"_May 7, 1739._
"DEAR SIR,--The way to salvation is by Jesus Christ, who is the
Way, the Truth, and the Life. The way to Christ is by faith.
'Whosoever liveth and _believeth_ in me,' says our Lord, 'though
he were dead, yet shall he live.' But this faith, if it is
saving faith, will _work_ by love. Come, then, to Jesus Christ
as a poor sinner, and He will make you a rich saint. This, I
think, serves as an answer to your first query.
"It is, no doubt, your duty, whilst you are in the house, to
submit to the rules of it; but, then, you may use all lawful
means to get yourself out. I have just now been with your
sister, and will see what can be done further. _Watch and pray._
"As for the business of an attorney, I think it unlawful for a
Christian; at least, exceeding dangerous. Avoid it, therefore,
and glorify God in some other station.
"I am, dear Sir, your affectionate friend and servant,
"GEORGE WHITEFIELD."