Since my last to you at
Bideford we have had
the pleasure of receiving two Letters from you, one
from
Barnstaple, the other from
Crediton, both which gave us pleasing
accounts of
your success in the important Cause, what you collected
at
Exeter and
Topsham I think is extraordinary. I am glad to hear
some of the Clergy undertake for you, which no doubt is furtherance
to the
Affair, I find you have left the Collection in some places to the
management of them and other Ministers by which you will see whether
that will answer your purpose, I am ready to think it will not
and
that if you was to make personal application and preach to the People,
where
they receive one Pound, you would two Pounds, but that I leave.
I observe your
immediate going to
London on your return to
Exon is
not absolutely fixed but that a Letter you expect from your Friends in
London is to determine it. If it is for the
good of the great Cause we
should rejoice to see you here first for do assure you that would be indeed
a great pleasure to us and to Friends in general. It gave us
concern
to have so poor an account of dear
Mr. Occom, hope the Lord has removed
his complaint and that this will find him perfectly recovered. May
the
Lord still
stand by and support you under every trial that you may
meet with and keep you above all your
fears and discouragements, He
is stronger than all your adversaries and has the Hearts of all Men at
his command and
can turn them as the Rivers are turned, Instances of
which
which you have met with since you have been embarked in this
glorious undertaking, which are as so many encouragements for
you still to go on trusting alone in the strength of the Lord. Through
the great goodness of God we and all your Friends that I now can
recollect here are well and
many did they know I was writing
would beg to be remembered
to you.
Mrs. Ludlow,
my Daughter
and
self
do heartily join in tendering our cordial Love and respects to you
and
Mr. Occom and that we may be sharers in both your Prayers
is the desire of
Pray present our best Respects to Messrs.
Kinsman and
Gibbs and their Families.