the shaft of the cart came full against his shoulder, with such a shock as beat him to the ground. He shot me forward over his head, as an arrow out of a bow, where I lay, with my arms and legs, I know not how, stretched out in a line close to the wall; the wheel ran by, close to my side, but only dirtied my clothes: I found no flutter of spirit, but the same composure as if I had been sitting in my study. When the cart was gone, I rose: abundance of people gathered round, till a gentleman desired me to step into his shop. After cleaning myself a little, I took horse again, and was at Wick by the time appointed.

I returned to Bristol (where the report of my being killed had spread far and wide) time enough to praise God in the great congregation, and to preach on, "Thou, Lord, shalt save both man and beast." My shoulders, and hands and side, and both my legs, were a little bruised; my knees something more; my right thigh the most, which made it a little difficult to me to walk; but some warm treacle took away all the pain in an hour, and the lameness in a day or two.

After visiting the little Societies in Somersetshire and Wiltshire, on Thursday, the 29th, I preached at Bearfield, in my way, and thence rode on to the Devizes. I found much pains had been taken again to raise a mob; but it was lost labour: all that could be mustered were a few straggling soldiers, and forty or fifty boys. Notwithstanding these, I preached in great peace, on, “All have sinned, and come short of the glory of God." In the morning, January the 30th, I explained and applied, "He healeth them that are broken in heart." We then took horse, in the midst of a quiet civil multitude, and the next afternoon came to London.

Mon, Feb. 2. I began examining the Classes: having desired the Leaders, such as had leisure, to give me a short account in writing of those under their care, among many others, I received the following note :

"DEAR SIR,

"I hope my Class are bending one way. K. T., A. G., A. S., M. S., M. R., E. L., and S. S., seem to retain their confidence in the Lord. W. R., L. R., S. R., H. B., I. B., the elder, and A. B., seem to be shut up in a fog, and are not able to get out on any side; they are very dead and yet very sore: nothing seems to do them any good, unless it be smooth as oil, and yet sharp as a

razor.

M. S., M. Q., E. E., E. B., M. H., F. B., M. S., J. B., and J. B.,

the younger, seem to be in earnest, seeking the Lord. J.T., M. H., appear to have a desire, and to be widely seeking something.

"It seems to me, we all want advice that is plain and cutting, awakening and shaking, and hastening us, like that of the angel, 'Escape for thy life: look not behind thee, neither tarry thou in all the plain.' I find the Lord often waking me as with thunder; yet I find a spirit of stillness and lukewarmness to cleave to me like the skin to my flesh. The Lord shows me at times how insensibly it steals upon me, and makes me tremble, because I have not been fearing always. May he give us to feel the true state of our souls! which, I hope, will ever be the prayer of "Your unworthy son in the Gospel, "JOHN HAGUE."

Ye who loved and profited by this man of God, when he was alive, hear what, "being dead," he "yet speaketh.'

Tues. 10. My brother returned from the north, and I prepared to supply his place there.

Sun. 15. I was very weak and faint; but on Monday, the 16th, I rose soon after three, lively and strong, and found all my complaints were fled away like a dream.

I was wondering the day before at the mildness of the weather, such as seldom attends me in my journeys; but my wonder now ceased; the wind was turned full north, and blew so exceeding hard and keen, that when we came to Hatfield, neither my companions nor I had much use of our hands or feet; after resting an hour, we bore up again, through the wind and snow, which drove full in our faces; but this was only a squall: in Baldock-field the storm began in earnest: the large hail drove so vehemently in our faces, that we could not see, nor hardly breathe; however, before two o'clock we reached Baldock, where one met and conducted us safe to Potten. About six I preached to a serious congregation.

Tues. 17. We set out as soon as it was well light; but it was really hard work to get forward, for the frost would not well bear or break; and the untracked snow covering all the roads, we had much ado to keep our horses on their feet; meantime the wind rose higher and higher, till it was ready to overturn both man and beast; however, after a short bait at Bugden, we pushed on, and were met in the middle of an open field with so violent a storm of rain and hail, as we had not had before: it drove through our coats, great and small, boots and every thing, and yet froze as it fell, even upon our eye-brows; so that we had scarce

either strength or motion left, when we came into our inn at Stilton,

We now gave up our hopes of reaching Grantham, the snow falling faster and faster; however we took the advantage of a fair blast to set out, and made the best of our way to Stamford-Heath; but here a new difficulty arose, from the snow lying in large drifts; sometimes horse and man were well nigh swallowed up; yet in less than an hour we were brought safe to Stamford. Being willing to get as far as we could, we made but a short stop here; and about sunset came, cold and weary, yet well, to a little town called Brig-Casterton.

Wed. 18. Our servant came up and said, "Sir, there is no travelling to-day; such a quantity of snow has fallen in the night, that the roads are quite filled up.' I told him, "At least we can walk twenty miles a day, with our horses in our hands." So in the name of God we set out. The north-east wind was piercing as a sword, and had driven the snow into such uneven heaps, that the main road was not passable; however, we kept on, on foot or on horseback, till we came to the White Lion, at Grantham. ¡

Some from Grimsby had appointed to meet us here; but not hearing any thing of them, (for they were at another house, by mistake,) after an hour's rest, we set out straight for Epworth, On the road we overtook a Clergyman and his servant, but the tooth-ache quite shut my mouth: we reached Newark about five. Soon after we were set down, another Clergyman came and inquired for our fellow-traveller: it was not long before we engaged in close conversation. He told me some of our Preachers had frequently preached in his parish; and his judgment was, 1. That their preaching, at Hunfleet, had done some good, but more harm; because, 2. Those who attended it had only turned from one wickedness to another; they had only exchanged sabbath-breaking, sweating, or drunkenness, for slandering, backbiting, and evil-speaking; and, 3. Those who did not attend it, were provoked hereby to return evil for evil: so that the former were, in effect, no better; the latter worse than before.

The same objection (in substance) has been made in most other parts of England; it therefore deserves a serious answer, which will equally hold in all places., Whether then we speak of Hunfleet, Leeds, Bristol, or London, it is allowed, " 1. That our preaching has done some good; common swearers, sabbath-breakers, drunkards, thieves, fornicators, having been reclaimed from those outward sins." But it is affirmed, "2. That it has done more

harm, the persons so reclaimed only changing one wickedness for another; and their neighbours being so provoked thereby, as to become worse than they were before."

"Those who have left their outward sins," you affirm, “have only changed drunkenness or sabbath-breaking for backbiting and evil-speaking." I answer, if you affirm this of them all, it is notoriously false. Many we can name, who left cursing, swearing and backbiting, drunkenness and evil-speaking, altogether, and who are to this day just as fearful of slandering as they are of cursing or swearing; and if some are not yet enough aware of this snare of the Devil, we may hope they will be ere long. Meantime, see that you bless God for what he has done, and pray that he would deliver them from this death also.

You affirm, farther, "That their neighbours are provoked hereby, to return evil for evil; and so while the former are no better, the latter are worse than they were before."

I answer, 1. These are worse than they were before. But why? Because they do fresh "despite to the spirit of grace;" because they despise that long-suffering love of God which would lead them (as it does their neighbours) to repentance; and in laying the blame of this on those who will no longer run with them to the same excess of riot, they only fulfil the Scriptures, and fill up the measure of their own iniquity.

I answer, 2. There is still no proportion at all between the good on the one hand, and the harm on the other; for they who reject the goodness of God were servants of the Devil before, and they are but servants of the Devil still; but they who accept it are brought from the power of Satan to serve the living and true God.

Thur. 19. The frost was not so sharp; so that we had little difficulty till we came to Haxey-Car; but here the ice which covered the dikes and great part of the common would not bear, nor readily break: nor did we know, there being no track of man or beast, what parts of the dikes were fordable. However, we committed ourselves to God, and went on. We hit all our fords exactly; and, without any fall or considerable hinderance, came to Epworth in two hours, full as well as when we left London.

Sun. 22. I preached at five and eight in the room: after evening prayers at the Cross. I suppose most of the grown people in the town were present. A poor drunkard made a noise for some time, till Mr. Maw (the chief gentleman of the town) took him in hand, and quieted him at once.

Mon. 22. Leaving Mr. Meyrick here, I set out with Mr. Larwood and a friend from Grimsby. At two I preached at Laseby, in the way, to a quiet and serious congregation. We reached Grimsby by five, and spoke to as many of. the Society as could conveniently come at that time. About seven I would have preached to a very large audience; but a young gentleman with his companions quite drowned my voice, till a poor woman took up the cause, and, by reciting a few passages of his life, wittily and keenly enough turned the laugh of all his companions full upon him. He could not stand it, but hastened away. When he was gone, I went on with little interruption.

Tues. 24. I wrote a few lines to Mr. C., giving him an account of his kinsman's behaviour. He obliged him to come straight to me and ask my pardon. Since that time we have had no disturbance at Grimsby.

At noon I examined the little Society at Tetney. I have not seen such another in England. In the class-paper, (which gives an account of the contribution for the poor,) I observed one gave eight-pence, often ten-pence a week; another, thirteen, fifteen, or eighteen-pence; another, sometimes one, sometimes two shillings. I asked Micah Elmoor, the leader, (an Israelite indeed, who now rests from his labour,) "How is this? Are you the richest Society in England ?” He answered, "I suppose not; but all of us, who are single persons, have agreed together to give both ourselves and all we have to God: and we do it gladly, whereby we are able from time to time to entertain all the strangers that come to Tetney, who often have no food to eat, nor any to give them a lodging."

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I never before saw so

We came to Hainton soon after sunset. large a congregation here. I declared to them all, (Protestants and Papists,) "The grace of our Lord Jesus Christ;" and they seemed to be indeed (as Homer says) Tea lepoèra,-winged words, that flew as arrows from the hand of the Most High to the heart of every hearer.

Wed. 25. I had designed to go straight for Epworth ; but W. Fenwick begged I would call on the little flock at Tealby. Mr. B., (he said,) the Minister of the place, had preached against them with the utmost bitterness, had repelled them from the Lord's Table, and zealously endeavoured to stir up the whole town against them. I called there about seven, and began to talk with two or three that were in the house where we alighted. Presently the house was full from end to end. I stood up and declared, "By