Wesley Corpus

Thur. 12.--I breakfasted with one of the society, and found she had a lodger I little thought of.- It was the famous Mrs. Pilkington, who soon made an excuse for following me up stairs. I talked with her seriously about an hour: we then sung, ‘“‘ Happy Magdalene.” She appeared to be exceedingly struck ; how long the impression may last, God knows. We dined at Mr. P ’s. A young married woman was there, who was lately a zealous Papist, and had converted several Protestant heretics to the Romish faith: but setting on some of the Methodists, they converted her; at least, convinced her of the great truths of the Gospel. Immediately her relations, her husband in particular, renounced her. But she was moved by none of these things ; desiring nothing on earth, but to experience the faith which once she persecuted. In the evening I was sent for by one, who had reasoned himself out of all his Christianity; and was now in doubt, whether the soul would survive the body. Surely even speculative faith is the gift vf God; nor, without him, can we hold even this fast. Sat. 14.--J R came from Cork, and brought us a further account of what had been transacted there. From the bcginning of February to the end of it, King Nicholas had reigned: how he still used his power, may appear from two or three instances :--- WitumuM Jewett, clothier, of Shannon Church-lane, deposes :--That Nicholas Butler, with a riotous mob, several times assaulted this deponent’s house: that particularly on February 23d, he came thither with a large mob: that several of the rioters entered the house, and swore, the tirst who resisted, they would blow his brains out: that the deponent’s wife, endeavouring to stop them, was assaulted and peaten by the said Butler ; who then ordered his men to break the windows; which they did, with stones of a considerable weight.