Wesley Corpus

What a change is here, since our friend was afraid to let me preach in his house, lest the mob should pull it down | So I preached in the main street: And then was sown the first seed, which has since borne so plenteous a harvest. Hence I went to Leeds, and on Saturday, 30, to Birstal. Here, on the top of the hill, was the standard first set up four May, 1774.] JOURNAL. 13 and-thirty years ago. And since that time, what hath God wrought ! Sun. MAY 1.--I preached at eight on that delicate device of Satan to destroy the whole religion of the heart, the telling men not to regard frames or feelings, but to live by naked faith; that is, in plain terms, not to regard either love, joy, peace, or any other fruit of the Spirit: Not to regard whether they feel these, or the reverse; whether their souls be in an heavenly or hellish frame ! At one I preached at the foot of the hill to many thousand hearers; and at Leeds to about the same number, whom I besought in strong terms not to receive “the grace of God in vain.” On Monday and Tuesday I preached at Otley and Pateley Bridge. Wednesday, 4. I went on to Ambleside; and on Thursday to Whitehaven. Monday, 9. I set out for Scotland. At eight I preached in the Castle-yard at Cockermouth, to abundance of careless people, on, “Where their worm dieth not, and the fire is not quenched.” In the evening I preached at Carlisle. On Tuesday I went on to Selkirk, and on Wed nesday to Edinburgh; which is distant from Carlisle ninety five miles, and no more. Thursday, 12. I went in the stage coach to Glasgow; and on Friday and Saturday, preached on the old Green, to a people, the greatest part of whom hear much, know every thing, and feel nothing. s Sun. 15.--My spirit was moved within me at the sermons I heard both morning and afternoon. They contained much truth, but were no more likely to awaken one soul than an Italian Opera.