tions of Satan; still, though I can do but little for my offspring, yet I hope by warnings and entreaties they may have some impressions made on them. I am afraid Dr. Mayne does not know my constitution, and the Reverend Doctor is for too abstemious a diet for me, and one which would be more proper for

himself.

Now I would ask a favour of you, and fear a denial; not but if it is possible for you to grant it I am sure you will: it is, if you could come on Thursday next and dine with me; and as I understand Mr. Fenton, one of Sir Harry Houghton's nephews, is with will bring him with you I shall be glad to see him. you, if you Let me know by the post which returns the same day, if you can bestow a visit on your friend at Maid well : if not, continue to pray for me, a preparedness for whatever I may be called to do or suffer, and a sanctification of all providences, merciful and afflictive. I am, good Doctor,

Your affectionate and obliged Friend and Servant,

TRY SCAWEN.

P. S. My service to good Mrs. Doddridge; and able, I hope for a visit from her.

when I am

FROM THE REV. JOHN JONES.

DEAR AND MUCH ESTEEMED SIR, Ripton, Oct. 3, 1741. HAD not various obstacles intervened since I had the pleasure of seeing you, I had undoubtedly before now taken a journey to pay my respects to you, or sent a line to inquire after your welfare; and I have still some purposes, though now become faint ones, of taking a ride to Northampton to see my much beloved friend and brother, before the approaching dissolution of the roads.

I had the pleasure of seeing and conversing with Mr. Warburton on his return from London. He is, I hope and believe, all that you say of him, a sincere and a good, as well as a most learned man, and a true friend to our holy religion. May God prosper him in his endeavours to promote it! He has promised to call upon me at this place about the beginning of winter. When you write to him, pray present him with my best respects.

You have undoubtedly seen Mr. Lowman's excellent Dissertation on the Civil Government of the Hebrews, it is highly approved of by Bishop Sherlock,and others of our communion.

I find Bishop Godeau hath written a Paraphrase on St. Paul's Epistles. I have not seen it; but perhaps it may be worth your while to inquire after it, as you purpose to proceed. Limborch in the Acts is much famed. Have you seen Dr. Brett's Dissertation on Liturgies? wherein he gives a pe

culiar turn to many texts in the Epistles that may be worth your notice.

I pray you to remember my kind respects to Mrs. Doddridge. I desire your prayers, as you have a share in all mine. I am, in haste,

Your

Dear and worthy Sir,

very faithful Brother and Servant,

J. JONES.

FROM THE REV. ISAAC WATTS, D.D.

DEAR SIR,

Newington, Dec. 24, 1741. I CANNOT Sufficiently express the gratitude that is due to you for that tenderness of friendship and kind concern for me which appears in all your letters: may the great God abundantly reward into your own bosom, and to your friends, the many petitions that you have put up for me to the throne of his grace.

Your last letter supposes Mr. Neal and I to have been at the fund; alas, Sir, we have neither of us been there these many months, and therefore I have transmitted to Mr. Jennings that part of your letter which relates to it.

I thank God I was in the pulpit last Lord's day, but for only thirty-two minutes, which almost overset me; so that my capacities of that kind still run exceedingly low: may they be increased through your prayers, if God please to hear and answer them.

I should tell you also, that as I am much pleased

with your book on Regeneration*; we have begun it as the evening exercise on the Lord's day, in our family; and may our Lord Jesus pronounce a word of blessing on all that you write and speak.

Our family send you their service, by the hands of your very affectionate Brother and humble Servant, I. WATTS.

P.S. I have received several letters from New England this autumn and winter, wherein they give me an account of a great work of conviction and conversion going on, both at Boston and among other towns in those plantations, ever since the preaching of Mr. Whitfield there, last September or October was twelvemonths. God has certainly owned and blessed that man's zeal, piety, and itinerant labours. Howsoever he may have fallen into some weaknesses and imprudencies, I hope his spirit will grow in wisdom and charity, as well as in all other graces, so that his good works may not be evil spoken of.

Of this work the following notice occurs in a letter written by Dr. Doddridge.

"Two Sermons on Salvation by Grace, which I preached at Rowel, in the course of my ordinary ministry, I was so much urged to publish that I could not oppose it. I laboured to state my ideas on that important subject in a scriptural, rather than in a systematical manner; as I did also in those Ten Sermons on Regeneration, which by the importunity of my people (to whom they were preached as a course of evening lectures) I was prevailed upon to give to the public. A second edition was demanded in the year 1745, when I added a postscript to the Preface, in which I examined the notion of baptismal regeneration, and endeavoured, in a few words, to obviate those mistaken principles which Mr. Taylor of Norwich had advanced, in explaining some of the doctrines handled in these sermons."

FROM MISS SCOTT.

REV. AND DEAR SIR,

Norwich, Jan. 6, 1742.

HAD it pleased the great Disposer of all things to have taken away the delight of my eyes with the awful stroke of his providence, I should not have dared to say that he had quite abandoned me, while he indulged me with such a friend as yourself; one so every way capable, and so tenderly disposed to pour balm into the bleeding wound of recent bereavement, and minister consolation to a mind oppressed with grief.

But oh! how great His goodness to an unworthy creature! My heart overflows with sentiments I have not words to express. He hath heard, dear Sir, he hath heard your prayers, and those you have engaged for us; he has begun to deliver, and I trust he will perfect his work of mercy. Let it be recorded as a new proof that it is not in vain to call upon Him— as a new proof of the importance and value of that religion which can give its sincere votaries such an interest in the court of heaven; as it will also ever be to me of the inestimable treasure I possess in your condescending friendship, as well as my dear father, which has engaged your fervent effectual prayers on his behalf.

Last Friday towards evening the physician first encouraged me to hope the danger was over; and every day since he has continued to mend, though slowly, and still remaining very weak. He is greatly