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 the all-sufficient and most adorable Creator. If you and yours are taught this lesson by past occurrences, you will have no reason to complain, but on the contrary will be excited to praise him, who causes, that out of the eater there shall come forth meat, and out of the strong shall come forth sweetness. Be pleased to accept this in love. I send my most cordial respects to your whole self and family, and beg their and your prayers in behalf of, dear Sir,

Your affectionate friend and ready servant, for 's sake, G. W.    LETTER DCCCCXX. To Mr. T.

My dear Friend,     Portsmouth, June 19, 1752.

I Thank you for your very kind letter, and thank the of all Lords for honouring dear Mr. G. Now he will do more good in a week, than before in a year. Where the carcase is, there the eagles will be gathered together. Last Monday we sung for him the following lines;

''Give him thy strength, O God of power, Then let winds blow, or thunders roar; Thy faithful witness shall he be, 'Tis fixed—he can do all through Thee.''

How blind is Satan! What does he get by casting out 's servants? I expect that some great good will come out of these confusions. We wait for thy salvation, O ! I hope your soul prospers. I long to see you, and my other Scotch friends, but question whether I can come this summer. The direct me to act as shall be most conducive to his glory and the good of souls! We have had blessed seasons in London; there I must be again in about a fortnight. On next Tuesday the Trustees give up Georgia to the King; the King of Kings has appeared for Bethesda. I cannot think of seeing it again, till next year. In the mean while you must pray that I may be busy for. And in so doing you will strengthen the hands of, my dear, dear friend,

Yours, &c. G. W.