Wesley Corpus

Mon. 10.--Setting out for Oxfordshire, I preached at Wal lingford in the evening, and at five in the morning. I preached 322 REv. J. Wesley’s [Oct. 1785. in Oxford at noon; and in the evening at Witney, where the power of God uses to be eminently present. Thursday, 13. Returning to Oxford, I once more surveyed many of the gardens and delightful walks. What is wanting but the love of God, to make this place an earthly paradise? I preached in the evening to a very serious audience; as also the next evening at High-Wycomb. In all this Circuit the work of God appears both to widen and to deepen. Sat. 15.--I returned to London. Sunday, 16. At nine in the evening I set out for Norwich. Tuesday, 18, and the following days, I visited Yarmouth, and the other parts of the Circuit. Sat. 22.--I returned to Norwich; and in the evening spoke home to an uncommonly large congregation; telling them, “Of all the people I have seen in the kingdom, for between forty and fifty years, you have been the most fickle, and yet the most stubborn.” However, our labour has not been lost, for many have died in peace; and God is able to say to the residue of these dry bones, “Live!” Sun. 23.--I administered the Lord's Supper to about a hundred and sixty communicants. Tues. 25.--I crossed over to Lynn, which has been, of a long season, a cold and comfortless place. But the scene is now entirely changed: Two young, zealous, active Preachers, strongly urging the people to expect a full and present salva tion, have enlivened both the society and the congregation. But the difficulty was, how to get to London. No coach set out till Friday morning, nor got in before Saturday night. So I took a postchaise after preaching, and reached Down ham between ten and eleven : But here we were informed, that, in so dark a night, we could not travel over Ely roads, which run between two banks, across which are many bridges, where the coachman must drive to an inch ; but we knew in whom we trusted, and pushed forward, till about one on Thursday we reached London. Mon. 31.--I set out for Northamptonshire, and in the after noon came to Luton. For many years I had lodged at Mr.