Wesley Corpus

Sun. 17.--I preached, at seven, in Upper Moorfields, to (I believe) six or seven thousand people, on, ‘“‘ Ho! every one that thirsteth, come -ye to the waters.” In the afternoon I saw poor R. dT n, who had left our society and the Church. We did not dispute, but pray ; and in a short space the scales fell off from his eyes. He gladly - returned to the Church, and was in the evening re-admitted into our society. At five I preached on Kennington Common, to about fifteen thousand people, on those words, “ Look unto me, and be ye saved, all ye ends of the earth.” Mon. 18.--I left London early in the morning, and the next evening reached Bristol, and preached (as I had appointed, if God should permit) toa numerous congregation. My text now also was, ‘“ Look unto me, and be ye saved, all ye ends of the earth.” Howel Harris called upon me an hour or two after. He said, he had been much dissuaded from either hearing or seeing me, by many who said all manner of evil of me. ‘“ But,” said he, “as soon as I heard you preach, I quickly found what spirit you was of. And before you had done, I was so overpowered with joy and love, that I had much ado to walk home.” It is scarce credible what advantage Satan had gained during my absence of only eight days. Disputes had crept into our little society so that the love of many was already waxed cold. I showed them the June, 1739. | REV. J. WESLEY’S JUURNAL. 141 state they were in the next day, (both at Newgate and at Baptist Mills,) from those words, “ Simon, Simon, behold Satan hath desired to have you, that he may sift you as wheat.” And when we met in the evening, instead of reviving the dispute, we all betook ourselves to prayer. Our Lord was with us. Our divisions were healed: misunderstandings vanished away: and all our hearts were sweetly drawn together, and united as at the first.