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[MS 80]

truth & the life to poor Sinners and be strengthened to be
faithful diligent and useful to the end -
and at last be called to my home as one of the children etc.

The importance of the work of a Minister
of the Gospel in every shape has & does lie heavy upon my mind
at times I am ready to draw back & with one of old to say
"I am of slow speech & of a slow tongue etc" and thus to argue altho as
far as I am capable of judging I trust my call is clear and that it is
my duty to go forward - Bear me then on the wings of your
supplication that "I may be directed by God the Holy Spirit in all my ways" & prayed
O that the dismal walls
of Party Spirits were pulled down tho I fear such happiness will
scarcely be seen in our days -- & your objections to the
Church of England has often been duly weighed at the same time
they have been generally and counterbalanced by others which appear to me of equal importance. With regard
to my learned clerical friends I feel happy to inform you
that a Kind & gracious Father has so directed my steps hith
therto that my general acquintance amongst the lies prin-
-cipally amongst those commonly denominated by way of
reformed Evangelical or Methodistical and blessed be God
there are not a few of them in this part of the world
who are neither gay or fashionable but apparently followers
of Jesus Christ as dear Children and preach Christ with the power
& demonstration of the Holy Spirit - May I be enabled to do likewise.
I must not omit returning my thanks for the
Alman with Cxn Instruction, Copy of Classes etc you so very kindly forwarded
From the [indecipherable] I have been led to imagine that
you sealed up the packets if so have the kindness
at a future opportunity not to send any
books or pamphlets in the parcel with letters, but in a
seperate parcel merely tied round with cord
& Almanacs - newspapers - or whatever they may be written
on the outside as in that case they will come nearly
free of expence. In the present my parcel
came very expencive - I should not give this hint did
I not think it might prove advantageous to your