1638.] LADY BRILLIANA HARLEY. 1.5 more carefull for your soule, that that better part of yours may grove in the wayes of knowledg. And in some proportion it is, with the soule as with the body ; theare must be a good dyet ; we must feede upon the worde of God, which when we haue doun we must not let it lye idell, but we must be diligent in exer- siseing of what we knowe, and the more we practes the more we shall knowe. DeareNed, let nothinge hinder you from performeing constant priuet duties of prayeing and redeing. Experimentally, I may say that priuet prayer is one of the beest meanes to keepe the hart cloos with God. O it is a sweet thinge to open our harts to our God, as to a frinde. If it hàd not bine for that I had recours to my God sheure I should haue fainted before this. I heare no nwes at this time from Loundoun, only Mr. Wallker is still in prison ; all my frinds theare are well, and I thanke God all your frindes are well heare. Your father is cheerefully well, and your brother Robert has had no fitte sence you went. Your brother Tomas cried very touch the other day, becaus he thought howe he was vsed to fight with you at Sheareswesbury. The Ember weake nawe drawes on a pase. I wisch you and your tutor weare heare then; howesoeuer I hope, you will in desires be with vs : and so our prayers, I hope, shall meete in heauen, before the Lord. I thanke God, I ammuch better then when I rwite last to you. I beceach the Lord to blles you, and that you may be still the beloued childe of Your most affectinat mother, BRILLIANA HARLEY. I haue sent a token to Mrs. Wilkinson : it is a box. Doo not you vndoo the boxe ; but deleuer it to her, eather yourself, or send it by Gorge Griffits. It is two cruets of chinna, with silkier and gilt couers, and bars and feete. Doo not let the boxe be opened before she has it. I haue giuen my cosen Prisis man a great charge of the box. If it come safe, I will giue him a reward. Send me word how he bringes the box. In hast affter sauper. Desem. 11, 1638.
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