Wesley Corpus

One of them already rejoices in God; the other mourns and will not be comforted: But the women are gone: They put away the accursed thing immediately. “I had much fear about the children, lest our labour should July, 1762.] JOURNAL. 105 be lost upon them; but I find we shall reap if we faint not. Margaret Roper, about cight years old, has been thoughtful for some time. The other day, while they were at family prayer, she burst into tears and wept bitterly. They asked, what was the matter. She said she was a great sinner, and durst not pray. They bade her go to bed. She no sooner came into the chamber, than she began crying, and clapping her hands, so that they heard her across the street; but God soon bound up her broken heart. Being asked how she felt herself, she said, “Ten times better. Now I can love God. I wish you would sit up and sing with me all might. She has been happy ever since, and as serious as one of forty.” “July 3.--Our joy is now quite full. The flame rises higher and higher. Since Saturday last, eight sinners more are freely justified, and two more renewed in love. Our House was once large enough; now it is scarce able to contain us: And we have not many in the society, who are not either wrestling with God for his love, or rejoicing therein.” Thus far the account of John Manners, quite unadorned, but plain and sensible. Upon farther examination I found three or four and forty in Dublin, who seemed to enjoy the pure love of God: At least forty of these had been set at liberty within four months. Some others, who had received the same blessing, were removed out of the city. The same, if not a larger number, had found remission of sins. Nor was the hand of the Lord shortened yet: He still wrought as swiftly as ever. In some respects the work of God in this place was more remarkable than even that in London. 1. It is far greater, in proportion to the time, and to the number of people. That society had above seven-and-twenty hundred members; this not a fifth part of the number. Six months after the flame broke out there, we had about thirty witnesses of the great salvation.