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 the Orphan-house. Do not be angry with, but pray for, honoured Sir,

Your unworthy brother and servant in ,

G. W.    LETTER CXCIII. To Mr. S, in Charles-Town.

Dear Sir,     Savannah, June 7, 1740.

BEFORE I knew you by name, my heart was uncommonly affected towards you. Whenever I saw you at church, I enquired concerning you, and to my great but pleasing surprize, when I came to your house, found you was the man I was enquiring after. Your letter gives me still hopes, that our dear is about to awaken you from a carnal security in which you have long lain. He is now calling you, dear, dear Sir. I beseech you, by the mercies of in our Saviour, take heed that you do not lie down again. If you will be a follower of the Lamb of, you must prepare your soul for manifold temptations; you must become the song of the drunkard, and have all manner of evil spoken against you falsely for 's sake: But let none of these things move you, dear Sir. Dare, I beseech you, to be singularly good.—Be not ashamed of your glory.—Learn a lesson of boldness even from the devil's children. How resolute, how daring are they in their master's cause? Why should not we be equally courageous in the cause of ? O Sir, I feel a concern for the welfare of your better part. hath vouchsafed you some convictions; do not rest in them. Catch not too greedily at comfort. Beg of that you may be thoroughly wounded, before you desire to be made whole; otherwise you will go but half way, and be only an unstable, double-minded man at last. forbid that dear Mr. S should ever settle in such a dangerous state! Ere long I hope to see you in Charles-Town, and then I shall have an opportunity of enquiring more particularly into the state of your soul. I came home but two days ago, and therefore could not answer your letter before. If I can be serviceable to you in any respect, be pleased to command, dear Sir,

Your assured friend and servant,

G. W.