Wesley Corpus

Fri. 15.--I rode to Edinderry. Abundance of people were quickly gathered together. Having been disturbed in the night by Mr. Swindells, who lay with me, and had a kind of apoplectic fit, I was not at all well about noon, when I began to preach, in a large walk, on one-side of the town, and the sun shone hot upon my head, which had been aching all the day; but I forgot this before I had spoken long ; and when I had finished my discourse, I left all my weariness and pain behind, and rode on, in perfect health, to Dublin. Sat. 16.--I found great reason to praise God for the work wrought among the people in my absence. But still there is no such work as I look for. I see nothing yet but drops before a shower. Sun. 17.--I preached at Skinner’s Alley, both morning and evening. About four I went to St. Luke’s church, being very near us. When I came out, [ had a large attendance, even in the church yard, hallooing and calling names. I am much mistaken, if many of the warmest zealots for the Church would ever come within the doors, if they were thus to run the gauntlet every time they came. Would they not rather sleep ina whole skin? Wed. 20.--I spent an agreeable hour with Mr. Miller, the Lutheran minister. From him I learned, that the earnest ara \ a5 i iirc), ' ~~ toh April, 1748. ] REV. J. WESLEY’S JOURNAL. 423 religion which I found in so many parts of Germany is but of late date, having taken its rise from one man, August Herman Francke! So can God, if it pleaseth him, enable one man to revive his work throughout a whole nation.