Phillips Family Papers Box 1

To Mr. Samuel Phillips Student Att Harvard College In Cambridge

Dear Saml

I send you thes few lines hoping thay will find you in health cheerfull in your imployment O Remember the one thing needfull and that is Grace an interest in Christ Wee are told to seek and we shall find. Thats a promis but then we ar not to seek in a cold [safe?] formal maner but with our hoal hearts

As won auther says Christ is apointed head of the Church as to all ends and uses whatsoever that whatever grace we need we must receive it from Christ our head and he is apoint of the Father to give it out O labour often after a holy skill to [desire?] grace from Christ as head of the Church -- he says we are greatly defective hear. He is apt to believe none are acquainted with living upon the righeousness of Christ for justification than they are acquainted with the way of desiring grace and spiritual influence from Christ the head of the Chruch for sanctification.

It may be you think you bear no relation to the Church. But are not you mistaken you was given to God in baptisem & if you give your self to God in secret to be at his disposal and take him to be your god & are in earnist for all the grace or above mentioned aiming at the glory of God then do you not one the covenant in heart

I should have now greater jouy than to hear that you walk in the truth.

I think you are much exposd upon the Sabath noon So many yong persons to gether the adversary is very busy I should think proper for you or som [ ? ] [ ? ] to [reed?] [ savd? ] as you have distinguist your silf by attening privat metings any thing ither good or bad Perhaps will be taken notice in you suner than in another.

De[a]r Samll.

Yours I received by Mr Kimbal. I am not unmindfull of you. I know you are in the midst of temptation But hope you dayre commit your self to him that is abel to keep you from falling. Seek to God for direction. Stand not in your own strength.

Remember to keep holy Sabaths & that will be a means to keep you holy. Dont incroch [encroach] upon the Sabath. Remember them an evining belongs to evene day. If Sabaths ant our delight hear we shall never be admitted to that Sabath of Rest that is prepard for believers.

Be earnist with God through the mediation that you may apply the promises when you hear or read them. The word does us good when its applied.

The Lord teach us so to number our days that we may apply our hearts to wisdom.

May we have an abiding sence of our mortalyte O that we may be changed by grace before we are changd by death.

you are yong but thats no securite against death--yonger than you have ben calld for out of Ann [Chicknes?] famile their second son & second daughter. Death especially in youth is a call to all.

Shall send the tea cups linen & other articels you send for. Should have attend the length of your sleves but did not observe tel it was to late. Uou need not be affraid to use this salve its driveing not drawing

I rest your affectionat mother

Elizabeth Phillips

Rec'd by [?] Nov [18?] 1760

To Mr Samuel Phillips Student Att Harvard College In Cambridge

December 27

Dear Samme

You said something about tarring [tarrying?] at Cambridge port of the vacancy. I mentiond it to your father he askt which part I told him you did not say. As we have killd our pork this week dont know but it be agreabel to come home next weak--your father talks of going to Boston next week. If he dose sopose he will leed a horse for you if wee don't heare frome you.

Wee recivd your letter by Mr Pebody. I dont know but your father is pleasd with your journey he is now gon to Salem Court. Dont think of any new.

Give my duty to madom Foxcroft. My complements to Mr Foxcroft & grat deel of what ever regards you think proper to the ladies & give my hearty thanks to Mrs Phebe for the figs she sent alls to Mrs Ralle for the orenges she sent

In grat hast From your affectionat mother Elizabeth Phillips

P.S. Cozyen [Pobe?] sands her love to you.

[In margin:] If y[ou dete]rmin to tary [words obscured] the things the first opo[rtuni]te you send by Mrs. Pebody.