Wesley Corpus

To Ellen Gretton Date: BRISTOL, September 7, 1782. Source: The Letters of John Wesley (1782) Author: John Wesley --- MY DEAR SISTER, -- It pleases God to lead you in a rough path for the present; but it is enough that all will end well. I never knew any disorder in the bowels which might not be speedily cured by drinking plentifully of lemonade; unless in a few peculiar constitutions, which could not bear lemons. And the drinking nettle-tea (instead of common tea) will commonly perfect the cure. If occasion require, she should certainly return to some place where she is not known. And I hope God will incline his heart to allow her what is necessary. The fearing lest we should be called hence before we are perfected in love is one species of taking thought for the morrow. You have nothing to do with this. Live to-day I And Be now willing to receive What His goodness waits to give. -- I am, my dear Nelly, Yours affectionately.