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under a harrow." I was curious to obferve, what notice his Lordship took of the Preacher, who flood bowing at his fide, as he went out of Church. He paffed by him without making the least motion, or taking any notice of him at all.

22. After he was got home, he fent a footman to tell the Preacher," If you please, you may come and dine with his Lordship." When he came, and was fat down, the Earl afked his name? He anfwered, "My name is Jofeph Horler." His Lordship then afked, " Mr. Horler, what have you been doing?" He answered, "Preaching, my Lord" "What have you been preaching?" "The Gospel, my Lord." "I deny that Mr. Horler; you have been preaching against the Government," He faid, "I ask your Lordship's pardon: I do not know that I have." 46 Nay, faid his Lordship, have not the King, Lords, and Commons, all agreed that every Englishman fhall worship God according to his own confcience? And are there not licences granted for this very purpose? But pray who are those toads who creep out of the dung-heap? I hope they are not your neighbours! Let me hear of it, Sir, no more. I will hear no more of it. I will fend a note immediately to the Vicar, to let me know, when I am in the country, any day that you are to preach. And I will be fure not to be at church that day."

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23 Some time after, that honeft man, upon me, and preached at my house. Here our acquaintance and mutual love bega, which has continued to this day; he gave me an invitation to come to Shaftfury. I often went, and found much life and love among the people. I was afterwards invited to Wincaunton; Robert Brockway informing me, that the Diffenting Minister was a pious man, and had promifed me the use of his pulpit. And notice was given on the Market-day, that a Methodist was to preach there on Sunday. But when Robert Broc ay reminded the Minister of his promife, he said, My Congregation is not willing." I asked, "Is there any among you that has cou

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rage to go through the town, and tell the people, there will be preaching on the Common? One anfwered, "I will for once." When we were there, a man brought me a table to ftand on. Some of my friends from Shaftsbury were with me. After finging a hymn, and spending a little time in prayer, I gave out those words, Seeing that all thefe things fhall be diffolved, what manner of perfons ought we to be in all holy converfation and godliness? The people were as still as night, and gave good heed to what was spoken, till the Minifter of Brewham, with an Attorney, and Mr. Ring, the Town-Clerk, came to the outfide of the congregation. Some then cried out, "Make way, make way!" But the people flood clofer and clofer together, till I defired them to open to the right and left, and let the Gentlemen come forward. Mr. Ring then read the Riot Act. I said, "Sir, was there any appearance of a Riot here, till you came?" He looked me in the face, and faid with the utmoft vehemence," Thou Rafcal." Then the blood fspouted out in a stream from both his noftrils. He dropt to the earth, crying aloud, "They will fay this is a judgment." (No wonder if they did.) All poffible means were used to ftop the bleeding; but in vain. From that time he was lunatic. He was carried to Bath, and died foon after. In about a fortnight (I was informed) the Minister of Brewham died alfo.

24. Some time after this, one of Mr. Whitefield's Preachers preached in the ftreet at Wincaunton. While he was preaching, a Carrier came with a ftring of pack-horses. The fore-horfe had a ftrap of Bells about his neck. The Carrier took them off, and put them about his own neck. He then ran in among the people, jumping and dancing with all his might. While he was thus employed, the horse he took the bells from, dropped down. They went to him, but he was ftone dead. So God, in Judgment mixed with Mercy, took the horse, but spared the man!

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25. Some years before I was a travelling Preacher, I was invited to preach on Salisbury Plain, near the New Inn. It being on a Sunday, a very great company was gathered together, from the neighbouring villages on both fides the Plain. Here I was met by John Haim, with a few of our friends from Shafifbury. As foon as I began to preach, a man came frait forward, and prefented a gun at my face; fwearing that he would blow my brains out, if I fpake another word. However I continued fpeaking, and he continued fwearing; fometimes putting the muzzle of the gun to my mouth, fometimes against my ear. While we were finging the laft hymn, he got behind me, fired the gun and burnt off part of my hair. But he did not loofe his labour, for he was fo foundly beat, that he kept his bed for several weeks.

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RIDAY, Oct. 19. Satan feemed to have more power.

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given him but although I fhuddered before I went to bed, yet when I lay down, the Lord took me under his protection, so that all fear was now removed. When I felt the approaching of the Enemy, I lay ftill, and gave myfelf up to the Lord in Prayer and Praife. Several times he threw my under-jaw with fuch violence against the upper, as though he would have struck out all my teeth. He caufed a wind to pass under me from head to foot; and fometimes raised me up, bed and all. At other times, I felt myself affected, just as if I was falling down a precipice. Once he lifted my head off the pillow. He pinched me feveral times, and violently preft my

lips together. But having no fear, I rose up in the bed, and faid, "I am hereby more confirmed than ever in the truths of the Gofpel." Being enraged at this, he went away, hiffing like a ferpent.

December 20. As I ftood at noon for employment, a cart drove clofe to me down the hill. Another coming up, pulled against it and forced the wheel directly against my breaft. I was fo preft between the wheel and the wall, that I could in no wife get clear. At the inftant the horfes ftopped, fo that I received no hurt, but the lofs of a little fkin off my hand. All the time I felt peace, compofure of mind, and full refignation to the will of God.

Sunday, March 10, 1754. The Gentleman fent for me, for whom I carried the Letter, which gave me fo much pain, I pofitively refused; yet afterwards found fome fear of lofing my employment. By the grace of God I am kept from outward fin: yet it is astonishing how it fhould be, confidering the ftrength of inbred fin, and the little communion I have with God. Only at fometimes he is pleased to vifit me, and to refresh my weary foul.

Sunday, April 26. I was conftrained to give myself up to God in a more folemn manner than ever I had done before. It feemed as though I was encompaft with the hea venly hoft, as witneffes to the engagement.

Sunday, Sept. 8. The fore part of the week, I was op-preft with the evil of my nature. I wondered how I was faved, feeling myself altogether incapable of refifting the evil. On Thursday night I was greatly comforted by the Spirit of faith and prayer. This day the Lord gave me much love, and a strong defire for the falvation of thofe that meet in my Class; to fome of whom I was obliged to speak fharply.

October 10. My foul fuffered greatly through evil defire, toward one that lodged in the house. At first I felt with it much of the love of God: yet as she had not even the form

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October 24. Surely God never undertook to fave fo vile a wretch as me! It is with the greateft difficulty I lift up my mind to him, and I cannot defcribe the pain I feel by impatience. He is merciful and reftrained my fpirit, or else this day I fhould have curfed him to his face. O that my heart were broken. O that I could leave my heart with him," who alone is able to bring a clean thing out of an unclean! November 14. Some hours of consolation the Lord mercifully afforded me; but they are gone as a dream, and my foul only knows bitterness and pain. I know not that I defire any thing but Chrift. Yet my thoughts are almost continually hurried away; and fometimes with fo violent a force, as I am not able to refift. I have the witnefs of the Spirit that he is mine, and I am his. But at these times I find it hard to keep it.

Sunday, Dec. 29. On Monday I felt and deplored a deep fense of inbred fin. On Tuesday I was furprifed into an unguarded word, little less than an oath. I was quickly fenfible of it, and my fpirit was weighed down with a sense of my wretchedness. Wednesday the Lord was very gracious, giving me true repentance for my laft, and every other fin. I could now praise him for his late dealings with me, finding it needful to be thus acquainted with myself.

January 30, 1755. Still the Lord takes my part against the world; else its frowns or flatteries would prevail over me. I had not long been in bed last night, when fomething pulled one of my feet, and at the fame time I heard a hoarse voice. Never did I feel fuch a weight on my body and fpirit. This continued but a little time: but the affaults of the Enemy continued more than an hour. I heard that voice twice after, which made me tremble; but the Lord kept me. from fear. VOL. V.

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