_To the Rev. Mr. T._
_Philadelphia, Nov. 10, 1739._
_Reverend and dear Sir_,
BEFORE I saw, I loved you. Ever since our personal acquaintance, I
have often thought, what a noble instrument you might be of turning
many to righteousness, if your heart was entirely freed from the
world, and inflamed with the love of GOD. Your vivacity of spirit,
your warm imagination, the energy and strength of your endearing
manner of writing, together with your loving, tender disposition, if
once duly influenced by the spirit of GOD, could not fail of winning
souls to CHRIST. Come out therefore my brother, my friend; come out
from among your carnal connections, and “be thou separate,” saith the
LORD Almighty. Throw off a false politeness, study the simplicity of
JESUS CHRIST, and be despised for something. _O pity, pity the church
of_ England. See how too, too many of her sons are fallen from her
articles, and preach themselves, not CHRIST JESUS the LORD. My dear
friend, I could wish my head was waters, and my eyes fountains of
tears, that I might weep day and night before the LORD. O let us
beseech him to spirit up more of his faithful servants, to go out into
the highways and hedges, and compel poor sinners to come in. Oh that
dear Mr. _T._ may be one of them! How would the spirit of CHRIST and
of glory rest upon his soul! Arise, arise, my dear brother, and gird
up the loins of your mind. Arise, arise, and be not of the number of
those who only fleece their flocks. Lift up your voice like a trumpet,
and preach the truth as it is in JESUS. Dear Mr. _T._ forgive this
freedom. My heart is full. I long to have the pure scripture truths,
as delivered in our homilies and our articles, preached up universally.
This is all that is contended for, by
Your most unworthy friend, brother, and servant
in our dear LORD JESUS,
_G. W._