[f.9v]
To
Mr Ja:^s Nicholson
Liverpool

[change of hand]

answered Oct. 27:1738

[f.9]

Liverpool Oct.^r 17^th: 1738

Dear Sr:

I confess I have in some sense given you reason you to
tax me of Lazyness or very great negligence, in being
so long before I answer’d your last favour, but I
begun one the beginning of last week but was interrup
-ted before I cou’d finish it, & being obliged to take oppor
-tunities w^ch are not perhaps so Easy for me as you, I hope
as it is a just so it will be accepted on as a reasonible
apolioge.
Your Honb: area Just & zeal as to facts to most Certain
the Experience we duly have of our Selves Show is to plain
to {?admiss} the least demur, But then the reason why it is so
may be more difficult to find, out, I think one Good reason
may be the want of putting in Execution that Great Law
of Consideration: if we was but resolved, & did carefully put
that resolve in paractice to Devote some time to Examination
of our selves, not only our actions, but the End & Motive
of those actions, might not this be a strong preservetive
against falling again into Irregularities w^ch we Cannot
Justify to our selves? I Cannot but think this a very necessary
and if we upon y^e Examination find and approaching Concerning
that very comforting duty is much neglected by many of
us, besides by the means we shall be satisfied whether
we go backward or forward in our better & more necessary
Concern’s, as we shou’d be very unwilling not to know its
in our more mean & worldly ones. Tis a pity it shul’d be
neglected in this. I can Inlarge no farther altho time I began
this yesterday but Cou’d not finish I am w^th Sincerity
your Friend Honoria.

[change of orientation]

I asure you I never shall expose yours & hope the same
from you
Your compassion for such as you Hint at is I belive deny
deserveing, but I think if I know my own heart I would rather
be her than they, that so unjustly wrong her
Which those {^^who} have the will to assist her have not y^e power.

[f.9v]
To
Mr James Nicholson
Liverpool

[change of hand]

answered Oct. 27:1738

[f.9]

Liverpool Oct.^r 17th: 1738

Dear Sr:

I confess I have in some sense given you reason you to
tax me of Laziness or very great negligence, in being
so long before I answered your last favour, but I
begun one the beginning of last week but was interrup
-ted before I could finish it, & being obliged to take oppor
-tunities whi^ch are not perhaps so Easy for me as you, I hope
as it is a just so it will be accepted on as a reasonable
apologies.
Your Honb: area Just & zeal as to facts tis most Certain
the Experience we duly have of our Selves Show is to plain
to {?admiss} the least demur, But then the reason why it is so
may be more difficult to find out, I think one Good reason
may be the want of putting in Execution that Great Law
of Consideration: if we was but resolved, & did carefully put
that resolve in practice to Devote some time to Examination
of ourselves, not only our actions, but the End & Motive
of those actions, might not this be a strong preservative
against falling again into Irregularities whi^ch we Cannot
Justify to ourselves? I Cannot but think this a very necessary
and if we upon y^e Examination find and approaching Concerning
that very comforting duty is much neglected by many of
us, besides by the means we shall be satisfied whether
we go backward or forward in our better & more necessary
Concern’s, as we should be very unwilling not to know its
in our more mean & worldly ones. Tis a pity it should be
neglected in this. I can Enlarge no farther although time I began
this yesterday but Could not finish I am wi^th Sincerity
your Friend Honoria.

[change of orientation]

I assure you I never shall expose yours & hope the same
from you
Your compassion for such as you Hint at is I believe deny
deserving, but I think if I know my own heart I would rather
be her than they, that so unjustly wrong her
Which those {^^who} have the will to assist her have not y^e power.