_To Mr. S――――, in Charles-Town._
_Savannah, June 7, 1740._
_Dear Sir_,
BEFORE I knew you by name, my heart was uncommonly affected towards
you. Whenever I saw you at church, I enquired concerning you, and to
my great but pleasing surprize, when I came to your house, found you
was the man I was enquiring after. Your letter gives me still hopes,
that our dear LORD JESUS is about to awaken you from a carnal security
in which you have long lain. He is now calling you, dear, dear Sir. I
beseech you, by the mercies of GOD in CHRIST JESUS our Saviour, take
heed that you do not lie down again. If you will be a follower of
the Lamb of GOD, you must prepare your soul for manifold temptations;
you must become the song of the drunkard, and have all manner of evil
spoken against you falsely for CHRIST’s sake: But let none of these
things move you, dear Sir. Dare, I beseech you, to be singularly
good.――Be not ashamed of your glory.――Learn a lesson of boldness
even from the devil’s children. How resolute, how daring are they in
their master’s cause? Why should not we be equally courageous in the
cause of JESUS CHRIST? O Sir, I feel a concern for the welfare of your
better part. GOD hath vouchsafed you some convictions; do not rest in
them. Catch not too greedily at comfort. Beg of GOD that you may be
thoroughly wounded, before you desire to be made whole; otherwise you
will go but half way, and be only an unstable, double-minded man at
last. GOD forbid that dear Mr. _S――――_ should ever settle in such a
dangerous state! Ere long I hope to see you in _Charles-Town_, and
then I shall have an opportunity of enquiring more particularly into
the state of your soul. I came home but two days ago, and therefore
could not answer your letter before. If I can be serviceable to you
in any respect, be pleased to command, dear Sir,
Your assured friend and servant,
_G. W._