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Life; that he might be able to advise me how to alter
my conduct. I often wish for Language to paint my
feelings upon the Receipt of many Incidents, which
might appear too Trifling to engage the Attention of
any other upon Earth; To you my dearest Friend I
can with pleasure apply for advice in cases which
twou'd be term'd great weakness to mention to any
other; For this intimate communication I now
suffer many an unpleasant Moment! but - for
[begin underline] this [end underline], tis my greatest happiness to think I am a
Candidate! [crossed out] I wou'd ask my Judicious Brother
whether I am right in disapproving the general
disaffection some are too apt to express against the
[begin underline] world [end underline] whenever they are assaulted by the unfriendly
Disasters of it? We often hear People exclaim loudly
against it; wish to be dismised from it; and express
a constant uneasiness, if [begin underline] every [end underline] thing does not turn
and exactly to their wish: -- Me thinks this is not
the Langauage of the Heart perfectly tuned, to those Notes
which express the good, the virtuous Character!

Suppose we meet with [begin underline] heavy [end underline] sorrows: Did not
Sufferings of the deepest dye, make a part, a conspi-
cuous part of that Sacred Character, which is
exalted on high for an Example to all the ^rational^ inhabitants
of this Lower World? Why should any then, at
the arrival of an unpleasing Circumstance wish for
the deprication of that Life, which is indulged him
as a space to obtain the Character, and fulfil the