Wesley Corpus

Wed. 10.--At five I had the pleasure of hearing the whole congregation at the room “sing with the spirit and the understanding also ;” and again, at one in the afternoon, at Cowbridge, where I found uncommon liberty of speech, while I was explaining to many of the rich and gay, as well as to the poor, “The kingdom of God is within you.” I did not reach Cardiff till after seven; where, finding the congregation waiting, I began immediately in the Town Hall, strongly exhorting them not to “receive the grace of God in vain.” Fri. 12.--I preached at that lovely place, Llanbraddoch; Saturday, 13, about noon at Chepstow. Thence I hastened to the Passage, though every one told me I had time enough and to spare. I had so; for I waited six hours, the boat being just gone when we came. About nine we got over, and reached Bristol between eleven and twelve. 340 REV. J. WESLEY'S [Aug. 1768. Sun. 14.--Hearing my wife was dangerously ill, I took chaise immediately, and reached the Foundery before one in the morning. Finding the fever was turned, and the danger over, about two I set out again, and in the afternoon came (not at all tired) to Bristol. Our Conference began on Tuesday, 16, and ended on Friday, 19. O what can we do for more labourers? We can only cry to “the Lord of the harvest.” Sun. 21.--Thousands of hearers, rich and poor, received the word, near the new Square, with the deepest attention. This is the way to shake the trembling gates of hell. Still I see nothing can do this so effectually as field-preaching. Mon. 22.--I rode through impetuous rain to Weston, a village near Bridgewater. A while ago the people here were lions; but now they are become lambs. Tuesday, 23. I saw a serious congregation at Taunton | And shall we have fruit here also? In the evening I preached to the poor backsliders at Collumpton, on, “Will the Lord be no more entreated?” Wed. 24.--I rode to Launceston, where both the seriousness and largeness of the congregation, evening and morning, gave us reason to hope, that all our labour here will not be in vain. Fri. 26.--I came to Camelford, where the society is once more shrunk from seventy to fourteen.