"  2.  To  our  Christian  friends,  fit)m  whom  we  have  re-
ceived such  powerfrd  instructions  this  day,  and  prayers  all
the  days  of  oiur  absence.
"  3.  To  you,  Gentlemen,  who  have  shown  so  much  af-
fection and  respect  in  bearing  me  company  in  a  journey  so
full  of  hardships  and  dangers.
"  I  am  of  the  opinion  of  the  Roman  soldier  who  told
Caesar,  'I  have  in  my  own  person  fought  for  thee,  and
therefore  that  the  Emperor  ought  in  his  own  person  to
plead  for  the  soldier'  (which  he  did);  and  have  in  your
own  persons  endured  all  the  hardships,  difficulties,  and  dan-
gers with  me :  and  were  I  as  able  as  Caesar,  I  hold  myself
as  much  obliged  in  my  own  person  to  serve  you,  and,  to
the  utmost  of  my  capacity,  shall  do  all  good  offices  for  any
of  you,  who  have,  with  so  much  affection,  respect,  and  ha-
zard, adventured  your  persons  with  me.
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'^  I  am  obliged^  and  do  return  my  hearty  thanks^  to  our
worthy  Mends  who  have  so  exoeUently  performed  the  work
of  the  day^  and  shall  pray  that  it  may  be  powerful  upon
every  one  of  our  hearts^  to  build  us  up  in  the  knowledge  of
this  duty ;  and  I  should  be  glad  to  promise,  in  the  name
of  all  my  company^  that  we  shall  give  a  ready  and  constant
observance  of  those  pious  instructions  we  have  received
firom  you.
