G. W.
LETTER DCCCCLV.
To Mr. H—— B——.
London, Jan. 7, 1753.
My very dear Friend,
BY this conveyance I send you a power of attorney to dispose of Providence Plantation, and leave it to your discretion to sell at what price you please. I would only observe, that I had rather it should be sold for somewhat less than its real value, than to keep it any longer in my hands. I do not choose to keep two families longer than needs must. Be pleased to pay what you receive for it, into the hands of Mr. Charles H——n of Charles-Town. Blessed be God for remembering mercy in the midst of judgments. O that with his rod he may also send his spirit! For without it, as dear Mr. V—— B—— observes, “We shall be chastened, but not changed.” The world after the deluge, was as bad as before. Nothing but the blood of Jesus Christ, applied by faith, can cleanse the soul from sin.—
To this blest fountain of thy blood,
Incarnate God I fly;
Here let me wash my spotted soul,