Journal Vol4 7
| Author | John Wesley |
|---|---|
| Type | journal |
| Year | None |
| Passage ID | jw-journal-vol4-7-226 |
| Words | 398 |
land,under Milea, or Milesius ; and, conquering the first inhabit-
ants, took possession of the land. 7. That about the same time
the Gomerians came to Ireland, the Magogians, or Scythians,
came to Britain ; so early that both still spoke the same language,
andwell understood each other. 8. That the Irish, spoke by
the Gomerians, and the Welsh, spoke by the Magogians, are
one and the same language, expressed by the same seventeen
letters, which were long after brought by a Gomerian Prince
into Greece. 9. That all the languages ofEurope, Greek and
Latinin particular, are derived from this. 10. That the ante-
diluvian language, spoken by all till after the flood, and then
continued in the family of Shem, was Hebrew ; and from this
(theHebrew) tongue many ofthe Eastern languages are derived.
The foregoing particulars this fine writer has made highly
probable. And these may be admitted, thoughwe do not agree
to his vehement panegyric on the Irish language ; much less,
receive all the stories told by the Irish Poets, or Chroniclers,
as genuine, authentic history.
At eleven I preached in Camborne Church-town ; and I
believe the hearts of all the people were bowed down before the
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[Sept. 178
Lord. After the Quarterly Meeting in Redruth, I preached in
the market-place, on the first principle, " Ye are saved through
faith." It is also the last point ; and it connects the first point
of religion with the last.
Sun. 5.-About five in the evening I preached at Gwennap.
I believe two or three and twenty thousand were present ; and
I believe God enabled me so to speak, that even those who stood
farthest off could hear distinctly. I think this is my ne plus
ultra. I shall scarce see a larger congregation, till we meet in
the air.
After preaching at Bodmin, Launceston, Tiverton, and Hal-
berton, on Wednesday, 5, about noon, I preached at Taunton.
I believe it my duty to relate here what some will esteem a most
notable instance of enthusiasm. Be it so or not, I aver the
plain fact. In an hour after we left Taunton, one of the chaise
horses was on a sudden so lame, that he could hardly set his
foot to the ground. It being impossible to procure any human
help, I knew of no remedy but prayer. Immediately the lame-