To his Brother Charles Date: LONDON October 31, 1753. DEAR BROTHER, My fever intermitted after twelve hours. After a second fit of about fourteen hours, I began taking the bark, and am now recovering my strength. I cannot apprehend that such music has any analogy at all to the inward voice of God. I take it to differ from this toto genere and to be rather the effect of an angel affecting the auditory nerves, as an apparition does the optical nerve or retina. See previous letter. Ted Perronet is now thoroughly recovered. I had a letter from him a day or two ago. You say, 'That is not the will of God which His providence makes impracticable. But His providence made my going to Bedford impracticable.' Prove the minor and I shall be content. In journeying, which of us lays his plan according to reason Either you move (quite contrary to me) by those impressions which you account divine, or (which is worse) pro ratione voluntas. The next four paragraphs are omitted in the letter as printed in Wesley's Works. 'I will not believe evil till I am forced.' They are very good words. 'I wonder you should ever desire it.' What I have desired any time these ten years is, either that you would really act in connection, or that you would never say you do. Either leave off professing or begin performing. How can I say, 'I do not know your intentions, when you had told me you intended to winter in Bristol' I answer: (1) I heard of your intending to be at Bristol before ever I heard it from you. (2) Did you consult with me in this Was my approbation ever inquired after in the matter Or any other of the traveling preachers or stewards (3) Had you previously consulted with me (which you did not) in this one point, yet one swallow makes no summer.

O brother, pretend no longer to the thing that is not. You do not, will not act in concert with me. Not since I was married only (the putting it on that is a mere finesse), but for ten years last past and upwards you have no more acted in connection with me than Mr. Whitefield has done. I would to God you would begin to do it now; or else talk no more as if you did. My love to my sister. Adieu. You told W. Briggs 'that you never declined going to any place because my wife was there.' I am glad of it. If so, I have hope we may some time spend a little time together. Why do you omit giving the sacrament in Kingswood What is reading prayers at Bristol in comparison of this I am sure, in making this vehement alteration, you never consulted with me. My love to my sister. Adieu! To A. B. LONDON November 9, 1753. SIR, Partly business and partly illness prevented my acknowledging your favor of October the 11th. I have not yet had leisure to read the book. When I have, I will trouble you with a few lines more. I have always approved of the German method of practicing physic far beyond the English, which (so far as I can see) is in numberless respects contrary both to experience, common sense, and common honesty. I am, sir, Your obliged servant. A. B., At the Essex Coffee House, In Whitechappel