The Correspondence and Diary of Philip Doddridge, D. D; Illustrative of Various Particulars in His Life Hitherto Unknown; With Notices of Many of His (Paperback)

This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can usually download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1830 edition. Excerpt: ... P. S. Services to Miss Rappit, Mr. Orton, &c. I am sorry he is indisposed. We pray for him. Polly and Mercy give their duty to you, they are standing by me and shake the table so that I can scarcely write.. The enigma explained: --I have a great deal more 'to-add' which I must reserve for another time. We can never get your letters in much less than a week. That which you wrote on Thursday last came not till Wednesday night. TO MRS. DODDRIDGE. Northampton, Oct. 27 and 28, 17 42, begun Wednesday night, ended MY DEAREST LOVE, Thursday morn. Mr. Orton's charming letter, though it came with nine companions, rejoiced me beyond expression; I have, however, but little time to answer it. The service last night was a very comfortable one; Mr. Brown, Mr. Haworth, Mr. Bunnyan, and Mr. Olding prayed for you with such importunity, and with such tenderness, and so much of the Friend, and so much of the Christian appeared in each, that had you been a perfect stranger I must have-been delighted; and I do most assuredly hope and believe, that God will grant an answer of peace; and that you will come back in good health and spirits, and be a long continued blessing to me, your children, and to all our friends, whose love has been on this occasion so agreeably manifested. Mr. Orton was largely and earnestly remembered amongst us, and Miss Rappit was not forgotten. I was yesterday at Halsern, where Philly and Caelia still continue. Your son is grown wondrous good, and is fallen in love with Jane, and with his book. He has learned a multitude of good things, delights to read the Bible by the hour, and is repeating with more judgment than I should have expected fragments of Dr. Watts's Hymns, with which he seems much charmed. In consideration of all this I...