and stood close to her, and observed every symptom, until great drops of sweat ran down her face, and all her bones shook. He then knew not what to think, being clearly convinced it was not fraud, nor yet any natural disorder. But when both her soul and body were healed in a moment, he acknowledged the finger of God.

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Tuesday, May 1, Many were offended again, and indeed much more than before. For at Baldwin-streef my voice could scarce be heard, amidst the groanings of some, and the cries of others, calling aloud to Him that is mighty to save. I desired all that were sincere of heart, to beseech with me the prince exalted for us, that He would proclaim deliverance to the captives. And He soon shewed that He heard our voice. Many of those who had been long in darkness, saw the dawn of a great light: and ten persons, I afterwards found, then began to say in faith, My Lord, and my God!

A Quaker who stood by, was not a little displeased at the dissimulation of those creatures, and was biting his lips and knitting his brows, when he dropped down as thunderstruck. The agony he was in was even terrible to behold. We besought God not to lay folly to his charge. And he soon lifted up his head, and cried aloud, "Now I know thou art a prophet of the Lord."

Wednesday 2, At Newgate, another mourner was comforted. I was desired to step thence to a neighbouring house, to see a letter wrote against me, as a deceiver of the people, by teaching that God willeth all men to be saved. One who long had asserted the contrary was there^ when a young woman came in, (who could say before, "I know that my Redeemer liveth"), all in tears, and in deep anguish of spirit. She said, "She had been reasoning with herself, how these things could be, until she was perplexed more and more; and she now found the Spirit of God was departed from her." We began to pray, and she cried out, "He is come! He is come! I again rejoice in God my Saviour." Just as we rose from giving thanks, another per

'son reeled four or five steps, and then dropped down. We prayed with her, and left her strongly convinced of sin, and earnestly groaning for deliverance.

I did not mention one Jn Hn, a weaver, who was at Baldwin-street the night before. He was, I understood, a man of a regular life and conversation, one that [constantly attended the public prayers and sacrament, and was zealous for the church, and against dissenters of every denomination. Being informed that people fell into strange fits at the societies, he came to see and judge for himself. But he was less satisfied than before; insomuch that he went about to his acquaintance, one after another, until one in the morning, and laboured above measure to convince them" it was a delusion of the devil.". We were going home, when one met us in the street, and informed us, that Jn H- -n was fallen raving mad. It seems he had sat down to dinner, but had a mind first to `end a ser mon he had borrowed on "Salvation by Faith." In reading the last page, he changed colour, fell off his chair, and began screaming terribly, and beating himself against the ground. The neighbours were alarmed, and flocked toge ther to the house. Between one and two I came in, and found him on the floor, the room being full of people, whom his wife would have kept without; but he cried aloud, "No; let them all come; let all the world see the -just judgment of God." Two or three men were holding him as well as they could. He immediately fixed his eyes upon me, and stretching out his hand, cried, "Ay, this is he, who I said was a deceiver of the people. But God has overtaken me. I said, it was all a delusion. But this as no delusion." He then roared out, "O thou devil! Thou cursed devil! Yea, thou legion of devils! Thou canst not stay. Christ will cast thee out. I know his work is begun. Tear me to pieces, if thou wilt: but thou canst not hurt me." He then beat himself against the -ground again; his breast heaving, at the same time, as in the pangs of death, and great drops of sweat trickling down

his face. We all betook ourselves to prayer. His pangs ceased, and both his body and soul were set at liberty.

Thence I went to Baptist-mills, and declared Him whom God hath exalted to be a Prince and a Saviour, to give repentance unto Israel and remission of sins. Returning to Jn Hn, we found his voice was lost, and his body weak as that of an infant. But his soul was in peace, full of love, and rejoicing in hope of the glory of God.:

The women of our society met at seven. During our prayer, one of them fell into a violent agony; but soon after began to cry out with confidence, My Lord, and my God! Saturday 5, I preached at the desire of an unknown correspondent, on those excellent words, (if well understood, as recommending faith, resignation, patience, meekness), Be still, and know that I am God.

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Sunday 6, I preached in the morning to five or six thousand people, on, Except ye be converted and become as little children, ye cannot enter into the kingdom of HeaThe same words on which I preached the next day, and on Wednesday, at Baptist-mills. On Hannam-mount I preached to about three thousand, on The Scripture hath included all under sin. At two at Clifton-church, on Christ our wisdom, righteousness, sanctification, and redemption; and about five, at Rose-green, on the promise by faith of Jesus Christ which is given to them that believe.

Monday 7, I was preparing to set out for Pensford, having now had leave to preach in the church, when I received the following note:

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Our minister, having been informed, you are beside yourself, does not care you should preach in any of his Churches."

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I went however, and on Priest-down, about half a mile from Pensford, preached Christ our wisdom, righteousness, sanctification, and redemption.

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Tuesday 8, I went to Bath, but was not suffered to be in the meadow where I was before; which occasioned the offer

of a much more convenient place, where I preached Christ to about a thousand souls.

Wednesday 9, We took possession of a piece of ground, near St. James's church-yard, in the Horse-fair, where it was designed to build a room, large enough to contain both the societies of Nicholas and Baldwin-street, and such of their acquaintance as might desire to be present with them, at such times as the Scripture was expounded. And on Saturday 12, the first stone was laid, with the voice of praise and thanksgiving.

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I had not, at first, the least apprehension or design, of being personally engaged, either in the expense of this work, or in the direction of it; having appointed eleven feoffees, on whom I supposed these burthens would fall of But I quickly found my mistake; first with regard to the expense for the whole undertaking must have stood still, had not I immediately taken upon myself the payment of all the workmen; so that, before I knew where I was, I had contracted a debt of more than a hundred and fifty pounds. And this I was to discharge how I could; the subscriptions of both societies not amounting to one quarter of the sum. And as to the direction of the work, I presently received letters from my friends in London, Mr. Whitefield in particular, backed with a message by one just come from thence, That neither he nor they would have any thing to do with the building, neither contribute any thing towards it, unless I would instantly discharge all feoffees, and do every thing in my own name. Many reasons they gave for this; but one was enough, viz. " That such feoffees always would have it in their power, to control me, and if I preached not as they liked, to turn me out of the room I had built." I accordingly yielded to their advice, and calling all the feoffees together, cancelled, no man opposing, the instrument made before, and took the whole management into my own hands. Money, it is true, I had not, nor any human prospect or probability of procuring it. But I knew the earth is the Lord's, and the fulness thereof, and in his name set out, nothing doubting.

In the evening, while I was declaring, that Jesus Christ had given himself a ransom for all, three persons almost at once, sunk down as dead, having all their sins set in array before them. But in a short time they were raised up, and knew that the Lamb of God who taketh away the sin of the world, had taken away their sins.

Sunday 13, I began expounding in the morning, the xiiith chap, of the first Epistle to the Corinthians. At Hannam I farther explained the promise given by faith; as I did also at Rose-green. At Clifton in pleased God to assist me greatly in speaking on those words, He that drinketh of this water shall thirst again; but whoso drinketh of the water that I shall give him shall never thirst; but the water which I shall give him shall be in him a well of water springing up into everlasting life.

My ordinary employment, in public, was now as follows: Every morning I read prayers and preached at Newgate. Every evening I expounded a portion of Scripture, at one or more of the societies. On Monday in the afternoon I preached abroad near Bristol; on Tuesday at Bath and Two-Mile-hill alternately; on Wednesday at BaptistMills; every other Thursday near Pensford; every other Friday in another part of Kingswood; on Saturday in the afternoon and Sunday morning, in the Bowling-green, which lies near the middle of the city; on Sunday at eleven near Hanuam-mount; at two at Clifton; and at five on Rose-green. And hitherto, as my day is, so my strength hath been.

Tuesday 15, As I was expounding in the Back-lane, on the righteousness of the Scribes and Pharisees, many who had before been righteous in their own eyes, abhorred themselves as in dust and ashes. But two, who seemed to be more deeply convinced than the rest, did not long sorrow as men without hope; but found in that hour that they had an Advocate with the Father, Jesus Christ the righteous ; as did three others in Gloucester-lane the evening before, and three at Baldwin-street this evening. About ten, two who, after having seen a great light, had again reasoned