the bitterest of them could have no rest in his spirit, till on Saturday, the 30th of September, O. S. he was compelled to send for me, who knew him not, so much as by face, and to tell me the secrets of his heart. He owned with many tears, that in spite of all his endea yours, he was still carnal, sold under sin that he continually did the thing he would not, and was thereby convinced of the entire corruption of his whole nature that the very night before, after the most solemn resolutions to the contrary, he had been guilty of gross drunkenness, and had no hope of escaping, having neither spirit nor strength left in him.We fell on our knees, and besought our Lord to bring this sinner unto God, who through his blood justifieth the ungodly. He arose, and his countenance was no longer sad; for he knew, and testified aloud, that he was passed from; death u to life, and felt in himself, that he was healed of his plague. And from that hour to this, he hath had peace and joy in believing, and sin hath no more dominion over him. "Mr. Stonehouse hath at length determined to know nothing but Jesus Christ, and him crucified; and to preach unto all, remission of sins through faith in his blood. Mr. Sparkes also, is a teacher of sound doctrine. Mr. Hutchins is strong in the faith, and mightily convinces gainsayers, so that no man hitherto hath been able to stand before him. Mr. Kinchin, Gumbold, and Wells, have not yet received comfort, but are patiently waiting for it. Mr. Robson, who is now a minister of Christ also, is full of faith, and peace, and love. So is Mr. Combes, a little child, who was called to minister in holy things two or three weeks Indeed I trust our Lord will let us see, and that shortly, a multitude of priests that believe. My brother and I, are partly here, and partly in Lon ago. don, don, till Mr. Whitefield, or some other, is sent to release us from hence. "Pray for us continually, my dear brother, that we may make full proof of our ministry; and may our selves stand fast in the grace of our Lord Jesus: and as soon as you can, send word of what he is doing by and for you." "To Count Zinzendorf, at Marienborn. "May our gracious Lord, who counteth whatsoever is done to the least of his brethren, as done to himself, return seven-fold to you and the Countess, and to all the brethren, the kindnesses you did to us! It would have been great satisfaction to me, if I could have spent more time with the Christians who love one another. But that could not be now; my master having called me to work in another part of his vineyard, Nor did I return hither at all before the time: for though a great door and effectual had been opened, the adversaries had laid so many stumbling blocks before it, that the weak were daily turned out of the way. Numberless misunderstandings had arisen, by means of which the way of truth was much blasphemed and thence had sprung anger, clamour, bitterness, evil-speaking, envyings, strifes, railings, evilsurmises; whereby the enemy had gained such an advantage over the little flock, that of the rest durst no man join himself to them, "But it has now pleased our blessed Master to remove, in great measure, these rocks of offence. The word of the Lord again runs and is glorified; and his work goes on and prospers. Great multitudes are every where awakened, and cry out, 'What must we do to be saved? Many of them see, that there is only one name under heaven whereby they can be saved and more and more of those who seek it, find salvation in his name: and these are of one heart and one soul. They all love one another, and are knit together in one body, and one spirit, as in one faith, and one hope of their calling. The love and zeal of our brethren in Holland and Germany, particularly at Hernhuth, has stirred up many among us, who will not be comforted till they also partake of the great and precious promises. I hope, if God permit, to see them at least once more, were it only to give them the fruit of my love, the speaking freely on a few things which I did not approve, perhaps because I did not understand them. May our merciful Lord give you a right judgement in all things, and make you to abound more and more in all lowliness and meekness, in all simpli. city and godly sincerity, in all watchfulness and seri ousness: in a word, in all faith and love, particularly to those that are without; till you are merciful as your father which is in heaven is merciful! I desire your constant and earnest prayers, that he would vouchsafe me a portion of the same spirit." "To the Church of God which is in Hernhuth, John Wesley, an unworthy Presbyter of the Church of Gód in England, wisheth all grace and peace in our Lord Jesus Christ. October 14. Glory be to God, even the father of our Lord Jesus Christ, for his unspeakable gift! for giving me to be an eye witness of your faith, and love, and holy conversation in Christ Jesus. I have borne testimony thereof with all plainness of speech, in many parts of Germany, and thanks have been given to God by many on your behalf. "We are endeavouring here also, by the grace which is given us, to be followers of you, as ye are of - Christ : Fourteen are added to us since our return, so that that we have now eight bands of men, consisting of fiftysix persons, all of whom seek for salvation only in the blood of Christ. As yet we have only two small bands of women, the one of three, the other of five persons. But here are many others who only wait till we have leisure to instruct them, how they may most effectually build up one another in the faith and love of him who gave himself for them. "Though my brother and I are not permitted to preach in most of the churches in London, yet thanks be to God, there are others left, wherein we have liberty to speak the truth as it is in Jesus. Likewise every evening, and on set evenings in the week at two several places, we publish the word of reconciliation, sometimes to twenty or thirty, sometimes to fifty or sixty, sometimes to three or four hundred persons met together to hear it. We begin and end all our meetings with singing and prayer: and we know that our Lord heareth our prayer, having more than once or twice, and this was not done in a corner, received our petitions in that very hour. "Nor hath he left himself without other witnesses of his grace and truth. Ten ministers I hnow now in England, who lay the right foundation, The blood of Christ cleanseth us from all sin. Over and above whom, I have found one Anabaptist, and one, if not two of the teachers among the Presbyterians here, who, I hope, love the Lord Jesus Christ in sincerity, and teach the way of God in truth. "O cease not, ye that are highly favoured, to beseech our Lord that he would be with us even to the end; to remove that which is displeasing in his sight, to support that which is weak among us, to give us the whole mind that was in him, and teach us to walk even as he walked! And And may the very God of peace fill up what is wanting in your faith, and build you up more and more in all lowliness of mind, in all plainness of speech, in all zeal and watchfulness; that he may present you to himself a glorious church, not having spot or wrinkle, or any such thing, but that ye may be holy and unblameable in the day of his appearing." We should not do justice to Mr. Wesley, were we to suppose, that he meant in this letter to insinuate, there were only ten clergymen in England who preached the gospel. He particularly refers to those he personally knew, who had been lately awakened out of sleep, and now saw the way of salvation through faith in Christ Jesus. And his principles and connexions, as a high churchman, had separated him from all denominations of Dissenters, so that he could have had very little acquaintance with them. Perhaps the three to whom he refers, were all he could speak of from his own personal knowledge; though, no doubt many others taught the way of God in truth. Mr. Wesley pursued his labours with unremitting diligence, spending his time from an early hour in the morning, till night, in preaching, exhorting, praying, or conversing with the people, on subjects that related to Christian experience. Nov. 22. He again wrote to three or four of his religious friends, and spake more freely than before, of the state of his own mind. "To Dr. Koker at Roterdam. "My desire and prayer to God is, that the glorious gospel of his Son, may run and be glorified, among you as it doth among us; and much more abundantly! I should rejoice to hear, what our Lord hath done for you also. Is the number of believers multiplied? Do they love one another? Are they all of one heart and one soul? Do they build up one another, in the knowledge and love of |