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Title	Letter to Mrs. [Thomas] Haweis
Post Date	October 7, 1775
Author	Huntingdon, Selina Hastings, Countess of, 1707-1791.
Recipient	Wordsworth, Judith, 1738-1786
Date	1775-10-07
Physical Description	8 pgs total; 7 pgs text; 1 pg address
Dimensions	24 x 38 cm.
Address To	Aldwinkle, Northamptonshire
Country To	England
Address From	St. Agnes, Cornwall
Country From	England
Transcriber	Wanda Smith
Plain Text Transcription	Letter 86 [Oct 7, 1775] [Address panel:] To Mrs Haw[e]is at Aldwinkle [Thrapston was first written and then marked out] Northamptonshire [Letter bears no postmarks] My very d[ea]r Friends I with much Satisfaction received the kind & aff[ectiona]t[e] testimony of your Christian love in the united enquireys after my health & with the additional instance of still Wishing to hear of the effects of Cornish air for the better Establishment of it—this matter is in the best hands for me whose divine Wisdom sees afflication my best & most usefull as well as present portion. The transmission of Bain is My only relief out of my head or neck or Bowels into My feet. The variety seems to lessen the Severity of Each at times how the Lord of life & Glory means to deal in Mercy further with me I see not. Sure I am I shall approve most in the end his righteous Will Concerning me, Never never was a more aff[ection]t[e] reception than these dear friends & happy Souls. My niece & Mr Wills have give me & it has added to the weight of my feelings being so little capable of affording any Comfort to them—I yet hope the Lord has Work to do in the place. My heart is much untied to the poor tinners as their servant in any way for their everlasting Peace, Yet My Way is not Clear as I wish it & as I am Waiting to have it made in order to follow the footsteps of the Lamb in his sanctuary. [p. 2] At Gunope[?Gwennap] I have purchast a House, this as the Grain of Mustard Seed may spred. Falmouth, St Just & Mevigessey [Mevagissey] seem to be Calls but I yet have not been able to go to spy out the Land where our Standards May be best establish’d – the poor tinners’ speculations on My Coming down made me smile by their report—that “Mistress my Lady Huntingdon was Come down to speak to them. [“] the Lord Grant the Lord’s Word may reach their poor hearts effectually for which my Soul shall eternally Bless him—I must now enter upon an interesting Matter for both my d[ea]r friends & which has been an affecting one to Me. D[ea]r Jos[eph] arrived on Saturday night & on Sunday morning came to see me. My love revived warmly for him & I received him from my heart aff[ectionate]ly nothing but Common Occurences past I found myself no Judger or Condemnor—Yesterday in the Evening he Came, set the Whole Evening & all withdrawing but Mr Wills & Myself We soon fell into that Easy & Natural intercourse years ago had rendered familiar—Generals engaged some of the time as well as remoter subjects mixt leaving it still in his power to protect a reserve or to find his liberty in his own way in some little time the later found its way & indeed I a kind of openness & simplicity I was happy to [illegible]. [p. 3] with—I told him the great love I had for him & the Many obligations to him made me remember him With not only prayers but tears. This seem’d kindly to affect him. I spoke so Close & faithfully to his heart that he fled to all his refuges out of which I kept a watchfull eye as a ferret to pursue him through all his secret haunts—the first was the way of God to lay a servant by when he had done what he had appointed. I urged that Scripture had no such presidents [precedents] but to back- sliding hearts & which the Lord had ever pleasure to restore to the honour of his services—he said he Could alike rejoice that good was done by others. I said the reflection of being so honoured must be a painfull view to such a situation—he then argued the universal state of all Ministers with himself—Why Brother Haweis is &c. &c., was to be continued with himself why not all at the Master’s cross’s—making God’s will & the sole cause of this I said this fell in so much with my point that he knew my strengths but too clearly & that I did not see it in that light—he then beg’d my permission to be open in a Question to me to which I agreed requesting the greatest ingenuity Why had not I preached publickly from the Zeal knowledge & abilities he supposed me to have—He urged the example in Scripture for it & did not a little [p. 4] of the fear of man Occasion that restraint—I then spoke my Whole heart upon the Subject & in that truth & simplicity before him that My own Conscience testified before the Lord & that I had repeatedly many many of my dear friends & even Ministers who had reasoned with me on this Subject viz. that I did not see it scriptural that our Saviour’s General Commission was only given to men except in two Instances to the Woman of Samaria & to Mary Magdolan[sic] these go to the disciples in particular & go to the Samaritans in the Manner & therefore not Conclusive & that I could witness before the Lord had I heard his voice in like manner for any such purpose My heart was ever free & was so to ends of the World at this moment & that the usage of the primitive Church (which might have reasons not now the same) Could be so particular to any one Without the like authority—he presst this long but at last appeared to give Credit to my attestation on this Matter. I then said we were all waiting Servants upon the Lord & on his saying he only wisht to know the Lord’s will – I said are you waiting in earnest prayer & unreserved desires to be directed by the Lord. Yes, he reply’d, I never lift up my heart [p. 5] in secret to God Walking, reading &c. &c. but I say “do with [me] how when & in which way you will. I am ready, Willing & happy to go to any part of the Earth, England, Scotland, Ireland or America,” My heart felt so affected with Love towards him (in appearing so real) that I took him by the hand saying O! how I do love you My dear old friend for that—One thing in Conclusion of all I liked better than all & that was his happy disposition (he said) that nothing Could move him when his resolutions was taken, meaning as I understood from his present purposes the certainty of this self power made me sure it must be near falling--& to this I only did add “as Ministers or as private Christians we were call’d upon to forsake all to become the unreserved Servants of Jesus Christ. This the Bible declar’d & such We must be found” he replied that is true & said no more—Mr Wills thought him much affected at times but nothing Could b more open simple & friendly & I have been praying that dear precious soul may be brought up—his arguments was exceeding sensible, not evasive & with the strongest Convictions of the nothingness of all human good [p. 6] & a great sensibility of the misery of human life. I hear his wife is much alive in her heart I have not yet seen her but purpose hoping to obliged her by it to make her a visit—I have fear’d nothing more than having any meaning but having it in the mercifull hands of the Lord & myself the poor blind useless Creature each moment _____ me I am let us Commit him in much Love & much prayer to the Lord for present usefulness to the Church of God & everylasting Glory to his own Soul—he spoke aff[ectionate]ly & Justly of your both--& lay’d much stress upon his Borhter Haw[e]is abilitys for publick profit. I do think he is honest even in this way but so dark at present that nothing but the light that sines into the heart that gives the knowledge of God in the face[?] of Jesus Christ Can do any thing for him but it is a wonderfull providence he should be Cast in this place at this time & should he ever Come out I am sure it Will be to Proclaim Peace to the Whole World, if labour & zesl can do it—but to see & feel the misery of his present situation none but the Lord Can shew & I wish me may never understand it any other way. I lament Bath is to see you [p. 7] so late. Mr. Ro[maine] is preaching there but not by my Invitation & I don’t support but he expects it to be the last time he ever will. His conduct, in the whole of the matter Can never be reconciled to me as consistent with any principles Yet Christian but I believe many things is best for me to suffer & that I gladly do while the protection of any part of truth is the cause—The dear Wills beg all that is most aff[ectiona]t[e] I am yet at their house which is more comfortable to me than any pallace on earth. I like Cornwall & do expect Mr Glascott next Tuesday to go round for me to those places & be at use for volunteering[?] for the Lord Jesus. My d[ea]r Friends, pray for me & ever believe me faithfully & aff[ectionat]ly ever, ever Yours S: Huntingdon St Agnes Ocer 7, 1775 [P.S.] I am asham’d of this long letter & more asham’d that it is so long that I have not the time to correct it do gratifie me by telling me you could ready any part of it. Mr Toplady is gone to Brighton.
Notes	"Thrapston" was first written and then marked out and "Aldwinkle" written. Letter bears no postmarks.
Catalog Link	http://libcat.smu.edu/vwebv/holdingsInfo?bibId=196935
Unique Identifier	Huntingdon 10071775
Digital Resources Type	Image
Digitization Date	Digitized: 2011
Digital Publisher	Bridwell Library, Special Collections; Perkins School of Theology; Southern Methodist University
Rights	Permission to publish materials must be obtained from the Head of Special Collections of the Bridwell Library.
Decade	1770-1779
Location (Box, Folder)	Box 1, File 27

Title	Letter to Mrs. [Thomas] Haweis
Post Date	October 7, 1775
Author	Huntingdon, Selina Hastings, Countess of, 1707-1791.
Recipient	Wordsworth, Judith, 1738-1786
Date	1775-10-07
Physical Description	8 pgs total; 7 pgs text; 1 pg address
Dimensions	24 x 38 cm.
Address To	Aldwinkle, Northamptonshire
Country To	England
Address From	St. Agnes, Cornwall
Country From	England
Transcriber	Wanda Smith
Plain Text Transcription	Letter 86 [Oct 7, 1775] [Address panel:] To Mrs Haw[e]is at Aldwinkle [Thrapston was first written and then marked out] Northamptonshire [Letter bears no postmarks] My very d[ea]r Friends I with much Satisfaction received the kind & aff[ectiona]t[e] testimony of your Christian love in the united enquireys after my health & with the additional instance of still Wishing to hear of the effects of Cornish air for the better Establishment of it—this matter is in the best hands for me whose divine Wisdom sees afflication my best & most usefull as well as present portion. The transmission of Bain is My only relief out of my head or neck or Bowels into My feet. The variety seems to lessen the Severity of Each at times how the Lord of life & Glory means to deal in Mercy further with me I see not. Sure I am I shall approve most in the end his righteous Will Concerning me, Never never was a more aff[ection]t[e] reception than these dear friends & happy Souls. My niece & Mr Wills have give me & it has added to the weight of my feelings being so little capable of affording any Comfort to them—I yet hope the Lord has Work to do in the place. My heart is much untied to the poor tinners as their servant in any way for their everlasting Peace, Yet My Way is not Clear as I wish it & as I am Waiting to have it made in order to follow the footsteps of the Lamb in his sanctuary. [p. 2] At Gunope[?Gwennap] I have purchast a House, this as the Grain of Mustard Seed may spred. Falmouth, St Just & Mevigessey [Mevagissey] seem to be Calls but I yet have not been able to go to spy out the Land where our Standards May be best establish’d – the poor tinners’ speculations on My Coming down made me smile by their report—that “Mistress my Lady Huntingdon was Come down to speak to them. [“] the Lord Grant the Lord’s Word may reach their poor hearts effectually for which my Soul shall eternally Bless him—I must now enter upon an interesting Matter for both my d[ea]r friends & which has been an affecting one to Me. D[ea]r Jos[eph] arrived on Saturday night & on Sunday morning came to see me. My love revived warmly for him & I received him from my heart aff[ectionate]ly nothing but Common Occurences past I found myself no Judger or Condemnor—Yesterday in the Evening he Came, set the Whole Evening & all withdrawing but Mr Wills & Myself We soon fell into that Easy & Natural intercourse years ago had rendered familiar—Generals engaged some of the time as well as remoter subjects mixt leaving it still in his power to protect a reserve or to find his liberty in his own way in some little time the later found its way & indeed I a kind of openness & simplicity I was happy to [illegible]. [p. 3] with—I told him the great love I had for him & the Many obligations to him made me remember him With not only prayers but tears. This seem’d kindly to affect him. I spoke so Close & faithfully to his heart that he fled to all his refuges out of which I kept a watchfull eye as a ferret to pursue him through all his secret haunts—the first was the way of God to lay a servant by when he had done what he had appointed. I urged that Scripture had no such presidents [precedents] but to back- sliding hearts & which the Lord had ever pleasure to restore to the honour of his services—he said he Could alike rejoice that good was done by others. I said the reflection of being so honoured must be a painfull view to such a situation—he then argued the universal state of all Ministers with himself—Why Brother Haweis is &c. &c., was to be continued with himself why not all at the Master’s cross’s—making God’s will & the sole cause of this I said this fell in so much with my point that he knew my strengths but too clearly & that I did not see it in that light—he then beg’d my permission to be open in a Question to me to which I agreed requesting the greatest ingenuity Why had not I preached publickly from the Zeal knowledge & abilities he supposed me to have—He urged the example in Scripture for it & did not a little [p. 4] of the fear of man Occasion that restraint—I then spoke my Whole heart upon the Subject & in that truth & simplicity before him that My own Conscience testified before the Lord & that I had repeatedly many many of my dear friends & even Ministers who had reasoned with me on this Subject viz. that I did not see it scriptural that our Saviour’s General Commission was only given to men except in two Instances to the Woman of Samaria & to Mary Magdolan[sic] these go to the disciples in particular & go to the Samaritans in the Manner & therefore not Conclusive & that I could witness before the Lord had I heard his voice in like manner for any such purpose My heart was ever free & was so to ends of the World at this moment & that the usage of the primitive Church (which might have reasons not now the same) Could be so particular to any one Without the like authority—he presst this long but at last appeared to give Credit to my attestation on this Matter. I then said we were all waiting Servants upon the Lord & on his saying he only wisht to know the Lord’s will – I said are you waiting in earnest prayer & unreserved desires to be directed by the Lord. Yes, he reply’d, I never lift up my heart [p. 5] in secret to God Walking, reading &c. &c. but I say “do with [me] how when & in which way you will. I am ready, Willing & happy to go to any part of the Earth, England, Scotland, Ireland or America,” My heart felt so affected with Love towards him (in appearing so real) that I took him by the hand saying O! how I do love you My dear old friend for that—One thing in Conclusion of all I liked better than all & that was his happy disposition (he said) that nothing Could move him when his resolutions was taken, meaning as I understood from his present purposes the certainty of this self power made me sure it must be near falling--& to this I only did add “as Ministers or as private Christians we were call’d upon to forsake all to become the unreserved Servants of Jesus Christ. This the Bible declar’d & such We must be found” he replied that is true & said no more—Mr Wills thought him much affected at times but nothing Could b more open simple & friendly & I have been praying that dear precious soul may be brought up—his arguments was exceeding sensible, not evasive & with the strongest Convictions of the nothingness of all human good [p. 6] & a great sensibility of the misery of human life. I hear his wife is much alive in her heart I have not yet seen her but purpose hoping to obliged her by it to make her a visit—I have fear’d nothing more than having any meaning but having it in the mercifull hands of the Lord & myself the poor blind useless Creature each moment _____ me I am let us Commit him in much Love & much prayer to the Lord for present usefulness to the Church of God & everylasting Glory to his own Soul—he spoke aff[ectionate]ly & Justly of your both--& lay’d much stress upon his Borhter Haw[e]is abilitys for publick profit. I do think he is honest even in this way but so dark at present that nothing but the light that sines into the heart that gives the knowledge of God in the face[?] of Jesus Christ Can do any thing for him but it is a wonderfull providence he should be Cast in this place at this time & should he ever Come out I am sure it Will be to Proclaim Peace to the Whole World, if labour & zesl can do it—but to see & feel the misery of his present situation none but the Lord Can shew & I wish me may never understand it any other way. I lament Bath is to see you [p. 7] so late. Mr. Ro[maine] is preaching there but not by my Invitation & I don’t support but he expects it to be the last time he ever will. His conduct, in the whole of the matter Can never be reconciled to me as consistent with any principles Yet Christian but I believe many things is best for me to suffer & that I gladly do while the protection of any part of truth is the cause—The dear Wills beg all that is most aff[ectiona]t[e] I am yet at their house which is more comfortable to me than any pallace on earth. I like Cornwall & do expect Mr Glascott next Tuesday to go round for me to those places & be at use for volunteering[?] for the Lord Jesus. My d[ea]r Friends, pray for me & ever believe me faithfully & aff[ectionat]ly ever, ever Yours S: Huntingdon St Agnes Ocer 7, 1775 [P.S.] I am asham’d of this long letter & more asham’d that it is so long that I have not the time to correct it do gratifie me by telling me you could ready any part of it. Mr Toplady is gone to Brighton.
Notes	''Thrapston'' was first written and then marked out and ''Aldwinkle'' written. Letter bears no postmarks.
Catalog Link	http://libcat.smu.edu/vwebv/holdingsInfo?bibId=196935
Unique Identifier	Huntingdon 10071775
Digital Resources Type	Image
Digitization Date	Digitized: 2011
Digital Publisher	Bridwell Library, Special Collections; Perkins School of Theology; Southern Methodist University
Rights	Permission to publish materials must be obtained from the Head of Special Collections of the Bridwell Library.
Decade	1770-1779
Location (Box, Folder)	Box 1, File 27

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