Wesley Corpus

I explained in the evening, at Fonmon, though in weakness and pain, how Jesus saveth us from our sins. The next morning, at eight, | preached at Boiston, a little town four miles from Fonmon. Thence I rode to Lantrisant; and sent to the minister, to desire the use of his church. His answer was, he should have been very willing, but the bishop had forbidden him. By what law? I am not legally convicted, either of heresy or any other crime. By what authority, then, am I suspended from preaching? By bare-faced arbitrary power. Another clergyman immediately offered me his church ; but, it being too far off, I preached ina large room, spent a little time with the society in prayer and exhortation, and then took horse for Cardiff. Thur. 4.--About noon I preached at Lanissan, and was afterward much refreshed in meeting the little earnest society. I preached at Cardiff, at seven, on, “Be not righteous over much,” to a larger cong-egation than before ; and then exhorted the society to fear only 246 REV. J. WESLEY’S JOURNAL. [ March, 1742 the being over wicked, or the falling short of the full image of God. Fri. 5.--I talked with one who used frequently to say, “I pray God, I may never have this new faith. I desire that I may not know my sins forgiven, till I come to die.” But as she was, some weeks since, reading the Bible at home, the clear light broke in upon her soul: she knew all her sins were blotted out, and cried aloud, “ My Lord and my God !” In the evening I expounded, “ This is the victory that overcometh the world, even our faith.” We afterward admitted several new members into the society, and were greatly comforted together. Saturday, 6, 1 left Cardiff, and, about eight in the evening, came to Bristol.