From [William] Winne in Bristol to [William] Seward. He hopes that this letter will find his correspondent in good health, as is the case here in Bristol. Winne would have written sooner but has not had time to call his own.
'I never found so much comfort in my life than I found by our love feast last night. [In his journal for 29 April 1739, John Wesley refers to the first love feast held at Baldwin Street. ] We had cake and water and cheese, which it was the best meat that ever I did eat in my life. O my dear Sir, if you was but here I am sure you would rejoice and sing to see what good Brother [George] Whitefield and [John] Westly have done here, for my dear Brother Westly preaches preaches the people to health charmingly and makes them cry out what shall we do to be saved...'
Spiritual matters are further discussed.
In a postscript, he adds that he is directing this letter to the post office at Oxford with several other letters to Christian friends there. Winne would be very grateful to receive a letter from Seward.
Yesterday Brother Westly preached at the Bowling Green, Hannam and at Clifton Church in the afternoon as well as at Rose Green, one of the societies [Gloucester Lane Society (John Wesley’s Journal for 29 April 1739)] 'and pretty large congregations in divers places' [cf John Wesley’s diary for 29 April 1739: 'Prayed, writ; 7 Bowling Green, 'Free Grace,' 4,000; 8 tea at Clifton, married 4; 10.30 Hannam, 3,000; 12 visited; 12.30 at Mr Deschamps, dinner, Clifton, read prayers, preached; 4.30 Rose Green, Gal.iii.22, 7,000; 6 at Mrs England’s, tea, conversed; 7.30 singing etc; 8.30 at our lovefeast; 10 at home, conversed; 11.'].