Wesley Corpus

Thur. Jan. 15, 1736.--Complaint being made to Mr. Oglethorpe, of the unequal distribution of the water among the passengers, he appointed new officers to take charge of it. At this the old ones and their friends were highly exasperated against us, to whom they imputed the change. But “ the fierceness of man shall turn to thy praise.” Sat. 17.--Many people were very impatient at the contrary wind. At seven in the evening they were quieted by astorm. It rose higher and higher till nine. About nine the sea broke over us from stem to stern; burst through the windows of the state cabin, where three o1 four of us were, and covered us all over, though a bureau sheltered me from the main shock. About eleven I lay down in the great cabin, and in a short time fell asleep, though very uncertain whether I should wake alive, and much ashamed of my unwillingness to die. O how pure in heart must he be, who would rejoice to appear before God at a moment’s warning! ‘Toward morning, “ He rebuked the winds and the sea, and there was a great calm.” Sun. 18.--We returned God thanks for our daliversnes! of which a few appeared duly sensible. But the rest (among whom were most of the sailors) denied we had been in any danger. I could not have believed that so little good would have been done by the terror they were in before. But it cannot be that they should long obey God from fear, who are deaf to the motives of love. Fri. 23.--Iin the evening another storm began. In the morning it increased, so that they were forced to let the ship drive. I could not but say to myself, “ How is it that thou hast no faith?” being still unwilling to die. About one in the afternoon, almost as soon as I had stepped out of the great cabin door, the sea did not break as usual, bu- Jan. 1736. | REV. J. WESLEY’S JOURNAL. 17? came with a full smooth tide over the side of the ship. I was vaulted over with water in a moment, and so stunned, that I scarce expected to lift up my head again, till the sea should give up her dead. But thanks be to God, I received no hurt at all. About midnight the storm ceased.