"I pray God that he may pour into my soul, in rich abundance, the daily washing of regeneration and the renewing of the Holy Ghost. The gifts of the Holy Spirit, my brother, are radical qualifications in a minister, and in a missionary. Oh that you and I may be blessed with large measures of them! Let us keep in sight, my brother, our obligations to God our Saviour, who has redeemed us from the lowest hell; the short term of service; and the ineffably glorious reward of grace, in the kingdom of heaven; and, animated by the prospect, let us 'spend and be spent' for the sake of our Lord Jesus. Beloved, I wish that thou mayest prosper and be in health, even as thy soul prospereth. Pray God to make me a good man and a good missionary." And again, May 30:-- "Attend, my dear brother, very particularly, to the state of your own soul. Instead of saying, _pray much_, as I was just about to say, be very careful that your prayers be spiritual--from the heart: live by faith on Jesus Christ. I would add, I mean examine yourself much on this point; for there is much danger of our--those of us whose concern it is constantly to attend to religious matters--I say there is much danger of our doing things, praying, and exhorting, and reading, &c., as matters of course, without entering into them spiritually and seriously. Allow me to say--not because I am your master, but because I love you--study gravity, humility, and benevolence of deportment. Consider we profess to be the messengers of Jesus Christ to the children of God, and to sinful, guilty man: let us always be grave and serious. You and I are young, and know but little; let us be humble, considering others better than ourselves. We are the followers of Christ, and therefore should wish well to all, ever pleasing them for their good to edification."