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their flocking together in such numbers,-many more than the House could contain ; and I strongly enforced, " Now is the accepted time, now is the day ofsalvation." Tues. 17.-Desiring Joseph Bradford to preach at five, I did not preach till three. I then urged, on a very genteel congre- gation, " One thing is needful ; " and surely the power of the Lord was present to heal them, in amanner I have not often found; and again in the evening, while I enforced, " He is able to save to the uttermost all them that come unto God by him." Wed. 18.-I designed to preach in the street, at Bridlington ; butthe wind and dust would not suffer it. So as many as could pressed into the House ; but near as many were constrained to go away. I preached on Rev. xx. 12 ; and, I believe, not invain. Thur. 19. I went about forty miles out of my way, to see my old friends at Malton ; and particularly old Mr. Wilson, at whose house I first lodged there. Between eleven and twelve I beganpreachingon," It is appointed unto menonce to die: " And God applied his word, one would almost have thought, to every one under the roof. Itwas a glorious opportunity. The people were gathered frommany miles round, and I think few repented oftheirlabour. As soon as the service was over, I hasted away, and reached Beverley (twenty-eight miles) in good time. The House here, though greatly enlarged, was well filled with high and low, rich and poor ; and (it being the day of the Archdea- con's visitation) many of the Clergy were there. I rejoiced in this, as it might be a means of removing prejudice from many sincere minds. Fri. 20. I went on to Hull; and in the evening explained and applied those remarkable words of our Lord, " Whosoever doeth the will of God, the same is mybrother, and sister, and mother." The new preaching-house here is nearly as large as [June, 1788, the new chapel in London. It is well built, and elegantly finished ; handsome, but not gaudy. Saturday, 21. We had a large congregationat five, larger thaneventhatat Birmingham; which exceeded all the morning congregations I had then seen. Sunday, 22. Mr. Clark, the Vicar, inviting me to preach in the