Wesley Corpus

Almost as soon as we set out, we were met by such a shower of rain as I never saw before in Europe. But it did us no hurt: we came very well, though very wet, to St. Gennis. Sun. 12.--I never saw so many people in this church ; nor did I ever before speak so plainiy to them. They hear; but when will they feel ? O what can man do toward raising either dead bodies, or dead souls! Mon. 13.--The rain attended us all the way to Launceston. I preached at noon, but was not dry till the evening. Yet I did not catch any cold at all. What can hurt, without leave from God? Tues. 14.-- I willingly accepted the offer of preaching in the house lately built fos Mr. Whitefield, at Plymouth Dock. Thus it behoveth us to trample o1 bigotry and party zeal. Ought not all who love God to love one ano ther? Thur. 16.--I rode to Collumpton, but could not reach it till ic was too late to preach. Sun. 19.--I1 preached thrice at Tiverton, rode to Middlesey the next Sept. 1753. ] REV. J. WESLEY’S JOURNAL. 561 day, and on Tuesday to Bristol. Fri. 24.--I endeavoured once more to bring Kingswood school into order. Surely the importance of this - aesign is apparent, even from the difficulties that attend it. I have spent more money, and time, and care, on this, than almost any design I ever had: and still it exercises all the patience I have. But it is worth all the labour. Mon. 27.--I came early to the New Passage ; but the wind shifting, obliged me to wait near six hours. When we were almost over, it shifted again ; so that we could not land till between six and seven.