Accept my thanks for your obliging Letter of the 9th ult: and the interesting Discourse wh. accompanied it.1 The 18th Century has indeed been distinguished, as you observe, by great Events. There are some among them so [illegible] singular and apparently so ominous, that the present Century will probably not be less signal than the last: especially as whole Nations are suffering themselves to be ^gradually^ seduced from their great Sovereign by promises of Liberty made to them by the Servants of Corruption, and are [il-legible]ing and praising ^desiring and exalting^ Rulers who contemptuously refuse to “Kiss the Son”—2

I perfectly agree with you in the Sentiment that our Business is to do our Duty, and leave Events to him, without whose appointmt. or permission nothing comes to pass— that Duty however appears to me to call particularly on the ^on all^ Ministers of the Gospel to look more to the author of the Gospel ^and Furnisher of our Faith^ than to the Expositors of it; and disregarding the many [illegible] appraisal and ^the doubtful & useless^ misterious ^Doctrines by wh the latter divided wh separate ^ which Christians from Christians, to unite in defending the plain and intelligible Faith delivered to us by our Redeemer and his apostles— With great Respect and the best Wishes for your Health and Happiness I am Revd. Sir your most obt. Servtt