Wesley Corpus

Wraxal’s Travels, in which are several ingenious remarks. But the account he gives of Count Struenzee is a mistake, from beginning to end. Struenzee was as bad a man as most that ever lived. He caused many horrid abuses; but never reformed, or desired to reform, one. And there was abundant proof of the crime for which he suffered: Therefore, the behaviour of King George was exactly right. Mon. 27.--I set out for Norwich. That evening I preached at Colchester; Tuesday, at Norwich; Wednesday, at Yarmouth. About this time I published the following letter in Lloyd's “Evening Post:”-- “I HAve been seriously asked, “From what motive did you publish your Calm. Address to the American Colonies 2’ “I seriously answer, Not to get money. Had that been my motive, I should have swelled it into a shilling pamphlet, and have entered it at Stationers' Hall. “Not to get preferment for myself, or my brother's chil dren. I am a little too old to gape after it for myself: And if my brother or I sought it for them, we have only to show them to the world. “Not to please any man living, high or low. I know man kind too well. I know they that love you for political service, love you less than their dinner; and they that hate you, hate you worse than the devil.- “Least of all did I write with a view to inflame any : Just the contrary. I contributed my mite toward putting out the flame which rages all over the land. This I have more oppor tunity of observing than any other man in England. I see with pain to what an height this already rises, in every part of the nation. And I see many pouring oil into the flame, by crying out, ‘How unjustly, how cruelly, the King is using the poor Americans; who are only contending for their liberty, and for their legal privileges l’ 6U, REv. J. Wesley’s [Nov. 1775.