Things were in this posture, when I was told, “I must preach no more in this, and this, and another church:” The reason was usually added without reserve, “Because you preach such doctrines.” So much the more those who could not hear me there, flocked together when I was at any of the societies; where I spoke more or less, though with much inconvenience, to as many as the room I was in would contain. 3. But after a time, finding those rooms could not contain a tenth part of the people that were earnest to hear, I determined to do the same thing in _England_, which I had often done in a warmer climate: namely, when the house would not contain the congregation, to preach in the open air. This I accordingly did, first at _Bristol_, where the society rooms were exceeding small, and at _Kingswood_, where we had no room at all; afterwards in or near _London_. And I cannot say, I have ever seen a more awful sight, than when on _Rose-green_, or the top of _Hanham-mount_, some thousands of people were calmly joined together in solemn waiting upon God, while “They stood and under open air adored The God who made both air, earth, heaven and sky.” And whether they were listning to his word, with attention still as night; or were lifting up their voice in praise, as the sound of many waters; many a time have I been constrained to say in my heart, _How dreadful is this place! This_ also _is_ no other than _the house of |God|! This is the gate of heaven!_ *Be pleased to observe. 1. That I was forbidden, as by a general consent, to preach in any church (though not by any judicial sentence) “for preaching such doctrine.” This was the open, avowed cause: there was at that time no other, either real or pretended; (except that the people crouded so:) 2. That I had no desire or design to preach in the open air, till after this prohibition; 3. That when I did, as it was no matter of choice, so neither of premeditation. There was no scheme at all previously formed, which was to be supported thereby; nor had I any other end in view than this, to save as many souls as I could. 4. _Field-preaching_ was therefore a sudden expedient, a thing submitted to, rather than chosen, and therefore submitted to because I thought preaching even _thus_, better than _not_ preaching _at all_: First, in regard to my own soul, because _a dispensation of the gospel being committed to me_, I did not dare, _Not to preach the gospel_; Secondly, in regard to the souls of others, whom I every where saw, _seeking death in the error of their life_. 4. But the author of _the observations_ and of _the case of the Methodists briefly stated, more particularly in the point of_ field-preaching, thinks _field-preaching_ worse than _not preaching at all_, “because it is illegal.” Your argument, in form, runs thus: “That preaching which is contrary to the laws of the land, is worse than not preaching at all: “But field _preaching is contrary_ to the laws of the land: