Wesley Corpus

read Prayers very seriously, and preached on, "Blessed are the poor in spirit. " At four I preached again, on Luke xix. 42, (part of the Second Lesson in the morning,) " If thou hadst known, even thou," &c. The market-house was now more than filled; and not a few seemed to hear as for life. In the even- ing Dr. Coke preached again. We have now delivered our own souls at Yarmouth, and trust God will suffer us to go on to Guernsey. Mon. 13.-We set out from Yarmouth with afair wind ; but it soon turned against us, and blew so hard that in the afternoon we were glad to put in at Swanage. I found we had still a little | - [Aug.1787: society here. I had not seen them for thirteen years, and had no thought of seeing them now ; but God does all things well. In the evening I preached in the Presbyterian meeting-house, not often, I believe, so well filled; and afterwards passed half an hour very agreeably with the Minister, in the parsonage-house, which he rents ; a neat, retired house, with adelightful garden. Thence we adjourned to the house of our old brother Collins, and between eight and nine went onboard. Tues. 14.-Sailing on, with afair wind, we fully expected to reach Guernsey in the afternoon ; but the wind turning contrary, and blowing hard,we found it would be impossible. We then judged it best to put in at the Isle of Alderney ; but we were very near being shipwrecked in the bay. When we were in the middle of the rocks, with the sea rippling all round us, the wind totally failed. Had this continued, we must have struck upon one or other of the rocks : So we went to prayer, and the wind sprung up instantly. About sunset we landed; and, though we had five beds in the same room, slept in peace. About eight I went down to a convenient spot on the beach, and began giving out a hymn. Awomanand two little children joined us immediately. Before thehymnwas ended, wehada tolerable congregation ; all of whom behaved well: Part, indeed, continued at forty or fifty yards' distance ; but they were all quiet and attentive. It happened (to speak in the vulgar phrase) that three or four