PUBLIC-DOMAIN CHRISTIAN BOOK
The works of the Reverend George Whitefield, M.A., Vol. 2 (of 6) : Containing all his sermons and tracts, etc.
Whitefield, George, 1714-1770 · 175,502 words · 500 reading sections
LETTER DCCLXX.
_To Mr. S――――._ _Plymouth, Aug. 18, 1749._ _Dear Sir_, I Thank you for your kind letter, which I have not had an opportunity of answering until now. I rejoice that so much gospel seed has been sown in _Yorkshire_, and that so much hath sprung up and brought forth fruit. No wonder that the enemy has been busy to sow …
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_To Captain W――――._ _Plymouth, Aug. 19, 1749._ _My very dear Brother_, I Do not love to be long out of _Bristol_ without writing to you. I want to know how it is with you after the loss of my noble patroness, and whether dear Mr. _H――――_ goes on. I have been preaching as usual in the _West_, and for some days past h…
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_To Lady H――――n._ _Biddiford, Aug. 24, 1749._ SINCE I had the honour of writing to your Ladyship, I have seen the Bishop’s second pamphlet, in which he hath served the Methodists, as the bishop of _Constance_ served _John Huss_, when they ordered some painted devils to be put round his head, before they burned him. H…
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_To the Countess of D――――._ _Biddiford, Aug. 24, 1749._ _Honoured Madam_, AS I am always praying for, so I cannot help sometimes writing to your Ladyship. I think I can say, “The love of CHRIST constrains me.” Thanks be to GOD that your Ladyship knows what these words mean. I hope you find it every day constraining …
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_To Lady Fanny S――――._ _Exeter, Aug. 26, 1749._ _Honoured Madam_, THOUGH I took the freedom of writing to your Ladyship before I left _Bristol_, and though I hope to be in town by next _Thursday_ evening, yet gratitude and respect even compel me to trouble your Ladyship with another letter from this place. Here I ca…
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_To Lady H――――n._ _London, Sept. 4, 1749._ _Honoured Madam_, BY the providence of good and gracious GOD, I came to town on _Thursday_ evening, after having had a pleasant circuit in the _West_. The day after I wrote to your Ladyship, I preached twice at _Exeter_, and in the evening I believe I had near ten thousand …
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_To Mr. B――――._ _Oundle, in Northamptonshire, Sept. 15, 1749._ _My very dear Mr. B――――_, THOUGH I have not written to you, yet I know of no one in _America_, for whom I have a more real and abiding esteem. The account of your temporal affairs, which I received from my wife, gave me great concern. I often wish it was…
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_To the Rev. Mr. H――――._ _Binnington, Sept. 17, 1749._ _Rev. and very dear Sir_, IF you was uneasy that my last lay by you unanswered, I am sure I have been, it may be, much more so, ever since yours came to hand. Upon reading it, I felt all the springs of sympathy move as it were at once. Glad would I have been of …
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_To Captain W――――._ _Newcastle, Sept. 29, 1749._ _My very dear Brother_, SINCE I wrote to you last, I have had many proofs that GOD’s providence directed my way into _Yorkshire_. I preached four times at _Abberford_, four times at _Leeds_, and thrice at _Howarth_, where lives one Mr. _G――――_. At his church I believe…
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_To Lady H――――._ _Newcastle, Oct. 1, 1749._ _Honoured Madam_, I Wrote to your Ladyship lately a few lines under great weariness of body. I then promised to send your Ladyship many pleasing particulars. Till now I have not had opportunity; and now what shall I say to your Ladyship? Never did I see more of the hand of…
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_To Lady Fanny S――――._ _Newcastle, Oct. 1, 1749._ _Honoured Madam_, SOME time last week, my wife sent me the letter your Ladyship was pleased to favour me with about three weeks ago. Though I was sorry it did not reach me before I left town, yet I rejoiced to find that it bespoke your Ladyship’s attachment to the ev…
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_To Lady F―――― S――――._ _Estwood in Lancashire, Oct. 25, 1749._ _Honoured Madam_, SINCE I had the honour of writing to your Ladyship from _Newcastle_, fresh wonders of grace and mercy have been shewn us daily. I have now I think preached about thirty times in _Yorkshire_, and above ten times in _Cheshire_, and _Lanca…
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_To the Countess D――――._ _Halifax, Oct. 26, 1749._ _Honoured Madam_, THOUGH I am jealous of myself, lest I should make too free with persons in high life, yet when I have good news to send concerning the kingdom of JESUS CHRIST, I am constrained as it were to write to your Ladyship. Will it not rejoice you very much…
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_To Lady H――――n._ _Leeds, Oct. 30, 1749._ _Honoured Madam_, ON _Saturday_ evening I had the honour of your Ladyship’s letter, and as it came before the _Manchester_ post went out, I immediately sent the inclosed to Mrs. _G――――_. If possible I am persuaded she will comply. She seems to be quite in earnest. I converse…
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_To the Reverend Mr. H――――._ _Ashby-Place, Nov. 8, 1749._ _My very dear Friend_, I Thank you heartily for your kind letter to me, and your kind benefaction to poor Mr. _C――――_. That GOD, whom you both serve, will plentifully reward and bless you. I am in great hopes, enough will be raised to pay his debts, and that …
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_To Lady H――――n._ _London, Nov. 21, 1749._ _Honoured Madam_, YOUR Ladyship’s letter greatly rejoiced me, and stirred me up to pray afresh that our blessed LORD would give you to see of the travel of his soul, in the salvation of many at _Ashby_. I am persuaded your Ladyship was not sent there for nothing.――But it is…
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_To Mr. L――――._ _London, Nov. 22, 1749._ _Very dear Sir_, I Received your kind letter on _Monday_ last, and to shew you how willing I am to carry on a correspondence, I take the very first opportunity of answering it. Yours found me just returned out of _Yorkshire_, _Lancashire_, &c. Since you heard of me last, I ha…
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_To Mr. N――――._ _London, Nov. 25, 1749._ _Very dear Sir_, FOR some few days I have been returned from my northern rout, in which the glorious _Emmanuel_ gave me to see new wonders every day. It was no small concern to me to turn my back on _Scotland_, when so near. However it hath been greatly over-ruled for good. I…
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_To Lady H――――n._ _London, Nov. 30, 1749._ _Honoured Madam_, I Think it is now a whole week since I had the honour and pleasure of writing to your Ladyship, and as your Ladyship was pleased to desire the prayers of GOD’s people, I read that part of your letter. Thousands heartily united in singing the following vers…
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_To Mr. L――――._ _London, Dec. 3, 1749._ _My dear Mr. L――――_, I Thank you heartily for your kind Letter, and yet more heartily thank our glorious _Emmanuel_ for succeeding your charity school, and smiling upon your public administrations. I have sent Lady _H――――n_ an account of it, and earnestly pray the blessed Rede…
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_To Mrs. K――――._ _London, Dec. 6, 1749._ _Dear Madam_, I Thank you heartily for the acceptable favour of your letter, which came to my hand last night. It was quite welcome, as it bespoke the language of a heart panting after GOD, and desirous to be conformed to its great exemplar the blessed and holy JESUS. Go on, …
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_To Mr. W―――― L――――._ _London, Dec. 9, 1749._ _My dear Mr. L――――_, I Find by your last kind letter that the king’s business requires haste. I therefore immediately dispatched it to good Lady _H――――_, who I am persuaded will think it her highest privilege to serve the dear people of _Cork_. Whether your account of th…
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_To Mr. G――――._ _London, Dec. 12, 1749._ _My dear Mr. G――――_, I Thank you for your kind letter. It bespoke the language of an honest heart. If I am not mistaken, your name is _Nathaniel_. This is what I fain would be, an _Israelite_ indeed, in whom is no allowed guile. Such will JESUS guide in his way. I therefore h…
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_To Mr. H――――._ _London, Dec. 13, 1749._ _My dear Mr. H――――_, YOUR kind letter almost made me to blush. I little thought, when I left _N――――_, that you should have written first; but I have been so engaged since I came to town, that I could not well write to you before now. However, you have generally been in my tho…
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_To Mr. James B――――._ _London, Dec. 14, 1749._ _My dear Friend_, IF you was rejoiced in hearing from me, I can assure you, I was delighted, when I received letters from my dear _Maryland_ and _Bohemia_ friends. Upon reading them, I hoped that our LORD was purging you, that you might bring forth more fruit to his glo…
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_To Lady H――――n._ _London, Dec. 14, 1749._ _Honoured Madam_, YOUR Ladyship’s letter gave me uncommon joy. I cannot help being delighted, when any thing I write gives your Ladyship any peculiar satisfaction. The inclosed I immediately shewed to Colonel _G――――_, who was very glad, but is still concerned because he doe…
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_To the Old Mrs. B――――._ _London, Dec. 14, 1749._ _Dear Madam_, IF this finds you in the land of the living, or rather this land of the dying, it comes to assure you that your dear letter and the other letters received from your dear family, gave me great satisfaction. Blessed be GOD, even the GOD and Father of our …
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_To Mrs. L――――._ _London, Dec. 15, 1749._ _My dear and honoured Mother_, I Have been quite uneasy because your things have not been sent. The woman that was to procure them disappointed me. I hope you will not miss of them another week. Pray be not uneasy. I should never forgive myself, was I by my negligence, or an…
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_To Dr. B――――._ _London, Dec. 15, 1749._ AND shall I forget my dear Dr. _B――――_? I cannot, though I have received no letter from him. I remember his labours of love, I have heard of the sickness of his dear yoke-fellow, I must not, I cannot withhold my pen from writing. And what shall I say? I trust your soul prosper…
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_To Mr. N――――._ _London, Dec. 19, 1749._ _My dear Mr. N――――_, IT is now almost an age since I wrote to you. Providence prevented my seeing you when last in the _North_, and ever since, business has kept me from writing. However, blessed be GOD, I can send you good news now I do write. For near three months I have pr…
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_To Mrs. R――――._ _London, Dec. 20, 1749._ _Dear Madam_, I Received your letter, and had thoughts of writing to you before it came; but had forgotten your name, and knew not how to direct. I rejoice that any good impressions have been made upon your heart by the blessed Spirit, under my poor unworthy administrations.…
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_To Lady Ann H――――._ _London, Dec. 29, 1749._ _Honoured Madam_, WILL your Ladyship and honoured sister be pleased to accept, though late, my most hearty and grateful acknowledgments for all the kindnesses you conferred on me when at _A――――_ place. They are noted in his book, who has promised, “That a cup of cold wat…
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_To Mr. S――――._ _London, Jan. 2, 1750._ _My dear Mr. S――――_, THOUGH I am really very much busied, yet I cannot help complying with your request, lest it should be any disappointment. I love you in the bowels of JESUS CHRIST, and earnestly pray our common Head, that you may be a scribe more and more instructed to the…
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_To the Reverend Mr. G――――._ _London, Jan. 2, 1750._ _Reverend and very dear Sir_, WITH great pleasure did I receive yesterday a letter from Mr. _N――――_, informing me of your boldness and success in the glorious gospel of the ever-blessed GOD. It came just as I was going to read an account of the LORD’s doings in ou…
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_To the Rev. Mr. C――――._ _London, Jan. 3, 1750._ _My dear Friend_, YOUR letter surprized me; but _benefacere & male pati hoc vere christianus est_. If your friend does not hurt himself, he is in no danger from me. I think sometimes of _Joseph_; He that appeared for him, will in time appear for me, and plead my injur…
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_To Lady H――――n._ _London, Jan. 6, 1750._ _Honoured Madam_, THE inclosed letters came to hand on _Monday_ last, as a new-year’s-gift. As they bring such good news, I must communicate them to your Ladyship. The first writer is a _Virginia_ planter, at whose house I lay, and who with some other gentlemen asked me to p…
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_To the Reverend Mr. H――――._ _London, Jan. 8, 1750._ _My very dear Mr. H――――_, YOUR letter must not any longer lie by unanswered. It is a pleasure to me to steal a few minutes to keep up a correspondence with one I so dearly love, and with whom I am persuaded I shall live in the regions of peace and joy, through the…
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_To the Reverend Mr. B――――._ _London, Jan. 12, 1750._ _My very dear Sir_, LEST I should be hindered to-morrow, or in the beginning of the week, I now sit down to answer your kind letter. O that I may be helped to write something that may do you service, and be a means of quickening you in that delightful cause in wh…
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_To Lady H――――n._ _London, Jan. 12, 1750._ _Honoured Madam_, THOUGH I have missed two posts, yet the only cause of my not writing was a fear of being troublesome, and too particular and prolix in the accounts sent your Ladyship in my last letters. Your Ladyship’s kind letter this afternoon, together with the inclose…
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_To Mr. L――――._ _London, Jan. 18, 1750._ _Very dear Sir_, LAST _Monday_ I waited upon the Speaker of the House of Commons, with one Mr. _G――――_, a dissenting minister, who opened our poor suffering brethren’s case in a proper manner.――The Speaker expressed great resentment upon hearing of the indignities they had me…
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_To Mr. H――――._ _London, Jan. 18, 1750._ _My very dear Mr. H――――_, A Few days ago I received your welcome letter dated _November 1_, at a time I was wondering that I did not hear oftener from you. Blessed be GOD for dealing so favourably with my dear families, and for giving the prospect of such a plentiful crop! I …
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_To Lady H――――n._ _London, Jan. 23, 1750._ _Honoured Madam_, THOUGH I am wearied in walking to and from _South-Audley-street_, yet I must not omit sending to your Ladyship this night. I would have written on _Saturday_, but I waited to see the event of things. On _Friday_ I preached at the chapel to a very crowded a…
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_To Mr. H――――._ _London, Jan. 26, 1750._ _My dear Mr. H――――_, I Wrote to you not long ago, but that is no reason why I should not drop you a few lines now. I hope they will find you and your dear yoke-fellow resigned to the dispensations of providence, and chearfully saying, “It is well.” I write thus, because Mr. _…
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_To Mr. L――――._ _London, Jan. 27, 1750._ _Very dear Sir_, I Received your kind letter, and am glad to find the storm is a little abated at _Cork_. I always thought it was too hot to hold long. I see by Mr. _H――――_ that suffering grace is always given for suffering times. If they have honoured him so far as to give h…
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_To Mr. T――――._ _Gloucester, Feb. 6. 1750._ _Dear Tommy_, THOUGH I left _London_ in a very weak condition, and the weather was but bad in coming down, yet the Angel of the everlasting covenant preserved and strengthened me, and I came to _Gloucester_ last _Friday_ evening. On _Saturday_ evening I preached, and likew…
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_To Colonel G――――._ _Feb. 8, 1750._ _My very dear C――――_, YOUR kind letter reached me this day, just as I came out of the country from preaching the everlasting gospel, and where the blessed Redeemer was pleased to visit and greatly refresh his people. Last _Monday_ we had a like feast; and in this place the word ha…
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_To Lady H――――n._ _Bristol, Feb. 12, 1750._ _Honoured Madam_, WITH great pleasure (on my coming to _Bristol_ last night) I heard of your Ladyship’s recovery from your late indisposition. May the LORD of all lords perfect the begun blessing, and give you to live many years to be an ornament to his church, and a bless…
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_To Mr. W――――._ _Bristol, Feb. 15, 1750._ _My dear Mr. W――――_, WHAT shall I say? Really I can scarce tell what to say, because I have been so long silent to my dear _New-England_ friends. But indeed were they to know my circumstances, they would pity me; for my hands have been continually so full of work, and my rem…
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_To Lady H――――n._ _Bristol, Feb. 17, 1750._ _Honoured Madam_, BLESSED be the GOD and Father of our LORD JESUS CHRIST, who, in mercy to his church and people, is pleased yet to hold your soul in life, and make your Ladyship instrumental in plucking sinners as brands out of the burning. All these things I look upon on…
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_To Mr. J―――― B――――._ _Exon, Feb. 22, 1750._ _My dear Mr. B――――_, I Received your kind letter a few days ago at _Bristol_, and embrace this first opportunity of answering it. In _London_ I was so continually busied with a multiplicity of avocations, that I could not possibly write to you from thence. However, it has…
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_To Mrs. G――――._ _Exon, Feb. 22, 1750._ _Dear Madam_, I Rejoice to hear by your last kind letter, that the seed sown at _Manchester_ begins to spring up. More especially, I desire to be thankful, that you have grace given you, Madam, to confess the LORD JESUS and his gospel before men. A blessed earnest this, of you…
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_To Lady H――――._ _Plymouth, Feb. 25, 1750._ _Honoured Madam_, THE day after I wrote to your Ladyship my last letter, I preached three times, once at _Kingswood_, and twice at _Bristol_. In the evening I stood at _Smith_’s hall window and preached. It was a blessed day. The next morning our ascended Saviour gave me m…
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_To the Rev. Mr. H――――._ _Plymouth, Feb. 25, 1750._ _Reverend and dear Sir_, YOUR letters always fill me with sympathy. Your last I have just been reading; and in reading breathed out this ejaculation, “LORD, when will the days of his mourning be ended.” Surely you are not always thus to stick fast in the mire and c…
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_To Mr. F――――._ _Plymouth, Feb. 26, 1750._ _My dear Mr. F――――_, EVER since I received your last kind letter, I have been endeavouring to redeem some time to answer it, but till now have not had opportunity. Indeed even now a multiplicity of business obliges me to be much more brief than otherwise I should. However, …
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_To Governor B――――._ _Plymouth, Feb. 26, 1750._ _Honoured Sir_, I Was much rejoiced to hear, by a letter lately received from Mr. _Bradford_, that your Excellency was pretty well, and am very thankful that you was pleased to enquire so cordially after unworthy me. I take this first opportunity of returning my most g…
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_To Lady H――――n._ _Saint-Ginnys, March 5, 1750._ _Honoured Madam_, I Was ashamed to send your Ladyship so short a letter from _Plymouth_, but it was unavoidable. I was obliged to take horse, and therefore could only promise your Ladyship to send you particulars afterwards. At _Plymouth_ I preached twelve times in si…
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_To Lady H――――._ _Exeter, March, 21, 1750._ _Honoured Madam_, I Think it is now almost an age since I wrote to your Ladyship, but travelling and preaching have prevented me. Immediately after writing my last, I preached to many thousands, at a place called _Gwinnop_. The rain dropped gently upon our bodies, and the …
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_To the Countess D――――._ _Exeter, March 21, 1750._ _Honoured Madam_, I Did not think of being so long out of _London_, without sending your Ladyship a letter; but I have been so employed in travelling and preaching and answering letters, that I have scarce had any time at all. However, I bless the glorious Redeemer,…
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_To Lady H――――._ _Exeter, March 24, 1750._ _Honoured Madam_, AS I am persuaded your heart’s desire and prayer to GOD is, that the kingdom of the LORD JESUS may be set up on earth, I cannot return to _London_ without informing your Ladyship, that the gospel has been most gladly received in these western parts. I have…
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_To Mr. L――――._ _London, April 3, 1750._ _Very dear Sir_, LAST _Friday_ evening I came to town, and would have answered your kind letters (which I found waiting for me here) last post, had not fatigue and a multiplicity of business prevented me. Surely the distress of our suffering friends is great, but he that dwel…
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