Wesley Corpus

I never heard before of so cool, delibe rate, relentless a murderer And yet from the breaking of the rope at his execution, which gave him two hours of vehe ment prayer, there is room to hope he found mercy at last. In the evening we sang a hymn upon deck, which soon drew all the company about us. I then, without any delay, began preaching on, “It is appointed unto men once to die.” I believe all were a little affected for the present. We were then con strained to slacken sail, and to lie by for some hours, not having water to pass the bar: However, we landed between four and five in the morning, Tuesday, 14; and, after resting an hour, I went to Chester. I lodged at T. Briscoe's; a lovely family indeed; just such another as Miss B.'s, at Keynsham. The children, indeed, are not quite so genteel, but full as much awakened; and, I think, the most loving I ever saw. The House was throughly filled in the evening, (it being the fair-time,) as well as the following. Thursday, 16. When I took my leave of the family, they came all in tears. It is long since I saw the like. About noon I preached to a large and much-affected congre gation at Northwich. A flame is lately broke out here, such as never was seen here before. In the evening I preached at Man chester. Saturday, 18. I consulted Dr. Easton, finding my thirst and fever much increased. His medicine inmediately took place; and I was so much better in the morning, Sunday, 19, that I preached, and, with Dr. Coke's assistance, adminis tered the sacrament to eleven or twelve hundred communicants. I preached again in the evening; but it was too much for me, and brought back my fever. Monday, 20. I went on to Halifax, where, in the evening, I preached to a noble congregation; and afterwards spent near another hour in exhorting the society. 466 REv. J. WESLEY’s [Aug. 1789. Tuesday, 21. I hid myself at Otley, and prepared for the Con ference. Friday, 24. I preached to a lovely congregation, on Ephes. iv. 14. Saturday, 25. I preached in Dewsbury, in the evening, on Rev. xiv. 1-4. It rained all the time. I and several more people were wet to the skin.