Wesley Corpus

1782 To John Bredin [1] BIRMINGHAM, July 9, 1782. MY DEAR BROTHER, -- Your letter reached me this morning. I know not whether it would not be best for you to spend the ensuing year in London. There you might have the best medical advice, and might preach more or less as your strength allowed. [See letters of Oct. 19, 1781, and Aug. 4, 1782, to him.] Adam Clarke may easily get over to Liverpool or Chester; but ships sometimes go from Newry to Bristol, and very frequently from Dublin, especially at this time of the year. My kind love to Alleck Knox. -- I am Your affectionate friend and brother. To Mr. John Bredin, At Mr. McKear’s, In Londonderry. To Mrs. Fletcher BIRMINGHAM, July 12, 1782. MY DEAR SISTER, -- I was much pleased with the thought of meeting Mr. Fletcher and you here. But the will of the Lord be done! It gives me satisfaction to hear that the work of our Lord prospers in your hands. [Mrs. Fletcher had written Wesley on July 7, describing the work in Madeley.] That weak young man {whether with design or without) had damped it sufficiently. I trust the flame will now revive and increase on every side. It seems to have been the will of God for many years that I should have none to share my proper labor. My brother never did. Thomas Walsh began to do it; so did John Jones. But one died and one hinted. Dr. Coke promises fair; at present I have none like-minded. When a lot is cast, I have no more to say. Peace be with your spirits! -- I am, my dear sister, Your ever affectionate brother. To Ann Loxdale BIRMINGHAM, July 12, 1782.