Wesley Corpus

I preached again at six, on, “ Seek ye the Lord, while he may be found.” I used great plainness of speech toward them ;. and they all received it in love: so that the prejudice which the devil had been several years planting was torn up by the roots in one hour. After preaching, one of the bailies of the town, with one of the elders of the kirk, came to me, and begged I would stay with them a while, if it were but two or three days, and they would fit up a far larger place than the school, and prepare seats for the congregation. Had not my time been fixed, I should glad!y have complied. All I could now do was, to give them a promise that Mr. Hopper would come back the next week, and spend a few days with them. Fri. 26.--I rode back to Berwick. The congregation was large, though the air was piercingly cold: as it was the next evening, while I preached at Alnwick Cross ; where, on Sunday, 28, I preached at eight and at one. Afterward I rode to Alemouth, where I had found the argest congregation I have seen in all Northumberland. I preached at Widdrington in the evening; at Plessy, Monday, 29, about noon; and at Newcastle in the evening. Sat. May 4.--i rode to Sheep Hill, in a rough, tempestuous day; and, after preaching and settling the society, to Sunderland. I found many here much alive to God, and was greatly comforted among them. Sun. 5.--I met the society at five, preached at eight, and then rode to Painsher. Just as the congregation came out of the church I began. We had some heavy showers; but none went away. I reached Newcastle before five ; but the storm would not suffer me to preach abroad. As many as possibly could, crowded in; but many were obliged to stand without, while I enforced, “ God forbid that I should glory, save in the cross of our Lord Jesus Christ.”