Wesley Corpus

To Joseph Taylor Date: NEAR LONDON, November 11, 1786. Source: The Letters of John Wesley (1786) Author: John Wesley --- MY DEAR BROTHER, - I am not afraid of your doing too little, but of your doing too much, either by preaching oftener than your strength will yet bear or by speaking too long or too loud. [See letter of Feb. 14, 1787.] Our preachers have as great need of temperance in preaching as in eating or drinking; otherwise our grand enemy will carry his point, and soon disable us from preaching at all. I hope my dear friends Mr. Smith and his wife [See letter of Oct. 3, 1784.] continue in the good way; and that you still earnestly exhort all the believers to go on to perfection. - I am, dear Joseph, Your affectionate friend and brother. PS. - I have nearly finished Mr. Fletcher's Life [See letters of Oct. 21 and Dec. 9.]; now let Brother Watkinson and you exert yourselves and procure as many subscribers as you can.