Wesley Corpus

When the tempter comes, my soul cleaves to Jesus, and I am kept in perfect peace. “I thought it my duty to leave this short account of the gracious dealings of God with my soul, as you was the instrument he was pleased to make use of, for the beginning 352 REv. J. weslEY’s [Feb. 1769. and furthering of his work. O may the Lord strengthen you and your brother, and increase in you every fruit of his Spirit; and when you fail on earth, may we meet in heaven, and praise the great Three-One to all eternity!” “This account was written some time past, when she was sick in bed. But since then God raised her up, and enabled her still to be useful to others, though in great weakness of body. When she took to her bed again, about three weeks ago, she had a remarkable dream:--She thought she saw Mr. W., labouring with his might, to keep the people from falling into a deep pit, which very few of them perceived. The con cern she was in awaked her in great emotion. On Tuesday evening last, she desired us to set her up in bed, to meet her class. Her voice faltered much. She earnestly exhorted them all to live near to God, and to keep close together; adding, “I shall soon join the church above.” She spoke no more; all was silent rapture, till, on Friday morning, without sigh or groan, she resigned her spirit to God. “LYDIA VANDoME.” Such a living and dying witness of the perfect love of God, which she enjoyed for eight-and-twenty years, one would think sufficient to silence all the doubts and objections of reasonable and candid men. Sat. 28.--I began visiting the classes. In the intervals I looked over the Transactions of the Royal Society. Is not that a little too severe,-- Turpe est difficiles habere nugas 3 * If this be true, and if it had been well considered, would half of these Transactions have had a being? Nay, were men convinced of this, what would become of the greater part of all the philosophical experiments in Europe? Mon. FEBRUARY6.--I spent an hour with avenerable woman, near ninety years of age, who retains her health, her senses, her understanding, and even her memory, to a good degree.