Friday, September 3, 2010

Thou shalt love thy neighbour as thyself

Fri 3 Sep 1784: I preached at Guinea Street, and the Word of God was with power, in consequence of which there was a large congregation at five in the morning, although they had not been accustomed before to any service at that hour. Saturday 4 in the evening, I preached at Bath. Sunday 5, I read prayers, preached, and administered the Sacrament to a large congregation. But it was larger in the afternoon, and largest of all in the evening when I opened and applied, ‘Thou shalt love thy neighbour as thyself.’ And many were laid in the balance and found wanting, even of those who had often appealed to this very rule.