My dear Sister,
I saw Mr. R. last Sunday, who gave me a very pleasing account of your growth in grace. It was said formerly that the distinguishing love of God chose two from a city, and one from a family. But now what reason do we have to magnify and exalt the love of our God, who has been so exceedingly gracious to our family! I trust He has greater blessings for us all, even in this life, than we have yet received. Only wait upon Him and be found in those ways where He meets His people and He will carry you on safely and sweetly to the end of your journey. It is but a little way and a short time, and we shall be at our eternal home! We ought every moment to be pressing forward. May God keep you from being weary or faint in your mind!
You will have afflictions and troubles along the way, and so have all God's children. You have them because you need them. You could not grow in grace without them. How could you take up your cross and deny yourself daily if you did not have daily troubles?
It is the exercise of faith to bear them, and to believe that God deals them out by number, weight, and measure. You have not one pain more than you stand in need of!
And further, "Our light affliction, which is but for a moment, works for us a far more exceeding and eternal weight of glory." If we do but attain to this glory, it signifies very little by what way we come to the attainment of it.
Think on these things, and through the blessing of God, they may help to make you see and feel that the way of suffering is the royal way to the kingdom.
I hope God will finish His work in mother before she goes hence. I trust we shall meet once more in this world; and I doubt not that we shall meet where we shall part no more.
I send enclosed a little piece of Mr. Mason's writings. I hope God will bless it at this time, as it comes seasonably, and particularly to my sister M., who will, I expect, be able to read it with profit about the time it reaches you.
Why do you want so much to have texts and pieces of sermons? Have you not the Bible? One word of Scripture, is worth a whole volume of man's writings! Read and pray much, and God will do more for you than all His ministers can. I commend you to God and to the riches of His grace, praying Him to do for you exceedingly abundantly above all that you can ask or think.
I remain, your loving brother,
William Romaine
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