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opportunity of informing himself better’: for no sooner had he begun (in the application of his sermon) to invite all sinners to believe in Christ, than four persons sunk down close to him, almost in the same moment. One of them lay without either sense or motion. A second trembled exceedingly. The third had strong convulsions all over his body, but made no noise, unless by groans. The fourth, equally con- vulsed, called upon God, with strong cries and tears. From this time, I trust, we shall all suffer God'to carry on his own work in the way that pleaseth him. ; Thur. 13.--I went to a gentleman who is much troubled with what they call lowness of spirits. Many such have I been with before ; but in several of them, it was no bodily distemper. ‘They wanted something, they knew not what; and were, therefore, heavy, uneasy, and dissatisfied with every thing. The plain truth is, they wanted God, they wanted Christ, they wanted faith: and God convinced them of their want, in a way their physicians no more understood than themselves. Accordingly nothing availed till the Great Physician came. For in spite of all natural means, He who made them for himself, would not suffer them to rest, till they rested in him. On Friday, in the afternoon, I left Bristol with Mr. Whitefield, in the midst of heavy rain. But the clouds soon dispersed, so that we had a fair, calm evening, and a serious congregation at Thornbury. In the morning we breaktasted with a Quaker who had been brought up in the Church of England: but being under strong convictions of inward sin, and applying to several persons for advice, they all judged him to be under a disorder of body, and gave advice accordingly. Some Quakers with whom he met about the same time, told hizs it was the hand of God upon his soul; and advised him to seek another sort of relief than those miserable comforters had recommended. “‘Wo unto you, ye blind leaders of the blind !” How long will ye per duly, 1739.) REV. J. WESLEY’S JOURNAL. 145