_To Mr. H――――._
_On board the Success, May 25, 1754._
_My dear Mr. H――――_,
JUST now, through the tender mercies of a never-failing GOD, we saw the
_American_ shore, and are within a few miles of our desired port. The
wind being contrary, we cannot enter it; I will therefore employ a few
minutes in answering your last kind letter. It was full of christian
love, and bespoke a heart deeply engaged for the success of the gospel
in _Gloucestershire_. I hope it runs and is glorified, and trust ere
now you find that the blessed Redeemer stands in no need of such a
wretch as I am. Fear not, our LORD will never want instruments to carry
on his work.――A heavenly fire is lighted in _England_, which men and
devils shall never be able to extinguish. I pray for its spreading
night and day; receive this as a token that none of you are forgotten
by me before the LORD. I believe we have fared the better for your
prayers. Our passage hath been pleasant, and assure yourselves, I
shall make all possible dispatch in order to return unto you. O that
it may be in the fulness of the blessing of the gospel of CHRIST. Pray
remember me to Mr. _R―――― C――――_, to your wife, and all those dear
souls, amongst whom, when last in _Gloucestershire_, GOD gave us a
heaven upon earth. O for a heaven in heaven! Blessed be GOD, that port
is in view. From thence we shall never put to sea any more. Adieu. I
cannot enlarge. Continue to pray for me, as a poor travelling pilgrim,
but, for CHRIST’s sake,
Yours most affectionately,
_G. W._