You began alfo, very frequently, to kifs the women of the Society.

In the following paragraphs I recited to him the things he had done, with regard to more than one, or two, or three women: concluding thus;

And now you know not that you have done any thing amifs! You can eat and drink and be merry! You are every day engaged with variety of company, and frequent the Coffee-houses! Alas, my brother, what is this! How are you above measure hardened by the deceitfulness of fin? Do you remember the ftory of Santon Barfifa? I pray God your last end may not be like his! O how have you grieved the Spirit of God? Return to him with weeping, fafting and mourning. You are in the very belly of hell; only the pit hath not yet shut its mouth upon you. Arife, thou fleeper, and call upon thy God! Perhaps he may yet be found. Because he ftill bears with me, I cannot despair for you. But you have not a moment to lofe. May God this inftant ftrike you to the heart, that you may feel his wrath abiding on you, and have no reft in your bones by reason of your fin, till all your iniquities are done away!

Friday 25. We met at four, and folemnly rejoiced in God our Saviour.. I found much revival in my own foul this day; and fo did many others alfo. Both this and the following days, I ftrongly urged, the wholly giving up ourfelves to God, and renewing in every point our covenant, That the Lord fhould be our God.

Saturday 26. I called on one, with whofe mother I had prayed, a little before her death. I knew not till now, how the came to defire me of all perfons, to pray with her. It seems her daughter, who was of a lion-like fpirit come to me fome time before, and told me, fhe had just been a quarrelling with her aunt, on my account

and

and was fo angry that the ftruck her. I told her, "Then go and afk her pardon." She went home,

tan to her aunt, and asked her pardon. While they were hanging upon each other, both in tears, her mother came in, being afraid they were fighting, the cried out, "Sifter, what is Sally doing to you?" She replied. "She has been just alking me pardon." I never knew her to do fuch a thing fince fhe was born," faid her mother: "Sally, who taught you that?" My Minifter,” faid Sally. All were ftruck, and their enmity was

at an end.

The

January 1, 1748. We began the year at four in the morning, with joy and thanksgiving. fame fpirit was in the midst of us, both at noon and in the evening. Surely we fhall at length prefent ourselves a living facrifice, holy, acceptable

to God.

Wednesday 6. I converfed an hour with Counsellor G. many years eminent for an utter difregard of all religion. He had lately contracted an acquaintance with Mr. R. in confequence of which, he foon fet upon his wife. She told him, "Sir, Here is a fuller anfwer to your objections, than I am able to give;" and desired him seriously to read the Earneft Appeal. He did fo, and was thoroughly convinced, that there is no reality but in religion.

I believe he told me all that was in his heart. He flayed till the Watch-night fervice was ended, and appeared much affected. Let but a little feed be fown, and God is able to give it an increase.

Saturday 16. Upon reviewing the account of the fick, we found great reason to praise God. Within the year, about three hundred perfons had received medicines occafionally. About one hundred had regularly taken them, and fubmitted to a proper regimen. More than ninety of thefe were entirely cured of difeales they had long laboured under.

And

And the expence of medicines for the entire year, amounted to fome fillings above forty pounds.

Sunday 17. I made a public collection towards a Lending-flock for the poor. Our Rule is, to lend only twenty fhillings at once, which is repayed weekly within three months. I began this about a year and a half ago: thirty pounds fixteen fhillings were then collected. And out of this, no less than two hundred and fifty-five perfons have been relieved in eighteen months. Dr. W. hearing of this defign fent a guinea toward it; as did an eminent Deift the next morning.

Monday 25. I preached at four, and afterward fet out for Brentford. Thence I rode to Windfor and preached about noon. We lodged at Morrel Green, and came to Fisherton on Tuesday, about two o'clock.

Mr. Hall having heard I was coming, had given Atrict orders, that no one fhould be let in. The inner door he had locked himself, and (I fuppofe) taken away the key. Yet when I knocked at the outer gate, which was locked alfo, William Sims opened the wicket. I walked ftrait in. A girl ftood in the gate-way, but turned as foon as the faw me. I followed clofe at her heels, and went in after her, at a back door. I afked the maid, "Where is Mr. H? She faid, "In the parlour," and went in unto him. I followed her, and found him fitting with my fifter. But he prefently role and went up ftairs. He then fent William Sims down, and bid him, "Tell my brother, he has no bufinefs in my house." After a few minutes, I went to a houfe in the town, and my fifter came In about an hour the returned home. But he fent word to the gate, "She might go to the place whence she came."

to me.

I met a little company, gathered up out of the wreck, both in the evening and at five in the morning, and exhorted them, to go on in the Bibleway, and not to be wife above that is written.

Thursday

Thurfday 28. I commended them to the grace of God, and fet out for Deverel Long bridge. About ten o'clock we were met by a loaded waggon, in a deep, hollow way. There was a narrow path between the road and the bank. I ftepped into this, and John Trembath followed me. When the

waggon came near, my horfe began to rear, and to attempt climbing up the bank. This frighted the horfe which was clofe behind, and made him prance and throw his head to and fro, till the bit of the bridle catched hold of the cape of my great coat, and pulled me backward off my horfe. I fell as exact on the path between the waggon and the bank, as if one had taken me in his arms, and laid me down there. Both our horfes food flock ftill, one juft behind me, the other before. So, by the bleffing of God, I rofe unhurt, mounted again and rode on.

At twelve, I preached at Deverel; in the even ing at Bearfield; and on Friday 29, came to Bristol.

Monday, Feb. 1. I received an account of Mr. Towers of Leeds, who had even prayed, That he might not know his fins forgiven (as believing it was the highest prefumption.) But notwithstanding this, as he lay one night upon his bed, he did receive the knowledge of falvation, by the remiffion of fins. And he declared it boldly, to the confufion at least, if not conviction of those who denied the truth.

Saturday 6. I preached at eight in the morning at Bath, and in the evening at Coleford. The Colliers of this place were darknefs indeed. But now they are light in the Lord.

Tuesday 9. I met about fixty of the Society in Bristol, to confult about enlarging the Room; and indeed fecuring it; for there was no small danger of its falling upon our heads. In two or three days, two hundied and thirty pounds were fubfcribed. We immediately procured experienced Builders to make an estimate of the expence.

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And I appointed five Stewards (be fides thofe of the Society) to fuperintend the work.

Friday 12. After preaching at Oakhill about nooon, I rode on to Shepton, and found them all under a ftrange confternation. A mob, they faid, was hired, prepared and made fufficiently drunk, in order to do all manner of mifchief. I began preaching between four and five, none hindered or interrupted at all. We had a bleffed oppor tunity and the hearts of many were exceedingly comforted. I wondered what was become of the

mob. But we were quickly informed, they miflook the place, imagining I fhould alight (as I used to do) at William Stone's houfe, and had fummoned by drum all their forces together to meet me at my coming. But Mr. Swindells innocently carrying me to the other end of the town; they did not find their miftake till I had done preaching; fo that the hindering this, which was one of their defigns, was utterly difappointed. However they attended us from the Preachinghoufe to William Stones, throwing dirt, ftones and clods in abundance; but they could not hurt us, only Mr. Swindells had a little dirt on his coat, and I a few fpecks on my hat.

After we were gone into the house, they began throwing great ftones, in order to break the door. But perceiving this would require fome time, they dropped that defign for the prefent. They first broke all the tiles on the Pent-houfe over the door, and then poured in a fhower of ftones at the windows. One of their Captain's, in his great zeal, had followed us into the house, and was now fhut in with us. He did not like this, and would fain have got out; but it was not poffible. So he kept as clofe to me as he could, thinking himfelf fafeft when he was near me. But flaying a little behind, when I went up two pair of stairs, and flood close on one fide, where we were a little fheltered, a large ftone ftruck him on the forehead,

and