Wesley Corpus

I was born again! My onc wish is, to know God, and be with him eternally.” “She frequently sung or repeated that verse, O that he would himself impart, And fix his Eden in my heart, The sense of sin forgiven : How would I then throw off my load, And walk delightfully with God, And follow Christ to heaven : “She had now an earnest desire to see some of the Methodists, and spoke to several, to ask some of those in Tullamore to visit her. At length her importunity prevailed, and James Kelly was sent for. On his coming in, she said, ‘I am exceeding glad to see you. I have had a longing desire of it this month past. I believe the power of God is with you. If I had health and strength, there should not be a sermon preached, or a prayer put up, in your preaching house, but I would be there.” “I told her, “I hope the Spirit of the Lord will be your present and eternal Comforter. She answered, ‘I can find no comfort in any thing but in God alone.” While she spoke, her soul was melted down. The love of God was shed abroad in her heart, the tears ran down her cheeks, and she began to rejoice in God exceedingly. Her mother, seeing this, was fully convinced that there was more in religion than she had herself experienced; and began to pray, with many tears, that God would show her his salvation. This so affected me, that I could not refrain from tears myself; so we all wept, and prayed, and sang praise together. “On my going to her a second time, I found her truly alive to God. ‘O, she said, ‘how I have longed to see you, that we may be happy in God together! Come let us sing an hymn. I gave out, Of him that did salvation bring, I could for ever think and sing. She sung all the time with exceeding joy. Afterwards she said, ‘This is a weary world; but I have almost done with it. O how I long to be gone !