Wesley Corpus

case of sickness. They did so till I left the province. In the year 1738, whenGod began his greatwork inEngland, I began preaching at the same hour, winter and summer, and never wanted acongregation. If they will not attend now, they have lost their zeal ; and then, it cannot be denied, they are a fallen people. And, in the mean time, we are labouring to secure the preaching-houses to the next generation ! In the name ofGod, let us, if possible, secure the present generation from drawing back to perdition ! Let all the Preachers that are still alive to God join together as one man, fast and pray, lift up their voice as a trumpet, be instant, in season, out of season, to convince them they are fallen ; and exhort them instantly to " repent, and do the first works : " This in particular,-rising in the morning, without which neither their souls nor bodies can long remain in health. Wed. 7.-I crossed over the water to Liverpool. Here I found a people much alive to God ; one cause of which was, that they have preaching several mornings in a week, and prayer- meetings on the rest ; all of which they are careful to attend. On Good-Friday, APRIL 9, I went to Warrington. In the morning I read Prayers, preached, and administered the Lord's Supper, to a serious congregation. I preached at five again, 270 REV. J. WESLEY'S [April, 1784. and believe few were present whodid not feel that God was there of a truth. Sat. 10. I preached to ahuge congregation at Manchester, and to a far larger at ten in the morning, being Easter-Day. It was supposed there were near a thousand communicants. But hitherto the Lord has helped me in this respect also : I have found no congregation which my voice could not com- mand. Mon. 12. I found alovely congregation at Stockport, much alive to God. So was that at Oldham the next day, which was not perceptibly lessened, though it blew a storm, and poured down with rain. Here a young woman, of unblamable character, (otherwise I should not have given her any credit,) gave me a remarkable account. She said, " I had totally lost the sight ofmy right eye, when I dreamed one night, that our Saviour