Wesley Corpus

14.--I showed in the evening what the Gospel is, and what it is to preach the Gospel. The next evening, I explained, at large, the wrong and the right sense of, “Ye are saved by faith.” And many saw how miserably they had been abused by those vulgarly called Gospel Preachers. Sun. 17.-In the morning we had about a hundred and fifty communicants, and a remarkable blessing. In the after noon and in the evening we were crowded enough. Monday, 18. We set out for Yarmouth. Here I knew not where to preach ; the Mayor refusing me the use of the Town-Hall. But the Chamberlain gave me the use of a larger building, formerly a church. In this a numerous congregation soon assembled, to whom I described the “sect which is every where spoken against.” I believe all that were attentive will be a little more candid for the time to come. Tues. 19.-I opened the new preaching-house at Lowes toft, a new and lightsome building. It was thoroughly filled with deeply attentive hearers. Surely some of them will bear fruit unto perfection. Wednesday, 20. Mr. Fletcher preached in the morning, and I at two in the afternoon. It then blew a thorough storm, so that it was hard to walk or stand, the wind being ready to take us off our feet. It drove one of the boats, which were on the strand, from its moorings out to sea. Three men were in it, who looked for nothing every moment but to be swallowed up. But presently five stout men put off in another open boat, and, rowing for life, overtook them, and brought them safe to land. 90 REv. J. wesley’s [Dec. 1776. Thur. 21.--I preached at Beccles. A duller place I have seldom seen. The people of the town were neither pleased nor vexed, as “caring for none of these things.” Yet fifty or sixty came into the house, either to hear or see. The people of Loddon seemed in the evening of another spirit, resolved to “enter in at the strait gate.” Friday, 22, We had a solemn parting with our friends at Norwich ; and on Saturday evening I brought Mr. Fletcher back to London, considerably better than when he set out. Fri. 29.--We considered the several plans which were offered for the new chapel.