Wesley Corpus

I was at Bedford. On Thursday, 6, our House at Luton was thoroughly filled; and I believe the people felt as well as heard, those words, “Where their worm dieth not, and the fire is not quenched.” On Saturday I was in London. Mon. 10.-I went to Canterbury, and preached in the evening on, “Casting all your care upon Him.” It was a word in season. Tuesday, 11. Finding abundance of people troubled, as though England were on the brink of destruction, I applied those comfortable words, “I will not destroy the city for ten’s sake.” Wednesday, 12. I preached at Chatham, and the next day returned to London. Friday, 21, we observed all over England as a day of fasting and prayer: And surely God will be entreated for a sinful nation | Friday, 28. By reading in Thurloe's Memoirs the original papers of the treaty at Uxbridge, agnovi fatum Carthaginis /* I saw it was then flatly impossible for the King to escape destruction. For the Parliament were resolved to accept no terms, unless he would, I. Give up all his friends to beggary or death; and, 2. Require all the three kingdoms to swear to the Solemn League and Covenant. He had no other choice. Who then can blame him for breaking off that treaty? Tuesday, JANUARY 1, 1782.--I began the service at four in West-Street chapel, and again at ten. In the evening many of us at the new chapel rejoiced in God our Saviour. Sun. 6.--A larger company than ever before met together to renew their covenant with God; and the dread of God, in an eminent degree, fell upon the whole congregation. Mon. 14.--Being informed, that, through the ill conduct of the Preachers, things were in much disorder at Colchester, I went down, hoping to “strengthen the things which remained, that were ready to die.” I found that part of the Class-Leaders were dead, and the rest had left the society; the Bands were totally dissolved; morning preaching was given up; and hardly any, except on Sunday, attended the evening preaching. This evening, however, we had a very large congregation, to * I perceived at once the fate of the Monarchy.--EDIT. March, 1782.] JOURNAL, 221 whom I proclaimed “the terrors of the Lord.” I then told them, I would immediately restore the morning preaching: And the next morning I suppose an hundred attended.