of Christ with ye Pardon of Sin will make me Happy here in this World I would not have you put yourself to Expence of Comming Down at ye spring I should be glad to see you but I Expect shortly to be called of ye Stage of this Life & to follow my Forefathers, let us pray for Each other that we may meet in ye Upper and better World to Sing our Lord’s Praises for Ever & Ever So prays your affectionate Father. If you let me know whare you are I will write to you so long as I shall be able. DAVED SAUNDERS. * * * * * _Littleton Wells_ Oct 12 1791 Dear Son and Daughters This is to a Quaint you of ower Wellfare having this Oppertunity Ones more to take pen in hand and to Wright a few Lines unto you hoping thay find you all well and Striving Earnestly to Eanter in at the Straite Gate that Leadeth unto Everlasting Life I Bare you much on my Mind be fore the throne of the Lord’s Grace Praying Earnestly that the Lord Would accomplish the Whole work of your Salvation in your Inmost Souls Enabling you to persevere in the way of Holiness and bring you at the last to his Heavenly Kingdom I hope that you are all Well at Bedford and my Earnest praier for you is that you might be Saved from sin Hear by Belaving in the Lord Jesus Christ and Walking in Sincere Obedeament Love in his Truth and Commandments here so that in our Lord’s Due and appointed time we may sing ower Lord’s praises The Father and the mother and Childern in ower Blessed Saver’s Kingdom whare parting shall be no more for Ever and Ever O my Dear Childern how do I long for your Salvation I know not what is the Thoughts of your Harts pray make Sure work by Examining of your Selves for De Lays are Dangerous Perhaps this may be the Last time of your Dear and Indulgent Fathers Counsels I Expects shortly I shall be Called home from Stage of this World Tharefore I Humbly Bagg of you as my Last Request Be ye Reconciled to God Let fervent praier be your only motive to Induce you to Love the Lord your God for what is all the World with out Gods Love for ower Blessed Lord and Saver saith What shall it profet a man if he gaine The whole World and Loose his own Soul or what shall he Give in Exchange of his sould Let me freely ask you what would be most desirable to you in Heaven my soul is Ready to anser and say to See the Face of my God whome my soul Loveth For it is Gods Presents makes Heaven and Jesus Christ who is the mediator and Interceader betwix my soul and my God O how do I Long to Walk in the Streets of the New Jeruslem but am detained by the Clogg of this Flish But I can truly say Blessed be the Name of the Lord With David whome Lord have I in Heven But thee and whome have I in Earth I do desier in Compaction of thee—Earths