Wesley Corpus

for many years so much alive to God ; and I do not remember to have ever found them so loving before: Indeed the whole city seemed to breathe the same spirit. At three in the after- noon I preached my farewell-sermon, on 1 Cor. xiii. 13 ; and set- ting out immediately, reached Snegborough before eight o'clock. Tues. 12.-Setting out early, I intended to lodge at Clare- Galway ; but we found there was nolodging to be had. However, they told us there was agood inn at Shreuil, notmany miles farther : And there we found a house ; but it afforded no food either for man or beast ; so we were obliged to push on for Ballinrobe, which we reached about eleven o'clock. We came this day sixty-eight (English) miles : A good day's work for a pair of horses. May, 1778.1 Wed. 13. I preached in the evening to a large congregation ; but most of them dead as stones. The next morning I crossed over to Holly-Mount, and preached to more than the House would contain. In the afternoon we came to Castlebar, and had alively congregation in the evening. Here we found the same spirit as at Limerick, and solemnly rejoiced in God our Saviour. Sun. 17. Although the weather was rough and boisterous, the people flocked at nine from all quarters, Papists and Protestants; and God sent down a gracious rain, especially upon the backsliders. In the evening the Court-House was exceed- ingly crowded, and the fire of love ran from heart toheart. One eminent backslider, who had drank in iniquity like water, was utterly broken in pieces, and resolved to cut off the right hand at once, and to be altogether a Christian. Whenwe came into the house, I told them, " God has more work to do in this family." Two of John Carr's sons, and four of his daughters, were present. I prayed for them in faith : They were all soon in tears ; their hearts were broken, and I left them mere sinners. Mon. 18. There were two roads to Sligo, one of which was several miles shorter, but had some sloughs in it. However, having agood guide, we chose this. Two sloughs we got over