THE

WORKS

OF THE REVEREND

GEORGE WHITEFIELD, M. À.
Late of PEMBROKE-COLLEGE, OXFORD,
And Chaplain to the Rt. Hon. the Countefs of HUNTINGDON.

CONTAINING

All his SERMONS and TRACTS
Which have been already published :

WITH

A SELECT COLLECTION of LETTERS,
Written to his most intimate Friends, and Perfons of Diftinction, in
England, Scotland, Ireland, and America, from the Year 1734, to
1770, including the whole Period of his Ministry.

AL 3 O

Some other PIECES on IMPORTANT SUBJECTS,
never before printed; prepared by Himself for the Prefs.

To which is prefixed,

An ACCOUNT of his LIFE,
Compiled from his Original PAPERS and LETTERS.

Printed for EDWARD and CHARLES DILLY, in the Poultry;
and Meffrs. KINCAID and BELL, at Edinburgh.

MDCCLXXI.

LETTER S.

LETTER DCCCCLXV.

To Mr. J-B——.

My very dear Friend,

London, Feb. 1, 1753.

HOUGH I have had no answer to my laft, yet I fuppofe it hath reached your hands, and I am glad to hear that Ephratah plantation is in fome degree opened, and thereby a préparation made for a future progress this fpring. Mr. Fox not coming, and going upon lumber, hath been a great lofs to my poor family, but I hope ere now all is fe:tled, and the fawing carried on with vigour. That feems to be the thing which providence points out at prefent, and as so many negroes are ready, it will be a pity that Bethesda should not do something, as well as the neighbouring planters. If it was not that I am erecting a large place for public worship, eighty feet fquare, and am called to preach to fo many thousands in various places, I would come over immediately myself. But perhaps it will be beft to stay till the new Governor is appointed and embarks, or at least to come little before him. I hear that Colonel Vanderdifon will in all probability be the man; they are determined I find to have a military person. With this, I fend your brother a power to difpofe of Providence plantation, and I hope to hear fhortly that Doctor B, with your affiftance, hath purchased more negroes.-My dear friend, do exert yourself a little for me in this time of my absence, and I trust the Orphan-house affairs will fhortly be fo ordered, that none A 2 fhall