Wesley Corpus

Sun. 14.--After preaching in the evening, I took occasion to tell the whole congregation, that there had been a mistake concerning the house, which J. B. imagined I had contrived to make my own property: but Mr. Grimshaw had now cleared it up; having assured Mr. B., 1. That I knew nothing of the deed relating to the house, till after it was made. 2. That I had no property in it still; only a clause was inserted, whereby Mr. G., my brother, and I, where empowered to appoint the preachers therein. Mon. 15.--I had many little trials in this journey, of a kind I had . not known before. I had borrowed a young, strony mare, when I set out from Manchester. But she fell lame before I got to Grimsby. I vrocured another, but was dismounted again between Newcastle and June, 1752. ] REV. J. WESLEY’S JOURNAL 537 Berwick. At my return to Manchester I took my own: but she had lamed herself in the pasture. I thought, nevertheless, to ride her four or five miles to-day; but she was gone out of the ground, and we could hear nothing of her. However, I comforted myself, that I had another at Manchester, which I had lately bought. But when I came thither, I found one had borrowed her too, and rode her away to Cheste. About noon I preached near Shackerley, at an old man’s house, who was groaning for redemption. We walked together a little way, after preaching : and almost as soon as we parted, the power of God fell upon him, so that he hardly knew whether he was on earth or in heaven. From that hour he has been continually filled with peace and joy in believing. At my return to Bolton, I wrote down a particular account of one that lately adorned the Gospel. It was as follows :--