Wesley Corpus

Letters 1786B

AuthorJohn Wesley
Typeletter
YearNone
Passage IDjw-letters-1786b-002
Words392
Catholic Spirit Universal Redemption Free Will
Burlington, Saturday, Sun. Mony. Hunmanby or Rudston, Tuesday. Kilham, Wednesday. Witewand, Thursday Huggitt, Friday. Millington, Saturday.] They have done so, and I like it well. No one of our preachers must be still while I live. - I am, my dear brother, Your affectionate brother. To Mr. Torry, In Hull. To Josiah Dornford BRISTOL, August 1, 1786. DEAR SIR, - Go on in the name of God and in the power of His might. If He sees, and when lie sees best, He will put more talents into your hands. In the meantime, it is your wisdom to make the full use of those which you have, only taking care not to trust in yourself but in Him that raiseth the dead. - I am Your affectionate brother. To Josiah Dornford0 Esq., In Philpot Lane. To Elizabeth Briggs [LONDON, August 7, 1786.] MY DEAR BETSY, - You may do me a considerable piece of service by informing me of all you know concerning Mr. Fletcher, chiefly when he was abroad. Perhaps you can give me light from some letters or papers of your brother William's; as I suppose all his papers are in your hands. Perhaps you may have some valuable letters which he (Mr. F.) wrote to your good father. [See letter of Sept. 24; and for William Perronet (who died in 1746 at the age of twenty-two), Atmore's Memorial, pp. 320-1.] I think both for my sake and for Mr. F.'s sake you will give all the help you can herein to, my dear Betsy, Yours affectionately. To Miss Briggs. To Mrs. Fletcher [3] LONDON, August 7, 1786. MY DEAR SISTER, - Several of the fragments may be of use. I purpose to insert them in the Magazine. Some of the letters I think to insert in the Life. As to dates, you can probably help me: (I) In what year did Mr. Fletcher come to England (2) In what year did he go to Germany (3) In what year did he go to Madeley (4) In what year did he travel with me (5) In what year did he go to Newington (6) In what year did he go to Switzerland (7) In what year did he return to England (8) In what month and year did he marry In what year did he go to Trevecca Return home