Wesley Corpus

His pard’ning voice I hear, He owns me for his child, [ can no longer fear. One asking her how she did, she said, “I long to be with Him whom my soul loveth.” On Friday and Saturday, being extremely weak, she spake very little. On Sunday morning she said, “So the Lord hath 538 REV. J. WESLEY’S JOURNAL. [June, 1752. brought us to another Sapper: ‘Vouchsafe, O Lord, to keep us this day without sin.’” She then partly sung, and partly repeated, that hymn, O when shall I sweetly remove, O when shall I enter my rest! Return to the Sion above, The mother of spirits distress’d. She then said, “Who is in the house? O, I do not love the staying at home on a Sunday! Desire them all to go to church. When I was most diligent in going to church, I always found the greatest blessings.” At night she said, “Swelled legs! Fora little time: there will be no swelled legs in heaven.” About fiveon Monday morning, March 23, her husband asked, “Do you know me?” She said, “ Yes, I do ;” and putting her arm round his neck, quickly began to slumber. Waking soon after, she said, “JT must make ‘haste, and dress myself for the Bridegroom.” She then dozed afresh; but waking in a few minutes, said, “ I am going to Christ;” and fell asleep. Sat. 20.--I rode to Chester, and preached at six, in the accustomed place, a little without the gates, near St. John’s church. One single man, a poor alehouse keeper, seemed disgusted, spoke a harmless word, and ran away with all speed. All the rest behaved with the utmost seriousness, while I declared “the grace of our Lord Jesus Christ.”