Wesley Corpus

Wed. 21.--I was waked, between three and four, by a large company of tinners, who, fearing they should be too late, had gathered round the house, and were singing and praismg God. At five I preached once more on, * Believe on the Lord Jesus Christ, and thou shalt be saved.” They all devoured the word. O may it be health to their soul, and marrow unto their bones! We rode to Launceston that day. Thursday, 22.--As we were riding through a village called Sticklepath, one stopped me in the street, and asked abruptly, “ Is not thy name John Wesley?” Immediately two or three more came up, and-told me I must stop there. I did so; and before we had spoke many words, our souls took acquaintance with each other. I found they were called Quakers ; but that hurt not me; seeing the love of God was in their hearts. In the evening I came to Exeter, and preached in the Castle; and again at five in the morning, to such_a people as I have ‘arely seen; void both of anger, fear and love. We went by Axminater, at the request of a few there that feared God, and had joined themselves together some years since. I exhorted them so to seek after the power, as not to despise the form of godliness; and then rode on to Taunton, where we were gladly received by a little company of our orethren from Bristol. I had designed to preach in the yard of our inn: put before I had named my text, having uttered only two words, “Jesus Christ,” a tradesman of the town (who, it seems, was mayor elect) made so much noise and uproar, that we thought it best to give him the ground. But many of the people followed me up into a large room, where I preached unto them Jesus. The next evening, Saturday, 24, we arrived safe at Bristol. Sun. 25.--I preached at Bristol in the morning, and at Kingswood in the afternoon, on, “Jesus Christ, the same yesterday, and to-day, and for ever.” A vast congregation, in the evening, were quite serious ea ca Oct. 1743. ] REV. J. WESLEY’S JOURNAL. 295