Wesley Corpus

Thur. 28. I preached at eleven in the main street at Selby, to alarge and quiet congregation ; and in the evening at Thorne. This day I entered my seventy-ninth year ; and, by the grace of God, I feel no more of the infirmities of old age, than I did at twenty-nine. Friday, 29. I preached at Crowle and at Epworth. Ihave now preached thrice aday for seven days following ; but it is just the same as if it had been but once. Sat. 30-. I went over to Owstone, and found the whole town was moved. One of the chief men of the town had been just buried, and his wife a few days before. In a course of nature they might have lived many years, being only middle-aged. He had known the love of God, but had choked the good seed by hastening to be rich. But Providence disappointed all his schemes ; and it was thought he died of a broken heart. I took that opportunity of enforcing, " Whatsoever thy hand findeth to do, do it with thy might, for there is no work, nor device, nor knowledge, norwisdom, inthe grave, whither thou goest." Sun. JULY 1.-I preached, as usual, at Misterton, at Over- thorpe, and at Epworth. Monday, 2. I preached at Scotter about eight ; at Brigg, at noon ; and in the evening, in the old church-yard, at Grimsby, to almost all the people of the town, on, " Blessed are the dead which die in the Lord." The late proof of it is in the glorious death of Robert Wilkinson ; and the behaviour of his widow, So firm, yet soft, so strong, yet so resign'd, I believe, will hardly be forgotten by any that were witnesses ofit. Tues. 3.-I preached at Claythorp, three miles from Grimsby. Here, likewise, there has been an outpouring of the Spirit. I was reminded here of what I saw at Cardiff almost forty years ago. I could not go into any of the little houses, but presently itwas filled with people ; and I was constrained to pray with them in every house, or they would not be satisfied. Several of these are clearly renewed in love, and give a plain, scriptural account of their experience ; and there is scarce a house in the [July, 1781 .