Wesley Corpus

Sun. 2. Knowing the church would not contain half of our congregation added to its own, we began at our Room, at half an hour past nine. After preaching, with the assistance of three other Clergymen, I administered the sacrament to fifteen or sixteen hundred persons ; I hope, all desirous to be inward Christians. Tuesday, 4. Having before preached to the people Aug. 1789.1 467 at large, I now spoke directly to the Preachers, on, " If any man speak, let him speak as the oracles of God ; " and, I am persuaded, God applied his word to many of their hearts. Wed. 5.-About noon we left Leeds; and that evening went to Newark, about seventy miles. Thursday, 6. We set out early, and between four and five reached Hinxworth. I was now pretty well inclined to rest; but a congregation soon get- ting together, I would not disappoint them, but preached on, " We love him becausehe first loved us;" and after preaching, and travelling fourscore miles, I was no more tired than when I set out in the morning. Fri. 7. We reached London between one and two; and found great reason to praisethe Gracious Power, which had pre- served us by sea andby land, in allknown and unknown dan- gers, unto the present hour. Sat. 8-. I settled allmytemporal business, and, in particular, chose a new person to prepare the Arminian Magazine ; being obliged, however unwillingly, to dropMr. O , for only these two reasons : 1. The errata are unsufferable ; Ihave borne them for these twelve years, but can bearthem no longer. 2. Several pieces are inserted without my knowledge, both in prose and verse. I must try whether these things cannot be amended for the short residue of my life. Sun. 9. The new chapel was sufficiently crowded, both in the morning and at four in the afternoon. At seven we set out, and about noon, on Monday, 10, reached Bristol. Finding all things here in a flourishing state, I set out for the west early on Tuesday morning, and had an exceeding pleasantjourney to Taunton ; where we had afull and serious congregation in the evening. Wednesday, 12. I had no thought of preaching at Collumpton, though we were to pass through it ; but I yielded to importunity, and preached at one to a numerous audience.