Wesley Corpus

Do I yet please men? Is the offence of the Cross ceased ? It seems, after being scandalous near fifty years, I am at length growing into an honourable man Thur. 30.-I had a visit from Mr. B , grown an old, feeble, decrepit man; hardly able to face a puff of wind, or to * March, 1777.] JOURNAL, 93 creep up and down stairs | Such is the fruit of cooping one's self in a house, of sitting still day after day ! Mon. FEBRUARY 3.--Hearing there was some disturbance at Bristol, occasioned by men whose tongues were set on fire against the Government, I went down in the diligence, and on Tuesday evening strongly enforced those solemn words, “Put them in mind to be subject to principalities and powers, to speak evil of no man.” I believe God applied his word, and convinced many that they had been out of their way. Finding the repeated attempts to set fire to the city had occasioned a general consternation, on Wednesday, 5, I opened and applied those words to a crowded audience, “Is there any evil in the city, and the Lord hath not done it?” On Thursday I wrote “A calm Address to the Inhabitants of England.” May God bless this, as he did the former, to the quenching of that evil fire which is still among us! On Saturday I returned to London. Sat. 15.--At the third message, I took up my cross, and went to see Dr. Dodd, in the Compter. I was greatly surprised. He seemed, though deeply affected, yet thoroughly resigned to the will of God. Mrs. Dodd likewise behaved with the utmost propriety. I doubt not, God will bring good out of this evil. Tuesday, 18. I visited him again, and found him still in a desirable state of mind: calmly giving himself up to whatsoever God should determine concerning him. Wed. 19.--I was desired to see one that, after she had been filled with peace and joy in believing, was utterly distracted. I soon found it was a merely natural case; a temporary disorder common to women at that period of life. Tues. 25.-I spent an agreeable hour with Dr. C S, a deeply serious man, who would fain reconcile the Arminians and Calvinists. Nay, but he must first change their hearts. Sun.