Wesley Corpus

To his Niece Sarah Wesley Date: BRISTOL, July 31, 1790. MY DEAR SALLY, If your hurt is not yet healed, See letter of July 13. apply thereupon the poultice of powdered coal prescribed in the Primitive Prysick. In a few days it will cure any sore on a human body. I scarce ever knew it fail. The two grand medicines for a sin-sick soul are pain and pleasure. We hope that is most proper in any particular case. God is certainly the best Judge; and we may safely say, I'll trust my great Physician's skill; What He prescribes can ne'er be ill. As Mr. L - was at Temple Church too distant for me to see his behavior, I am in hopes there was a mistake, and that the case was really such as he describes it. The rather because I do not remember there was anything tending to move laughter either in the subject or the sermon. Mr. Henderson Richard Henderson, of Hunham. See letter of Sept. 9, 1765. has been ill for a long time and is far from well now. I saw him yesterday and he seems to have himself small hopes of recovery. I should be glad to meet any of the Miss Mores Hannah More and her sisters, who were her friends. Charles Wesley and Wilberforce first met at Miss More's. See Telford's C. Wsslay, pp. 266, 280.; but I doubt my conversation would not suit them, I have little relish for anything which does not concern the upper world. Peace be with all your spirits! I am, my dear Sally, Your ever affectionate Uncle.