Wesley Corpus

“TIT. Are my desires new? Not all. Some are new, some old. My desires are like my designs. My great desire is to have ‘Christ formed in my heart by faith.’ But little desires are daily stealing into my soul. And'so my great hopes and fears have respect to God. But a thousand little ones creep in between them. Again, my desires, passions, and inclinations in general are mixed: having something of Christ, and some thing of earth. I love you, for instance. But my love is only partly spiritual, and partly natural. Something of my own cleaves to that which is of God. Nor canI divide the earthly part from the heavenly.” Sun. 17.--I preached in the afternoon at Islington: in the evening at St. Swithin’s, for the last time. Sunday, 24, I preached at Great St. Bartholomew’s in the morning, and at Islington in the afternoon; where we had the blessed sacrament every day this week, and were comforted on every side. Wed. 2'7.--I preached at Basingshaw church; Sunday, 31, to many thousands, in St. George’s, Spitalfields. And toa yet more crowded congregation at Whitechapel, in the afternoon, I declared those glad tidings, (O that they would know the things which make for their peace !) “I will heal their backsliding : I will love them freely.” Mon. Jan. 1, 1739.--Mr. Hall, Kinchin, Ingham, Whitefield, Hutchins, and my brother Charles, were present at our love-feast in Fetter-lane, with about sixty of our brethren. About three in the morning, as we were continuing instant in prayer, the power of God came mightily upon us, insomuch that many cried out for exceeding joy, and many fell to the ground. As soon as we were recovered a little from that awe and amazement at the presence of his Majesty, we broke out with one voice, ‘* We praise thee, O God; we acknowledge thee to be the Lord.” Thur. 4.--One who had had the form of godliness many years, wrote the following reflections :--