Monday 25, we fet out early from Brentford, and reached Bath on Tuesday in the afternoon.

Many were not a little furprised in the evening, at feeing me in the Countefs of H's. Chapel. The congregation was, not only large, but ferious: and I fully delivered my own foul. So I am in no concern, whether I preach there again, or not. I have no choice concerning it.

Wednesday 27, I rode to Briftol, and the next day delivered the management of Kingfwood-house, to ftewards on whom I could depend. So I have caft a heavy load off my fhoulders. Bleffed be God for able and faithful men, who will do his work, without any temporal reward!

Friday 29, In my way to Cornwall, I preached at Shepton-mallet at nine; in Wincaunton at one. I was thoroughly tired before we came to Shaftsbury : However, at fix I preached in the New Houfe, filled within and without, to the no fmall astonishment, it feemed, of moft of the hearers. But it was a time of confolation, as well as conviction. I truft, many will experience both, in this house.

Saturday 30, We rode to Stallbridge, long the feat of war, by a fenfelefs, infolent mob, encouraged by their betters, fo called, to outrage their quiet neighbours. For what? "Why they were mad: they were Methodifts." So to bring them to their fenfes, they would beat their brains out. They broke their windows, leaving not one whole pain of glafs, fpoiled their goods, and affaulted their perfons, with dirt, rotten eggs, and ftones, whenever they appeared in the fireet. But no magiftrate, tho' they applied to feveral, would fhew them either mercy or juftice. At length they wrote to me. I ordered a

lawyer to write to the rioters: he did fo; but they fet him at naught. We then moved the Court of King's-Bench. By various artifices they got the trial put off, from one aflizes to another, for eighteen months. But it fell fo much the heavier on themfelves,

felves, when they were found guilty. And from that time, finding "there is law for Methodists," they have fuffered them to be at peace.

I preached near the main ftreet, without the leaft difturbance, to a large and attentive congregation. Thence we rode on to Axminster, but were thoroughly wet before we came thither. The rain obliged me to preach within at fix. But at feven on Sunday morning, I cried in the Market-place, "The kingdom of God is at hand: repent ye, and believe the gofpel.”

In the evening I preached in the street at Afhburton. Many behaved with decency: but the reft, with such ftupid rudeness as I have not feen for a long time in any part of England.

Monday, September 1, I came to PlymouthDock, where, after heavy ftorms, there is now a calm. The houfe, notwithstanding the new galleries, was extremely crowded in the evening. I ftrongly exhorted the backfliders to return to God. And, I believe, many received the word of exhortation.

At the clofe

Tuefday 2, Being invited to preach in the Tabernacle at Plymouth, I began, about two in the afternoon. In the evening I was offered the ufe of Mr. Whitefield's Room at the Dock: but, large as it is, it would not contain the congregation. of the fermon, a large ftone was thrown in at one of the windows, which came juft behind me, and fell at my feet, the best place that could have been found. So no one was either hurt or frightened, not many knowing any thing of the matter.

Wednesday 3, I rode to Medros, where there was last year the moft lively Society in Cornwall. But they are decreased both in number and in ftrength; many who were then ftrong in the Lord, being now weak and faint. However, we had a deeply ferious congregation in the evening, and a remarkable bleffing at the meeting of the Society.

I

Thurfday 4, At noon I preached in Truro. was in hopes, when Mr. Walker died, the enmity in those who were called his people, would have died

alfo.

alfo. But it is not fo. They ftill look upon us as rank heretics, and will have no fellowship with us. In the evening I preached at Penryn in the main ftreet, at the door of one of the chief gentlemen in the town. I never faw fuch a congregation here before. And all feemed to hear as for life.

Friday 5, I preached near Helfton, to an exceeding large and ferious congregation. What a furprifing change is wrought here alfo within a few years! Where a Methodist Preacher could hardly go thro' the ftreet, without a fhower of ftones!

Saturday 6. At one I began preaching in a meadow, adjoining to Penzance. The whole congregation be haved well. The old bitterness is gone. And perhaps, had it not been a quiet hearing in the I preached at Newlin. But none went away.

market-day, I might have had market-place. In the evening Small rain fell all the time.

Sunday 7, At eight I preached in Moufehole, a large village South-weft from Newlin. Thence I went to Beryan Church; and as foon as the fervice was ended, preached near the Church-yard, to a numerous congregation. Juft after I began, I faw a gentleman before me, fhaking his whip, and vehemently ftriving to fay fomething. But he was abundantly too warm, to fay any thing intelligibly. So, after walking awhile to and fro, he wifely took horfe and rode away.

The multitude of people at St. Juft constrained me to preach abroad, tho' it rained the whole time. But this did not difcourage the congregation, who not only ftayed till I had concluded, but were not in hafte to go away then; many fill hovering about the place.

Tuefday 9, In riding to St. Ives, I called on one with whom I ufed to lodge, two or three and twenty years ago, Alice Danicl at Rofemargay. Her fons are all gone from her: and he has but one daughter left, who is always ill. Her husband is dead. And the can no longer read her bible: for fhe is ftone

blind. Yet he murmurs at nothing, but cheerfully waits till her appointed time fhall come. How many of thefe jewels may lie hid up and down! Forgotten of men, but precious in the fight of God!

In the evening I preached at St. Ives, a little above the town, to the largest congregation I ever faw there. Indeed almoft the whole town feems convinced of the truth, yea, and almoft perfuaded to be chriftians.

Wednesday 10, I preached at Lelant about one; but the rain drove us into the houfe. And at St. Ives, all I could do was to preach to as many as the houfe would hold, and a few at the door. But the next evening I ftood in the meadow again, and enforced those folemn words, "Come, Lord, Jefus!”

Friday 12, I rode to St. Hilary's, and in the evening preached near the new house on, "Awake thou that fleepeft!" In returning to my lodging, it being dark, my horfe was juft ftepping into a tin-pit, when an honest man caught him by the bridle, and turned his head the other way.

noon in the new formy day. But I in the evening: the wind was exceeding

Saturday 13, I preached at houfe in Crowan, it being a very knew not what to do at Redruth houfe was far too fmall: and the high, and brought on frequent and heavy fhowers. However, I chose the most convenient part of the ftreet. And we had but one fhort flower till I concluded.

It

Sunday 14, I preached in St. Agnes at eight. The congregation in Redruth, at one, was the largest I ever had feen there; but small, compared to that which affembled at five, in the natural amphitheatre at Gwenap, far the finest I know in the kingdom. is a round, green hollow, gently fhelving down about fifty feet deep: but I fuppofe it is two hundred across one way, and near three hundred the other. I believe there were twenty thousand people, and the evening being calm, all could hear.

Monday

Monday 15, I preached at St. Cuthbert's, and the next morning rode on to St. Columb's. Being defired to break the ice here, I began preaching with out delay, in a gentleman's yard, adjoining to the main-ftreet. I chofe this, as neither too public, nor too private. I fear the greater part of the audience, underftood full little of what they heard. However, they behaved with seriousness and good-manners.

Hence I rode to Port-Ifaac, now one of the livelieft places in Cornwall. The weather being uncertain, I preached near the houfe. But there was no rain while I preached; except the gracious rain which God fent upon his inheritance.

Here Mr. B. met me. For fear of offending the Bishop, he broke off all commerce with the Methodists, He had no fooner done this, than the Bishop rewarded him, by turning him out of his curacy: which, had he continued to walk in chriftian fimplicity, he would probably have had to this day.

Wednesday 17, I twice ftopt a violent bleeding from a cut, by applying a brier-leaf. The room at Launcefton would not near contain the congregation in the evening, to whom I ftrongly applied the cafe of the impotent man at the pool of Bethefda. Many were much affected. But O! how few, are willing to be made whole!

Thursday 18, I rode to Collumpton, preached at fix, and then went on to Tiverton. Friday 19, came a meffenger from Jo. Magor, dangerously ill at Sidmouth, four or five and twenty miles off, to tell me, he could not die in peace, till he had feen me. So the next morning, after preaching, I fet out: spent an hour with him, by which he was exceedingly refreshed; and returned to Tiverton time enough to rest a little, before the evening preaching.

Sunday 21, I preached, morning and evening, in the market-houfe, and at one, in an open place at Bampton. Monday 22, I preached in the ftreet at Culumb-ftock, to almost all the inhabitants of the

town.