Wesley Corpus

Tuesday, 13. I was desired to preach that evening, on, “Work out your own salvation with fear and trembling; for it is God that worketh in you both to will and to do of his good pleasure.” Even the Calvinists were satisfied for the present; and readily acknowledged that we did not ascribe our salvation to our own works, but to the grace of God. Wed. 14.--To awaken, if possible, the careless ones at Loddon, at two in the afternoon, I opened and enforced those awful words, “Where their worm dieth mot, and the fire is not quenched.” In the evening, I applied those gracious words, “All things are ready; come unto the marriage.” After spending Thursday and Friday with the affectionate people at Lowestoft, on Saturday I returned to Norwich. Here I found about fifty missing out of the two hundred and sixteen whom I left in the society a year ago. Such fickleness I have not found any where else in the kingdom; no, nor even in Ireland. Sun. 18.--The chapel was full enough, both in the after noon and the evening. I declared to them the whole counsel of God, and on Monday returned to London. Wednesday, 21, being the National Fast, I preached in the new chapel in the morning, and atWest-Street in theafternoon. At this, as well as the two last Public Fasts, all places of public worship were crowded: All shops were shut up; all was quietin the streets, and seriousness seemed to spreadthrough the whole city. And one may hope even this outward acknowledgment of God is in a measure acceptable to him. Sun. 25.-My brother, Mr. Richardson, and Mr. Bucking March, 1781.] JOURNAL 197 ham being ill, I went through the Service at Spitalfields alone. The congregation was much larger than usual; but my strength was as my day, both here, the new chapel, and afterwards at St. Antholin’s church: The Service lasted till near nine; but I was no more tired than at nine in the morning. Fri. MARCH 2.--We had our General Quarterly Meeting, and found the money subscribed this year for the payment of the public debt was between fourteen and fifteen hundred pounds. Sun. 4.--At eight in the evening I took coach for Bristol, with Mr. Rankin and two other friends. We drove with two horses as far as Reading.