Wesley Corpus

Sun. Feb. 4.--I preached at St. Giles’s, on, “¢ Whosoever believeth on me, out of his belly shall flow rivers of living water.” How was the power of God present with us! I am content to preach here no more. Fri. 9.--A note was given me at Wapping, in nearly these words :--- ‘* Srr,-- Your prayers are desired for a child that is lunatic, and sore vexed day and night, that our Lord would be pleased to heal him, as he did those in the days of his flesh, and that he would give his parents faith and patience till his time is come.” Tues. 13.--I received the following note :-- “‘ Srr,--I return you hearty thanks for your prayers on Friday for my tortured son. He grows worse and worse; I hope, the nearer deliverance: I beg your prayers still to our Redeemer, who will cure him, or give us patience to bear the rod, hoping it is dipped in the blood of the Lamb. “ Sir, he ‘s taken with grievous weeping, his heart beating as if it would beat through his ribs, he swells ready to burst, sweats great drops, runs about beating and tearing himself. He bites and pinches me, so that I 120 REV. J. WESLEY’S JOURNAL. [March, 1739. carry his marks always on me. He lays his hands on the fire, and sticks pins in his flesh. Thus he has been these five years. He is in his eleventh _ year, a wonder of affliction: I hope, of mer Pe also; and that I shall yet praise him who is my Redeemer and my Go “ Sat. 17.--A few of us prayed with him; and from that time (as his parents since informed us) he had more rest (although not a full deliverance) than he had had for two years before. Sun. 18.--I was desired to preach at Sir George Wheler’s chapel, in Spitalfields, morning and afternoon. I did so in the morning, but was not suffered to conclude my subject (as I had designed) in the afternoon ; a good remembrance, that I should, if possible, declare, at every time, the whole counsel of God. Sun. 25.--I preached in the morning to a numerous congregation, at St. Katherine’s, near the Tower; at Islington in the afternoon. Many here were, as usual, deeply offended. But the counsel of the Lord it shall stand.