before. Yet God is able, of thefe ftones to raise up children to Abraham.

Friday 24. Several of our friends from London, and fome from Kingfwood and Bristol came to Oxford. Alas! how long fhall they come from the Eaft and from the Weft, and fit down in the kingdom of God, while the children of the kingdom will not come in, but remain in utter darkness.

Saturday, July 25. It being my turn (which comes about once in three years) I preached at St. Mary's before the Univerfity. The harveft truly is plentious. So numerous a congregation (from whatever motives they came) I have feldom feen at Oxford. My text was the confeffion of poor Agrippa," Almost thou perfuadeft me to be a Chriftian." I have caft my bread upon the waters. Let me find it again after many days!

In the afternoon I fet out (having no time to spare) and on Sunday 26. preached at the Foundery on the liberty we have to enter into the holiest by the blood of Jefus."

Monday 27. Finding notice had been given, that I would preach in the evening at Hackney, I went thither, and openly declared thofe glad tidings, "By grace ye are faved thro' faith." Many, we heard, had threataned terrible things. But no man opened his mouth. perceive ye not yet, that "greater is He that is in us, than he that is in the world?"

Tuef. 28. I vifited one that was going heavily and in fear thro' the valley of the shadow of death. But God heard the prayer, and foon lifted up the light of his countenance upon her. So that she immediately broke out into thanksgiving, and the next day quietly fell afleep.

Friday 31. Hearing that one of our fifters (Jane Muncy) was ill, I went to fee her. She was one of the first women-bands at Fetter-Lane: And when the controverfy concerning the means of grace began, stood in the gap, and contended earneftly for the ordinances ence delivered to the faints. When foon after it was ordered, "That the unmarried men and women should have no converfation with each other," fhe again withfood to the face those who were teaching for doctrines the commandments of men. Nor could all the fophiftry of those who are, without controversy, of all men living

living the wifeft in their generation, induce her either. to deny the faith fhe had received, or to use less plainnefs of fpeech, or to be lefs zealous in recommending, and careful in practising good works. Infomuch that many times, when the had been employed in the labour of love till eight or nine in the evening, fhe then fat down and wrought with her hands till twelve or one in the morning: Not that fhe wanted any thing herself, but that she might have to give to others for neceffary ufes.

From the time that she was made leader of one or two bands, fhe was more eminently a pattern to the flock In felf-denial of every kind, in openness of behaviour, in fimplicity and godly fincerity, in ftedfast faith, in conftant attendance on all the public, and all the private ordinances of God. And as fhe had laboured more than they all, fo God now called her forth to fuffer. She was feized at firft with a violent fever, in the beginning of which they removed her to another house: Here he had work to do which fhe knew not of. The mafter of the house was one who cared for none of these things. But he obferved her, and was convinced. So that he then began to underftand and lay to heart, the things that bring a man peace at the laft.

In a few days the fever abated, or fettled, as it feemed, into an inward impofthume; fo that she could not breathe without violent pain, which increased day and night. When I came in, fhe ftretched out her hand and faid, "Art thou come, thou bleffed of the Lord. Praised be the name of my Lord for this." I asked, "Do you faint, now you are chaftened of Him?" She faid, "O no, no, no. I faint not. I murmur not. I rejoice ever more." I faid, "But can you in every thing give thanks ?” She replied, Yes, I do, I do." I faid, "God will make all your bed in your fickness." She cried out, "He does, He does. I have nothing to defire. He is ever with me, and I have nothing to do but to praise Him."

In the fame ftate of mind, tho' weaker and weaker in body, the continued till Tuesday following: When feveral of those who had been in her band being prefent, fhe fixed her eyes upon them, and fell into a kind of agonizing prayer," That God would keep

them

them from the evil one." But in the afternoon, when I came, fhe was quite calm again, and all her words were prayer and praise. The fame fpirit fhe breathed, When Mr. Maxfield called the next day. And foon after he went, fhe flept in peace.-A mother in Ifrael haft thou been, and thy works fhall praife thee in the Lgates!

Satur. Aug. 1. I had a long conversation with Mr. Ingham. We both agreed, 1. That none fhall finally be faved, who have not, as they had opportunity, done all good works; and 2. That if a juftified perfon does not do good, as he has opportunity, he will lose the grace he has received, and if he repent not and do the former works, will perifh eternally. But with regard to the unjuftified, (if I understand him), we wholly dif agreed. He believed, it is not the will of God, that they should wait for faith in doing good. I believe, this is the will of God, and that they will never find him, unless they seek him in this way.

Sund. 2. I went, after having been long importuned by Dr. Delzenot, to the Chapel, in Great HermitageStreet, Wapping. Mr. Meriton, (a Clergyman from the Ifle of Man) read prayers. I then preached on thefe words in the former leffon, "Seeft thou how Ahab humbleth himfelf? Because he hath humbled himself, I will not bring this evil in his days:" And took occafion thence to exhort all unbelievers, to use the grace God had already given them, and in keeping his law, according to the power they now had, to wait for the faith of the gospel.

Frid. 7. The body of our fifter Muncy being brought to Short's Gardens, I preached on those words, "Write! From henceforth, blessed are the dead which die in the Lord. Even fo, faith the Spirit; for they reft from their labours; and their works do follow them." From thence we went with it to the grave, in St. Giles's church-yard, where I performed the last office, in the presence of fuch an innumerable multitude of people as I never faw gathered together before. O what a fight it will be when God faith to the grave, "Give back!" And all the dead, fmall and great, fhall ftand before him!

Wedn. 12. I visited one whom God is purifying in the fire, in answer to the prayers of his wife, whom he was just going to beat (which he frequently did)

when

when God fmote him in a moment, so that his hand dropped and he fell down upon the ground, having no more strength than a new-born child. He has been confined to his bed ever fince; but rejoices in hope of the glory of God.

Fri. 14. Calling on a perfon near Grofvernor-Square, I found there was but too much reafon here, for crying out of the incrcafe of popery, many converts to it being continually made, by the gentleman who preaches in Swallow-Street, three days in every week. Now, why do not the champions, who are continually crying out, "Popery, Popery," in Moorfields, come hither, that they may not always be fighting, as one that beateth the air? Plainly, because they have no mind to fight at all; but to fhew their valour without an opponent. And they well know, they may defy Popery at the Foundery, without any danger of contradiction.

Wednef. 19. The Scripture which came in turn to be expounded, was the 9th chapter to the Romans. I was then conftrained to speak an hour longer than ufual, and am perfuaded moft, if not all who were prefent, faw that this chapter has no more to do with perfonal, irrefpective predeftination, than the 9th of Genefis.

Thursday 20. A Clergyman having fent me word, That if If I would preach in the evening on the text he named, he would come to hear me, I preached on that text, Matt. vii. 26. And strongly enforced the caution of our Lord, to "beware of falfe prophets," i. e. all preachers, who do not speak as the oracles of God.

Tuesday 25. I explained at Chelsea, the nature and neceffity of the New Birth, one who, I afterwards heard, was a diffenting teacher) afked me when I had done, Quid eft tibi nomen ? And on my not answering, turned in triumph to his companions, and faid, “Ay, I told you, he did not understand Latin !"

Wednef. 26. I was informed of a remarkable converfation, at which one of our fifters was prefent a day or two before: wherein a gentleman was affuring his friends, "That he himself was in Charles' Square, when a perfon told Mr. Wefley to his face, That he (Mr. Welley had paid twenty pounds already, on being convicted for felling Geneva, and that he now

kept two Popifh Priests in his house." This gave oc

cafion to another to mention what he had himfelf heard, at an eminent diffenting teacher's, viz. "That it was beyond difpute, Mr. Wefley had large remittances from Spain, in order to make a party among the poor: And that as foon as the Spaniards landed, he was to join them with twenty thousand men."

Monday 31. I began my courfe of preaching on the Common-prayer. Tuesday, Sept. 1. I read over Mr. Whitefield's account of God's dealings with his foul. Great part of this I know to be true. "O let not mercy and truth forfake thee! Bind them about thy neck! Write them upon the table of thy heart!"

Thurfd. 3. James Hutton having fent me word, that Count Zinzendorf would meet me at three in the afternoon, I went at that time to Gray's Inn Walks. The moft material part of our converfation, (which I dare not conceal) was as follows.

Z. Cur religionem tuam mutâsti ?

W. Nefcio me religionem meam mutâffe. Cur id fentis? Quis hoc tibi retulit?

Z. Planè tu. Id ex epiftolâ tuâ ad nos video. Ibi, religione, quam apud nos profeffus es, relictâ, novam profiteris.

W. Qui fic? Non intelligo.

Z. Imò, iftic dicis, verè Chriftianos non effe miferos peccatores. Falfiffimum. Optimi hominum ad mortem ufque miferabiliffimi funt peccatores. Siqui aliud dicunt, vel penitùs impoftores funt, vel diabolicè feducti. Noftros fratres meliora docentes impugnâfti. Et pacem volentibus, eam denegâfti.

W. Nondum intelligo quid velis.

Z. Ego, cum ex Georgiâ ad me fcripfifti, te dilexi plurimum. Tum corde fimplicem te agnovi. Iterum fcripfifti. Agnovi corde fimplicem, fed turbatis ideis. Ad nos venifti. Ideæ tuæ tum magis turbatæ erant & confufæ. In Angliam redîifti. Aliquandiu poft, audivi fratres noftros tecum pugnars. Spangenbergium mifi ad pacem inter vos conciliandam. Scripfit mihi, fratres tibi injuriam intulie. Refcripfi, ne pergerent, fed & veniam à te peterent. Spangenberg fcripfit iterum, eos petiiffe: fed te, gloriari de iis, pacem nolle. Jain adveniens, idem audio.

W. Res in eo cardine minimè vertitur. Fratres tui (verum hoc) me malè tractârunt. Pofteà veniam peti

erunt.