God touched his heart in such a manner as to leave no doubt whether this appointment was from heaven; and the concurrence of outward providences confirmed his internal persuasion. Thus, freed from all farther wavering and irresolution, he entered upon that employment, which he verily believed, he would wish he had done at the hour of death, and in the day of judgment. Desirous therefore to exercise his Lord’s talent, and the time affording a providential provision for it, even out of the ordinary way; he took the opportunity of his present connexions, and without looking farther, pursued the following measures. “I opened, (says he) my mind to that man of God, the Rev. Mr. _John Wesley_. I spoke my thoughts freely, and without disguise, desiring his advice on the occasion; which he sweetly and humbly gave me: adding withal, that I might write to him afterwards. I did so, giving him a brief account of my conversion to God, and of what I experienced in my soul concerning preaching. His answer was as follows, “My dear brother, “It is hard to judge what God has called you to, till trial is made. Therefore when you have an opportunity, you may go to _Shronil_, and spend two or three days with the people there. Speak to them in _Irish_.” _Shronil_ is a village in the county of _Tipperary_, distant from the place he then resided at _New-Market_, about thirty _English_ miles. The inhabitants, many of whom were Protestant Dissenters, had sometime before gladly received the word of God from the _Methodists_. Thither he went, accompanied by one of his own brothers, and another of his Christian brethren; having been commended to the grace of our Lord Jesus Christ, by the earnest prayers of several of the children of God. “We walked it, (says he) and gave ourselves to prayer, conversing of the things of the kingdom of heaven, and exhorting those we met with in the way to fear the Lord, and depart from evil.” They arrived there the next day, which was in _July 1750_. The brethren received them kindly in the Lord, though they were unknown to them by face. And having had knowledge of his errand, and informed their neighbours, there assembled in the evening, a considerable congregation, to whom, for the first time, he preached the word of God, choosing for his text, the words of St. _Paul_, _Therefore we conclude that a man is justified by faith without the deeds of the law_. He did so again the next morning, on _Being justified by faith, we have peace with God, through our Lord Jesus Christ_, (Romans v. 1.) and in like manner, morning and evening, during the few days he stayed among them.