Wesley Corpus

Sun. 11.--I found it was absolutely necessary for me to spend a few days at Bristol. In the evening I set out. As I rode through Newbury the next day, my horse fell and threw me into a deep mire. I was not hurt; but after cleaning myself a little, went on, and came to Kingswood between one and two on Tuesday. I preached here with great enlargement of heart, as I did at Bristol in the evening. Wed. 14.--I endeavoured to clear up the misunderstandings which had arisen, by hearing the contending parties face to face. It was, as I suspected, a mere strife of words; of which they were all so fully sensible, that J believe they will not so easily again fall into this snare of the devil. Thur. 15.--TI talked largely with the Kingswood stewards, concerning the state of their schools and society ; and then with the master mistress, and children; and found great cause to bless God on thei behalf. In the evening I preached at Bristol, on, “I will love thee, O Lord, my strength ;” and, after commending myself to their prayers, I rode to Marshfield. Sat. 17.--We reached London. Sunday, 18, was a day of rest. Tuesday, 20.--Having received a summons, from the justices of Surrey, to appear at their court, at St. Margaret’s Hill, I did so; and asked, “ Has any one any thing to lay to my charge?” None made any reply. At length, one of the justices said, “Sir, are you willing to take the oaths to his majesty, and to sign the declaration against Popery?” I said, “ I am ;” which I accordingly did, and returned home. Thur. 22.--I gave the society an account of what had been done with regard to the poor. By the contributions and collections I had received about one hundred and seventy pounds ; with which above three hundred and thirty poor had been provided with needful clothing. Thirty or forty remaining still in want, and there being some debts for the clothes already distributed, the next day, being Good Friday, I made one collection more, of about six-and-twenty pounds. ‘This treasure, at least, ‘‘ neither rust nor moth” shall “ corrupt,” ‘nor thieves break through and steal.”