Wesley Corpus

To Ann Bolton Date: LONDON, February 23, 1788. Source: The Letters of John Wesley (1788) Author: John Wesley --- MY DEAR NANCY, -- You do well to write to me at all times when you are of leisure, but especially when you are in trouble. It is a just remark of Mr. Addison: The ways of Heaven are dark and intricate, Puzzled with mazes and perplexed with errors. So it seems at least to our poor, weak understandings, which cannot fathom the deep counsels of God. But what He does now you will know hereafter and see that He hath done all things well. If you had not seen trouble in the years that are past, you would not have been what you are now. You have fairly profited thereby: you have not suffered so many things in vain; but you have learnt more and more obedience by the things that you have suffered. On Thursday next I am to leave London. I hope to be at Bristol the Monday following; a fortnight after at Stroud, as usual; and then at Cirencester and Gloucester. Meet me somewhere if you can conveniently. A copy of the Magazine is not now to be had, but you may have abundance of single ones. And, indeed, you never need want anything that is in the power of, my dear Nancy, Yours most affectionately.