_To Governor B――――._
_London, January 11, 1754._
_Honoured Sir_,
I HAD the favour of your last kind letter by the hands of Messrs. _T――――_ and _D――――_, whose work I pray the LORD of all Lords to bless and prosper. Was Lady _H――――n_ in town, they should have been introduced before now, but at present she is at _Bath_ drinking of the waters of life freely, and communicating them freely to others. One of _Cæsar_’s houshold hath been lately awakened through her Ladyship’s instrumentality, and I hope others will meet with like blessing. Amongst the common people the gospel also runs, and is glorified in divers places. Our new tabernacle the Redeemer vouchsafes to fill with his presence, and gives us daily to hear that delightful music, “The triumphs of his word.” Winter quarters are made pleasant to me, but I long for my Spring campaign.――Perhaps it may be a _Spring Voyage_.――For I am now seriously thinking of a voyage to _America_, and live in hopes of seeing your Excellency once more on this side eternity. LORD JESUS, do thou shew me what thou wouldest have me to do! This, this I trust at present is the unfeigned language of my heart,
A life that all things casts behind, Springs forth obedient at thy call.
I beg a continued interest in your Excellency’s prayers, that I may be kept from flagging in the latter stages of my road, and ripen for heaven every day and every hour. I am now thirty-nine years old, and little dreamt of being kept on earth so long; but I find we are immortal till our work is done. O that I may now begin to begin to work for JESUS! He is worthy, he is altogether lovely, he is the fairest among ten thousand. To his never-failing mercy and endearing love I most humbly recommend your Excellency’s whole self, always subscribing myself, honoured Sir,
Your Excellency’s most dutiful, obliged, and ready servant for CHRIST’s sake,