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To Dorothy Furly (March 6, 1759)
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To Dorothy Furly
Norwich
March 6, 1759
My Dear Sister,
I am, my dear sister,
Your affectionate brother,
J. Wesley
March 6, 1759
My Dear Sister,
I shall always be glad to hear from you when you can write without hurting yourself. But I am almost afraid to write, for fear of tempting you to answer whether you can or not.
153Since you left Kingswood, I hope you use the water at the Hot Wells as often as possible.
1Furly has apparently
now gone to Clifton, just south of
Bristol and adjacent to Hot Wells
(see the letter of Apr. 13, 1758).
If anything
medicinal profit you, probably it will be this. But perhaps God will not suffer you to
be healed by outward medicines. It may be he is determined to have all the glory of his
own work. Meantime he designs by this weakness of body to keep your soul low as a weaned
child. There is a wonderful mystery in the manner and circumstances of that mighty
working whereby he subdues all things to himself and leaves nothing in the heart but his
pure love alone.
I have no doubt but God will give you the answer to that prayer,
Let me thy witness live,
When sin is all destroyed!
And then my spotless soul receive,
Your affectionate brother,
J. Wesley
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