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MULTIPLE CHOICE. Choose the one alternative that best completes the statement or answers the question.

Evaluate f(x) at the given value of x.

1) f(x) = 3x - 3; x = -3
A) -10 B) 11 C) 12 D) -12
Answer: D

4
2) f(x) = x; x =
25
5 2 4 2
A) B) C) D)
2 5 25 25
Answer: B

3) f(x) = x2 + 3; x = 9
A) 80 B) 86 C) 81 D) 84
Answer: D

x
4) f(x) = ; x = -11
x+3
1 11 1 11
A) B) C) D) -
3 8 4 8
Answer: B

Write a formula for the function described.

5) Function C computes the number of centimeters in x inches. (Hint: there are 2.54 centimeters in one inch.)
2.54 x
A) C(x) = B) C(x) = x - 2.54 C) C(x) = D) C(x) = 2.54x
x 2.54
Answer: D

6) Function I computes the number of inches in x centimeters. (Hint: there are 2.54 centimeters in one inch.)
2.54 x
A) I(x) = B) I(x) = 2.54x C) I(x) = 2.54 - x D) I(x) =
x 2.54
Answer: D

7) Function F computes the number of square feet in x square yards.

9 x
A) F(x) = 9x B) F(x) = 9 - x C) F(x) = D) F(x) =
x 9
Answer: A

8) Function Y computes the number of square yards in x square feet.

9 x
A) fY(x) = B) Y(x) = x - 9 C) Y(x) = D) Y(x) = 9x
x 9
Answer: C

9) Surveyors use the "link" as a unit of measure. Function i computes the number of inches in x links. (Hint: there
are 7.92 inches in one link.)
7.92 x
A) i(x) = x + 7.92 B) i(x) = 7.92x C) i(x) = D) i(x) =
x 7.92
Answer: B

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 10) Surveyors use the "link" as a unit of measure. Function l computes the number of links in x inches. (Hint: there
are 7.92 inches in one link.)
7.92 x
A) l(x) = B) l(x) = 7.92x C) l(x) = 7.92 - x D) l(x) =
x 7.92
Answer: D

11) Bob buys a car that gets 10 miles per gallon of gasoline. Function M computes the number of miles that Bob can
travel with x gallons of gasoline.
10 x
A) M(x) = B) M(x) = x + 10 C) M(x) = 10x D) M(x) =
x 10
Answer: C

Write the function f as a set of ordered pairs. Give the domain and range of f.
12) f(-4) = -3, f(0) = 4, f(7) = 8, f(10) = 6
A) f = {(-4, -3), (0, 4), (7, 8), (10, 6)}; D = {-4, 0, 7, 10}; R = {-3, 4, 6, 8}
B) f = {(-3, -4), (4, 0), (8, 7), (6, 10)}; D = {-4, 0, 7, 10}; R = {-3, 4, 6, 8}
C) f = {(-4, -3), (0, 4), (7, 8), (10, 6)}; D = {-3, 4, 6, 8}; R = {-4, 0, 7, 10}
D) f = {(-3, -4), (4, 0), (8, 7), (6, 10)}; D = {-3, 4, 6, 8}; R = {-4, 0, 7, 10}
Answer: A

13) f(f) = -6, f(g) = -6, f(h) = -6, f(i) = -6

A) f = {(-6, f), (-6, g), (-6, h), (-6, i)}; D = {-6}; R = {f, g, h, i}
B) f = {(-6, f), (-6, g), (-6, h), (-6, i)}; D = {f, g, h, i}; R = {-6}
C) f = {(f, -6), (g, -6), (h, -6), (i, -6)}; D = {f, g, h, i}; R = {-6}
D) f = {(f, -6), (g, -6), (h, -6), (i, -6)}; D = {-6}; R = {f, g, h, i}
Answer: C

Sketch the graph of f by hand.

14) f(x) = -5x + 3
y
5
4
3
2
1

-5 -4 -3 -2 -1 1 2 3 4 5 x
-1
-2
-3
-4
-5

2
 A) B)
5 y 5 y

4 4
3 3
2 2
1 1

-5 -4 -3 -2 -1 1 2 3 4 5 x -5 -4 -3 -2 -1 1 2 3 4 5 x
-1 -1
-2 -2
-3 -3
-4 -4
-5 -5

C) D)
5 y 5 y

4 4
3 3
2 2
1 1

-5 -4 -3 -2 -1 1 2 3 4 5 x -5 -4 -3 -2 -1 1 2 3 4 5 x
-1 -1
-2 -2
-3 -3
-4 -4
-5 -5

Answer: D

1
15) f(x) = x-1
4

5 y

4
3
2
1

-5 -4 -3 -2 -1 1 2 3 4 5 x
-1
-2
-3
-4
-5

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among the soldiers in Flanders. What G has done for your soul, I trust
is only an earnest of what he intends to do for others in St. Helena. I
salute your companion very heartily. I wish you both much prosperity in
the L . You shall have the prayers of as many as I can engage for you.
Remember our L ’s promise. Where there are only two or three
gathered together in his name, there is he in the midst of them. Though
you have not public ordinances, yet if the G of ordinances be with
you, there will be no room for complaint. If I can any way be
instrumental of promoting the blessed work begun among you, you may
readily command, dear Sir,

Your most affectionate friend and willing servant for C ’s sake,

G. W.

♦ Number “DCLXXXVI.” was also used for the previous letter.

LETTER DCLXXXVII.
To Mrs. E――.

Glasgow, Sept. 28, 1748.

Dear Madam,

A LTHOUGH I fear it may be taking too much freedom, yet as I

humbly hope that the love of G is shed abroad in your heart, I
trust you will not be offended at my sending you these few lines. They
are lines of joy; for who can help rejoicing that hears what the blessed
J hath done for your soul? O Madam, how much are you indebted to
that grace which hath made such difference between you and others. To
see any one converted is a miracle. But to see a rich person, one of the
mighty, one of the noble converted, is yet a greater. May the L J
add more of your rank to his church, such as shall be saved! Never fear,
Madam; all things are possible to the glorious Emmanuel. Let him but
speak the word, and great shall be the numbers of new creatures. I hope
this will find you in good health, and upon the full stretch for him who
was stretched and bled upon the cross for you. Great multitudes in
Scotland flock to hear. Some of my spiritual children, I hear, are gone to
heaven, and others come to me, telling what G did for their souls
when I was here last. I desire to cast my crown before the Lamb; I desire
always to be crying out, “Why me, L , why me?” In about a fortnight
I purpose setting out for London. I lead a moving life. In heaven I shall
have rest enough. Blessed be G for giving us to enter into a little of
that rest even here! That you may daily increase in faith, and
consequently enjoy more and more of this rest, is the hearty prayer of,
dear Madam,

Your most obliged humble servant,

G. W.

LETTER DCLXXXVIII.
To some devout Soldiers.

Glasgow, Sept. 29, 1748.

My dear Brethren,

I
J
T gave me no small satisfaction, when I was lately at Edinburgh, to
hear that several of you were enabled to behave like good soldiers of
C . I rejoice greatly that you are made partakers of his grace,
and I earnestly intreat the L of all Lords that you may grow and
increase in it day by day. This is the christian’s duty. He must forget the
things that are behind; he must press forward towards the things which
are before; he must not stop, till he arrives at the mark of the prize of his
high calling. I trust, my dear brethren, you are all thus minded; and that
whatever befals you, you will, through divine assistance, hold on and
hold out to the end. If I can be any way serviceable to you, be not
backward to send to me. I hear of others of your profession, that have
lately enlisted under the banner of the ever-blessed Redeemer. Happy
they! happy you! You have a good captain, a good cause, good armour,
and an exceeding great reward. That you may at all times quit yourselves
like men, and be strong; that you may fight the good fight of faith, and at
length lay hold on life eternal is the hearty prayer of, my dear Brethren,

Your affectionate friend, and willing servant for C ’s sake,

G. W.

LETTER DCLXXXIX.
To the Countess of H――.

Sept. 29, 1748.

Honoured Madam,

A M I not too troublesome in writing to your Ladyship so frequently?

I fear I am; and yet I am afraid to break your Ladyship’s command,
“Write weekly.” Blessed be G , I can yet send your Ladyship word that
the glorious Emmanuel is with me, and countenances my poor
administrations. I have met with some unexpected rubs, but not one more
then was absolutely necessary to humble my proud heart. “O my blessed
Redeemer, when shall I learn of thee to be meek and lowly! Thou alone,
O Lamb of G , canst teach me. Sanctify all thy dispensations to this
end, and give me always to lie at thy feet.” There, honoured Madam, I
am safe: There I believe this letter will find your Ladyship.—May you
every moment hear the Redeemer’s voice, and be built up continually in
your most holy faith. In about a fortnight I purpose leaving Scotland.
Several things concur to make me believe that it was right for me to
come here. Particulars your Ladyship may expect at my return to town.
In the mean while, I recommend your Ladyship, and your dear offspring,
with your whole houshold, to the care of the Father of mercies and the
G of all consolation, and am, honoured Madam,

Your Ladyship’s most obliged humble servant,

G. W.

LETTER DCXC.
To Dr. H――.

Glasgow, Oct. 1, 1748.

My dear Doctor,

Y ESTERDAY with great satisfaction I received your kind letter.

Being in Scotland, I cannot as yet have the pleasure of seeing
Captain T――; but, G willing, I shall enquire him out at my return to
London. The G of the seas and the G of the dry land has brought
me safe to my native country; since which I have written to you and
many others, and left two boxes of books for my dear Bermudas friends,
to be sent the first opportunity. Although G is pleased to smile upon
my poor administrations, and very great multitudes flock to hear both in
England and Scotland, yet I have thoughts of seeing Bermudas again
next year. But I dare not determine. Future things belong to G . Glory
be to his great name for sending me to Bermudas at all! Glory be to his
great name, that you, my dear Sir, are striving to enter at the streight gate
of a sound conversion. I hope you will never cease striving, till you
know that your Redeemer liveth.—Neither the greatness nor number of
your sins can keep you from this unspeakable privilege, if you believe on
the L J . He is the way, the truth and the life. Come to the Father
in and through him, and you, even you shall be made more than
conqueror. Ere this can reach you, I hope you will have received
redemption through his blood, even the forgiveness of your sins. When
you experience this, O how will you rejoice with joy unspeakable, even
with joy that is full of glory! You will then have an heaven upon earth.
Sin shall not have dominion over you. It shall not reign in your mortal
body. My dear Mr. H――, whilst I am musing on, and writing about this
blessed change, this present salvation, the fire kindles. I love you with a
peculiar love. I travail in birth till J C be formed in your dear
heart. O do not backslide. Study to improve the light and grace already
received. “To him that hath shall be given,” and he shall have abundance.
But I forget myself. Busy as I am, I must, you see, write a long letter.
Pray return my hearty love to your dear wife, Mrs. H――’s mother in
law, &c. &c. May grace, mercy and peace be multiplied upon you all! I
hope you will omit no opportunity of writing to, my very dear Friend,

Yours most affectionately in C J ,

G. W.

LETTER DCXCI.
To Mr. A――.

Glasgow, Oct. 1, 1748.

Dear Mr. A――,

I Am not disappointed of my hope. I thought the L J

begun a good work in your soul before I left the Bermudas. Your
welcome letter confirmed me in this opinion. I received it with joy.
had

Though I wrote to you not long ago, yet I must answer yours
immediately. And what shall I say? May I not welcome you into the
world of new creatures? May I not hope that there has been joy in heaven
over you, even you, my dear Man, repenting and turning unto G , even
aG in C ? Surely I may. And what then does the L now
require of you, now he hath shewn you that good thing, the pardon of
your sins, through a once crucified but now exalted Redeemer? Will you
not, out of a principle of gratitude, do justly, love mercy, and walk
humbly with your G ? Methinks I hear you say, “I will, I will through
the L J C strengthening me.”—And he will strengthen you.
—He has promised, that as our day is so shall our strength be.—
Despised you must be, and your name shall be cast out as evil; but the
glorious Redeemer will enable you to go without the camp, and cause
you to rejoice when loaded with his sacred reproach. “Increase and
multiply,” must now be your motto. Strive as much as in you lies, by
your life and conversation, to win others to the blessed G . The eyes of
men and angels will now be upon you. May the L enable you to walk
circumspectly to those that are without. I hope your wife and all your
relations will join in going to heaven with you. I return them my most
hearty love, and pray that they may be filled with all the fulness of G .
You will join in praying me over to the Bermudas again. I suppose Dr.
H―― will shew you his letter. Remember me in the kindest manner to
all, and accept this as a token of love unfeigned, from, dear Mr. A――,

Yours most affectionately in C J ,

G. W.

LETTER DCXCII.
To Mr. D――.

Glasgow, Oct. 1, 1748.

My very dear Friend,

W HO is like unto G , who makes his creatures extremity, the

opportunity to help them? Your kind letter hath confirmed the
news of the death of Mrs. B――, and of her leaving me a legacy of a
hundred pounds. Well! though she is gone, yet I shall meet her at the
great day, when the L J shall remember this and all her other
works of faith, and labours which have proceeded from love. I am glad
she has left such an executor; I doubt not of your taking care of my
interest. Your love is founded upon the rock of ages, and so is mine; for
indeed I love you and yours in the bowels of the dear Redeemer. I know
you will be glad to hear of my prosperity in this work. Indeed G
makes way for his own gospel. Many come to me, telling me what the
L did by me the last time I was in Scotland, and also the time before.
Congregations are very large. I am pressed to stay three or four days
more than I intended. Some that were prejudiced, have had their
prejudices removed, and I believe will be greater friends than ever. O
that I was humble and thankful! I have good news from Bermudas. I
return you and yours love and thanks. I desire to be remembered to dear
Mrs. ―― and every inquiring friend. As I need them so much, I hope
none will cease putting up earnest prayers in behalf of, very dear Sir,

Yours most affectionately in C J ,

G. W.

LETTER DCXCIII.
To Mr. S――.

Glasgow, Oct. 3, 1748.

My dear Sir,

I Thank you for your kind letter. I am so ill with a hoarseness and cold,
and in straining to reach large congregations, that I must send you but
a short answer. The depending upon C ’s immediate teachings,
without making use of books and proper means of instruction, you may
assure yourself is a terrible temptation. It is the very quintessence of
enthusiasm, and will lay you open to a thousand delusions. “Give thyself
to reading,” says Paul to Timothy. If thou cannot think of being a Latin,
strive to be an English scholar. At my return I will endeavour to assist
you. At present I am quite ill; but I am afraid I shall not be able to leave
Scotland in less than a fortnight. You must remember me to all. The
L J has appeared for me. Particulars expect to hear another time.

Yours most affectionately in C J ,

G. W.

LETTER DCXCIV.
To Mr. ――.

Glasgow, Oct. 5, 1748.

Very dear Sir,

I Received yours this morning; though I am engaged this evening, yet I

think it my duty to send you an immediate answer. You might well
inform, and almost assure, my Lord of Exeter, that I knew nothing of the
printing of his Lordship’s pretended charge, or of the pamphlets
occasioned by it. When the former was sent to me in manuscript from
London to Bristol, as his Lordship’s production, I immediately said, it
could not be his. When I found it printed, I spoke to the officious printer
who did it out of his own head, and blamed him very much. When I saw
the pamphlet, I was still more offended; repeatedly in several companies
I urged the injustice as well as imprudence thereof, and said it would
produce what it did, I mean a declaration from his Lordship, that he was
no Methodist. I am sorry his Lordship had such an occasion given him to
declare his aversion to what is called Methodism; and though I think his
Lordship in his declaration hath been somewhat severe concerning some
of the Methodist leaders; yet I cannot blame his Lordship for saying,
“that he thought some of them were worse than ignorant and misguided,”
supposing that his Lordship had sufficient proof, that they either caused
to be printed, or wrote again when printed, a charge which his Lordship
had never owned nor published. If you think proper, dear Sir, you may
let his Lordship see the contents of this. I will only add, that I wish a way
could be found out, whereby his Lordship and other of the Right
Reverend the Bishops, might converse with some of us. Many mistakes
might thereby be rectified, and perhaps his Lordship’s sentiments in
some degree altered. If this cannot be effected (I speak only for myself,)
I am content to wait till we all appear before the great shepherd and
bishop of souls. In the mean while, I heartily pray, that their Lordships
may be blessed with all spiritual blessings, and wishing you the like
mercies, I subscribe myself, very dear Sir,

Your affectionate, obliged humble servant,

G. W.
 LETTER DCXCV.
To Mr. H――.

Cambuslang, Oct. 9, 1748.

My dear Mr. H――,

H AVE you not suspected, that I have forgotten you? but indeed I
have not. As a testimony of it, though late, accept a line of love,
even love unfeigned. I hope you are well, and that affairs go on at the
Tabernacle as well as can be expected. I trust the shout of a king is
amongst you. Blessed be G , he has caused his gospel to triumph in
Scotland. I have been humbled and exalted; humbled first, in order to be
exalted afterwards. Thus it is.—The L wounds and then heals. At
present I am in the place where the great awakening was about six years
ago. The fruits of it yet remain. To morrow, G willing, I take my leave
at Glasgow. I believe we shall have a sorrowful parting. As I expect to
stop in Yorkshire, I suppose I cannot reach London till the latter end of
this month, if so soon. O for a warm winter! You must remember me to
all. I cannot now descend to particulars. I can only pray, that you and
yours may be filled with all the fulness of G , and subscribe myself,

Yours most affectionately in the glorious J ,

G. W.

LETTER DCXCVI.
 To Mr. B――.

Edinburgh, Oct. 12, 1748.

My dear Sir,

L AST night, after wondering at your being silent so long, I received

your wished-for letter. The reading it brought tears from my eyes. I
felt for you, and for your father, and for all parties concerned. How
lovingly does the L deal with you? Is not the way of duty the way of
safety? Should you not both agree to let matters lie as they are, and not
go one step farther till you know your father’s mind? You have given
him your word; you must not go back. My affair came to as near a crisis,
and yet I was called to sacrifice my Rachael. It may not be so with you.
But prepare for the worst. Assure yourself, that your present passion, at
least as to the excess of it, is sinful. If all is right, why such uneasiness
for such a small space of time? Why such a long eclipse in the soul?
Alas! B――’s has been almost total. I hope you are now coming out of
it. Thanks be to that J , who has promised “that we shall not be
tempted above what we are able to bear,” but will with the temptation
make a way to escape. You see, my dear man, my love by my sympathy
and plainness. Pray remember me to your aged father in the kindest
manner. Dear old man! he is worthy of your greatest regard. His account
of the legacy is true.—Yes, my dear friend, the L J does reign
indeed, and therefore I shall be delivered out of all my troubles. You will
give thanks in my behalf. He has appeared for me here. Congregations
have been very large, and several things have concurred to prove that
providence did indeed call me to Scotland. I would not but have come
for the world. Last night I came hither from Glasgow, and thought to
leave this place as next Tuesday, but perhaps it may be the Tuesday
following. I fear I cannot write to any more this post. But whether I write
or not, whether absent or present, you must always remember me, as

Your assured friend, and willing servant for C ’s sake,

G. W.
 LETTER DCXCVII.
To Mr. W――.

Edinburgh, Oct. 12, 1748.

Reverend and dear Sir,

T HOUGH I have not written to you, yet not one day hath passed
since my being this time in Scotland, without my thinking of you.
The love and respect I owe you, as an aged minister of J C ,
will not suffer me to be silent any longer. How do you, reverend Sir? I
doubt not but you find that promise true, “The righteous shall bring forth
much fruit in old age.” This leaves me, though faint, yet pursuing, and
resolved, in the blessed J , to spend and be spent in the blessed cause
wherein I have embarked. Indeed, when I consider my blunders,
mistakes, and imprudencies, I wonder the glorious Emmanuel does not
lay me aside; but his grace is like himself, infinite and eternal. I hope he
has given me a sight of, and humbled me for some of my mistakes; and I
trust as I grow in years, if I am to live longer, I shall grow in knowledge
and every christian virtue. Reverend and dear Sir, be pleased to pray for
me. I do not forget you, though perhaps you may judge otherwise. O for
heaven! There christian ministers shall see eye to eye.—But I must not
weary you. In a few days I suppose you will hear what has happened in
the West. Dear Mr. M―― perhaps may acquaint you with particulars.
With this, I send you a few of my last accounts of the Orphan-house. You
may dispose of them as you think proper. When you see Mr. B―― or
R――, or any of the ministers that were friendly to me, be pleased to
remember me to them in the most respectful manner. I hope Mrs. W――
and your whole houshold enjoy much of Him whose presence is better
than life. I earnestly entreat the L to fill you with all his fulness, and
beg leave to subscribe myself, reverend and dear Sir,

Your most affectionate, though unworthy younger brother and servant in

J C ,

G. W.
 LETTER DCXCVIII.
To the Reverend Mr. E――.

Edinburgh, Oct. 12, 1748.

Reverend and dear Sir,

B Y the providence of a good and gracious G , I came hither last

night, after having preached at Falkirk in the morning. Mr. A――
behaved very kindly. Mr. N―― has Mr. M――’s letter. I am to see him
at five this evening. On Tuesday next, G willing, I intend preaching
for Mr. G――, and to leave Scotland the Tuesday following. In the mean
while you may write what you please. But whither am I going? Let G
direct. Let my name be forgotten, let me be trodden under the feet of all
men, if J may thereby be glorified. I wish you or Mr. M―― would
write a line to Mr. W――; I would not have any good, though mistaken
man, uneasy upon my account. Well! In heaven all will be over. When I
meet you there, I will thank you for all the pains you have taken with,
reverend and dear Sir,

Yours most affectionately in C J ,

G. W.

LETTER DCXCIX.
To the Countess of H――n.

Edinburgh, Oct. 15, 1748.

Honoured Madam,

T HOUGH it is late and nature calls for rest, yet I cannot with
satisfaction close my eyes unless I write once more to your
Ladyship: and what shall I say? I am the chief of sinners, and the L
J magnifies his grace in being long suffering and infinitely bountiful
unto me. At Glasgow he has magnified his strength in my weakness, and
out of the eater hath brought forth meat. Next week I purpose, G
willing, to send your Ladyship the substance of a long debate about poor
unworthy me, in the synod of Glasgow. Since that, I find the presbytery
of Perth (I mean the new-fashioned part of it) has made an act against
employing me. Ill-nature shews itself here, but I feel the benefit of it.
Congregations are large, and I am enabled to preach with greater power,
and feel unspeakable great comfort in my own soul. My hoarseness is
quite gone off, my bodily health much repaired, and if my enemies shew
themselves, I am persuaded the blessed J will bless me to his people
more and more.—Some give out, that I am employed by the government
to preach against the Pretender; and the Seceders are very angry with me
for not preaching up the Scotch Covenant. Blessed be G , I preached
up the covenant of grace, and I trust many souls are taught to profit. The
inclosed, dear Madam, will shew your Ladyship a little how I have been
dealt with. Particulars your Ladyship shall have when the L is
pleased to bring me to London. Next Tuesday sevennight I am to leave
Scotland. Lady Mary H――, Lord L―― and Lady F―― beg their
compliments may be presented to your Ladyship. Many in Scotland pray
most earnestly for you, and Mr. R―― intends writing your Ladyship a
letter. I pray for you, honoured Madam, continually. I am quite happy in
Him who died upon the cross to save me. I believe he will deliver me out
of all; and if I die for him, so that I am not suffered to deny him, it will
exceedingly please, honoured Madam,

Your Ladyship’s most obliged humble servant,

G. W.

LETTER DCC.
To the Same.
 Topcliff, Nov. 1, 1748.

Honoured Madam,

T HUS far has a gracious and good G brought me in my way to

London, which I hope to reach some time next week. Your
Ladyship may expect to see me the next day I come to town. Thanks be
to the L of all Lords for directing my way to Scotland. I have reason
to believe some have been awakened, and many, many quickened and
comforted. My old friends are more solidly so than ever, and a
foundation I trust has been laid for doing much good, if ever the L
should call me thither again. Two synods and one presbytery brought me
upon the carpet; but all has worked for good. The more I was blackened,
the more the Redeemer comforted me. I desire to cry, Grace! grace!

The love of C doth me constrain,

To seek the wandering souls of men;

With cries, entreaties, tears, to save,

And snatch them from the gaping grave.

For this let men revile my name,

No cross I’d shun, I’d fear no shame;

All hail reproach, and welcome pain,

Only thy terrors, L , restrain.

At present I add no more, but my most dutiful respects to your Ladyship,

and with hearty prayers for your temporal and eternal welfare, I beg
leave to subscribe myself,

Your Ladyship’s most obliged humble servant,

G. W.
 LETTER DCCI.
To Mr. R――.

Topcliff, Nov. 1, 1748.

My dear Friend,

H ERE, with thankfulness of heart, will I set up my Ebenezer; for

hitherto assuredly hath the L helped me. We reached Fetton on
Saturday night. There being no public worship on the Lord’s-day, I came
on to Morpeth to worship there; got to Ferry-hill on Monday evening,
and to-night am writing at Topcliff. Though I do not preach, yet I hope I
am preparing for it. Reading, prayer, and meditation are three necessary
ingredients. Riding, and getting proper rest, have recruited me; but I am
apt to believe I have strained myself inwardly. I feel sensible pain in my
breath.—But no matter; it is for a good master, who bore inexpressible
pain for me.

OL , enlarge my scanty thought,

To see the wonders thou hast wrought;

Unloose my stammering tongue to tell,

Thy love immense, unsearchable.

I could write much, but my body calls for rest. My very dear Sir, good
night. May the L of all lords reward you, and my other dear
honoured friends, a thousand-fold. I intend writing to more very soon. In
the mean while, pray present my sincerest respect and thanks to all.
Inclosed you have Mr. M――’s letter and my answer. Be pleased to
shew what Mr. M―― and Mr. ―― writes, and let them tell you how
the affair between them was. I know you will act as a peace-maker. That
the G of peace and love may dwell and rule in your dear heart, is the
earnest prayer of, my very dear friend,

Yours, &c.

G. W.
 LETTER DCCII.
To the Honourable Lady D――.

Wantsworth (Northamptonshire), Nov. 5, 1748.

Honoured Madam,

T HOUGH I am now eighty miles from London, yet gratitude, and the
unfeigned respect I bear to you and yours, will not suffer me to go
any further, without sending your Ladyship my repeated
acknowledgments for your very many and repeated favours. Your
kindnesses, when last at Edinburgh, were indeed surprizing. They have
often humbled me, and as often led me to the throne of grace in behalf of
your Ladyship and honoured family. May the promise made to those who
are not ashamed of C , his gospel, and ministers, descend upon you
all! O that you may have grace given you to shine as lights in the world,
and to dare to be singularly good, since it is too apparent that we live in a
wicked and adulterous generation. Honoured Madam, let us look up: as
our day is, so shall our strength be. All things are possible to those that
believe. May the L J evermore give your Ladyship and children
a large share of precious, purifying, operative faith! This is the earnest
desire of my soul. Upon this I could enlarge, but travelling wearies me.
Thanks be to G , I have that place in view, where the weary are at rest.
In a post or two I purpose writing to my Lord B――, his honoured lady,
&c. I never forget any of them. They have my constant prayers and most
cordial respects. Be pleased to accept the same, honoured Madam, from

Your Ladyship’s most obliged humble servant,

G. W.
 LETTER DCCIII.
To Lady ――.

London, Nov. 10, 1748.

Honoured Madam,

I Wrote a line to dear Mr. R――, when about the middle of my

journey. I must write a line to you, now the L
brought me to the end of it. I trust I can say, J
of all lords hath
was with me on the
way. My health was sensibly improved; but, by sitting up late to preach, I
am grown little sick again. Good Lady H―― is come to town, and I am
to preach at her Ladyship’s house twice a week to the Great and Noble.
O that some of them may effectually be called, and taste of the riches of
redeeming love! I need not inform your Ladyship, that this, and this
alone, can give true rest and peace to any soul. You have felt the
beginnings of it. May you experience an increase of it more and more. I
desire my most tender and affectionate respects may find acceptance
with dear Mr. R――, and with all who are pleased to honour me with
their acquaintance. That grace, mercy, and peace may be multiplied upon
you, is the continual prayer of, honoured madam,

Your Ladyship’s most obliged humble servant,

G. W.

LETTER DCCIV.
To Lord R――.

London, Nov. 10, 1748.

My Lord,
I Believe I am not mistaken, in thinking that your Lordship will not be
offended with me for sending you a short letter. It is the effect of that
unfeigned love I bear to your honoured father, yourself, and that dear
and honourable family with which your Lordship is now so closely
allied. And what shall I say? Can I wish your Lordship any thing greater,
than that you may be a good soldier of J C . It is a blessed thing
to be engaged in fighting his battles; and not only to be almost, but
altogether a christian. It is this half-way religion that undoes the
professing world. The heart can never be at unity with itself, till it is
wholly centered in G . This can only be done by faith in J C ;
and when once a soul begins to taste of this faith, then that soul’s heaven
begins on earth. I trust I can say this by happy experience. I wish your
Lordship a very large share of it; and with hearty acknowledgments for
all favours, beg leave, to subscribe myself, my Lord,

Your Lordship’s most obedient, obliged humble servant,

G. W.

LETTER DCCV.
To Lady Mary H――.

London, Nov. 10, 1748.

Honoured Madam,

T HOUGH absent from, yet I am not unmindful of you. The regard

your Ladyship has been pleased to shew to a poor unworthy worm,
calls for and claims my sincerest and most repeated acknowledgments.
This letter brings them, and shall be followed, honoured Madam, as the
L enables, with fervent prayers for your temporal and eternal
welfare. O that you may be enabled to make a stand this winter for the
L J , and not in the least countenance any of those diversions that
have already brought religion so low in poor Scotland! I need not inform
your Ladyship, what a blessed thing it is to be singularly good, and to be
consistent in our whole walk and conversation. To be uniform, and all of
a piece, is the very life of a christian. It is this, and not a compliance with
the polite world in any of their fooleries, that will gain proselytes to
J C . I could enlarge on this head, but I am persuaded it is
needless for your Ladyship. The glorious J hath let you see too much
of his love, for you ever to be taken up with any thing short of his own
eternal life! That he may knit your heart yet closer to himself, he is
pleased to visit you with crosses. They are the christian’s portion,
honoured madam: They are the believer’s birthright. “In the world you
shall have tribulation;” but what follows? “Be not afraid, I have
overcome the world.” Look, therefore, to Him, honoured madam, who,
as he hath been the author, will also be the finisher of your faith. That
you may increase with all the increase of G , is the earnest prayer of,
honoured madam,

Your Ladyship’s most obliged humble servant,

G. W.

LETTER DCCVI.
To the Rev. Mr. M――.

London, Nov. 10, 1748.

Reverend and dear Sir,

O UR bountiful and good G brought me here in safety the

beginning of this week. I have already waited upon, and preached
at good Lady H――’s. About thirty have desired to come, and I suppose
they will bring thirty more. I have heard of two or three more dear
christians among the Great Ones. I know you will pray the L of all
lords to increase the number. Her Ladyship hath a great regard for all
those in Scotland, who stand up for vital religion. She intends to send