Your most affectionate brother and servant in Christ,
G. W.
LETTER CCCCXX.
To Mr. J—— H——, in London.
On board the Mary and Ann, May 29, 1742.
Dear Sir,
YOUR letter much affected me. I hope the contents have made the angels to rejoice, and that before this time you have found rest in the wounded Lamb. That God, who first spoke light out of darkness, I trust is beginning to shine into your heart, and to perfect a new creation in your soul. You are not the first, dear friend, by thousands, who have thought themselves rich and increased in goods, not considering they were poor and miserable and blind and naked. I suppose you can now join with me in the following verses:
I.
Long did my soul in Jesu’s form