Wesley Corpus

ence tasted largely of the powers of the world to come, while I enlarged upon our Lord's words, " Neither can theydie any more ; for they are equal to angels, and are the children of God, being the children of the resurrection." Fri. 24. I preached at Bury and Rochdale, and the next evening at Halifax. Sunday, 26. The House was tolerably well filled at eight. Understanding there was great need of it, I preached on, " Render unto Cæsar the things that are Cæsar's ; and unto God the things that are God's." I spoke with all plainness, and yet did not hear that any one was offended. At one I preached on those words in the Gospel for the day, Aug. 1778.] JOURNAL . 133 " Reckon ye yourselves to be dead indeed unto sin, but alive unto God through Jesus Christ our Lord." Such a time I have notknown for some years : The House was extremely crowded; but I believe there was not only no inattentive but no unaffected hearer. In the evening I preached at Bradford, to such a con- gregation as I have notseen since I left London. Sat. AUGUST 1.-I was desired to take a view of Mr. Bus- field's improvements near Bingley. His house stands on the top of a hill clothed with wood, opposite to another which is covered with tall oaks. Between the hills runs the river. On the top, at the bottom, through the midst, and along the side of his woods, hehasmade partly straight, partly serpentine, walks ; some of which command a lovely prospect. He is continually making new improvements : But will not that thought frequently intrude,- Must I then leave thee, Paradise ? Then leave These happy shades and mansions fit for Gods ? Sun. 2-. At one I preached at the foot of Birstal-hill, to the largest congregation that ever was seen there. It was supposed therewere twelve or fourteen thousand ; but there were some thousands more at Leeds : I think it was the largest congrega- tion that I have seen for manyyears, except that at Gwennap, inCornwall. Tues. 4. Our Conference began: So large a number of Preachers never met at a Conference before. I preached, morning and evening, till Thursday night : Then my voice beganto fail ; so I desired two of our Preachers to supply my