Wesley Corpus

Tues. 1'77.--From these words, “ Shall not the Judge of all the earth do right?” I preached a sermon (which I have not done before in Kingswood school since it was built) directly on predestination. On. Wednesday (and so every Wednesday and Thursday) I saw the sick in Bristol ; many of whom I found were blessing God for his seasonable visitation. In the evening I put those of the women who were grown slack, into distinct bands by themselves ; and sharply repivved many for their unfaithfulness to the grace of God: who bore witness to his word, by pouring upon us all the spirit of mourning and supplication. Thur. 19.--I visited many of the sick, and among the rest, J Ww » who was in grievous pain both of body and mind. After a short time spent in prayer, we left her. But her pain was gone: her soul being in full peace, and her body also so strengthened, that she immediately rose, and the next day went abroad. Sat. 21.--I explained, in the evening, the thirty-third chapter of Ezekiel: in applying which, I was suddenly seized with such a pain in my side, that I could not speak. 1 knew my remedy, and immediately kneeled down. In a moment the pain was gone: and the voice of the Lord cried aloud to the sinners, ‘“‘ Why will ye die, O house of Israel??? Mon. 23.--I visited the sick in Kingswood: one of whom surprised me much. Her husband died of the fever some days before. She was seized immediately after his death; then her eldest daughter ; then another and another of her children, six of whom were now sick round about her, without either physic, money, food, or any visible means of procuring it. Who but a Christian can at such a time say from the heart, ‘ Blessed be the name of the Lord?” Finding all things now, both at Kingswood and Bristol, far more settled than I expected, I complied with my brother’s request, and setting out on Wednesday, 25, the next day came to London.