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Bcotlaad, were of the same mind with you. l b e am not called to sit atill in one +CB: it is neither for the herilth of our souls nor bedies. Billy Thompson never satisfied me on this head, pot ~EI tbe least degree. I my still, we will have travelhag preachera in Scatland, w norie. The thing is fifed : the manner of effecting it ia to k considered. Now, eet your wit to this: fbd out the po [the hm.] How shall t h i n matter be accomplished l You did not d~ well in selling yaur horn, and thereby laying another bar in the way. Though Z am (by the exquisite negligence of K Q Y late book keeper) a thousand pounds worse than nothing, I would have spared, a few pwnde to bave e d that budea. However, you muet do as you can. Our preachers ahall either travel there, as in England, or else stay in &@and. I am,dear Joseph, . Hours affectiormtely '

Dta~ J O E E Pwhh H;~ every one of ~ y rreachera, who goee to

the rlrc.

LONDON, Oerober 93,177t

CCCCXLVI1.-To

the SUUIC,Loupow, January 8, 1774.

Drm JOSEPH,-Many pernone are in danger of reading too litole :

you are in daogar of reading too much. Whetever youare, take up from house to house. D o thib your cmm, and visit all the according to Mr. Baxter's plan, la down in the Minutes of the ConEaranoe. The fruit which will enaue, (perhapa in a short time,) will abundantly rewa$ your labour. Fruit also we shall hare,.eyen in those who have no outward connection w i t h us. I am glad you " ees dl believers" t o aspirc) &er the full liberty of the children of They must not give up their faith, i n order,to do thie:-herein you formerly seemed to be in some miotake. Let them go on from faith tcl faith; from weak faith, to that strong faith, which not only ~ ~ ~ l q u but e r ecaets out ein. Meantime it is certain, many call themselves believers who do not even wnquer sin; who ane strangera to the whole inward kingdom of God, and void of the whole h i t of the Spirit. We mqst not go on at Dunbar in this manner. , Rather we muat quit the place. For who wilk pay that debt? On Tuesday .I was under the surgeonfa hands, but am now ( b l e s d be God) quite recovered. I am, dear Joseph, Y o m affectionately.

GO^

C~CCXLVIII.-I-T~ ihc $amc.

DEAR JOBEPH-I am glad pclu bave been at Gmnock, and think it

highly expedient that you ahoud EoUow the blow; Meantime let brother Broadbent supply Glasgow, and Billy Thompson, Edinburgh. I think with you, that it ia no @at matter i f D u n k be left for a seaeon. When you have been thmj or feur weeka at Greenock and Port Glaegow, brother Broadbent should change with you. But I agroe with you, the harvest cannot be l a w dl we can preach abread, Before I settled my plan, that thought occurred, u It would be better

LONDON, March 4,1774.