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 day sevennight hope to wait upon your Ladyship at Clifton. On the following day, I propose to preach at Bristol, and the next day shall set out for Gloucestershire, to keep an association there. The help me to hold on and hold out unto the end! I dread the thoughts of flagging in the latter stages of my road. is able to keep me from being either weary or faint in my mind. In him, and in him alone is all my strength found. I hope your Ladyship finds both your bodily and spiritual strength repaired day by day. That you may mount on wings like an eagle, walk and not be weary, hold on and not be faint, is the continual prayer of, ever-honoured Madam, Your Ladyship's most dutiful, obliged, and ever ready servant, G. W.     LETTER DCCCCXXIV. To Mr. R W.

Dear Sir,                       Haverford-west, July 25, 1752.

I Love and honour you too much, to have let yours lie so long unanswered, had not travelling and preaching prevented me. This is the only quiet day that I have had for a long season. At London, the work seemed to be as it were but just beginning. At Bristol we had blessed seasons indeed, and in Wales the fields are white, ready unto harvest. Had I not been pre-engaged in these parts, I should certainly have come, and mounted my despised throne. I love state too well, especially in Scotland, not to take it upon me as often as possible. I think sometimes, that it is almost a pity one cannot have more bodies and more souls. They should all run about, and be employed for. What an honour to be employed in doing or suffering for him? Happy Mr. G; I fancy he must preach quite well now. I dare say, you had no hand in casting him out; forgive those that had. In heaven there will be none of this stuff. Thanks be to, the church is militant only here below. The help us to fight the good fight of Faith, till we lay hold on life eternal! Dear Mr. H hath taken up his weapons again; he is now Rector of a parish, and preaches twice every Lord's day. I thank you and yours, for your kind invitation of us to your