To Lady S——.
London, Dec. 25, 1750.
Honoured Madam,
I Had the favour of your Ladyship’s letter on Saturday afternoon, and immediately communicated what concerned him, to my ingenious and devout friend Mr. H——. With this, your Ladyship will receive a line from him. I persuaded him, that your Ladyship would not take it ill. Poor Mr. B—— is much obliged to your Ladyship for speaking in his behalf. He happened to be with me, when your Ladyship’s letter came. The Reception that your Ladyship’s kind motion met with, convinces me more and more, that “Be ye warmed, and be ye filled,” without giving any thing to be warmed and filled with, is the farthest that most professors go. Words are cheap, and cost nothing; and therefore many can say, “they pity,” and that extremely too, when at the same time, their practice shews it is only a verbal, and not a real compassion. I often told the poor man, that his dependance was too strong; and that I was afraid least help would not come from that quarter where he expected most. He sends ten thousand thanks for what your Ladyship hath done already. Surely he is worthy. He is a lover of Christ, and his outward circumstances very pitiable indeed. Your Ladyship will not be offended at the freedom I take. You love to help the distressed to the utmost of your power; and your Ladyship shall find that good measure, pressed down and running over, shall be returned into your bosom. That your Ladyship may experience the truth of this, in respect to temporals and spirituals, more and more every day, is the earnest prayer of, honoured Madam,
Your Ladyship’s most obliged, dutiful, and ready servant for Christ’s sake,
G. W.
LETTER DCCCLXXV.
To Mr. S——.
London, Jan. 4, 1751.