Wesley Corpus

About one I preached at Oxford, to a very quiet, deeply serious congrega tion. The House at Witney would nothing near contain the people in the evening: It was well filled at five on Wednesday morning. Idearly love this people; they are so simple of heart, and so much alive to God. After dinner we returned to Oxford. Half an hour before the hour of preaching, a heavy rain began; by this means the House was filled, and not overfilled. I found great liberty of speech in enforcing the first and great command ment; and could not but hope there will be a great work of God here, notwithstanding all the wisdom of the world, Thur. 18.-We went on to High-Wycomb. The work of God is so considerably increased here, that although three 402 REv. J. WESLEY’s [Oct. 1787. galleries are added to the preaching-house, it would scarce contain the people. Even at five in the morning, Friday, 19, it was throughly filled. Never before was there so fair a prospect of doing good at this place. I dined in London.' Sun. 21.--I preached in the morning at Spitalfields, with the usual success; in the afternoon at the new chapel, on the remarkable answer of Balaam to Balak’s question. (Micah vi. 8.) How clear light had Balaam at that time ! But he Joon turned back, and “loved darkness rather than light.” Mon. 22.--I went to Canterbury, and preached in the evening on the first and great commandment; in the morning, Tuesday, 23, on the second. We then went on to Dover. In the evening I strongly applied the parable of the Sower to a crowded audience. Wednesday, 24. I spoke equally plain in the morning. About noon (after an intermission of fifteen years) I preached at Sandwich, to more than the House contained, on Luke ix. 62. God applied his word to many hearts, so that I have at length a hope for Sandwich also. In the evening I preached at Margate. The word was quick and powerful. So it was likewise, in the morning, Thursday, 25. A good work has been wrought here since I was here before. Here is now a lively, loving society, who adorn the doctrine of God our Saviour. In returning to Canterbury, I called upon Mr. Kingsford, a man of substance as well as piety.