Wesley Corpus

Wed. 11.--I rejoiced to find that God was still carrying on his work. Both in the morning and evening the hearts of many burned within them, while they were assembled in his name; and they felt his word to be “the power of God unto salvation to every one that believeth.” Fri. 13.--At the meeting of the Select Society, such a flame broke out as was never there before. We felt such a love to each other as we could not express; such a spirit of supplication, and such a glad acquiescence in all the providences of God, and confidence that he would withhold from us no good thing. Sun. 15.--The rain constrained me to preach in the house, both morning and afternoon; but I could not repine ; for God was there, and spoke peace to many hearts. Mon. 16.--I preached at four, to a large congregation, and rode to Sandhutton tnat night. Two or three miles short of it we overtook a man, whom a woman, riding behind him stayed upon his horse. On my saying, “ We ought to thank God it is a fair night :” ‘ O sir,” said the man, “ so we ought; and I thank him for every thing. I thank him that I am alive; and that the bull which tossed me to-day only broke two or three of my ribs; for he might have broke my neck.” Twes. 17.--In the afternoon we came to Leeds. I preached on, “I am the Resurrection and the Life ;” afterward spent a solemn hour with the society, and commended them to the grace of God. Wed. 18.--I rode, at the desire of John Bennet, to Rochdale, in Lancashire. As soon as ever we entered the town, we found the streets lined on both sides with multitudes of people, shouting, cursing, blas pheming, and gnashing upon us with their teeth. Perceiving it would not be practicable to preach abroad, I went into a large room, open to the street, and called aloud, “ Let the wicked forsake his way, and the unrighteous man his thoughts.” The word of God prevailed over the fierceness of man. None opposed or interrupted; and there was a very remarkable change in the behaviour of the people, as we afterward went through the town.