Papers of the Winthrop Family, Volume 1
1619
as before I was desirous to craue the helpe of your prayers so now also I desire you not only to be thanckful to the lord for hearing vs and so graciously answering our desire but that you would still continue to beg of him that I may walke worthy of these mercies vouchsafed to me and that it may please him to guide me by his holie spirit that the enemie preuaill not against me oh brother you haue heard of that lamentable accident but you haue only heard of it but methinckes I haue seen it with my eyes and it doth much affect me to thincke often of that saying let him that thincketh he stands etc yet I know that the gifts and calling of god are without repentance and whome he euer loues he loues for euer but yet her former confidence
I pray remember our duties to my father and mother and com
W. Au. 43.