Wesley Corpus

eighteen of these fits ; in every one of which she imagined her- self to be preaching in one or another congregation. She then cried out, " Lord, I will obey thee ; I will call sinners torepent- ance." She has done so occasionally from that time ; and her fits returned no more. I preached at one to as many as the House could contain, of people that seemed ready prepared for the Lord. In the even- ingthe hearts ofthe whole congregation at Norwich seemed to be bowed as the heart of one man. I scarce ever saw them so moved. Surely Godwill revive his work in this place, andwe shall not always find it so cold and comfortless as it has long been. Tues. 5. In the afternoon I took coach again, and returned to London at eight on Wednesday morning. All the time I could save to the end of the week I spent in transcribing the society ; a dull, but necessary, work, which I have taken upon myself once a year for near these fifty years. Wed. 13. I retired to Peckham, where, the next evening, I Jan. 1787. ] preached to as many as the house would well contain, and found much liberty of spirit in enforcing upon them, the glorying only in the cross of Christ. Saturday, 16. I returned to London. Sun. 17. We had, as usual, a very solemn and comfortable season at Spitalfields. Wednesday, 20. I retired to Highbury- Place ; but how changed! Where are the three amiable sisters ? One is returned to her father ; one deprived ofher reason ; and one in Abraham's bosom ! Sat. 23. By great importunity I was induced (having little hope of doing good) to visit two of the felons in Newgate, who lay under sentence of death. They appeared serious ; but I can lay little stress on appearances of this kind. However, I wrote in their behalf to agreat man ; and perhaps it was in conse- quence of this that they had a reprieve. Sun. 24. I was desired to preach at the Old Jewry. But the church was cold, and so was the congregation. We had a congregation of another kind the next day, Christmas-Day, at four in the morning, as well as five in the evening at the new chapel, and at West-Street chapel about noon.