Wesley Corpus

So I took horse at two, and took chaises from Shipston, which brought me thither at my time. After spending an hour quite agreeably with a few young, serious students, I set out for Ipstone, near Stoken-church. But I was obliged, when we came to the bye-road, to quit my chaise, and go as I could, part on horseback, part on foot. The congregation had waited for me some time: So I began immediately, on, “Fear God, and keep his commandments: For this is the whole of man.” In the evening I preached to a lively congregation at High Wycombe, and on Saturday reached London. Mon. 23.--I rode to Towcester, and preached to a heavy, unawakened people, on what they did not seem at all to think of, namely, that they were to die. I believe it suited them : They appeared to be more affected than with any discourse I had ever preached. Tuesday, 24. I preached at Alston, in a large malt-room, where one side of my head was very warm, through the crowd of people, the other very cold, having an open window at my ear. Between six and seven I preached at Northampton; and it was an awful season. This evening there was such an Aurora Borealis as I never saw before: The colours, both the white, the flame-colour, and the scarlet, were so exceeding strong and beautiful. But they were awful too: So that abundance of people were frighted into many good resolutions. Wed. 25.--At ten, I was forced to preach abroad at Brighton, by reason of the great concourse of people; and at Haddon, about one. I believe at both places, God applied his word to their hearts. Thursday, 26. About nine, I preached at Harpole, to a thirsty multitude; at one, to near the same number at Weedon; in the evening, at Whittlebury. Friday, 27, about noon, we had a serious congregation at Cranfield, and at Bedford in the evening. Saturday, 28. I preached about one at Hertford, and at Snowsfields in the evening: And after preaching three times a day for three days, and four times a day for two more, I found no more hoarseness or weariness than when I set out from London. Mon. 30.--I set out with a little company of our friends, TNov. 1769.] JOURNAl. 383 and the next day came to Norwich.