Wesley Corpus

I am happy, I am happy.” His sister asked, “Do you love God?” He answered, ‘Yes, that I do. She asked, “And do you think God loves you?” He replied, ‘Yes, I know he does.’ “The next evening she said, ‘How are you, Jacky, when you are so happy?” He said, stroking his breast down with his hand, “Why like as if God was in me. O my sister, what an happy thing it was that I came to Dudley ! I am quite happy when I am saying my prayers; and when I think on God, I can almost see into heaven.’ “Tuesday night last she asked, ‘Are you afraid to die?’ He said, ‘I have seen the time that I was; but now I am not a bit afraid of death, or hell, or judgment; for Christ is mine. I know Christ is my own. He says, What would you have? I would get to heaven: I will get to heaven as soon as I can. And as well as I love you all, when I am once got to heaven, I would not come to you again for ten thousand worlds. Soon after he said, ‘If God would let me do as the angels do, I would come and watch over you. I will, if God will let me; and when you are ready, I will come and fetch you to heaven; yea, if God would let me, I would fly all over the world, to fetch souls to heaven.” March, 1764.] JOURNAL. 163 “He asked his cousin if she had seen the King; and added, ‘I have; indeed I have not seen King George, but I have seen a better King; for I have seen the King of heaven and earth.’ His health since that time has been in some measure recovered; but he continues in the same spirit.” Sat. 24.--We came once more to our old flock at Wednes bury. The congregation differed from most that we have lately seen. It almost entirely consisted of such as had repented, if not also believed the Gospel. Sunday, 25. At eight I preached in the Room, though it would by no means contain the congre gation; but the north-east wind was so extremely sharp that it was not practicable to preach abroad.