Wesley Corpus

Resolving to do this, he told Mr. Clementson, 'I am to preach at the Foundery no more.' May, 1763. JOURNAL. 133 "18. From this time he has spoke all manner of evil of me, his father, his friend, his greatest earthly benefactor. I cite Mr. F r for one witness of this, and Mr. M n for another. Did he speak evil of me to Mr. F one day only? Nay, but every day for six weeks together. To Mr. M m he said, (among a the and other things, which he had been twenty years raking together,) 'Mr. W. believed and countenanced all which Mr. Bell said; and the reason of our parting was this: He said to me one day, Tommy, I will tell the people you are the greatest Gospel Preacher in England; and you shall tell them I am the greatest. For refusing to do this, Mr. W. put me away !' "Now, with perfect calmness, and, I verily think, without the least touch of prejudice, I refer it to your own judgment, what connexion I ought to have with Mr. M., either till I am satisfied these things are not so, or till he is thoroughly sensible of his fault." Monday, MAY 2, and the following days, I was fully employed in visiting the society, and settling the minds of those who had been confused and distressed by a thousand misrepresentations. Indeed, a flood of calumny and evil speaking (as was easily foreseen) was poured out on every side. My point was still to go straight forward in the work whereto I am called. Setting out a month later than usual, I judged it needful to make the more haste; so I took post-chaises, and by that means easily reached Newcastle, on Wednesday, 18. Thence I went on at leisure, and came to Edinburgh on Saturday, 21. The next day I had the satisfaction of spending a little time with Mr. Whitefield. Humanly speaking, he is worn out; but we have to do with Him who hath all power in heaven and earth. I rode to Forfar; and on Tuesday, 24, rode on to Aberdeen. I inquired into the state of things here. Surely never was there a more open door.