B 53 To Mrs Bradburn
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- John Wesley, “B 53 To Mrs Bradburn”. Wesley Corpus,
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To Mrs. Bradburn December 31, 1785. MY DEAR BETSY, - I write you a few lines because I think you stand in need of comfort; and I would give you all in my power, as I know you would me on a like occasion. I will tell you how to do it then: Look kindly on them that have wronged you most. Speak civilly, yea affectionately, to them; they cannot stand it long: Love melts the hardness that in rocks is bred; A flint will break upon a feather-bed. I have set my heart upon your being a happy woman and overcoming all your enemies by love; and then I shall be more than ever, my dear Betsy, Your affectionate brother.