ssed. She started and thrust pen and
paper back into the drawer. Patty must write.

CHAPTER IV.

1. From the Rev. Samuel Wesley to his son John, at Christ Church,
Oxford.

Wroote, January 5, 1725.

Dear Son,--Your brother will receive 5 pounds for you next
Saturday, if Mr. S. is paid the 10 pounds he lent you; if not, I
must go to H. But I promise you I shan't forget that you are my
son, if you do not that I am:

Your affectionate father,
Samuel Wesley.

2. From the same to the same.

Wroote, January 26, 1725.

Dear Son,--I am so well pleased with your decent behaviour, or
at least with your letters, that I hope I shall not have
occasion to remember any more some things that are past; and
since you have now for some time bit upon the bridle, I'll take
care hereafter to put a little honey upon it as oft as I am
able. But then it shall be of my own _mero motu_, as the last
5 pound was; for I will bear no rivals in my kingdom.

I did not forget you with Dr. Morley, but have moved that way as
much as possible; though I must confess, hitherto, with no great
prospect or hopes of success. As for what you mention of
entering into Holy Orders, it is indeed a great work; and I am
pleased to find you think it so, as well as that you do not
admire a callow clergyman any more than I do.

And now the providence of God (I hope it was) has engaged me in
such a work wherein you may be very assistant to me, I trust
promote His glory and at the same time notably forward your own
studies; for I have some time since designed an edition of the
Holy Bible, in octavo, in the Hebrew, Chaldee, Septuagint and
Vulgar Latin, and have made some progress in it: the whole
scheme whereof I have not time at present to give you, of which
scarce any soul yet knows except your brother Sam.

What I desire of you in this article is, firstly, that you would
immediately fall to work, read diligently the Hebrew text in the
Polyglot, and collate it exactly with the Vulgar Latin, which is
in the second column, writing down all (even the least)
variations or differences between them. To these I would have
you add the Samarita