_To the Reverend Mr. S――――y._
_London, April 1, 1769._
_Reverend and very dear Sir_,
HOW much am I obliged to you, for your two kind letters, and more
especially for the repeated offers of your ministerial assistance.
They will be most gratefully accepted, and I humbly hope remarkably
succeeded, by Him who hath promised to be with us always even to the
end of the world. Blessed be his name, we have been favoured with
delightful passover feasts. The shout of the King of kings is still
heard in the midst of our Methodist camps; and the shout of Grace,
grace! resounds from many quarters. Our almighty JESUS knows how to
build his temple in troublous times. His work prospers in the hands of
the elect Countess, who is now gone to _Bath_, much recovered from her
late indisposition. Worthy Lady _F――――y_ proposes soon to follow, in
order to reside there. Some more coronets, I hear, are likely to be
laid at the Redeemer’s feet. They glitter gloriously when set in, and
surrounded with a crown of thorns.
Subjects of the LORD, be bold;
JESUS will his kingdom hold:
Wheels encircling wheels must run,
Each in course to bring it on.
I know who joins in crying, _Hallelujah_! Even a _Waller_, a _Harriot_,
both heirs of the grace of life. That the Spirit of CHRIST and of
glory may abide and rest upon them here, and that they may shine with
distinguished lustre in his heavenly kingdom hereafter, most earnestly
prays,
Less than the least of all,
_G. W._