Wesley Corpus

To Joseph Benson Date: WITNEY, October 22, 1777. Source: The Letters of John Wesley (1777) Author: John Wesley --- DEAR JOSEPH,--I do not wonder you do not conceive what Grotius meant by that odd sentence; for I doubt whether he conceived it himself. I can translate it, but I cannot understand it; it is well if any one can. 'Everything exists necessarily or of itself; not as it is considered in a general view, but as it actually exists. But individual things' (only) 'exist actually.' There is a good English translation of this book, published some years since by Dr. John Clarke, Dean of Sarum. [John Clarke (1682-1757) was Dean of Salisbury in 1728. For Samuel Clarke, see letter of Sept. 24, 1753.] He was (I think younger) brother to Dr. Samuel Clarke. I have no objection to your printing a thousand or two of the account of Mrs. Hutton's death. It may be of use for you to visit Manchester again when opportunity serves. Only do everything in full concurrence with the Assistant.--I am, dear Joseph, Yours affectionately.