Wesley Corpus

Tues. 16.--In the evening I came to London, and preached on those words, Gal. v, 15, “In Christ Jesus neither circumcision availeth any thing, nor uncircumcision, but a new creature.” After reading Luther’s miserable comment upon the text, I thought it my bounden duty openly to warn the congregation against that dangerous treatise ; and to retract whatever recommendation I might ignorantly have given of it. Wed. -- 17.--I set out, and rode slowly toward Oxford ; but before I came to Wycombe my horse tired. There I hired another, which tired also before I came to Tetsworth. I hired a third here, and reached Oxford in the evening. Thur. 18.--I inquired concerning the exercises previous to the degree of Bachelor in Divinity, and advised with Mr. Gambo!d concerning the subject of my sermon before the University ; but he seemed to think it of no moment: “ For,” said he, “all here are so prejudiced, that they will mind nothing you say.” I know not that. However, I am to deliver my own soul, whether they will hear, or whether they will forbear. I found a great change among the poor people here. Out of twenty-five or thirty weekly communicants, only two were left. Not one continued to attend the daily prayers of the Church. And those few that were once united together, were now torn asunder, and scattered abroad.