Wesley Corpus

To Sullivan, the younger, (no Preacher, but a hearer of the people called Methodists,) who, when Butler and his mob were dis charging a shower of stones upon him, fired a pistol, without any ball, over their heads. If any man has wrote this story to England, in a quite different manner, and fixed it on a young Methodist Preacher, let him be ashamed in the presence of God and man, unless shame and he have shook hands and parted. 17. Several of the persons presented as vagabonds in autumn appeared at the Lent Assizes. But none appearing against them, they were discharged, with honour to themselves, and shame to their prosecutors; who, by bringing the matter to a judicial determination, plainly showed, there is a law even for Methodists; and gave His Majesty’s Judge a full occasion to delare the utter illegality of all riots, and the inexcusableness of tolerating (much more causing) them on any pretence whatsoever. 18. It was now generally believed there would be no more riots in Cork; although I cannot say that was my opinion. On May 19, I accepted the repeated invitation of Mr. Alderman Pembrock, and came to his house. Understanding the place where the preaching usually was, would by no means contain those who desired to hear me, at eight in the morning I went to Hammond’s Marsh. The congregation was large and deeply attentive. A few of the rabble gathered at a distance; but by little and little they drew near, and mixed with the congregation. So that I have seldom seen a more quiet and orderly assembly at any church in England or Ireland. 19. In the afternoon a report being spread abroad, that the Mayor designed to hinder my preaching on the Marsh, I desired Mr. Skelton and Jones to wait upon him, and inquire concerning it. Mr. Skelton asked if my preaching there would be offensive to him; adding, “If it would, Mr. W. would not do it.” He replied warmly, “Sir, I will have no mobbing.” Mr. S. said, “Sir, there was none this morning.” He answered, “There was. Are there not churches and meeting-houses enough 2 I will have no more mobs and riots.” Mr. S. replied, “Sir, neither Mr. W. nor they that heard him made either mobs or riots.” He answered plain, “I will have no more preaching; and if Mr. W.