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causes " the earth to bring forth at once," and " a nation" to be "born in a day." Wed. 30.-A large room, designed for an assembly-room, was filled in the morning ; and the poor people appeared to be. quite ripe for the highest doctrine of the Gospel ; so I exhorted them, leaving the first principles, to "go on unto perfection." About eleven I preached in the market-house at Enniskillen, formerly a den of lions ; but the lions are become lambs. They flocked together from every part, and were all attention. Before I had half done, Godmade bare his arm, and the mountains flowed down at his presence. Manywere cut to the heart, and many rejoiced with joy unspeakable: Surely the last shall be first ; and poor Enniskillen shall lift up its head above many of the places where the Gospel has been long preached. In the evening I preached to another numerous congregation, at Sidare, a large house at the foot of the mountains. One wouldwonderwhence all the people came: They seemed to spring out of the earth. Here also there were once many bitter perse- cutors ; but they are vanished away like smoke. Several of them, indeed, came to a fearful end, and their neighbours took warning by them. Thur. 31. We travelled through a pleasant, well-cultivated country to Omagh, the shire town of Tyrone. It being market- day amultitude of people presently flocked together to a tent, as they call it, on the side of the Green. At first they were innocently noisy ; (this being a new thing at Omagh ;) but they were soon still as night : I suited my subject to their experience, preaching on, " It is appointed unto men once to die." God applied it to their hearts. Not a smile was to be seen; but all seemed to feel the solemn truth . Thence we went over mountains and dales to Kerlish Lodge, where we met with a hearty welcome, both from Alexander Boyle, and his amiable wife, who are patterns to all the country. Although we were at a lone house ten miles from any town, and although the weather was both rainy and stormy, we had a 380 REV. J. WESLEY'S [June, 1787. large congregation in the evening, and afterwards a comfortable