I haue been too longe silente to you, consideringe mine owne consciousnesse of that great debt, which I owe you for your loue and much kindnesse to me and mine: but I assure you, it is not through want of good will to you, but hauinge many lettres to write weekly, I take my ease, to include you in my brothers. I partake with you in that Affliction, which it pleaseth the Lorde still to exercise you and my good brother in: I knowe God hath so fitted and disposed your minde to beare troubles, as your freindes may take the lesse care for you in them, he shewes you more 78loue, in enablinge you to beare them comfortably, then you could apprehende in the freedome from them: Goe on cheerfully (my good sister) let experience add more confidence still to your patience: peace shall come, there wilbe a bedd to rest in, large and easy enough for you both, it is preparinge in the lodginge appointed for you in your fathers howse: he, that vouchsaffed to wipe the sweat from his disciples feet, will not disdaine to wipe the teares from those tender affectionate eyes: because you haue been one of his mourners, in the howse of tribulation, you shall drinke of the cupp of ioye, and be clothed with the garment of gladnesse in the kingdome of his glorye: the former thinges and euill will soone be passed, but the good to come shall neither ende nor change: neuer man sawe heauen, but would haue passed through hell to come at it. Let this suffice as a test of my true loue to you, and of the account I make of the happinesse of your condition: I commende you to his good grace, who is Allsufficient: and so with my mothers my wiues and mine owne salutation to your selfe and my good brother and all my cosins, I rest Your louinge brother