_To the Reverend Mr. R――――, in London._
_Inchannon, July 21, 1742._ _Reverend and dear Sir_,
I Heartily rejoice that the LORD is blessing and owning you. Go on, dear Sir, go on, and you will certainly find the glorious _Emmanuel_ will be with you more and more. It is observable, that there is but one thing in scripture, that we are commanded to do out of season, _preaching_. Be instant therefore, dear Sir, in season and out of season. The LORD will stand by you and strengthen you, and deliver you from wicked and unreasonable men. You will find the blessedness of the cross, and the spirit of CHRIST and of glory to rest upon your soul. The Messrs. _E――――_ and their adherents, would you think it, have appointed a publick fast to humble themselves, among other things, for my being received in _Scotland_, and for the delusion, as they term it, at _Cambuslang_, and other places; and all this, because I would not consent to preach only for them, till I had light into, and could take the solemn league and covenant.――But to what lengths may prejudice carry even good men?――From giving way to the first risings of bigotry and a party spirit, good LORD deliver us!
Your most affectionate brother in CHRIST,