Wesley Corpus

Fri. 25.--Another was with me, who after having tasted the heavenly gift, was fallen into the depth of despair. But it was not long before God heard the prayer, and restored to her the light of his countenance. One came to me in the evening, to know if a man could not be saved without the faith of assurance. I answered, “1. I cannot approve of your terms, because they are not scriptural. I find no such phrase as either ¢ faith of assurance’ or ‘ faith of adherence’ in the Bible. Besides, you speak as if there were two faiths in one Lord. Whereas, St. Paul tells us, there is bui one faith in one Lord. 2. By ‘Ye are saved by faith,’ I understand, ye are saved from your .award and outward sins. 3. I never yet knew one soul thus saved without what you call ‘the faith of assurance ;’ I mean a sure confidence, that, by the merits of Christ, he’ was reconciled to the favour of God.” Sat. 26.--I was strongly convinced, that if we asked of God, he would give light to all those that were in darkness. About noon we had a proof of it: one that was weary and heavy laden, upon prayer made for her, soon finding rest to her soul. In the afternoon we had a second proof,--another mourner being speedily comforted. M----y D n was a third, who about five o’clock began again to rejoice in God her Saviour: as did M----y H. y, about the same hour, after along night of doubts and fears. Thur. 31.--I went to one in Kings wood who was dangerously ill; as was supposed, past recovery. But she was strong in the Lord, longing to be dissolved and to be with Christ. Some of her words, were, “I was long striving to come to my Saviour, and I then thought he was afar off; but now I know he was nigh me all that time: I know his arms were round me; for his arms are like the rainbow, they go round heaven and earth.”