Wesley Corpus

peace a year ago, somewithin amonth or a week, some within "At aday or two ; and one of them, apotter's boy, told us, the prayer-meeting I found myself dropping into hell ; and I cried to the Lord, and he showed me he loved me. But Satan came immediately, and offered me a bag of money, as long as my arm ; but I said, 'Get thee behind me, Satan.' " Several also testified that theblood of Christ had cleansed them from all sin. Two declared, after bitter cries, that they knew their sins were just then blotted out by the blood of the Lamb; and I doubt not but it will be found, upon inquiry, that several more were either justified or sanctified. Indeed there has been, for some time, such an outpouring of the Spirit here, as has not been in any other part of the kingdom ; particularly in the 366 REV. J. WESLEY'S [April, 1787. meetings for prayer. Fifteen or twenty have been justified in a day. Some of them had been the most notorious, abandoned sinners, in all the country; and people flock into the society on every side ; six, eight, or ten, in an evening. Fri. 30. I had appointed to preach at five in the morning; but soon after four I was saluted by a concert ofmusic, both vocal and instrumental, at our gate,making the air ring with a hymn to the tune of Judas Maccabeus : It was a good prelude. So I began almost halfan hour before five ; yet the House was crowded both above and below. I strongly, but very tenderly, enforced that caution," Let him that standeth takeheed lest he fall." And is notGod able to make them stand ? Yea, and he willdo it, if theywalk humbly with God. In the evening I preached at Congleton to a serious and well- established people. Here I found my coeval, Mr.,- two months (I think) younger than me,just as alamp going out for want of oil, gently sliding into a better world : He sleeps always, only waking now and then just long enough to say, " I am happy." Sat. 31. I went on to Macclesfield, and found a people still alive to God, in spite of swiftly increasing riches. If they con- tinue so, it will be the only instance I have known, in above