Wesley Corpus

Creighton (whose health is a little recovered by rest, and drinking the mineral waters) read Prayers and assisted at the sacrament. I preached on, “The children are brought to the birth, and there is not strength to bring forth.” At half an hour past two we had a far larger congregation, and I think equally serious; on whom I enforced the exhortation, “Come unto me, all ye that are weary and heavy-laden.” In the evening I opened and largely applied those words in the Gospel for the day, “Verily I say unto you, Many Prophets and Kings have desired to see the things which ye see, and have not seen them; and to hear those things that ye hear, and have not heard them.” Mon. 11.--Leaving the society here well united together, I went on, and preached at Bristol in the evening; and on Tuesday, 12, retired to a friend's house, where I went on with Mr. Fletcher's Life without interruption; but on Wednesday, 13, I could not resist the desire of my friends, to preach at Temple church in the evening. I never saw it so full in an evening before, nor felt so much of the power of God there. Fri. 15.-I had much satisfaction in the evening at the chapel in Guinea-Street. It was throughly filled; and most of the people seemed much affected, while (from Heb. xii. 1) I described what I take to be the chief besetting sins of Bristol, love of money, and love of ease. Indeed God has already wrought a great deliverance for many of them; and we hope a far greater will ensue. Sun. 17.--I preached morning and evening at the Room; and in the afternoon at Kingswood, where the work of God seems to stand nearly at one stay; not sensibly increasing or decreasing. On Monday, Tuesday, and Wednesday, I met the classes at Bristol; and on the remaining days of the week transcribed the society, considerably increased since last year; and I hope in grace as well as in number. Sat. 23.--I read the general plan of Monsieur Gebalin's vast work, designed to consist of twelve very large quarto volumes: Oct. 1786.] JOURNAL. * 351 eight of which are published :--“The Primitive World Analyzed, and compared with the Modern.” He is a man of strong understanding, boundless imagination, and amazing industry.