5 — I preached at noon to the warm congregation at London, and in the evening to the cold one at Yarmouth. At ten I preached at Dudley, and in the afternoon spent some time in viewing Mr.
Being Easter-Day.) I went on to Macclesfield, and came just in time (so is the scene changed here also) to walk to the old church, with
From the utter improbability, if one should not rather say, absurdity, of the King’s account, the greater part of which rests
From the many contradictions in the depositions which were made to confirm some parts of it; and,
From the various collateral circumstances, related by contemporary writers, —
His affirming things that are not true; as that all Negro children turnblack the ninth or tenth day from their birth. No: most of them turn partly black on the second day, entirely so on the third.
His flatly contradicting himself; many times within a page or two
His asserting, and laboring to prove, that man is a mere piece of clock-work
I preached in the evening to a very elegant congregation, and yet with great enlargement of heart. The wind being high, I preached in the Court-House at Alnwick; but it was intolerably hot.
Not one of the Preachers that succeeded was capable of being a nursing-father to the new-born children
In the evening I preached at Newcastle; and in the morning, Saturday, 11, set out for the Dales about noon I preached at Wolsingham, and in the evening near the preaching-house in Weardale. Peggy came, and I found she had well-nigh regained her ground, walking in the light, and having a lively hope of recovering all that she had lost.
Jane Salkeld, one great instrument of the work, marrying, was debarred from meeting the young ones; and there being none left who
She seemed to have no hope left: Yet she is not out of God’s reach. Not one of the Preachers that succeeded was capable of being anursing-father to the new-born children:.
Most of the liveliest in the society were the single men and women;
I preached in the street, and they soon ran together, young and old, from every quarter. I reminded the elder, of their having seen me thirty years before, when I preached in Wensley church; and enforced once more, “Believe in the Lord Jesus Christ, and thou shalt be saved.” When I rode back through the town, it wore a new face.
Both the horses, which were tame and quiet as could be, starting out in a moment just at the top of the hill, and running down full speed
The horses then went on full speed, sometimes to the edge of the ditch on the right, sometimes on the left. Both the horses, which were tame and quiet as could be, starting outin a moment just at the top of the hill, and running down full speed.
The coachman’s being thrown on his head with such violence, and yet not hurt at all
About two miles from the town just on the brow of the hill, on a sudden both the horses set out, without any visible cause, and flew down the hill, like an arrow out of a bow. However, the gate which is on the other side of the yard, and is shut, will stop them: “ But they rushed through it as if it had been a cobweb, and galloped on through the corn-field.
The chaise running again and again to the edge of each ditch, and yet not into it
A cart came up against them: They avoided it as exactly as if the man had been on the box. They ran up the next hill with the same speed; many persons meeting us, but getting out of the way.
The avoiding the cart
The keeping just the middle of the bridge
The turning short through the first gate, in a manner that no coachman in England could have turned them, when in full gallop
That the little girl, who used to have fits, on my saying, “Nothing will hurt you,” ceased crying, and was quite composed
My constantly rising at four, for about fifty years
My generally preaching at five in the morning; one of the most healthy exercises in the world
My never travelling less, by sea or land, than four thousand five hundred miles in a year
At eleven I preached in the Town-Hall, at Cowbridge: The neatest place of the kind I have ever seen. In the evening I preached in the Town-Hall to most of the Gentry in the town.
To vote, without fee or reward, for the person they judged most worthy
I preached at Pill, on the “worm” that “dieth not, and the fire” that “is not quenched:” If haply some of these drowsy ones might awake, and escape from everlasting burnings.
To speak no evil of the person they voted against: And,
To take care their spirits were not sharpened against those that voted on the other side
The house, which stands in the middle, on the very top of the rock, has been a magnificent structure. I rode to Witney, and found more life than I expected, both in the congregation and the society.
That the Green and the Bohea are of quite different species
That the Bohea is much tenderer than the Green
That the Green is an evergreen; and bears, not only in the open air, but in the frost, perfectly well
That the herb of Paraguay likewise bears the frost, and is a species of tea
And I observed that they are all species of bay or laurel
In the evening I was scandalized both at the smallness and deadness of the congregation at Kilkenny. About noon I preached a few miles from Strabane; in the evening at Lisleen; and the next at Castle-Caulfield.
Being Trinity-Sunday.) I preached at nine on, “So God created man in his own image;” and in the evening, to an huge congregation
- That it seized none but Englishmen; none of the French, Blemings, or other foreigners then in the kingdom, being at all affected
- That it seized upon Englishmen in other kingdoms, and upon none else: And,
- That the method at last taken was this, — The patient, if seized in the day-time, was immediately to lie down in his clothes, and to be
- That I once ‘doubted whether the measures taken with respect to America could be defended either on the foot of law, equity, or
- That I then ‘strongly recommended an argument for the exclusive right of the colonies to tax themselves.’ I believe I did; but I am now of
About noon I preached at Watlington; and in the evening at Oxford, in a large House formerly belonging to the Presbyterians. About nine I preached at Oxford; in Newnham at one; and in the evening at Wallingford.
AN EXTRACT
JOURNAL
FROM JANUARY 1, 1776, TO AUGUST 8, 1779
Continual exercise and change of air, by traveling above four thousand miles in a year
Constant rising at four
The ability, if ever I want, to sleep immediately
The never losing a night’s sleep in my life
In the evening I preached at Helstone, where prejudice is at an end; and all the town, except a few Gentry, willingly hear the word of salvation. The congregation, both morning and evening, was large; and great was our rejoicing in the Lord. In the evening I preached at Shepton-Mallet; where the people in general appeared to be more serious, ever since the late terrible riot, in which two of them were killed.
In the situation; being laid out on the sloping sides of a semicircular mountain
But even this is far short of the truth; for a plain reason, the houses are miscomputed. Now, at the sitting of the Justices, some years since, there were two hundred public-houses.
In the vast basin of water inclosed between them, covering, I suppose, sixty acres of ground
In the delightful interchange of shady groves and sunny glades, curiously mixed together
Because several of the statues about them were mean
Because I cannot admire the images of devils; and we know the gods of the Heathens are but devils
Because I defy all mankind to reconcile statues with nudities, either to common sense or common decency
I preached on those words in the Gospel for the day, (how little regarded even by men that fear God!). I showed in the evening what the Gospel is, and what it is to preach the Gospel. I set out for Bedford, in the diligence, and came thither at four in the afternoon.
He hoisted no colors, nor ever summoned the ship to yield
He fired on men who thought nothing of the matter, and pointed the men to Captain Bell in particular
I preached in West-Street chapel in the forenoon; and at the Foundery in the evening. About noon I preached at Penmark, and in the evening in that memorable old Castle at Cardiff. I preached at Brentford in the evening; Monday, 2, at Newbury; and the next evening at Bath.
Is not this “Philosophical History” (so called) in many parts profoundly dull; exactly fitted to spread a pleasing slumber over the
In going to Bandon, I read Abbe Raynal’s “History of the Settlements and Trade of the Europeans in the Indies.” I would be glad to propose a few queries. Is not this “Philosophical History” (so called) in many partsprofoundly dull; exactly fitted to spread a pleasing slumber over the.
Are there not several passages quite obscure? Is this the fault of the author or the translator?
Are there not several assertions which are false in fact? Such as that of the healthiness of Batavia, one of the unhealthiest places in the
Do not many of his assertions so border upon the marvellous, that none but a disciple of Voltaire could swallow them? As the account of
Is not Raynal one of the bitterest enemies of the Christian
Is not Raynal one of the most bitter enemies of Monarchy that everset pen to paper.
Is not Raynal one of the most bitter enemies of Monarchy that ever set pen to paper? With what acrimony does he personally inveigh
I went to Kilfinnan, in the neighborhood of which there is a considerable revival of the work of God. In the evening I preached at Bradford, to such a congregation as I have not seen since I left London. From one end of the city to the other, there was scarce any one seen in the streets.
That his discoveries, being built chiefly on etymologies, carry no certainty in them
In the evening I preached to the lovely congregation in Weardale, and the next day went on to Newcastle. In the morning I preached at Ballast-Hills; about two, at the Fell; about five, at. I went to Glasgow, and preached in the House; but the next evening, by the river-side.
All, both men and women, were dressed plain: I did not see one high head
I preached at five in the Orphan-House; about nine, at Placey; at noon, in the market-house, at Morpeth. Many soldiers, who were marching through the town, came in; and the power of the Lord was present to heal. In the evening I preached in the Court-House, at Alnwick, and at night was no more tired than in the morning.
No one took notice of any one, at coming in; but, after a short ejaculation, sat quite still
The congregation was double to that at the Fell; and I trust God gave us a double blessing. But it is not a profusion of ornaments, (they are exceeding plain and simple,) it is not an abundance of gold and silver, but a je ne scai quoi, that strikes every person of taste. Many Officers, as well as soldiers, were there; and the whole congregation seemed much affected.
None spoke to any one during the Service, nor looked either on one side or the other
All stood, every man, woman, and child, while the Psalms were sung
Instead of an unmeaning voluntary, was an anthem, and one of the simplest and sweetest I ever heard
The Prayers, preceding a sound, useful sermon were seriously and devoutly read
After service, none bowed, or courtesied, or spoke, but went quietly and silently away
In the evening all the family were called in to prayers; to whom I first expounded a portion of. The three present Ministers are of another kind; so that I have no more place in the kirk; and the wind and rain would not permit me to preach on the Green. They have preached four evenings in the week, and on Sundaymorning; the other mornings they have fairly given up.
They have preached four evenings in the week, and on Sunday morning; the other mornings they have fairly given up
They have taken great care not to speak too plain, lest they should give offense
I preached in the new preaching-house, at Robin Hood’s Bay, and then went on to Scarborough. I preached in the evening at Bridlington, and afterwards heard a very uncommon instance of paternal affection: — A gentleman of the town had a favorite daughter, whom he set up in a milliner’s shop. In the evening I took my usual stand in the market-place; but had far more than the usual congregation.
HERE LIES THE BODY
She was long “a mother in Israel,” a burning and shining light, an unexceptionable instance of perfect love. After spending near a hundred years on earth, she was some months since transplanted to paradise. So general an out-pouring of God’s Spirit we had seldom known, as we had at Epworth in the afternoon.
MR. SOLOMON ASHBOURN
At length we found a large flat stone in the church; but the inscription was utterly illegible, the letters being filled up with dust.
HE DIED IN 1711;
JOURNAL
FROM AUGUST 9, 1779, TO SEPTEMBER 3, 1782
In situation; lying on a much higher hill, and having a finer prospect from the house
In having a natural river, clear as crystal, running beneath and through them
In the buildings therein; which are fewer indeed, but far more elegant; yea, and far better kept, being nicely clean, which is sadly
In the evening I preached at Stony-Stratford; the next day at Honslip, and at Morton, a little mile from Buckingham. The first thing I observed was the beautiful water which runs through the gardens, to the front of the house. The temples of Venus and Bacchus, though large, have nothingelegant in the structure; and the paintings in the former, representing a.
The temples of Venus and Bacchus, though large, have nothing elegant in the structure; and the paintings in the former, representing a
Having so lately seen Stourhead and Cobham gardens, I was now desired to take a view of the much more celebrated gardens at Stow.
The statues are full as coarse as the paintings, particularly those of Apollo and the Muses, whom a person, not otherwise informed, might
Most of the water in the ponds is dirty, and thick as puddle
It is childish affectation to call things here by Greek or Latin names, as Styx, and the Elysian Fields
It was ominous for My Lord to entertain himself and his noble company in a grotto built on the bank of Styx; that is, on the brink of
The river on which it stands is a black, filthy puddle, exactly resembling a common sewer
One of the stateliest monuments is taken down, — the EgyptianPyramid; and no wonder, considering the two inscriptions, which are.
One of the stateliest monuments is taken down, — the Egyptian Pyramid; and no wonder, considering the two inscriptions, which are
The river at Cobham shames all the ponds at Stow
There is nothing at Stow comparable to the walk near the wheel which runs up the side of a steep hill, quite grotesque and wild
Nothing in Stow gardens is to be compared to the large temple, the pavilion, the antique temple, the grotto, or the building at the head of
To the beautiful cross at the entrance of Stourhead gardens
To the vast body of water
The rock-work grotto
The temple of the sun
The hermitage
In the evening I retired to Lewisham, to prepare matter (who would believe it?) for a Monthly Magazine. I set out for the north, and in the evening preached at Stroud, where is a considerable increase of the work of God. In the afternoon I preached at the old church; but a considerable part of the people could not hear.
Buy all materials with ready money at the best hand
Have above a hundred young men, above fifty young women, many widows, and above a hundred married persons; all of whom are
A quick sale for all their goods, and sell them all for ready money
At six in the evening I preached in the Castle-yard, to a large and attentive congregation. In the evening I preached in the old House at Sheffield; but the heat was scarce supportable. I preached (after reading Prayers) at ten, at half-hour past two, and in the evening.
Here are two men in a boat; each of them more than half as long as the boat itself
Both my brother and I now talked to as many as we could, and endeavored to calm and soften their spirits; and on Friday and Saturday I spoke severally to all the members of the society that could attend. On Friday evening, both in the preaching, and at the meeting of the society, the power of God was again present to heal; as also on Saturday, both morning and evening: And a few are added to the society.
Our Lord, saying to Peter, “Feed my sheep,” points to three or four sheep standing by him
