Wesley Corpus

Resolving to do this, he told Mr. Clementson, ‘I am to preach at the Foundery no more.’ May, 1763.] JOURNAL. 133 “18. From this time he has spoke all manner of evil of me, his father, his friend, his greatest earthly benefactor. I cite Mr. F r for one witness of this, and Mr. M n for another. Did he speak evil of me to Mr. F one day only? Nay, but every day for six weeks together. To Mr. M m he said, (among a the and other things, which he had been twenty years raking together,) ‘Mr. W. believed and countenanced all which Mr. Bell said; and the reason of our parting was this: He said to me one day, Tommy, I will tell the people you are the greatest Gospel Preacher in England; and you shall tell them I am the greatest. For refusing to do this, Mr. W. put me away !’ “Now, with perfect calmness, and, I verily think, without the least touch of prejudice, I refer it to your own judgment, what connexion I ought to have with Mr. M., either till I am satisfied these things are not so, or till he is thoroughly sensible of his fault.” Monday, MAY 2, and the following days, I was fully employed in visiting the society, and settling the minds of those who had been confused and distressed by a thousand misrepresentations. Indeed, a flood of calumny and evil speaking (as was easily foreseen) was poured out on every side. My point was still to go straight forward in the work whereto I am called. Mon. 16.--Setting out a month later than usual, I judged it needful to make the more haste; so I took post-chaises, and by that means easily reached Newcastle, on Wednesday, 18. Thence I went on at leisure, and came to Edinburgh on Saturday, 21. The next day I had the satisfaction of spending a little time with Mr. Whitefield. Humanly speaking, he is worn out; but we have to do with Him who hath all power in heaven and earth. Mon. 23.--I rode to Forfar; and on Tuesday, 24, rode on to Aberdeen. Wed. 25.--I inquired into the state of things here. Surely never was there a more open door.