_To P――――, at London._
_Strath-martin, August 10, 1742._
_Dear P――――_,
THE great trouble which I gave you when at _London_, and the readiness
you shewed in waiting upon a poor unworthy minister of CHRIST, hath
made me often to pray for you, and also to hope, that in time you
would be brought to love the LORD JESUS himself. I trust that time is
now come, and that the glorious _Emmanuel_ hath at length captivated
and taken full possession of your heart. Will you give me leave to ask
a few friendly questions? Has religion sunk out of your head into your
heart? You was civilized when I was at _London_: Are you yet really
converted? Your affections were now and then raised towards,――are they
now centered in and fixed on the LORD JESUS? If you can answer these
questions in the affirmative, I pronounce you a wise virgin, even wise
to eternal salvation; blessed art thou among women. If not, I do not
despair of you. JESUS can change the heart. JESUS can make of a proud
pharisee, a poor sinner. Let you and I then, dear _P――――_, apply to
the Redeemer’s blood. He can wash us as white as snow. I feel his
power every day more and more, and so do those with me. May we go on
from strength to strength, till grace be swallowed up in glory. We
see great days of the son of man in _Scotland_. May the kingdom of GOD
come with full power over all the earth! The LORD be with you. Accept
this as a token of unfeigned love, from
Your affectionate friend and servant in CHRIST,
_G. W._