Wesley Corpus

Wed. 20.--We took horse between eight and nine, and a little before two came to Berwick. I sent to the commander of the garrison to desire the use of a green place near his house, which he readily granted. I preached at seven to (it was judged) two thousand people. I found the generality of them just such as I expected; serious and decent, but not easy to be convinced of any thing. For who can tell them what they did not know before ? Thur. 21.--After preaching we walked round the walls, which they were repairing and rebuilding. I could not but observe to-day, how different the face of things was, from what it appeared yesterday ; especially after | had preached at noon. Yesterday we were hallooed July, 1748. ] REV. J. WESLEY’S JOURNAL. 431 all along the streets ; to-day none opened his mouth as we went along ; the very children were all silent. The grown people pulled off their _ nats on every side; so that we might even have fancied ourselves at Newcastle. O well is it, that honour is balanced with dishonour, and - good report with evil report! At seven I preached to a far larger congregation than before. And now the word of God was as a fire and ahammer. I began again and again, after I thought I had done ; and the latter words were still stronger than the former; so that I was not surprised at the number which attended in the morning, when we had another joyful, solemn hour. Here was the loud call to the people of Berwick, if haply they would know the day of their visitation.