Wesley Corpus

How does God bring us down to the gates of death, and bring us up again I preached at eight to a lively congregation, under the venerable old yew, supposed to have flourished in the reign of King James, if not of Queen Elizabeth. At eleven our brethren flocked to Lisburn from June, 1778. JOURNAL. 129 all parts, whom I strongly exhortcd, in the Apostle's words, to "walk worthy of the Lord." At the love-feast which followed, we were greatly comforted; many of the country people declar ing with all simplicity, and yet with great propriety both of sentiment and expression, what God had done for their souls. -I preached at Ballinderry, (in my way to Lurgan,) where many flocked together, though at a very short warning. We had four or five times as many in the evening at Lurgan; but some of them wild as colts untamed. However, they all listened to that great truth, "Narrow is the way that leadeth unto life." -I preached about noon to a serious company at Derry-Anvil; and then went on to Cockhill. I preached here at the bottom of the garden; the table was placed under a tree, and most of the people sat on the grass before it; and everything seemed to concur with the exhortation, "Acquaint thyself now with him, and be at peace." I travelled through a delightful country to Charlemont, where Captain Tottenham was the Commanding Officer. We lodged with him in the castle, which stands on an eminence, and commands the country on all sides. A tent was set up in the castle-yard, where all the soldiers were drawn up at eleven, with abundance of people from many miles round, who were all attention. In the evening their number was considerably enlarged; but still all heard as for life. -I preached at nine in the avenue at Armagh, to a large and serious congregation. It was increased four-fold at six in the evening; but many were there who behaved as if they had been in a bear-garden. I took a walk to the Primate's ; and went through the house, and all the improvements. The house is neat and handsome, but not magnificent; and is elegantly, but not splen didly, furnished.