and the earth, that he may judge his people; and then you will see me face to face; there fhall I be ready at the dreadful tribunal, to joy and rejoice with you, if you regard my admonitions and live, or to be a swift witness against you, if you harden your heart, and will mind

LETTER II:

DUMMER, HOLY INNOCENTS,

GOOD MADAM,.

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Dec. 28, 1736

N this day was fe'night I got

fafe to DUMMER, and ever fince

I have been fo bufied, that I have not had leifure, no not to my best friends to: write; but now the hurry of my employment is a little abated, and I have some refpite from walking in and out among my parishoners: This therefore

is the opportunity for reflecting upon

and returning thanks to thofe who have wifhed and done me good. Accept then, MADAM, my best and fincereft expreffions of gratitude, and go on to do good to multitudes, to fix and to seven, fo fhall you be like our father who is in Heaven; he is merciful and gracious, and of great goodness, and that to the most unthankful and undeferving. For oh ! what kind things has he done for me, ever fince I left LONDON! He fent his angel before me, to be my guide and my guard in my journey; he preserved me from wrong and robbery; he kept all my bones, fo that not one of them is "broken; and at length brought me out

into a wealthy place;, I mean into fuck

a place which appears to be a good ground, mentioned by our LORD, and promises a comfortable increase to the gofpel-fower:-Oh! may I fcatter the feed plentifully by my inftructions, and water it thoroughly with the dew of my prayers!I parted from you and my Chriftian acquaintance on SUNDAY, that high and holy day, in which we had been taking sweet counfel together, and holding a still sweeter communion with GOD. The next morning I was encompaffed with unhappy wretches, whofe mouths were full of cursing and bitternefs. Sad and lamentable exchange:

One day to be joining with faints in their devout fupplications, to bear a joyful part in finging pfalms of praife; and

on the morrow to be grieved with ungodly fpeeches of wicked men, and furrounded with the horrible din of their execrations! Here I called to mind our poor first parents, thinking that my lofs was in fome fort like theirs: one while they were regailing themselves among the flowers, and in the goodly garden of EDEN; foon after they were wandering up and down among the thorns and briars of a wide world. Well, faid I to myfelf, fince we are conftrained to dwell with MESHACH, and have our habitati