Giving offence by advising people to go to church and sacrament

Tue 25 May 1742: I set out early in the morning with John Taylor (since settled in London), and Wednesday 26, at eight or nine o’clock, reached Birstall, six miles beyond Wakefield.
John Nelson had wrote to me some time before; but at that time I had little thought of seeing him. Hearing he was at home, I sent for him to our inn; whence he immediately carried me to his house, and gave me an account of the strange manner wherein he had been led on, from the time of our parting at London.
He had full business there, and large wages. But from the time of his finding peace with God it was continually upon his mind that he must return (though he knew not why) to his native place. He did so about Christmas, in the year 1740. His relations and acquaintance soon began to inquire what he thought of this new faith; and whether he believed there was any such thing as a man’s knowing that his sins were forgiven. John told them point blank that this new faith, as they called it, was the old faith of the gospel; and that he himself was as sure his sins were forgiven as he could be of the shining of the sun. This was soon noised abroad. More and more came to inquire concerning these strange things. Some put him upon the proof of the great truths which such inquiries naturally led him to mention. And thus he was brought unawares to quote, explain, compare, and enforce several parts of Scripture. This he did at first sitting in his house, till the company increased so that the house could not contain them. Then he stood at the door, which he was commonly obliged to do in the evening, as soon as he came from work. God immediately set his seal to what was spoken, and several believed, and therefore declared that God was merciful also to their unrighteousness, and had forgiven all their sins.
Mr. Ingham hearing of this came to Birstall, inquired into the facts, talked with John himself, and examined him with the closest exactness, both touching his knowledge and spiritual experience. After which he encouraged him to proceed, and pressed him, as often as he had opportunity, to come to any of the places where himself had been, and speak to the people as God should enable him.
But he soon gave offence, both by his plainness of speech and by advising people to go to church and sacrament. Mr. Ingham reproved him; but finding him incorrigible, forbade any that were in his societies to hear him. But being persuaded this is the will of God concerning him, he continues to this hour working in the day, that he may be burdensome to no man, and in the evening ‘testifying the truth as it is in Jesus’.
I preached at noon on the top of Birstall Hill, to several hundreds of plain people; and spent the afternoon in talking severally with those who had tasted of the grace of God. All of these, I found, had been vehemently pressed not to ‘run about to church and sacrament’, and to keep their religion to themselves; to be still; not to talk about what they had experienced. At eight I preached on the side of Dewsbury Moor, about two miles from Birstall, and earnestly exhorted all who believed to wait upon God in his own ways, and to let their light shine before men.