puts away from himself the gracious Promifes

and Offers of the Gospel upon this ill-ground«ed Imagination, that they do not belong to "him. To whom it always may, and ought to "be answered, that they do belong to him, in "the Senfe I have mentioned."+

This Extract is, I think, the precife Explanation of our Doctrine. If you find any Expreffion, not exactly suited to your Opinion, please to obferve it. I am,

Dear SIR,

Your affectionate and

Obliged Brother in CHRIST,

Wefton, July 6, 1755.

J. HERVEY.

Dear

widely; but if (as I apprehend) he only means those, whose criminal Remorfe renders them abfolutely destitute of every other Hope than by Chrift alone, we are of one Mind.

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+ One of the most evangelical-appearing Objections against this Grant of Chrift to be believed on, is, "That according to this Doctrine, the free Gift does "not fecure their reigning in Life on whom it is be"ftowed; because they may rise to Damnation for all "that Abundance of the Gift:" To which it be answered, That Gift, though to Sinners indefinitely, that they may live by it, yet is a Non-Entity to every one till he hears it, and no Conveyance of Righteoufnefs to any Man that does not believe it, according to that which is spoken. And on the other Hand, where a Man does really believe it, he undoubtedly lives by it; and there Grace reigns through Righteousness to eternal Life, over all who are thus begotten again.

Dear Mr. CuDWORTH,

LAST Night I received your Favour, and according to your Requeft, have written to my excellent Friend, without delaying a single Poft. The LORD JESUS accompany my conciliatory Offices with his heavenly Bleffing!

I hope you had a good Journey, and are well in Health, and joyful thro' Faith.-We shall all be glad to hear, that bore his Journey comfortably, and is returned Home more and more established in the Love of his bleffed LORD.

I hope you do not forget me and my Family, my People, and my Work at the Prefs. - May the good LORD profper you, and your Labours of Love!

I am much straitned for Time, and can add no more at prefent, but that

I am yours, moft Cordially,

Aug. 4.

J. HERVEY.

Dear Mr. CUDWORTH,

MR

R. W d has been with me, and went away last Week. We had much talk concerning you. I told him, what I thought of your Converfation and Doctrine. What I could urge feemed to make no Impreffion. 1 affure you, my Efteem

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Esteem for you is not diminished. I am more and more perfuaded, that your Method of stating that grand and precious Doctrine- the Doctrine of Faith in CHRIST-is the Truth of the Gospel. Your Company, whenever you come this Way, will be truly acceptable to all my Family.

I wish you would inform me of the Mistakes which you apprehend to be in Dr. Crifp's Sermons. I have the new Edition; intend to read them very atentively; and fhould be glad of your cautionary Hints.

Pray let me hear from you foon, and believe me to be,

Dear SIR,

Your cordial and faithful Friend,

Wefton, Sept. 9th.

J. HERVEY.

I

Dear Mr. CUDWORTH,

Received

your welcome Letter from London. I fhould have answered it much fooner, but I had quite forgot where to direct. The Direction was given in the first Letter you ever wrote to me, which, confifting only of kind and friendly Expreffions, I fuffered to perifh, as I do all Letters of that Kind. Your other epiftolary Favours I carefully preferve.---I have waited and waited,

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one Day after another, in Hopes of seeing you at Wefton, in your Return to Norwich; and have been uneafy in myself, left you should think I neglect your Correspondence. Indeed I do not.

Neither do I forget my Promise. I have a Set of the new Edition, referved on Purpose for you; to be delivered into your own Hand, if you call up. Or I will order a Set to be left for you in London, wherever you fhall appoint.

on me.

I fincerely thank you for the Copy of your Letter. The Sentiments are fuch, as I wish to have written on my Heart; fuch as I wish to speak and teach, while I live; and in my Writings (if my Writings furvive me) to teftify when I am dead. May the good LORD bear Witness to fuch Doctrine, by making it healing to the Confcience, and fruitful in the Converfation.

Your Treatife of Marks and Evidences I will attentively read. If any Thing occurs, which feems to need Explication or Alteration, I will moft freely communicate it.

Pray let me hear from you foon. Inform me how you go on with Mr.. Depend upon it, I will do you all the Service that lies in my Power. Not merely because you are a Friend, whom I efteem, but also because I am perfuaded, you work the Work of the LORD JESUS.

YOUR welcome Letter is now in my Hand. I thank you for the Remarks it contains. The LORD make us of quick Understanding in the Fear of the LORD!

I have read the Treatise concerning Marks and Evidences. I am going, as soon as I have dif patched this Letter, to read it again. If to do the Heart good be a Sign of its Value, I can very confidently bear this Teftimony to its Worth. It refreshes my Spirit and comforts my Soul. I hope, when re-published, it will be attended with this bleffed Effect to Multitudes of Readers *.-I believe it would be adviseable to send it abroad without a Name, and commit it wholly to the Difpofal of him, who is Head over all Things to the Church.

Did

This Treatife, fo ufeful to my worthy Friend, was one of the most offenfive Pieces to my Opponents; which very plainly manifefts, that whatever Compliments and Pretenfions of Regard, might be paid to Mr. Hervey, they differed exceedingly in Taste and udgment of Spiritual Things.