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but at the same time help me to praise him: for amidst all my various circumstances, I am kept joying in God, and made more than conqueror through his love. We have had blessed times since my arrival here.

Your most affectionate friend and servant in Christ,
G. W.

LETTER CCCCLXXXVII. To the Bishop of Bangor.


My Lord, London, Nov. 23, 1742.

I Humbly thank your Lordship for your Lordship's second kind letter. Your Lordship shall have Mr. C——'s letter whenever your Lordship pleases to demand it. I sent it for no other purpose, than to let your Lordship into the affair as far as lay in my power. I am quite willing your Lordship should hear both sides. I doubt not but your Lordship will do justice. The candour and moderation which breathe in your Lordship's letters, and your condescension in writing to me, incline me to take the freedom of begging your Lordship's acceptance of my last volume of sermons, and the Orphan-house accounts, from, my Lord,

 Your Lordship's most obliged, obedient son and servant, G. W.

LETTER CCCCLXXXVIII. To Professor Frank, in Germany.


Rev. Sir, London, Nov. 24, 1742.

LONG have I designed writing to you, but something or another has always prevented me. However, I can now defer it no longer. For though I never saw you in the flesh, yet I love and highly esteem you in the bowels of Jesus Christ, and wish you much prosperity in the work of the Lord. Your honoured father's memory is very precious to me. His account of the Orphan-house hath, under God, been a great support and encouragement to me in a like undertaking. How it prospers, the account sent with this will inform you. Only it will be proper to observe, that since the publication of the last, there have been upwards of 300l. col-