and his wife1 and all the dear people at ,ebenezer4 ,that you all may at all times have reason to say1 8hitherto hath our ,,lord helped us10 is the earnest prayer of1 reverend and very dear ,sir1 ,your most affectionate1 though unworthy younger brother1 and fellow-labourer in our common ,,lord1 ,g4 ,w4 ,the ,,end of the ,,second ,,volume4