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 while I will wait upon or send to the Count the Danish embassador's brother, who favours me with his company on Monday to dine. On Monday morning from nine to near eleven I will be at your Ladyship's, and wait to know your order concerning Tuesday. O that may be with and make me humble! I am ashamed to think your Ladyship will admit me under your roof, much more am I amazed that the will make use of such a creature as I am. Under a sense of this, I write to your Ladyship now. It is late, and my poor body calls to rest. But as I am to preach four times to-morrow, I thought it my duty to send these few lines to your Ladyship to night. Quite astonished at your Ladyship's condescension, and the unmerited superabounding grace and goodness of Him who has loved me and given himself for me, I subscribe myself, honoured madam, Your Ladyship's most obliged, obedient, humble and willing servant, G. W.     LETTER DCLXXI. To Lady H.

Honoured Madam,     London, Sept. 1, 1748.

ALTHOUGH it is time for me to be setting out, yet I dare not leave town without dropping a few lines, gratefully to acknowledge the many favours I have received from your Ladyship, especially the honour you have done me in making me one of your Ladyship's chaplains. A sense of it humbles me, and makes me to pray more intensely for more grace, to walk more worthy of that, who has called me to his kingdom and glory. As your Ladyship hath been pleased to confer on me the honour before mentioned, I shall think it my duty to send you weekly accounts of what the is pleased to do for and by me. Glory be to his great Name, the prospect is promising. My Lord Bath received me yesterday morning very cordially, and would give me five guineas for the orphans, though I refused taking any thing for the books. I send your Ladyship (by the hands of faithful and honest Betty W) a little box of my sermons, and the last account of 's dealing with me, and of the money