Wesley Corpus

I now feel his love in my heart, and he tells me he has forgiven my sins.” “Being asked how he did, he replied, ‘Happy in Jesus: Jesus is sweet to my soul.” “Do you choose to live, or die?’ He answered, “Neither. I hope, if I live, I shall praise God; and if I die, I am sure I shall go to him; for he has forgiven my sins, and given me his love.” “One asked Lucy, how long she had been in the triumph of faith. She answered, ‘Only this week: Before I had much March, 1770.] JOURNAL, 391 to do with Satan; but now Jesus has conquered him for me. While she was speaking, feeling great pain of body, she said, “O I want more of these pains, more of these pains, to bring me nearer to Jesus!’ “One speaking of knowing the voice of Christ, she said, “The voice of Christ is a strange voice to them who do not Know their sins forgiven: But I know it; for he has pardoned all my sins, and given me his love. And O what a mercy that such a hell-deserving wretch as me, as me, should be made to taste of his love!’ “Billy had frequent fits. When he found one coming, he, with a smile, laid down his head, saying, ‘O sweet love!’ or, ‘O sweet Jesus!’ And as soon as he came to himself, being asked how he did, he would reply, ‘I am happy in the love of Christ.’ “When a gentleman said, ‘My dear, you could praise God more, if it were not for those ugly fits, he replied, ‘Sir, they are not ugly; for my dear Jesus sent them; and he has given me patience to bear them; and he bore more for my sins.” “One night, a gentleman and his wife came to see them; and the gentlewoman, looking on Lucy, said, ‘She looks as if nothing was the matter with her; she is so pleasant with her eyes. She replied, ‘I have enough to make me look so; for I am full of the love of God.” While she spoke, her eyes sparkled exceedingly, and the tears flowed down her cheeks. At this Billy smiled, but could not speak; having been speechless for more than an hour.