Wesley Corpus

1757 To Matthew Errington [1] LONDON January 8, 1757. MY DEAR BROTHER, -- You have done well in sending me a particular account. The bill came safe, and h accepted. But Michael's [Michael Fenwick.] senseless delay has distressed me much. He ought to have been here the 28th of November, and to have then brought with him all the money he could procure. For the time to come, if he should take another journey, I must punctually fix beforehand how many days he is to stay in every place. I hope you all continue a family of love, and that the Stewards and you are in harmony with each other. I should be glad to see poor Becky, especially if I found her all alive to God. We have a sickly family here -- my wife, Jenny, Sally Clay [See letter of March 30 1757.] ill of paralytic, T. Walsh [See letter of April 5, 1758.] and Jemmy Morgan [James Morgan became one of Wesley’s helpers in 1755 at the age of nineteen. He prepared the Life and Death of Mr. Thomas Walsh in 1762. Delicate health made him retire from the itinerancy. He died in Dublin in 1774. See Journal v. 210n; and letter of Sept. 2, 1758.] of consumptive disorders. But all is best -- I am Your affectionate brother. To Samuel Furly LONDON, February 11, 1757. The times and seasons of continuing comfort and all other spk~ual blessings the Father hath reserved in His own power. And them may be many wise reasons unknown to us (who are of yesterday and know nothing) why He does not answer every prayer as soon as we offer it. Indeed, one very common reason is sin lieth at the door -- perhaps sin of omission, the not following the light, not using the power we have. I know not that this is your cue. Possibly God may see good to take this way to break the stubbornness of your will and destroy your pride of understanding. Certainly you am in the hands of Him that loves you, and that will speedily deliver, if you persevere in waiting for Him and in rejecting all comfort but that which flows from the Spirit of adoption, crying in your heart, Abba Father! To Rev. S. Furly, Kippax. To Thomas Olivers [2] LEWISHAM, March 24, 1757.