Wesley Corpus

there, through which a dim light glimmered in. Yet even here may the light of God’s countenance shine. And it has shone on many hearts. Wed. 25.--We rode over the still snowy mountains. At twelve I preached at Killigaer: in the evening at Cardiff, and the next evening at Fonmon. On Saturday, 28, I returned to Bristol. After resting here, for eight days, (though not unemployed,) on Monday, May 7, I set out for the north. I preached about eight at Acton: in the afternoon at Stroud: in the evening at Painswick, and at five the next morning. About eight, Tuesday, 8, I called at Gloucester, designing only to speak with a friend; but finding a house full of people, I would not disappoint their expectation, but stayed and preached on the form and the power of godliness. This made me somewhat later than I intended at Cheltenham, where I preached on, “ By grace are ye saved through faith,” to a company who seemed to understand just as much of the matter, as if I had been talking Greek. I found a people of quite another kind at Gutherton, to whom I preached on, ‘ Repent ye, and believe the Gospel.” And many called upon God for grace so to do, even with strong cries and tears. We had a remarkable blessing again at five in the morning, Wednesday, 9. About noon I preached at Stanley ; (a mile from Gutherton ;) at three in Tewksbury; and in the evening at the Abbey, in Evesham. Thur. 10.--Riding by Birmingham, I called at a village three miles beyond it. Here a poor man was cursing and swearing ai so uncommon a rate, that I was constrained to speak to him very plainly. He received it, drunk as he was, in great love, and so did all his companions.