102. - To the Rev. V. Perronet. 103. - To Mr: W. Perronet.

to you, and at meeting the dear Shoreham family in their distant friends. My best respects to them all, as well as to Dr. Turner, whose kindness, in conjunction with yours, draws the deepest prayers and thanks from, my very dear friends, your much indebted and obliged servant, J. FLETCHER.

By favour of Miss Thornton.

102. - TO THE REV. V. PERRONET.

NYON.

REV. AND DEAR SIR, - Last week I received your kind letter, and immediately sent an extract of it to Mr. Monod, who married a Miss Perronet, and who some weeks ago came on purpose from Morges to inquire after your family. As it was he that had gone to law about recovering the estate of your family, and he appeared to me a person of sense and good nature, I requested he would direct me what to write to you, with respect to the cautions necessary to be taken to recover your estate. As his answer contains all I could say, and more, I send it you as the best guide. If you can any how get a copy of the register of the place where you was baptized, duly authenticated before two witnesses, it will be an important piece. If you can but prove yourself to be your father’s son, I see no difficulty in the getting of your right. May we stand to our Christian baptism, and get by that means the heavenly inheritance! May the extract be found written in my heart with as much faithfulness, and in as deep characters, as, I trust, it is in yours! I hope your son will soon bring us good news of the faith and health, grace and resignation of every branch of your family which I salute much in the Lord.

J. F.

103. - TO MR: W. PERRONET.

NYON.

MY DEAR FRIEND, - Bring along with you all the papers which can prove your Swiss origin; and, trusting a good Providence, come to your patient, who (blessed be God!) is in better health than he ever thought he should be, though far from being strong yet. The air here agrees with me, and hope it will with you. By the lawyer’s talk, I said the estate would be six or seven thousand pounds. I find by your relation’s talk, who knows better, it will be but half that sum; but let not that discourage you. It is proper there should be a draw back on our earthly expectations; but the riches of Christ are unsearchable. We shall find more than ever was told us: “The one half,” said the queen of Sheba, “has not been told me;” and she spoke but of an earthly Solomon. If the war with France has broke out, you must come by Harwich, Helvoet Sluys, Rotterdam, Bois le Due, Maestricht, Aix la Chapelle, Cologne, Francfort, Basil, Berne, Lausanne, Morges, Nyon, where (please God) you will find me near the church; and the God of Jacob be your guide and protector! My thanks and respects wait on dear Dr. Turner: pray, if you see him, be so kind as to tell him, that by eating great quantities of little black cherries, I find my body better; and ask him, if I might venture to bathe in the lake of Geneva. I have spit blood but once since I wrote last. Adieu.

J. F.

104. - TO MISS THORNTON.

NYON.

THE heavenly dove loves no selfishness. My tract was not contrived to please but to reconcile parties; party people, therefore, will never like it. And neuters are seldom valiant in the cause of peace. The sword may do what pens cannot. Any thing that will make us all shelter together under the wings of our heavenly protector and peace maker, will be a blessing. I am glad your late trial has had that effect.

Closer and closer let us cleave, To his beloved embrace;

Expect his fulness to receive, And grace to answer grace: - Grace received to answer that which is promised, - the grand promise not excepted!

Poor England! But God’s kingdom ruleth over all. I have ventured to preach once. The birds of my fine wood have almost done singing; but I have met there with a parcel of children whose hearts seem turned toward singing the praises of God. And we sing every day from four till five. Help us by your prayers. One of them, I hope, received the love of Christ this week. My love to Thomas and Sarah. Accept it from your obliged friend, JOHN FLETCHER.