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Title	Letter to Brian Bury Collins
Post Date	November 12, 1782
Author	Wesley, Charles, 1707-1788
Recipient	Collins, Brian Bury, 1753 or 4-1799
Date	1782-11-12
Physical Description	4 pgs total; 2 pgs text; 1 pg address; 1 pg blank
Dimensions	19 x 31 cm
Location (Box, File)	Box 1, File 17
Address To	Bath
Country To	England
Address From	London
Country From	England
Collection (Provenance)	Leete Manuscript Collection
Transcriber	Wanda Smith
Transcription	[Address] The Revd Mr [Brian Bury] Collins Bath London November 12, 1782 Dear Sir, I always believed God had given you a single eye and a sincere desire to do all the good in your power. The way and manner of doing it, He himself will point out in his own time. Your desire of doing good among the M[ethodists] is, I trust, from Him, but tarry his leisure. He that believeth shall not make haste. And one who [1] Be upon your guard against all solicitations. ''To what am I reserved''? Who but the Omniscient can answer you? Yet you may and ought to be consistent. Let a man set out right and then servetur ad imum Qualis ab incepto processerat, et sibi constet.[2] I don’t pretend to advise you, but refer you to the Wonderful Counseller. Take no step in life without consulting him. ['']Lord, what woudst Thou have me to do? In all my ways I acknowledge thee and thou shalt direct my paths.'' His providence will always discover his will. I still think, at your setting out, you was a little too rash. God has given you a good wife, which is more than you deserve. I pray God bless her and hers. Mr Milgrove will convey your answer in his frank. My companion’s heart toward you, you know in that of, dear Sir, Your faithful brother and servant, Cha. Wesley __________ [1] ''willeth to do, shall know''; cf. John 7:17. [2] Horace, Ars Poetica, line 126, seq. ''Let it be preserved to the end such as it had gone forth from the beginning, and be consistent with itself.''
Catalog Link	http://libcat.smu.edu/vwebv/holdingsInfo?bibId=196785
Digital Resource Type	Image
Digitization Date	Digitized: 2003
Digitization Process	Digitization process: Derivatives resized at 4037 pixels high or wide
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	1780-1789