the Rev. W. Turner , Jun. , MA., Lives of the eminent Unitarians

[304] prosecuted it as far as the prophet Jonah; and should willingly carry it on, and am, by several of my friends, encouraged to do so. But the work is at present at a stand; for such are my circumstances, that I have not yet had an opportunity of purchasing Mr. Henry's volumes, and I can no longer carry on my former trade of borrowing. But I am in hopes shortly to be furnished with that and other books necessary for the undertaking. As for the time of having any part of it ready for the press, I can say nothing. The price will be as low as I can bring it; for, if I can therein do any service to the interest of Christ's kingdom, I am not at all solicitous about my own.

My hands are, indeed, at present pretty full of business; for, besides my ordinary ministerial employment, I take boys to table and teach. If you know of any, Mr. Johnson, who would have their children instructed in the languages, writing, arithmetick, in a good, wholesome air, in a country retirement, out of the way of the common temptations of the age, where they should in every respect be carefully looked after, and well done to, if you should recommend them to me, I hope, through the blessing of God upon my endeavours, you would never be ashamed of it. We are situated pleasantly, at some distance from a little country village, out of the sight or hearing of any thing that's vicious, whereby youth may be corrupted, near the navigable river which runs between Boston and Lincoln. My wife is particularly well qualified for ordering and encouraging children.