_Charles-Town, July 11, 1740._
_Dear Mr. R――――_,
YOUR letter much rejoiced me. O that you may still follow on, till
you truly know the LORD! I shall be glad to have you for a scribe,
if you are well instructed in the things which belong to the kingdom
of heaven. Keep close, my dear friend, keep close to the dear Mr.
_T――――s_: under GOD, they will build you up in your most holy faith.
It gladdens my heart to hear of their success in the LORD. The
LORD increase them more and more, and multiply the number of their
spiritual children! I suppose brother _G――――_’s letter informed you
what a speedy passage the LORD gave us, and how we were received at
_Georgia_. Surely I shall never see the like again, till I meet the
sons of GOD in glory. Praise the LORD, O my soul! my dear friend, help
me to praise the LORD. I have been here above a week. The LORD hath
been pleased to work on many hearts. On _Sunday_ the _commissary_
denied me the sacrament; but my dear Master fed me, notwithstanding,
with the bread which cometh down from heaven. Persecution seems to
be coming on more and more. My dear friend, see that you are rooted
and grounded in love and faith; or how will you stand fast in a dying
hour? With difficulty I write this before morning service. I preach
generally, in town or country, twice a-day. The heat is great; but
the LORD enables me to bear the burden of it. Next month, GOD willing,
I go to _New-England_, and hope to see _Philadelphia_ in _November_.
On _Tuesday_ next I am cited to appear before the commissary and his
court in a judicial way: the event I leave to my dear LORD JESUS. O
dear Mr. _R――――_, let not the cross keep you from JESUS. If we suffer,
we shall reign with him. Salute your honoured mother in my name, and
all that love our dear LORD in sincerity, from, dear Mr. _R――――_,
Your affectionate friend and servant in CHRIST,
_G. W._