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Your Prisoner in the Lord saluteth you with all dearness: your are the care of my heart, the desire of my Eyes, the joy of my Bonds, and the sweet of my liberty. I am much satisfied in the wise disposal of our Heavenly Father, whether he see it good for me to be a Bond-man, or a Freeman, so I may but serve your souls to the greatest advantage. Methinks I begin to feel in my self, more than ever the benefit of your Prayers; the influences of Heaven, through the riches of Free-grace (to which alone be the Praise) being more fully sensible, and sweet upon me. I hope the Lord will restore us one to another in his time, much better than we parted; in the mean time, see that you stand fast in the hope of the Gospel. The Lord taketh infinite care for you, see that it be your care, the care of your very hearts, to please the Lord: Set your hearts to it as the business of your lives, and the very end of your beings, to walk worthy of the Lord unto all well-pleasing. Set home on your selves such considerations as these.

YOur Prisoner in the Lord saluteth you with all dearness: your are the care of my heart, the desire of my Eyes, the joy of my Bonds, and the sweet of my liberty. I am much satisfied in the wise disposal of our Heavenly Father, whether he see it good for me to be a Bond-man, or a Freeman, so I may but serve your souls to the greatest advantage. Methinks I begin to feel in my self, more than ever the benefit of your Prayers; the influences of Heaven, through the riches of Free-grace (to which alone be the Praise) being more fully sensible, and sweet upon me. I hope the Lord will restore us one to another in his time, much better than we parted; in the mean time, see that you stand fast in the hope of the Gospel. The Lord taketh infinite care for you, see that it be your care, the care of your very hearts, to please the Lord: Set your hearts to it as the business of your lives, and the very end of your beings, to walk worthy of the Lord unto all well-pleasing. Set home on your selyes such considerations as these.

First, It is the very business you were made for, and sent into the world for, to please your Maker. For his pleasure you are, and were Created. Why should the Lord repent that he had made you?