Wesley Corpus

either pardon or perfect love, within the last fortnight : And the night and morning I was there, twenty more were delivered. One-and-twenty, likewise, were then added to the society ; most ofwhom have found peace with God. Sat. 19. I preached at St. Helen's, a small, but populous town, ten or twelve miles from Liverpool, in Joseph Harris's house ; who is removed hither from Kingswood, to take care of the copper-works. Surely God has brought him hither for good. The people seem to be quite ripe for the Gospel. I waswaked at half-past two this morning, as was Mr. Broad- bent also, by a very loud noise, like a vast crack of thunder, April, 1782.] accompaniedwitha flash of bright light. Itmadethe whole room shake, and all the tables and chairs therein jar. But (what is strange) none in the house, or in thetown, heard it, beside us. Mon. 15.-I saw an uncommon sight,-the preaching-house at Wigan filled, yea, crowded ! Perhaps God will cause fruit to spring up even in this desolate place. Ihad now leisure to transcribe a letter, wrote last May, from Amherst, in Nova-Scotia, by a youngman whose father, some years since, went thither with his whole family :- " In the year 1779, I saw, if I would go to heaven, I must lead anew life. But I did not know Iwanted an inwardchange, or see the deplorable state I was in by nature, till I was at a prayer-meeting, held at Mr. Oxley's. While they were praying, myheart began to throb within me, my eyes gushed out with tears, and I cried aloud for mercy; as did most that were in the room, about fourteen in number. One, indeed, could not hold from laughing, whenwe began to cry out ; but it was not long before he cried as loud as any. In a few moments, it pleased God to fill Mrs. Oxley with joy unspeakable. After this, we went, almost every night, to Mr. Oxley's, to sing and pray. Going thence one night, and seeing the Northern Lights, I thought, What, if the Day of Judgment be coming ? ' I threw myself down on the ground, and cried to the Lord for mercy. On Sunday, Mr. Wells, an old Methodist, came to Amherst, and gave us an exhortation ; inwhich he said, ' Sin