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                                                                                                                Warwick. December the 17.

Dear Cousin

  I once more take the pen of corrospendends to converse with you uppon religion
 O my friend how little do I live up to what I profess and how little progress do I make in liveing an holy life, how dul and stupid do I live in regard to my Dear Redemer how has done so much for so an unprophitable a creature as I am. I often think that I am an stumbling block to others, and shall strenghten the hands of wel doers. Is it  possible that heaven can be my home while it has so few of my thoughts. How can I love my Savour God, with his superlative love and counttence so feebly affects my heart. If Jesus is mine and I am his why am I not constantly enraptured with his beauty and glowing with zeal for his cause. And I now desire to implore pardoning mercy of him how has said, him that cometh unto me shall in no wise be cast out. I think I do try to deny my self and to mortify my sins and lusts, thou I ought to be more strict and resolut, & think I love God and am dispose to acknowlede him just and righteous in all his ways and mercyfull to all his followers. But I am to often discontented with my lot hear and to ready to repine at the hand of proveadence  But when I realise what Bleassings we enjoy more than some part of the human race I think we never ought to complain at any thing that takes place ever so controrary to inclinations but we ought to be recconciled to our lot to hear and to thank our Heavenly Farther that our loins have ? to us in pleases so pesent 
  Whot reasn have I to rejoice that I am yet spared to plede for mercy, while thousands are called to bie? a duie? to all things hear below in an unexpected hour that they may think not of. And we now not whose turne it will be nese for we have not a moment that we can call our one
How nessarary is then that that we should be up and doing while the day lurst for the night of Death cometh when no man can work. And I ernestly wish for that Wisdom that skill enable us to eviece to the world that we are followers of Christ. That we have fixed our hopes and affections on a brighter world than this, and I pray that our lamps may so shine that may induse others seek our Blessed Redemer while he is to be found. O my friend we are sure to approch the Lords table if we are premited those to commemorat the Dieng Sufferings of our Savour o that we may com in that humble and penitent disposition of ? that we ought to is the sincere wish of your friend

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