Wesley Corpus

Fri. 24.--Having a rolling sea, most of the passengers found the effects of it. Mr. Delamotte was exceeding sick for several days: Mr. Ingham, for about half an hour. My brother’s head ached much. Hitherto it has pleased God, the sea has not disordered me at all; nor have I been hindered one quarter of an hour from reading, writing, composing, or doing any business I could have done on shore. During our stay in the Downs, some or other of us went, as often as we had opportunity, on board the ship that sailed in company with us, where also many were glad to join in prayer and hearing the word. Fri. 31.--We sailed out of the Downs. At eleven at night I was waked by a great noise. I soon found there was no danger. But the bare apprehension of it gave me a lively conviction what manner of men those ought to be, who are every moment on the brink of eternity. Sat. Noy. 1.--We came to St. Helen’s harbour, and the next day into Cowes road. ‘he wind was fair, but we waited for the man-ofwar which was to sail with us. This was a happy opportunity of instructing our fellow travellers. May He whose seed we sow, give it the increase ! Sun. 16.--Thomas Hird, and Grace his wife, with their children, Mark, aged twenty one, and Phebe, about seventeen, late Quakers, were, at their often-repeated desire, and after careful instruction, admitted to baptism. Thur. 20.--We fell down into Yarmouth road, but the next day were forced back into Cowes. During out stay here there were several storms: in one of which two ships in Yarmouth road were lost. The continuance of the contrary winds gave my brother an opportunity of complying with the desire of the minister of Cowes, and preaching there three or four times. The poor people flocked together in great numbers. We distributed a few little books among the more serious of them, which they received with all possible expressions ot thankfulness. Fri. 21.--One recovering from a dangerous illness, desired to be instructed in the nature of the Lord’s Supper. I thought it concerned her to be first instructed in the nature of Christianity ; and, accordingly, fixed an hour a day to read with her in-Mr. Law’s Treatise on Christian Perfection.