Wesley Corpus

Sun. 28.--I preached at five, on the Common, to a well-behaved, earnest congregation ; and at eight near the Room, on, “ Seek ye the Lord, while he may be found.” The congregation was much larger than before, and equally serious and attentive. At ten I went to church. Mr. Barlow preached a useful sermon, on, “ God be merciful to me a sinner ;” and a thundering one in the afternoon, on, ‘ Where their worm dieth not, and the fire is not quenched.” At one I preached again near the Room, from those words, in the gospel for the day, “* Come, for all things are ready.” And the hearts of all that were round about seemed to bow down before the Lord. I designed to have preached on Stoke’s Hill at five, but the rain would not permit. However, before six, I ~vent to the head of the town, where we had a large and venerable assembly. The fear of God seemed to spread itself over all, and they received what was spoken as the word of God. Yet once more he hath opened the door, that the Gospel may have free course here also. Mon. 29.--I took horse between three and four, and reached Perranwell, three miles beyond Truro, about six. ‘I preached to a vely large congregation at seven , and the word was as the rain on the tender herb. Tues. 30.--We came to St. Ives before morning prayers, and walked to church without so much as one huzza. How strangely has one year changed the scene in Cornwall! This is now a peaceable, nay, honourable station. They give us good words almost in every place. What have we done that the world should be so civil to us?