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 LETTER DCCCXXXV.

To Doctor D.

Ashby, May 19, 1750.

Reverend and very dear Sir,

YOUR kind letter found me happy at our good Lady Hn's, whose path shines more and more bright unto the perfect day. She is strangely employed now.—Can you guess? The kind people of Ashby stirred up some of the baser sort to riot before her Ladyship's door, while the gospel was preaching; and on Wednesday evening, some people in their return home, narrowly escaped being murdered. Her Ladyship has just received a message from the Justice, in order to bring the offenders before him. I hope it will be over-ruled for great good, and that the gospel for the future will have free course. This week I have preached in three churches, and tomorrow morning, willing, I am to preach at a fourth. In the evening I shall preach at Nottingham, and purpose lying at the house of Mr. S. Thus, reverend and dear Sir, you see I lead a pilgrim life. Blessed be, it is quite pleasant, and I humbly intreat you to pray, that I may have a pilgrim heart, and be kept from trimming or nestling even to my dying hour. I rejoice, dear Sir, that you was blest at Kettering. Gladly shall I call upon you again at Northampton, if the spares my life; and in the mean while shall not fail to pray, that the work of our common may more and more prosper in your hands. I thank you a thousand times for your kindness to the very chief of sinners, and assure you, reverend Sir, that the affection is reciprocal. Good Lady H greatly esteems you. I go with regret from her Ladyship. Her Ladyship intends writing to you this evening. Do come and see her soon. I shall not be unmindful of your sick student. May the sanctify all pain, and through his sufferings make him perfect. I would enlarge, but cannot. I write in great haste, but with greater love subscribe myself, reverend and dear Sir,

Your most affectionate, obliged, though unworthy younger brother and servant, for 's sake, G. W.