_To Mr. S――――._
_Glasgow, Oct. 3, 1748._
_My dear Sir_,
I Thank you for your kind letter. I am so ill with a hoarseness and
cold, and in straining to reach large congregations, that I must send
you but a short answer. The depending upon CHRIST’s immediate teachings,
without making use of books and proper means of instruction, you may
assure yourself is a _terrible temptation_. It is the very quintessence
of enthusiasm, and will lay you open to a thousand delusions. “Give
thyself to reading,” says _Paul_ to _Timothy_. If thou cannot think of
being a _Latin_, strive to be an _English_ scholar. At my return I will
endeavour to assist you. At present I am quite ill; but I am afraid
I shall not be able to leave _Scotland_ in less than a fortnight. You
must remember me to all. The LORD JESUS has appeared for me.
Particulars expect to hear another time.
Yours most affectionately in CHRIST JESUS,
_G. W._