Wesley Corpus

Sun. 28.--A servant of Mr. Bradley’s sent to desire to speak with me. Going to him, I found a young man ill, but perfectly sensible. He desired the rest to go out, and then said, “ On Thursday night, about eleven, being in bed, but broad awake, I heard one calling aloud, ‘Peter! Peter Wright and looking up, the room was as ught as day, and I saw a man in very bright clothes stand by the bed, who said, ‘ Prepare yourself, for your end is nigh ;’ and then immediately all was dark as before.” I told him, “ The advice was good, whencesoever it came.” Ina few days he recovered from his illness ; his whole temper was changed as well-as his life ; and so continued to be, till after three or four weeks he relapsed, and died in peace. Tues. 30.--Mr. Ingham, coming from Frederica, brought me letters, pressing me to go thither. The next day Mr. Delamotte and I began to try, whether life might net as well be sustained by one sort as by variety of food. We chose to make the experiment with bread ; and * Formerly I was the estate of Achemenides, but I am now the property of Menippus.--Eprr. April, 1736. ] REY. J. WESLEY’S JOURNAL. 23 were never more vigorous and healthy than while we tasted nothing else. ‘“ Blessed are the pure in heart ;” who, whether they eat or drink, or whatever they do, have no end therein but to please God ! To them all things are pure. Every creature is good to them, and nothing to be rejected. But let them who know and feel that they are not thus pure, use every help, and remove every hinderance ; always ng: “ He that despiseth little things shall fall by little and itule.” ;