Wesley Corpus

No evasion l No shifting the question | Where is the delusion of this? Either you received this love, or you did not; if you did, dare you call it a delusion? You will not call it so for all the world. If you received any thing else, it does not at all affect the question. Be it as much a delusion as you please, it is nothing to them who have received quite another thing, namely, that deep communion with the Father and the Son, whereby they are enabled to give him their whole heart; to love every man as their own soul, and to walk as Christ also walked. “O Lawrence, if sister Coughlan and you ever did enjoy this, humble yourselves before God, for casting it away; if you did not, God grant you may !” Mon. 29.--I rode to St. Columb, intending to preach there; but finding no place that was tolerably convenient, I was going to take horse, when one offered me the use of his meadow, close to the town. A large congregation quickly assembled, to whom I explained the nature and pleasantness of religion. I have seldom seen a people behave so well the first time I have preached to them. Tues. 30.--Calling at St. Agnes, I found a large congre gation waiting; so I preached without delay. At Redruth, likewise, I found the people gathered from all parts; and God gave a loud call to the backsliders. Indeed there was need; for T. Rankin left between three and four hundred members in the society, and I found an hundred and ten : In the evening I preached in the meadow at St. Ives, to a very numerous and deeply-serious congregation. Wednesday, 31. I met the children, a work which will exercise the talents of the most able Preachers in England. Thursday, SEPTEMBER 1. The grass being wet, we could not stand in the meadow; but we found an open space, where I called a listening multitude to return to Him who “ hath not forgotten to be gracious.” Fri. 2.-I preached at noon to an earnest company at Zen mor, and in the evening to a far larger at St. Just. Here being Sept.