human Appearance, I had utterly funk, had not one of my Sufceptors in Baptism, with the greatest Tenderness, took me under his Roof, where he ftill continues to entertain me, and supports me with the Neceffaries of Life. When my Parents had reduced me to these melan choly Circumstances, and imagined that the Bitterness of my Sufferings had fhook my Resolutions, and brought me to repent of what I had done, they then courted courted me with the most advantageous Offers of a plentiful Share of their Subftance, and a very agreeable Marriage, provided I would return to them and Judaism again. But praised be our Lord, through whose Grace I have hitherto withftood, and truft I fhall ftill withstand all fuch Temptations, though they are the most apt to work upon a Perfon of my Age and Education. I hope, my Lord, I have acquitted my felf like a Man, Man, who is wholly under the Influence of this Principle; that there is a State of Happiness after Death, infinitely furpaffing all the Enjoyments of this mortal Life, and that Faith in Jefus Chrift is abfolutely neceffary to the Attainment of it. I am forry to find many, who call themselves Chriftians, of a contrary Opinion. From fuch Men as thefe, young Profelytes, in my Circumstances, must expect but a cold Welcome to Chriftian Communion. But But we will not be dif heartned by the Slights of thefe Libertines, while we fee a Patriarch at the Head of the Church of England, who ftands ready, with open Arms, to receive us into that Way of Salvation, wherein he leads us by his own fhining Example; and zealously performs that Promife of our Lord, that when our natural Friends difown us, and perfecute us for his Names fake, we shall find compaffionate nurfing Fathers of his Church, who will |