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Andover March 25 1765

Dear Samll,

I received your of the 21 Instant
Am glad to hear of your wealfair.
I hope thes lines you [???] so as they Leave us.
If you have Ben kept from any [ink spot] duty or
Indecincy be thankfull for it But Dont think
becaus you never have that you never shall - No
Leet him that stands take heed least hee fall. But
Dont stand in your one strength - you know whear
to go for Direction & Strength in Every time of kneed - Oh
Be Allways found In the way of your Duty - if your
with God hee will Be with you - But - if you forsake
him hee will for sake you - search the scripturs Dayly
for in them ye have Eternal Life
with out knowleg the heart cannot Be good
Dont mistake me. I Did not say knowleg made the heart good.
no knowleg is won thing and grace is another.
Above all Labour for saeying grace

Your granmother Phillips is very Loo[e] the
cheif of her complaints is shortness of breth &
a bade cough.

You wrote that Mr Moody had some thots of coming
to Andover. Give your father & my complyments to him.

If an oportunyty presents we should Be exceding to wait on him.

have sent the things you wrote for.
We all scend our Love.

In great hast
I, Remain your Loving
mother
Elizabeth Phillips