Wesley Corpus

and lukewarmness of others. It may be, they will be zealous, and ‘repent, and do the first works.” Sat. 14.--I returned to Dublin, and on Sunday, 15, preacned on Oxmantown Green, to such a congregation as I never saw in Dublin, nor often in Ireland before. Abundance of soldiers were of the number. Such another congregation I had there between two and three in the afternoon, notwithstanding the violent heat of the sun; and all were attentive. In the evening I preached in the garden, at Dolphin’s Barn ; and neither here did I observe, in the numerous congregation, any that- appeared careless or inattentive. Tues. 17.--I read the letters in our garden, to near twice as many. people as were there on Sunday evening. Thur. 19.--I met the class of soldiers: nineteen are resolved to “ fight the good fight of faith ;” eleven or twelve of whom already rejoice in God through Christ, by whom they have received the atonement. When the society met, some sinners, whom I knew not, were convicted in their own consciences, so that they could not refrain from confessing their faults in the face of all their brethren. One of these I had but just received in: another I had declared to be excluded ; but he pleaded so earnestly to be tried a little longer, that there was no refusing; and we wrestled with God on his behalf, that sin might no more have dominion over him. Fri. 20.--The delay of the captain with whom I was to sail gave us. an opportunity of spending a joyful night together; and likewise of preaching once more, on Sunday, 22, upon Oxmantown Green. We went on board immediately after, and set sail about ten, with a small, fair wind. In the afternoon it failed, and the tide being against us, we were obliged to come to an anchor.