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 say, was with me on the way. My health was sensibly improved; but, by sitting up late to preach, I am grown little sick again. Good Lady H is come to town, and I am to preach at her Ladyship's house twice a week to the Great and Noble. O that some of them may effectually be called, and taste of the riches of redeeming love! I need not inform your Ladyship, that this, and this alone, can give true rest and peace to any soul. You have felt the beginnings of it. May you experience an increase of it more and more. I desire my most tender and affectionate respects may find acceptance with dear Mr. R, and with all who are pleased to honour me with their acquaintance. That grace, mercy, and peace may he multiplied upon you, is the continual prayer of, honoured madam, Your Ladyship's most obliged humble servant, G. W.     LETTER DCCIV. To Lord R.

My Lord,      London, Nov. 10, 1748.

I Believe I am not mistaken, in thinking that your Lordship will not be offended with me for sending you a short letter. It is the effect of that unfeigned love I bear to your honoured father, yourself, and that dear and honourable family with which your Lordship is now so closely allied. And what shall I say? Can I wish your Lordship any thing greater, than that you may be a good soldier of. It is a blessed thing to be engaged in fighting his battles; and not only to be almost, but altogether a christian. It is this half-way religion that undoes the professing world. The heart can never be at unity with itself, till it is wholly centered in. This can only be done by faith in ; and when once a soul begins to taste of this faith, then that soul's heaven begins on earth. I trust I can say this by happy experience. I wish your Lordship a very large share of it; and with hearty acknowledgments for all favours, beg leave, to subscribe myself, my Lord,

Your Lordship's most obedient, obliged humble servant, G. W.