Wesley Corpus

1. That, by nature, they were all children of wrath. 2. That all their natural tempers were corrupt and abominable ; and, 3. All their words and works, which could never be any better but by faith; and that, 4. A natural man has no more faith than a devil, ifso much. One of them, my Lord , Stayed very patiently till I came to the middle of the fourth head. Then, starting up, he said, “Tis hot! ’tis very hot,” and got down stairs as fast as he could. Several of the gentry desired to stay at the meeting of the society; to whom I explained the nature of inward religion, words flowing upon me faster than I could speak. One of them (a noted infidel) hung over the next seat in an attitude not to be described: and when he went, left half'a guinea with Mary Naylor, for the use of the poor. On the following days I spoke with each member of the society in Kingswood. I cannot understand, how any minister can hope ever to give up his account with joy, unless (as Ignatius advises) he “ knows all his flock by name; not overlooking the men servants and maid servants.” I left Bristol on Friday, 28 ; came to Reading on Saturday, and to Windsor on Sunday morning. Thence I walked over to Egham, where Mr. preached one of the most miserable sermons I ever heard: stuffed so full of dull, senseless, improbable lies, of those he complimented with the title of ‘False Prophets.” I preached at one, and endeavoured to rescue the poor text (Matt. vii, 15) out of so bad hands. About four I left Egham, and at eight in the evening met with a joyful congregation at the Foundery.