_To Dr. S――――._
_Mansfield, May 24, 1750._
_My dear Doctor_,
YOURS found me just as I was about to leave good Lady _H――――_. Ever
since, I have been engaged in travelling and preaching the everlasting
gospel. In _Radcliff_ church, at _Nottingham_, and _Sutton_, our LORD’s
Spirit hath accompanied the word preached. This morning I preached here,
and, GOD willing, purpose to do so again in the evening, and to-morrow
morning. Little was expected here but rudeness; however the auditory
was large and attentive. What cannot the Redeemer do? I am quite sorry
that Mr. _H――――_’s letter was printed:――But it was no Methodist that
published it. _Felix quem faciunt aliena pericula cautum._ I pray GOD
to give my dear friend prudence and courage whilst he is in _London_.
Remember, if thy right hand offend thee, cut it off;――if thy right
eye offend thee, pluck it out and cast it from thee. Now is your time
to sacrifice your _Isaac_. CHRIST will have all the heart or none. I
write thus, because I love you dearly. I pray for you from my inmost
soul. O that you may be kept as in a garrison, by GOD’s mighty power,
through faith unto salvation! Without CHRIST you can do nothing. _Nil
desperandum Christo duce._ That he may strengthen you to do what you
know to be his will, is the hearty prayer of, very dear Sir,
Yours most affectionately in our common LORD,
_G. W._