Wesley Corpus

I wish you and every one had it.’ One said, ‘My dear, would not you give it them, if you might?” He answered, ‘No; for that would be to take Christ's work out of his hands.’ “Many who heard what great things God had done for them, said, ‘It will not be so with you always. If you should live to come into the world again, he would leave you in the dark. They answered, “We do not think so; for our Jesus has promised that he will never leave us.” “A young woman, who had told them so before, speaking in this manner a second time, Billy said to her, “Miss, are you assured of your interest in Christ?” She answered, ‘I hope I am in Christ; but assurance is no way essential.” He replied, “But if you have his love, you will be sure you have it: You will know it in your heart. I am afraid your hope is only in your head. Do you never quarrel with anybody?’ She said, ‘No.” “But,’ says he, “you quarrel with God’s word: For he has promised me, none shall pluck me out of his hand; and you say, the world will: So you make God a story-teller. At this she went away displeased. “There were few came to see them, when either of them was able to speak, but they inquired into the state of their souls; and, without fear, told them the danger of dying without an assurance of the love of God. “One coming to see them, was talked to very closely by Billy, till she could bear no more. She turned to Lucy, and said, ‘You were always good children, and never told stories.’ ‘Yes, Madam,” said Lucy, “but I did, when I was afraid of being beat; and when I said my prayers; for I did not think of God; and I called him, My Father, when I was a child of wrath: And as to praying, I could not pray till it pleased him by his Spirit to show me my sins.