Wesley Corpus

Fri. 25.--My brother and I went to Mr. Molther again, and spent two hours in conversation with him. He now also explicitly affirmed, 1. That there are no degrees in faith ; that none has any faith who has ever any doubt or fear; and that none is justified till he has a clean heart, with the perpetual indwelling of Christ, and of the Holy Ghost : and 2. That every one who has not-this, ought, till he has , to be still: that is, as he explained it, not to use the ordinances, or means of grace, so called. He also expressly asserted, 1. That to those who have a clean heart, the ordinances are nut matter of duty. They are not commanded to use them: they are free: they may use them, or they may not. 2. That those who have not a clean heart, ought not to use them; (particularly not to communicate ;) because God neither commands nor designs they should; (commanding them to none, designing them only for believers;) and because they are not means of grace ; there being no such thing as means of grace, but Christ only. Ten or twelve persons spoke to me this day also, and many more the day following, who had been greatly troubled by this new gospel, and thrown into the utmost heaviness; and, indeed, wherever 1 went, I found more and more proofs of the grievous confusion it had occasioned; many coming to me day hv day, who were once full of peace and love; but were now again plunged into doubts and fears, ‘ and driven even to their wit’s end. I was now utterly at a loss what course to take ; finding no rest for the sole of my foot. These “ vain janglings” pursued me wherever I went, and were always sounding in my ears.-- Wednesday, 30, I went to my friend, (that was!) Mr. St--, at Islington. But he also immediately entered upon tue subject, telling me, now he was fully assured, that no one has any degree of faith till he is perfect as God is perfect. I asked, “ Have you then no degree of faith?” He said, * No; for I have not a clean heart.” I turned and asked his servant, “ Esther, have you a clean heart?” She said,