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Title	Letter to William Orp, at Mr. Dickinson's near the Dolphin
Post Date	November 13, 1765
Author	Wesley, John, 1703-1791
Recipient	Orpe, William
Date	1765-11-13
Physical Description	4 pgs total; 1 pg text; 1 pg address; 2 pgs blank
Dimensions	21 x 32 cm
Address To	Birmingham
Country To	England
Address From	London
Country From	England
Collection (Provenance)	Leete Manuscript Collection
Transcriber	Wanda Smith
Plain Text Transcription	To Mr Will Orp At Mr Dickinson’s near the Dolphin in Birmingham London Nov. 13, 1765 My dear brother You must in no wise return to your father’s. It would be at the peril of your soul. You have already made the experiment. And you made it long enough till you had well nigh quenched the Spirit. If you should leap into the furnace again, how could you expect that God would bring you out? As to your temptation concerning preaching, it is nothing uncommon. Many have had it as well as you. And some of them for a time gave place to the devil and departed from the work. So did John Catermole. So did James Morgan. But God scourged them back again. Do not reason with the devil, but pray. Wrestle with God, and he will give you light. I am, Your affectionate brother J Wesley
Published Transcription	John Telford, ed. The Letters of the Rev. John Wesley, IV. January 16, 1758, to February 28, 1766. (London: Epworth Press, 1931), p. 315.
Notes	Wesley spelled his name "Orp".
Unique Identifier	JWesley 11131765
Digital Resource Type	Image
Digitization Date	Digitized: 2003
Digitization Process	Digitization process: Derivatives resized at 4037 pixels in height or width.
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	1760-1769