From Roger Seward in Wareham to 'his dear friend and namesake [William Seward].' [See DDSe 32 for confirmation of this identification.] He was grateful for his friend’s letter of the 17th ult. It was particularly pleasing because of the concern that his correspondent has for Roger’s spiritual welfare. A true Christian spirit abounds in both his friend’s letters. Spiritual matters are further discussed in detail.
'As it has pleased God to bestow on you such a competency in this world, by which you have the more leisure to bless and praise his holy name, to be constant in prayer and hearing God’s word from that laborious minister Mr [George] Whitefield, who also strives as much as frail nature will or can admit to imitate his great master in going about doing good and like his predecessor St Paul by labouring more abundantly than they all whose business should be to forward the salvation of all men...' Spiritual matters are further discussed in detail.