John Thornton, letter, to Eleazar Wheelock, 1772 June 10 Thornton, John Text Markup Unit, Dartmouth College Library Conversion to TEI P5 encoding Occom Circle Project Transcribed from the original manuscript Dartmouth College National Endowment for the Humanities Schweitzer, Ivy. Dartmouth College Department of English and Women's Studies The Occom Circle A digital edition Trustees of Dartmouth College
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Letter Thornton writes of his belief in unity among sects, mentions that he has paid bills drawn on him by Wheelock to the extent of 175 pounds, and notes that he has had a letter from Occom. USA New Hampshire Hanover Rauner Special Collections Library, Dartmouth College. DC History MSS John Thornton, letter, to Eleazar Wheelock, 1772 June 10 Thornton, John

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Library of Congress Subject Headings (LCSH) Occom Circle Project keywords and controlled vocabulary 10 June 1772 English To be added. To be added. October 2013 Maggie Conners Hannie Wei Hannie Wei May 14, 2014 K.G. Kidd Blank page tagging added December 11, 2014 Shaun Y. Akhtar Pre-publication TEI review Maninder Rakhra Pre-publication TEI review Hazel-Dawn Dumpert reviewed and adjusted prior to publication Clapham 10th 10th June 1772 Dear & and Revd Rev. &slong;ir Sir

I was unwilling to omit the present oppo opportunity of thanking you for yours of 14th 14th April from Norwich in your way to Hartford & and it gave me pleasure to hear you left all well & and that Mr Mr. Avery continued with Mr Mr. Kirkland (I hope it will please God to restore perfect Unanimity, for indeed contention is the bane of vital Religion & and when the Enemy can prevail on us to lend an Ear to Whisperers we get on unhallowed ground & and are led into a Maze that nece&slong;sarily necessarily bewilders us), may the Lord ever keep us simple hearted, ceasing from Man & and having our Eye ever fixed on him The Lord our God is merciful gracious long suffering abun dant in goodne&slong;s goodness & and truth, the various Societies of Believers are united in one for we have one common Lord one faith & and one Baptism & and the Gifts & and Graces of the Spirit are not confined to any Sect, but the beauty of Holine&slong;s holiness is discernable discernible throughout Gods Universal Church, in all that love the Lord Jesus Christ in Sincerity, let us then be careful that we grieve not the least of his Children whose Name is Jealous & and above all take heed that we make not a Covenant with his Enemies, but may we look up to God for a ble&slong;sing blessing that he may give us a right Judgement in all things. (Your Bill from Norwich of 14th 14th April for £100 to Nath Nathaniel Backus Junr Junior as also one dated Hanover 5th 5th December Ap anno praeterito to Wm William Mather for £75 are both taken care of) I have since writing you last received a well wrote Letter from dear Mr Mr. Occom, who stands high in my good opinion for that honesty & and simplicity I have

ever remarked in him, as I sent you a Copy of my last Letter to him I trouble you once more, with what I have now wrote him, as I shall rejoice to hear, you think favorably of him The Bands of the wicked have robbed God, but now he has broken the Gates of Bra&slong;s brass & and burst the Bars of Iron asunder, that impeded the promulgation of the glorious Gospel, I doubt not but he will make his great power known, may Judgement mercy & and faith be ever in exercise & and preserve us from every evil way may the Lord guide us by his Counsel & and afterwards receive us to glory

I am always with sincere regard Dear & and Revd Rev. Sir Your much devd devoted affecta affectionate Sert servant John Thornton Blank page. From John Thornton E&slong;qr. Esq. 10 June. 1772. Received Septr September 25. 1772

To The Revd Rev. Dr Dr. Wheelock