Wesley Corpus

MY DEAR BROTHER, It is an excellent plan. The sooner you put it in execution the better; only see that you be all punctual to follow one another exactly. Let not a little hindrance or inconvenience put you out of your way; suppose a shower of rain or snow. Press on! Break through! Take up your cross each of you and follow your Master; so shall the world and the devil fall under your feet. I am, dear Jemmy, Your affectionate friend and brother. To Mrs. Cock LONDON, October 12, 1788. MY DEAR SISTER, It gives me much pleasure to find you are still happy in God, leaning upon your Beloved. O may you increase therein more and more! May you be more and more holy, and you will be more and more happy! See letters of June 26 (to Adam Clarke) and Dec. 27. This I long for, even your perfection, your growing up in all things into Him that is our Head. O may you never endeavor Love's all-sufficient sea to raise By drops of creature happiness! I sent you a little book or two by Mr. Clarke. If I can be of any service to you in anything, it would be an unspeakable satisfaction to, my dear sister, Yours affectionately. To Joseph Cownley LONDON, October 12, 1788. DEAR JOSEPH, I really think you have hardly had so much scandal as one might expect would fall to your share. I have heard very few faults found with you for above these forty years, and I think you and I have not had one quarrel yet. So it is very probable we never shall.