Wesley Corpus

9.--At leisure hours this week, I read the Life of Sir William Penn, a wise and good man. But I was much surprised at what he relates concerning his first wife; who lived, I suppose, fifty years, and said a little before her death, “I bless God, I never did anything wrong in my life I’’ Was she then ever convinced of sin? And if not, could she be saved on any other footing than a Heathen 2 Tues. 24.--I was desired to go and hear the King deliver his speech in the House of Lords. But how agreeably was I surprised He pronounced every word with exact propriety. I much doubt whether there be any other King in Europe, that is so just and natural a speaker. Tues. 31.--I had a more particular account of Joseph Lee than ever I had before. When I went first to Newcastle-upon Tyne, I chose him, being a man full of faith and love, to be one of the Leaders, Steward of the society, and Caterer for our family. He discharged his trust with the utmost ability and integrity. He walked humbly and closely with God; and was a pattern to all the town, as well as to all the society. But after some time, he was persuaded to quit Newcastle, and settle at Nottingham. There he fell among Antinomians, and, trusting in his own strength, gradually sucked in their opinion, grew less and less strict; and lost first the power, and then the very form, of religion. After he had lived some years openly and avowedly without God in the world, while he was one evening quite merry with his jovial companions, 326 REv. J. WESLEY’s [Feb. 1786. one of them said, “Why, Mr. Lee, you was once very godly; you was one of those mad Methodists l’” He answered not a word, but leaned his arm on the table, and died. Sun. FEBRUARY 5.--In the morning, while I was applying at the new chapel that solemn declaration, “The Lord's hand is not shortened, that it cannot save; nor his ear heavy, that it cannot hear;” he did indeed speak aloud in his word, so that the stout-hearted trembled. I broke out into prayer: The power of God came mightily upon us, and there was a general cry.