_To Mr. Wm. W――――, at Edinburgh._
_Bristol, May 16, 1741._ _Dear Sir_,
I Received both your kind letters, and with this send you my hearty thanks for them. I also thank you for your kind invitation of me to _Scotland_. GOD only knows when I can come.――All I can say at present is, I will come when the LORD permits. Sad tares have been sown here. It will require some time to pluck them up. The doctrines of the gospel are sadly run down, and most monstrous errors propagated. They assert, “That the very in-being of sin must be taken out of us, or otherwise we are not new creatures.” O dear Sir, exhort all to pray for me, that I may be faithful to my LORD, and yet kept gentle in my temper. At present, our dear LORD causes me to triumph in every place. His gospel gets ground, and his power is manifested among us day by day. The fields are white, every where ready unto harvest. Our LORD I trust will gather his wheat into his heavenly garners. My kind respects attend Mr. _M――――_ and Mr. _D――――_. Had I time I would write a long letter to each. But I am interrupted. However, I am glad to snatch a few moments to beg a continuance of your prayers for a poor unworthy worm, and to assure you that I am, dear Sir,
Your affectionate brother and servant in CHRIST,