Wesley Corpus

But as her illness increased, so did her anger. She often cried out, "I cannot forgive I will not forgive 1" and intermixed horrid shrieks, till she died. I baptized a young woman who had been educated among the Anabaptists. God bore witness to his ordinance, and gave her such a blessing as she could not find words to express. I preached at Leytonstone. O what an house of God is here ! Not only for decency and order, but for the life and power of religion I I am afraid there are very few such to be found in all the King's dominions. I buried the remains of Richard Morris, who had been in the society twenty years, and was a right honest man, but never convinced of sin till death began to look him in the face: And then he rather saw than felt his need of Christ. Yet when he called upon him, even in his dull way, 272 REv. J. wesLEY's March, 1767. he was soon assured of his love, and continued praising and rejoicing till his spirit returned to God. I rode to Colchester; and found more life there than for several years. Why should we despair of seeing good done in any place How soon can God turn the wilderness into a fruitful field ! Wednesday, 18. I preached at Herringswell, and the next day came to Norwich. Here I spent a few days much to my satisfaction, finding the people far more settled than ever. Monday, 23. I rode to Yarmouth, and found the society, after the example of Mr. W p, had entirely left the Church. I judged it needful to speak largely upon that head. They stood reproved, and resolved, one and all, to go to it again. I was desired to ride over to Lowestoft. The House would not contain one-fourth of the people; so that I was obliged to preach in the open air; and all behaved with great seriousness. I took a list of the present society in Norwich, consisting of one hundred and sixty members. But I have far more comfort in it now than when it consisted of six hundred. These know what they are about; and the greater part are not ignorant of Satan's devices. I set out for London.