Wesley Corpus

They might have entered it with per fect ease. The wind was fair; there was no fleet to oppose them; and the island, which is the grand security of the place, being incapable of giving them any hinderance; for there was scarce any garrison, and the few men that were there had no wadding at all, and but two rounds of powder.” But had they not cannon 2 Yes, in abundance; but only two of them were mounted ! Why then did they not go in, destroy the dock, and burn, or at least plunder, the town 2 I believe they could hardly tell themselves.--The plain reason was, the bridle of God was in their teeth; and he had said, “Hitherto shall ye come, and no farther.” After preaching at Tiverton, Halberton,Taunton, and South Brent in the way, on Saturday, 4, I returned to Bristol. Sun. 5.--Being willing to make the best of the fine weather, I preached at eight on the quay, on, “The Lord sitteth above the water-flood: And the Lord remaineth a King for ever.” At ten I began the service at Kingswood; and in the afternoon preached in the avenue, to a multitude of people. But we had five or six times as many at King's Square; and great was our rejoicing in the Lord. Mon. 6.--I preached on David’s prayer, “Lord, turn the counsel of Ahithophel into foolishness.” And how remarkably has he heard this prayer with regard to the French Ahithophels! Wed. 8.--I preached at Paulton, where the people are still all alive, and the society is still as one family; consequently it increases both in grace and number. At six I preached at Pensford, and spent a pleasant evening with the lovely family at Publow. Where is there such another? I cannot tell: I doubt, not in Great Britain or Ireland. Sun. 12.--I found it work enough to read Prayers, and preach, and administer the sacrament to several hundred people. But it was comfortable work; and I was no more tired at the end than at the beginning. Mon. 13.--I preached at Bath and Bradford; on Tuesday, at the end of the new House, in Frome. Wednesday, 15. I Oct. 1779.] JOURNALs 167 preached at Malcolm and Shaftesbury; Thursday, 16, at Shepton-Mallet. Here also, as well as at Paulton, (the two most unlikely places in the Circuit,) a spreading flame is kindled.