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December 4, 1768 Letter from John Wesley to Joseph Benson at Kingswood School

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Title	December 4, 1768 Letter from John Wesley to Joseph Benson at Kingswood School
Post Date	December 4, 1768
Author	Wesley, John, 1703-1791
Recipient	Benson, Joseph, 1749-1821
Date	1768-12-04
Physical Description	4 pp total; 1 p text; 1 p address; 2 pp blank
Dimensions	22 x 34 cm
Location (Box, File)	Box 303.68.01
Address To	near Bristol
Country To	England
Address From	London
Country From	England
Collection (Provenance)	Leete Manuscript Collection
Transcriber	Wanda Smith
Plain Text Transcription	To Mr Jos[eph] Benson At Kingswood School near Bristol London Dec. 4, 1768 My dear brother I can’t yet convince you of one thing (and it is a thing of importance): that you may make greater progress in valuable knowledge by reading those books (particularly if read in that order) than you can by reading any other books which are now extant in England. It follows that your friend Bi ller, in this respect, is not your friend. For he puts you out of your way. He retards you in the attainment of the most useful knowledge. He gratifies your curiosity (a bad principle, too) at the expence of your improvement. It is better for you to read these books than his which (if they are not hurtful or dangerous at least) do not lead directly to the end you propose. Choose the best way. I am, dear Joseph, Your affectionate brother J Wesley
Published Transcription	John Telford, ed. The Letters of the Rev. John Wesley, V. February 28, 1766, to December 9, 1772. (London: Epworth Press, 1931), pp. 115-6.
Catalog link	http://libcat.smu.edu/vwebv/holdingsInfo?bibId=195855
Unique Identifier	JWesley 12041768
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