Wesley Corpus

There was a remarkable trial here:-A Swedish ship, being leaky, put into one of our harbours. The Irish, according to custom, ran to plunder her. A neighbouring gentleman hindered them; and for so doing demanded a fourth part of the cargo: And this, they said, the law allows! But where, meantime, is the law of God? To hear this cause all the gentlemen of the country were come to Castlebar. It was to be heard in the Court-House where I preached: So they met an hour sooner, and heard the sermon first. Who knows but even some of these may be found of Him they sought not? Wed. 28.--I rode to Hollymount, and the next day to Aghrim, where were a people alive to God. I told them plainly what things they wanted still: And surely God will supply all their wants. JUNE 1.-(Being Trinity-Sunday.) I preached about nine in the market-house at Athlone, on, “There are three that bear record in heaven,--and these three are one.” Afterwards, at the Minister's desire, I read prayers in the church, and in the evening preached on the Connaught side of the river, on, “Ye must be born again.” Both Papists and Protestants attended; and some seemed cut to the heart. Tues. 3.-I met the classes, and was agreeably surprised to find that bitterness against the Church, with which many were infected when I was here before, was now entirely over: Yet the deadness which it had occasioned remained, and I doubt it will not soon be removed. Fri. 6.--I preached in the evening at Ahaskra, where the bulk of the congregation were Papists. Yet the decency of their behaviour was such as might have made many Protestants ashamed. Sun. 8.--I rode over to Aghrim again. Understanding the Tector had none to assist in the Service, I offered to read Prayers for him; which he willingly accepted. Immediately after the Church-Service, I preached to a numerous congre gation, and returned to Athlone soon enough to speak once more to a large concourse of all ranks and religions. But great part of them were as bullocks unaccustomed to the yoke, neither taught of God nor man. -Mon. 9.--About one I preached at Abidarrig, and then 6 REv. J. wesLEY’s [June, 1760. rode on to Longford. The town was so thronged, by reason of the approaching fair, that we had much ado to pass.