Wesley Corpus

5.-We set out a little before day, and reached Lynn in the afternoon. In the evening, the new House would hardly contain one half of the congregation: And those who could not get in were tolerably patient, considering they could hear but a few words.- Wed. 6.--About one, I heard a shrill voice in the street, calling and desiring me to come to Mr. Going directly, I found him ill in body, and in a violent agony of mind. He fully believed he was at the point of death; nor could any arguments convince him of the contrary. We 62 Rev. J. wesley’s [Dec. 1775. cried to Him who has all power in heaven and earth, and who keeps the keys of life and death. He soon started up in bed, and said with a loud voice, “I shall not die, but live.” In the day I visited many of those that remained with us, and those that had left us since they had learned a new doc trine. I did not dispute, but endeavoured to soften their spirits, which had been sharpened to a high degree. In the evening the chapel was quite too small: And yet even those who could not get in were silent: A circumstance which I have seldom observed in any other part of England. Thur. 7.-Mr. was so thoroughly disordered, that it was heavy work to get him forward. At every stage, “he could not possibly go any farther; he must die there.” Never theless we reached Bury in the afternoon. I preached at seven to the largest congregation I ever saw there. We used to have about a dozen at five in the morning. But on Friday, 8, I suppose we had between forty and fifty. We set out between six and seven, hoping to reach Burntwood in the evening. But as we came thither some hours sooner than we expected, I judged it most advisable to push on: And, the moon shining bright, we easily reached London soon after six o'clock. Sat. 9.--In answer to a very angry letter, lately published in “the Gazetteer,” I published the following:-- “To THE REv. MR. CALEB Ev ANs. “REv. SIR, “You affirm, 1.