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 help-meets for each other. Oh that you may go on and prosper, and be plentifully rewarded for the favours shewn to me, the most unprofitable of our 's servants: he will not forget your works of faith and labours of love. Whenever you attend his word preached, I hope he will send you replenished away. Oh that all knew what it is to believe in ! How soon would they renounce the world, take up their cross and follow him! evermore give us all this faith, even a faith working by love; a faith that will enable us to overcome the world, and cause us to shake off all fear of man. Pray give my due respects to your friend and his wife, who used to dine with us. I pray sanctify you all in spirit, soul and body, and cause you to sit down on his right hand with

Your affectionate, though most unworthy, Friend and servant in , G. W.    Letter XCIV. To the Rev. Mr. P.

Reverend Sir,                Philadelphia, Nov. 10, 1739.

YOU may justly censure me as unkind for not answering your kind letter. I can only plead by way of excuse an hurry of business, and my sudden departure from England. At my return, willing, I purpose to see Newbury, and there to preach the Gospel of the Prince of Peace. Perhaps my enemies may have so much power given them from above, as to confine my body: but if I am bound, the word of the will not be bound. will speak, and great shall be the company of preachers. It often rejoices me to think what a prospect we have once again of hearing the truth preached as it is in. I hope we shall catch fire from each other, and that there will be an holy emulation amongst us, who shall most debase man and exalt the. Nothing but the doctrines of the Reformation can do this. All others leave freewill in man, and make him, in part at least, a Saviour to himself. My soul come not near the secret of those who teach such things, mine honour be