Wesley Corpus

Reader ! if you have not done it already, make your Will before you sleep ! Fri. 24-. James Gerrish, jun., of Roade, near Frome, was for several years zealous for God: But he too grew rich, and grew lukewarm, till he was seized with a consumption. At the approach of death he was "horribly afraid; " he was " in the lowest darkness, and in the deep." But " he cried unto God in : his trouble," and was " delivered out of his distress." He was filledwith peace and joy unspeakable, and so continued till he went to God. His father desired I would preach his funeral ser- mon ; which I accordingly did this day, at Roade. I concluded the busy day with a comfortable watch-night at Kingswood. ! Mon. 27. I preached at Pill. On Wednesday I opened the 1 new chapel in Guinea-Street. Thursday, 30. I preached at Amesbury, on Communion with God, while deep awe sat on the face of all the people. Friday, OCTOBER 1. I took a solemn leave of the children at Kingswood. Several of them have been convinced of sin again and again; but they soon 1 trifled their convictions away. 168 REV. J. WESLEY'S [Oct. 1779. Sun. 3.-I preached once more in the Square, to a multitude of people ; and afterwards spent a solemn hour with the society, in renewing our covenant with God. Mon. 4.-I left Bristol, preached at the Devizes at eleven, and in the evening at Sarum. Tuesday, 5. I preached atWhit- church, where many, even of the rich, attended, and behaved with much seriousness. Wednesday, 6. At eleven I preached in Winchester, where there are four thousand five hundred French Prisoners. I was glad to find they have plenty of wholesome food ; and are treated, in all respects, with great humanity. In the evening I preached at Portsmouth-Common. Thurs day, 7. I took a view of the Camp adjoining to the town, and wondered to find it as clean andneat as a gentleman's garden. But there was no Chaplain. The English soldiers of this age have nothing to do with God ! Fri. 8.-We took chaise, as usual, at two, and about eleven came to Cobham. Having a little leisure, I thought I could not employ it better thanintaking awalk through the gardens.