Wesley Corpus

Wed. 18.--In the evening L aS , (late a Quaker, but baptized the day before,) R a M , and a few others, were admitted into the society. But R---a M was scarcely able, either to speak or look up. ‘The sorrows of death compassed” her “ about, the pains of hell got hold upon” her. We poured out our complaints before God, and showed him of her trouble. And he soon showed, ‘he is a God “that heareth prayer.” She felt in herself, that “ being justified freely, she had peace with God, through Jesus Christ.” She “rejoiced in hope of the glory of God,” and * the love of God was shed abroad in her heart.” Fri. 20.--Being Good Friday, E th R iy ih 1 W. s, and one or two others, first knew they had redemption in the blood of Christ, the remission of their sins. Sat. 21.--At Weaver’s Hall a young man was suddenly seized with a violent trembling all over, and in a few minutes, the sorrows of his heart being enlarged, sunk down to the ground. But we ceased not calling upon God, till he raised him up full of “ peace, and joy in the Holy Ghost.” On Easter Day, it being a thorough rain, I could only preach at Newgate at eight in the morning, and two in the afternoon ; in a house near Hannam Mount at eleven; and in one near Rose Green at five. At the society in the evening, many were cut to the heart, and many comforted. Mon. 23.--On a repeated invitation, I went to Pensford, about five miles from Bristol. I sent to the minister to ask leave to preach in Bed A heal i cl cae April, 1739.] REV. J. WESLEY 8 JOURNAL. 129 the church; but having waited some time and received no answer, I called on many of the people who were gathered together in an open place, “If any man thirst, let him come unto me and drink.” At four in the afternoon there were above three thousand, in a convenient place _ near Bristol; to whom I declared, “‘ The hour is coming, and now is, when the dead shall hear the voice of the Son of God, and they that _hear shall live.” I preached at Bath to about a thousand on Tuesday