_To James M――――, an Orphan._
_On board the Mary and Ann, July 27, 1741._ _Dear James_,
I Am glad to hear by dear brother _B――――_’s letters, that your soul has received comfort. I am comforted at the news. May GOD increase it daily, ’till your joy be full. I must think GOD loves you, and that he has begun a good work in your soul. I hope to find at my return that it is carried on, and that you have been pressing forward towards the mark for the prize of your high calling in CHRIST JESUS your saviour. Dear _James_, I do not forget you. I hope you never will forget the love of CHRIST, who died and hath given himself for you. Does not the very thought of this make you even to weep? Do you not want some private place where to vent your heart? Away then, I will detain you no longer. Retire into the woods. Go look to him whom you have pierced, and with a godly sorrow mourn for your sins, as a woman for her first-born. At the same time, forget not to sigh out a prayer in behalf of, dear _James_,
Your affectionate friend and servant,