Wesley Corpus

of love, and full of God. I had the witness in myself, that he had made an end of sin, and taken my whole heart for ever. And from that moment I have never lost the witness, nor felt any thing in my heart but pure love.” Sun. 17.--The rain constrained me to preach within at eight, though the house would ill contain the congregation ; but we prayed that God, if he saw good would “ stay the bottles of heaven,” for the sake of those at Wednesbury. And before we came thither, the rain stayed, so that I proclaimed Chnist crucified, in the open air, to such a congregation as no house could have contained. At five I preached to a still larger congregation, on, “ He that believeth shall be saved.” Assoon as I had done, the rain returned, and continued great part of the night. Mon. 18.--In the evening I preached at Bilbrook, to an earnest congregation, and joined twenty of them in a society ; one of whom had Christ clearly revealed in him thirty years ago: but he could find none who understood what he said, till the Methodists (so called) came. He clave to them immediately ; rejoicing with them, and over them, who were partakers of like precious faith. Tues. 19.--Between Nantwich and Poole, a thick, black cloud came across us; out of which issued such a violent wind, as was ready to bear us off our horses. But in five minutes’ time the wind fell, and the cloud bore clear away. Wed. 20.--The congregation at Chester in the evening was as quiet and serious as that at the Foundery: and the society was near a third part larger than when I was here in autumn. Thur. 21.--I rode to Liverpool, where I found about half of those I left in the society. James S ld had swept away the rest, in order to which he had told lies inpumerable. But none who make lies their refuge will prosper. A little while and his building will moulder away.