Wesley Corpus

What will become of us then, if we set our hearts upon them? Sat. 26.-Resolving not to be too late now, as I was last year, I took horse at four; but being earnestly engaged in conversation, we missed our way, and came to the Passage Sept. 1769.j JOURNAL. 377 just as the boat was gone. About three in the afternoon it passed again; and soon after six we reached Bristol. Sun. 27.--After preaching at Kingswood and Bristol, I rode to Cross, to lessen the next day’s journey. Monday, 28. I rode to Tiverton; on Tuesday, to Launceston, where I strongly applied, “Hath God forgotten to be gracious?” And I believe he answered for himself in the hearts of several backsliders. Being informed it was between sixty and seventy miles to St. John's, I sent my horse a few miles forward to-night. Wednesday, 30. I purposed taking horse at four, but the horse was not brought from the field: So I borrowed another, and rode on without delay to the house where my own waited for me. We had incessant rain, driven upon us by a furious wind. However, I reached Bodmin about eight; where, at the request of one of our friends, I preached to a small, serious company, in the Town-Hall. The rain accompanied us most of the way to Truro. I knew not where to call, till a friend met me, and told me Mr. Painter had been very ill. So I rode directly to his house. While I was there, one of Redruth came in, who lent me a fresh horse, with which I reached St. John’s about five o’clock. I preached at six, and was much comforted among a loving, earnest people. Thur. 31.--I rode over to St. Just, but could not preach abroad, because of the violent wind. However, God spoke to many hearts, both this evening, and in the morning. SEPTEMBER 1. I now considered Dr. Erskine’s account of saving faith. He asserts, (if I comprehend him right,) “It is, in general, an assent to the word of God, in which there is a light, a glory, a brightness, which believers, and they only, perceive. In particular, it is an assent of the under standing to the Gospel method of salvation; in which there is an excellency and glory which only believers see.