as particular in refpect to the fociety as you can. The LORD is ftill with us. Bleffed be his holy name! My tender love to all. That the glorious Emmanuel may be with your foul more and more, is the hearty prayer of, my dear Mr. H My dear Sir, Yours most affectionately, LETTER DIII. To Mr. S. G. W Gloucester, March 24, 1743. N effectual door is opened in these parts. On Saturday A night I preached here. The LORD was with me. On Α Sunday morning I preached again in a barn. time to me and the people. Dear Mr. P It was a good was here, and tears of love and joy were running down his aged cheeks almost all the while. He was, like good old Simeon, ready to cry out, "LORD, now lettest thy feryant depart in peace." At noon I preached at Mr. Fr's on the hill, to a glorious auditory indeed. Here JESUS CHRIST difplayed his power, and caused much of his glory to pass before us. At four I preached again in a field near Stroud, where was a great congregation confifting of many, many thousands. The LORD helped and bleffed me much here alfo. Afterwards I went to the new house at Hampton, and the glory of the LORD filled it. It is exceeding commodious for our purpose. I preached in the court-yard on Monday noon, to a large auditory. Monday evening the LORD gave me a good time at Pitchcomb. Both brother C and brother A's fociety met at Hampton, and the LORD met with us. Brother C is certainly called of GOD. All call him a fecond Bunyan. I believe he must give himself wholly to the work. Such a hardy worker with his hands, and hearty preacher at the fame time, I have scarce known. On Tuesday a man was hung in chains at Hampton Common.-A more miferable spectacle I have not feen. I preached in the morning to a great auditory about a mile off the place of execution. I intended doing the fame after the criminal was turned off; but the weather was very violent. Thousands and thousands came and staid to hear; but, through misinformation, kept on the top of the hill, # while I preached in the bottom. After this I came to Glou cefter, and preached in the evening in a barn: a night much to be remembered! This morning I preached again, and dined with Mr. E dls and fome more at Mr. E--'s. I am just going to my evening lecture, and to-morrow I shall leave Gloucester for a few days. The affociation is put off for a week, fo I-fhall have more time in Gloucestershire. Never did I fee people more hungry and fimple. Many come telling me what the LORD did for their fouls when I was here last. To him be all the glory! Brother A is now with me. He must be in the country 'till the house is more fettled. I fure GOD called me here. am I My dear Sir, Yours, &c. LETTER DIV. To Mr. S. G. W. Gloucefter, March 29, 1743.1 Now fit down to fulfil my promife made to you last night. -I think in a former letter I gave you an account of what the LORD had done for and by me fince I left London, though indeed I cannot tell you the hundredth part. On Tuesday even ing I preached at Gloucester with as convincing, foul-edifying power, as ever I felt in my life. The barn, though made more commodious, was and is generally quite crouded. On Friday morning I preached again; and afterwards went to Hampton; the fnow falling and freezing on us all the way. In the evening I preached at Chalford, upon "walking with GOD:" he was with me and the auditory. On Saturday I preached at Rufcom in the morning, and at King-ftanley in the afternoon. In the evening, I vifited brother,C's graci ous fociety; and afterwards rode to Hampton, which made about twenty miles. The congregations on account of the weather were not fo great, but our Saviour most richly fed us. The word diftilled like the dew; and at Stanley I think I was in the very fuburbs of heaven. O free grace! On Sunday morning I preached at Durfley, about feven miles from Hampton, where our dear brother A- - had been taken down the Sunday before; but no one was permitted to touch or moleft us. The congregation confifted of fome thousands, and the tell word came with a moft gloriously convincing power. I came away rejoicing, and in the afternoon preached to about ten thousand on Hampton common, at what the people now call IVhitefield's Tump, because I preached there firft. I cannot you what a folemn occafion that was. I perceive a great alteration in the people fince I was in thefe parts laft. They did indeed hang on me to hear the word. It ran and was glorified. In the evening, we had a most precious meeting with the two united focieties in the new houfe at Hampton. Surely many thereabouts will walk with GOD. Laft night and this morning I preached again with great power; preaching in Gloucestershire is now like preaching at the tabernacle at London. This evening I am to preach again; and after that to hold our first love-feaft.-What our LORD does for us hereafter, you fhall hear in my next. And now, my dear Sir, help me to be thankful, and blefs the LORD for all his mercies conferred on Your unworthy friend, and his worthless fervant, G. W. Dear Sir, MY Gloucefler, April 2, 1743. Y foul is kept exceeding chearful; and greater and more continued freedom in preaching, I never experienced, than fince I have been in Gloucester and Gloucestershire. On Tuesday evening we had a bleffed love-feaft. On Wednes day morning I preached here with great sweetness; and at noon at Painfwick. In the evening I preached at Mr. F's, inthe place where the LORD met us remarkably one night about a twelvemonth ago. He met us again most délightfully, not in terror, but in love: by which I gueffed how the gospel had gained ground in a twelvemonth's time. After this I vifited dear brother C's fociety, and then rode to Hampton, with brothers A and G, praifing and bleffing GOD. On Wednesday noon I preached at Quarhoufe, from the tump where old Mr. Cole used to ftand. It was an alarming time. My foul enjoyed exceeding great liberty. In the evening I preached in the new houfe at Hampton to many many hundreds, and afterwards met the fociety. Yesterday morning I came hither. At noon and at night I preached in the barn; it was quite crouded. It would have rejoiced you to have been with us. This morning I am to preach again, and shall take my leave at night. My dear Sir, help me to extol free grace, and expect to hear of greater things than thefe from, Ever yours, &c. G. W. LETTER DVI. To brother S. Waterford (South Wales,) April 7, 1743 My Dear Brother,.. N Monday I received your letter of April 2; but till now, ON I 2, but till now have had no opportunity of answering it. I preached and took my leave of the Gloucester people with mutual and great concern, on Sunday evening laft. It was past one in the morning, before I could lay my weary body down.-At five I rofe again, fick for want of reft; but I was enabled to get on horseback and ride to Mr. F's, where I preached to a large congregation, who came there at feven in the morning, hoping to feel the power of a rifen LORD. They were not difappointed of their hope. At ten I read prayers, and preached from these words," I am the refurrection and the life," and afterwards was helped to adminifter the facrament in Stonehouse church. Then I rode to Stroud, where I was enabled to preach to about twelve thoufand, with uncommon freedom and power, in Mrs. G's field. Much of the divine prefence was there.-About fix in the evening I preached to about the like number on Hampton Common; but scarce ever with a more pleafing convincing power. The order and folemnity wherewith the people broke up, was very inftructive. After this I went to Hampton, and held a general love-feaft with the united focieties. My foul was kept clofe to Jesus, my bodily ftrength renewed, and I went to-bed about midnight, very chearful and very happy. The next morning I went and preached near Dursley, to fome thoufands, with great convictions accompanying the word. About feven I reached reached Bristol, and preached with wonderful power to a full i congregation at Smith's Hall; and afterwards spent the even-: ing very agreeably with Mr. C of Bath, and fome other dear friends. On Tuesday morning I preached again to a full congregation, and then fet out for this place, where we came about eight in the evening, and had fweet and profitable converfation with Mr. B and fome others of the brethren.. We fung an hymn, prayed, and parted in great harmony. On Wednesday about noon I opened the affociation with a close and folemn difcourfe upon walking with GOD. Indeed much of GOD was with us. The brethren and the people felt much of the divine presence. Afterwards we betook ourselves to bufinefs: feveral matters of great importance were dispatched. We broke up about feven, and met again about ten, and continued fettling the affairs of the focieties till about two in the morning. On Thursday we fat again till about four in the afternoon; then, after taking a little refreshment, and talking warmly of the things of GOD, I preached with great freedom upon the believer's reft, and then we went on with our bufinefs, and finished our affociation about midnight: all acknowledged that GOD had been with us, and bleffed him for the fame. Perhaps in a month I may come to London; but it feems to be the will of the LORD I fhould. ftay in Wales about a fortnight, and take a tour into Pembrokeshire. Great doors are open there. Our Saviour keeps me very happy indeed; and is, I believe, preparing greater bleffings, for UR bleffed mafter ftill countenances my feeble labours. Yesterday I preached at Cardiff to a large congregation. The greatest fcoffers fat quiet, and the children of GOD felt the divine prefence. In the evening I went to Ful-mon. Mrs., received us kindly. Gop was pleased to speak for me |