Wesley Corpus

11.--I had appointed to preach in the new preaching house at Colne. Supposing it would be sufficiently crowded, I went a little before the time; so that the galleries were but half full when I came into the pulpit. Two minutes after, the whole left-hand gallery fell at once, with a hundred and fifty or two hundred persons. Considering the height, and the weight of people, one would have supposed many lives would have been lost. But I did not hear of one. Does not God give his angels charge over them that fear him 2 When the hurry was a little over, I went into the adjoining meadow, and quietly declared the whole counsel of God. On Thursday and Friday I preached at Halifax, Daw-Green, * A sight wordhy of God himself.--EDIT. 102 REv. J. WESLEY’s [June, 1777. IHorbury, and Wakefield. On Saturday I wrote “Thoughts upon God's Sovereignty.” To a cool man, I think the whole matter will appear to rest on a single point:--As Creator, he could not but act according to his own sovereign will: But as Governor he acts, not as a mere Sovereign, but according to justice and mercy. Mon. 16.--I met the class of children at Rothwell. This consisted last year of eleven young maidens. They are increased to twenty. I think, seventeen or eighteen of them are now rejoicing in the love of God. And their whole behaviour is suitable thereto, adorning the doctrine of God our Saviour. Afterwards I went on to Rotherham, and was glad to find, that the society is not discouraged by the death of that good man, William Green, who had been as a father to them from the beginning. He never started either at labour or suffer ing; but went on calm and steady, trusting God with himself and his eight children, even while all the waves and storms went over him. He died, as he lived, in the full assurance of faith, praising God with his latest breath. Tues. 17.--I preached in the market-place at Chesterfield, on, “It is appointed unto men once to die.” Although the congregation was numerous, yet I did not observe any either trifling or inattentive hearers. In the evening I preached at Derby. It was supposed the people would be afraid to come, as part of the roof had lately fallen in.