Wesley Corpus

Why do these cares my soul divide, If thou indeed hast set me free ? Why am I thus, if God hath died, If God hath died to purchase me ? Around me clouds of darkness roll ; In deepest night I still walk on: Heavily moves my damned soul---- Here we were obliged to interrupt her: we again betook ourselves to prayer, and her heart was eased, though not set at liberty. Thur. Noy. 1.--I set out, and the next evening came to Reading, where a little company of us met in the evening, at which the zealous mob was so enraged, they were ready to tear the house down. Therefore I hope God has a work to do in this places In thy time let it be fulfilled! About this time I received a letter from the author of those reflections which I mentioned July 31. An extract of which I have subjoined :-- “ ReverenpD Sir,--As I wrote the Rules and Considerations, (in No. 25 of ‘Country Common Sense,”) with an eye to Mr. Whitefield, yourself, and your opposers, from a sincere desire to do some service to Christianity, according to the imperfect notions I had at that time of the real ete I st oe Pad ae , 164 REV. J. WESLEY 8 JOURNAL. [Nov. 1739. merits of the cause: I, at the same time, resolved to take any opportunity that should offer for my better information.