Chapter CXCVII: Letter DCXCIII: To Mr. S――――

_Glasgow, Oct. 3, 1748._

_My dear Sir_,

I Thank you for your kind letter. I am so ill with a hoarseness and cold, and in straining to reach large congregations, that I must send you but a short answer. The depending upon CHRIST’s immediate teachings, without making use of books and proper means of instruction, you may assure yourself is a _terrible temptation_. It is the very quintessence of enthusiasm, and will lay you open to a thousand delusions. “Give thyself to reading,” says _Paul_ to _Timothy_. If thou cannot think of being a _Latin_, strive to be an _English_ scholar. At my return I will endeavour to assist you. At present I am quite ill; but I am afraid I shall not be able to leave _Scotland_ in less than a fortnight. You must remember me to all. The LORD JESUS has appeared for me. Particulars expect to hear another time.

Yours most affectionately in CHRIST JESUS,
_G. W._