Wesley Corpus

Lincoln, inwhich I had not set my foot for upwards of fifty years. At six in the evening I preached in the Castle-yard, to a large and attentive. congregation. They were all as quiet as if I had been at Bristol. WillGodhave apeople here also ? Wed. 14. I preached again at ten in the morning. In the middle of the sermon a violent storm began ; on which Mr. Wood, the keeper, opened the door of the Court-House, which contained the whole of the congregation. I have great hope some of these will have their fruit unto holiness, and in the end everlasting life. Heavy raindrove us into the House at Horncastle in the evening. Thursday, 15. I preached atRaithby. Two of Mr. Brackenbury's brothers spent the evening with us. Friday, 16. Wewent on to Boston, the largest town in the county, except Lincoln. From the top of the steeple (which I suppose is by far the highest tower in the kingdom) we hada view not only of all the town, but ofall the adjacent country. Formerly this townwas in the fens ; but the fens are vanished away : Great part of them is turned into pasture, and part into arable land. : At six the House contained the congregation, all of whom behaved in the most decent manner. How different from those wild beasts with whom Mr. Mitchell and Mr. Matherhad todo ! Saturday, 17. The House was pretty well filled in the morn- ing, andmany were much affected. Agentleman who was there invited me to dinner, and offered me the use of his paddock ; but the wind was so exceeding high, that I could not preach abroad, as I did when I was here before, just six-and-twenty years ago ; and Mr. Thompson, a friendly Anabaptist, offering •The bravest Amazonian of her race. EDIT . [June, 1780. me the use ofhis large meeting-house, I willingly accepted the offer. I preached to most of the chief persons in the town, on 1 Cor. xiii. 1-3 ; and many of them seemed utterly amazed. " Open their eyes, O Lord, that they sleep not in death ! " Sun. 18.-I gave them a parting discourse at seven ; and after adding a few members to the little society, and exhorting them to cleave close to each other, I left them with acomfort-