Wesley Corpus

4. Indeed, I trust 'the bad blood is now taken away.' Let it return no more. Let us begin such a correspondence as has never been yet; and let us avow it before all mankind. Not content with not weakening each other's hands, or speaking against each other directly or indirectly (which may be effectually done under the notion of exposing this and that error), let us defend each other's characters to the uttermost against either ill or well-meaning evil-speakers. I am not satisfied with 'Be very civil to the Methodists, but have nothing to do with them.' No: I desire to have a league offensive and defensive with every soldier of Christ. We have not only one faith, one hope, one Lord, but are directly engaged in one warfare. We are carrying the war into the devil's own quarters, who therefore summons all his hosts to war. Come, then, ye that love Him, to the help of the Lord, to the help of the Lord against the mighty! I am now wellnigh miles emeritus senex, sexagenarius 'A worn-out old warrior, who has seen his sixtieth year.'; yet I trust to fight a little longer. Come and strengthen the hands till you supply the place of Your weak but affectionate brother. To Duncan Wright 8 LONDON, July 4, 1763. Yours affectionately. To Richard Hart 9 LONDON, July 11, 1763.