out too soon; but I hope every thing has turned for the glory of God, the good of your own soul, and the salvation of numbers. I do pray, that this ble end may be answered in all your labours. The I can and will help you, if your eye be single. "This is the time for your improvement. Give y self entirely to the work. Rise early. Contirad prayer, in earnest prayer. Keep all your life, all zeal; yet never be wild. Go on your way. Sp evil of none. Never debate about the work. lamb dumb; open not your mouth. Live in en sanctification, all your h God's throne. N grieve him, or cause him to depart from you. T care how you act towards women: keep your e your heart, from wandering. Determine, if you n it, upon fasting. Keep your body under. Be dea all. Be a man of God. I believe I shall have joy, g joy on your account. May it be so for ever!

"Procure Blair's Lectures; they will cost you n than a pound. Read them with much care. Kee plain words, yet not mean ones. Strive to save sou every sermon. They are the best preachers bring souls to God.'

"If you should go to Leeds, I shall have the com of seeing you. If not, write me a letter to Leeds, ing in it all your mind. Give my kind love to Blanshard. The Lord bless you evermore! M souls are turning to God here.

"I am your dear brother in Christ Jesus,
"WM. BRAMWELL.

Mr. Bramwell's travels and success in the Sunderland circu His Christian moderation-Anecdotes-Letters-His pointment to the Liverpool circuit--Letters.

Ar the conference in 1806, Mr. Bramwell was tioned in the Sunderland circuit. In consequence the peculiar notions of his predecessor, Mr. Coo

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who had been very popular there, the society was much agitated. On Mr. Bramwell's arrival, he found that the greatest caution and prudence would be necessary, in order to preserve the members from biting and devouring each other. Having on former occasions experienced the benefit of profound silence respecting disputes, he resolved that he would neither speak nor hear any thing concerning Mr. Cooke's errors. He also enjoined silence on the subject of the controversy on his colleagues, and determined never to introduce it either in public or in private. When one of the preachers sent him some pamphlets written in answer to Mr. Cooke, he would not allow them to be circulated, but returned them to the author.

While he thus persevered in occupying peaceful ground, the disturbance was almost instantly quashed, and his way was made clear and plain before him. He now began to exert himself, as usual, to win souls to Christ. To effect this he used every possible means. He frequently met the societies, held prayer meetings after preaching, and desired the people to pray. In love feasts, he always exhorted the people to declare their present experience in few words; and sometimes took the liberty of telling the loquacious that they had spoken long enough. He often cautioned the people against long speaking about the past when they had but little to say concerning the present. By these means variety was introduced. He sometimes called persons by name to speak. When there was great backwardness at band meetings, he would begin at one end of the room and go through the whole assembly, asking all of them the state of their minds.

So ardently did he long for the salvation of sinners, that, when walking with a friend in the streets, he would suddenly leave him and go to warn, encourage, or exhort other persons who were passing at the same time, and to many of whom he was unknown. Early one morning when he was returning from a village in " which he had been preaching the preceding night, he met a friend, and said, "O my brother! How much I

feel condemned in my mind! The little feathered s sters of the grove have been awake and employe the praises of God an hour or two before I arose."

While he was in this circuit, he and one of his leagues met at the house of a worthy and respect friend, where they continued all night. At that the family was brought into a very low state. owner of the habitation in which they lived, wishe get it into his own possession for some other purp This would have been attended with very painful distressing circumstances, because no other place co have been procured which would have suited then well. During the course of the evening, Mr. Bram was made acquainted with the whole affair. After forming family worship in a way which will not s be forgotten, he and his colleague retired, and sp nearly the whole night in prayer for these good peo In a short time afterwards, affairs were most unexp edly overruled for their good, in a manner for wh they could not account. But they believe this cha was effected in direct answer to Mr. Bramwell's pr ers, for "the fervent prayer of a righteous man avail much."

It will appear from the following letters that he not thus labour in vain, or spend his strength nought:

"Durham, November 3, 180 "MY DEAR, BROTHER,-I received your kind ter. I praise God that my dear sister Armitage is much recovered. I hope she will pray always, and soul will grow abundantly.

present given to pray circuit.-Cooke's ch Crowds come to he In one love feast

Sunday, there was a great shower,-ten persons were brought into liberty. I do not know how it may end. If as it begins, we shall have a great work.

"We have too good a house in Sunderland, and the friends are too kind. I have had to watch and fast, or should soon have been ruined with good things. I hope you continue to pray much, and would have you determine to improve your preaching. I know you may. Read, write, study, when you have proper time. Live in nothing short of a clean heart. Be kind to all; but submit to none in lightness, &c, &c. Be a weighty man of God. You have much to do. 'Do all to the Lord. Lose nothing in your business;-I mean, lose no ground when in your business. You need not. I will pray

"Write to me. I love you and yours. for you and be with you in glory. Amen!

"Yours, &c,

"WM. BRAMWELL."

LETTER XXVII.

To Mr. W. Burrows.

"Sunderland, 1806.

"MY DEAR BROTHER,-I thank my Lord Jesus for the information I receive from you on the subject of the kingdom of God. The salvation is nearer than when we believed. O what shall we do our Saviour to love? I grieve that my love is no stronger, that I am no more like him. I wonder at his glory and sink before him with shame. How is it, that the soul being of such value, and God so great, eternity so near, and yet we so little moved? You perhaps can answer me this.

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"I never was so much struck with the word of God as at the present. The truth, the depth, the promises, quite swallow me up. I am lost in wonder and praise. My soul enters into Christ in this blessed book. own sayings take faster hold of me than ever.—I could read and weep, and love and suffer; yea, what could I not suffer when I thus see him? Justification is

great, to be cleansed is great,-but what is justification or the being cleansed, when compared with this being taken into himself? The world, the noise of self, all is gone; and the mind bears the full stamp of God's image: here you talk, and walk, and live,doing all in him and to him. Continual prayer, and turning all into Christ in every house, in every company,-all things by him, from him, and to him!

"O my dear brother! I hope you are doing well,prospering in health, in your family, in business, in salvation. You will have the daily inconvenience; but this will be the grand means, yea the loud voice,'Pray! pray!' and continue in it, plead in it, weep in it, groan in it.-You know the way; yea the Lord hath shown you the gospel, the great salvation, and you cannot rest as others, be happy as others. No; you inust have all; and nothing less than all will quiet your mind. Never grow faint. Keep the same action, the same labour for the good of souls, the burning love, which will make you rise early, yea and sometimes late take rest. If things grow slack, Satan suggests 'nothing can be done!'-I answer, 'much may be done!' Ploughing, sowing, weeding, pruning, &c, &c, may be done; and this will give us hope of a blessed harvest. Go on, do all in love; but go on, never grow weary in well doing.

"The Lord is good to us: I have seen four hundred brought into society, and I believe nearly all saved from evil. The work, I can truly say to you, is in general deepening through the circuit. Nothing was known about entire sanctification; and on this ground I yet mourn. But we have got a band just begun, and I hope all will receive the blessing. Pray for me! And beg that I may live in all the will of God. I think my wife has stronger faith; her classes are all in a flame. I want to see you; but I am quite uncertain respecting the time do give our dear love to Mrs. Burrows, to dear Miss Burrows, to William, John, and my little Josiah. The Lord be with the family, and preserve