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[John Wesley to Hannah Ball, 1769 November 5]
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November 5, 1769
My Dear Sister,
Need I tell you that I found a particular satisfaction in my late conversations with you? Perhaps you observed such a freedom in my behaviour as I never showed to you before. Indeed, it seemed to me as if I had just recovered a dear friend whom I had been in fear of losing. But you sweetly relieved me from that fear, and showed me that your heart is as my heart.
Do you still find a clear deliverance from pride, from anger, from your own will, and from the love of earthly things? Have you an uninterrupted sense of the presence of God as a loving and gracious Father? Do you find your heart is continually ascending to him? And are you still enabled in everything to give thanks?
You must expect various trials both young and old, if you attempt them to Christ. We know nature is variable as the wind. But go on. Be never weary of well-doing. In due time you shall reap, if you faint not. I am, my dear sister,
Your affectionate brother,
J. WesleyLetter from John Wesley to Hannah Ball
