Wesley Corpus

Fri. 10.--I rode to London, and preached at Short’s Gardens, on “the name of esus Christ of Nazareth.” Sunday, 12.--While I was showing at Charles’ Square, what it is “ to do justly, to love mercy, and to walk humbly with our God,” a great shout began. Many of the rabble had brought an ox, which they were vehemently labouring to drive in among the people. But their labour was in vain; for in spite ot them all, he ran round and round, one way and the other, and at length broke through the midst of them clear away, leaving us calmly rejoicing and praising God. Mon. 13.----I returned to Oxford, and on Wednesday rode to Bristol. My brother, | found, was already gone to Wales; so that I came just in season; and that, indeed, on another account also; for a spirit of enthusiasm was breaking in upon many, who ee TA oan Pe ee Oe RE ES is pit ide al ie wa OM °16 REV. Je WESLEY’S JOURNAL. [July, 1741 charged their own imaginations on the will of God, and that not written, but impressed on their hearts. If these impressions be received as the rule of action, instead of the written word, I know nothing so wicked or absurd but we may fall into, and that without remedy. Fri. 17.--The schoel at Kingswood was throughly filled between eight and nine in the evening. I showed them, from the example of the Corinthians, what need we have to bear one with another, seeing we are not to expect many fathers in Christ, no, nor young men among us, as yet. We then poured out our souls in prayer and praise, and our Lord did not hide his face from us. Sun. 19.--After preaching twice at Bristol, and twice at Kingswood, I earnestly exhorted the society to continue in the faith, ‘ enduring hardship, as good soldiers of Jesus Christ.” On Monday (my brother being now returned from Wales) I rode back to Oxford. Wed. 22.--At the repeated instance of some that were there, I went over to Abingdon. I preached on, “What must I do to be saved?” Both the yard and house were full. But so stupid, senseless a people, both in a spiritual and natural sense I scarce ever saw before. Yet God is able, of “ these stones, to raise up children to Abraham.”