_To Mrs. K――――._
_London, Dec. 16, 1752._
_Dear Mrs. K――――_,
YOUR kind letter lies by me unanswered, because I had written to
your dear husband just before it came to hand. Ere now I hope he
hath received it with the books, and is with you, and the other true
followers of our most adorable Redeemer, pressing forwards towards the
mark of the prize of our high calling in CHRIST JESUS. O that nothing
may hinder us in this heavenly race! O that we may remember _Lot_’s
wife, and never look back! Alas! what is there in this world worth
looking back upon? It is nothing, less than nothing. Thanks be to
that precious CHRIST, who hath redeemed us out of it. To Him that
hath thus loved us, be ascribed all honour and glory now and for
ever! My obligations to bless and magnify our LORD increase daily. It
would delight you to see, how his glory is manifested among his poor
despised ones. To-morrow we are again to celebrate the memorials of
his dying love. O that we may be prepared according to the preparation
of the sanctuary! Blessed be GOD for a compleat and an everlasting
righteousness to appear in; this is the wedding garment; this every
poor sinner is cloathed with, that truly puts on the LORD JESUS. Well
may such despise outward ornaments, and trample upon the pride of life.
Such things are food only for those that know not GOD. Go on then, dear
Mrs. _K――――_; go on, all ye my female fellow-soldiers, who are lifted
under the Redeemer’s banner. As your day is, so shall your strength be.
Look up continually to JESUS; and be so good as always to remember,
when before his throne,
Your assured friend and ready servant,
_G. W._