Wesley Corpus

To Miss Bolton, In Witney, Oxfordshire. To John Atlay 10 PEMBROKE, August 23, 1788. MY DEAR BROTHER, If you are persuaded that such a promise (which is the whole and sole cause of the breach at Dewsbury) is binding, c., you must follow your persuasion. You will have blame enough from other persons; my hand shall not be upon you. If I can do you good, I will; but I shall certainly do you no harm. George Whitfield is the person I choose to succeed you. I wish you would teach him as much as you can without delay. I am, with kind love to Sister Atlay, Your affectionate brother. To Elizabeth Baker 11 CARMARTHEN, August 26, 1788. MY DEAR BETSY, Since I had the pleasure of seeing you I have been thinking much on what you said concerning your loving others too much. In one sense this cannot be; you cannot have too much benevolence for the whole human race: but in another sense you may; you may grieve too much for the distresses of others, even so much as to make you incapable of giving them the relief which otherwise you should give them. So I know one that, when he sees any one in strong pain, directly faints away. See letter of Aug. 8 to Lady Maxwell. It is something like this which you mean by feeling too much for others You can give me two or three instances of it, and then I shall be better able to judge.