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 *ward holiness. Here, I believe, I am laudably ambitious. My Saviour wills my sanctification, my Saviour would have me filled with all the fulness of. Even so come quickly! Dear Mr. S humbly salutes your Lordship, and prays for your temporal and eternal welfare, with, my, Your Lordship's most obedient, obliged humble servant, G. W.     LETTER CCCLXXVIII. To Mr. J C, at London.

My dear Brother,     Gloucester, Dec. 22, 1741.

LAST Thursday evening the brought me hither. I preached immediately to our friends in a large barn, and had my master's presence. On Friday and Saturday I preached again twice. Both the power, and the congregation increased. On Sunday by a particular providence opened a door for my preaching in St. John's, one of the parish churches. The late incumbent was my grand opposer. He being dead, and the new minister not having taken possession, the power of the pulpit was in the church-wardens hands. inclined them to let me preach there on Sunday morning, and yesterday afternoon. Great numbers came, and the gave me unspeakable power. On Sunday afternoon, after I had preached twice at Gloucester, I preached at Mr. F's at the hill, six miles off and again at night at Stroud. The people seem to be more hungry than ever, and the to be more amongst them. Yesterday morning I preached at Painswick in the parish church, here in the afternoon, and again at night in the barn. gives me unspeakable comfort, and uninterrupted joy. Here seems to be a new awakening, and a revival of the work of. I find, several country people were awakened when I preached at Tewksbury, and have heard of three or four that have died in the , who were called under by me. We shall never know what good field-preaching has done, till we come to judgment. Many who were prejudiced against me, begin to be