Wesley Corpus

184 REV J. WESLEY’S JOURNAL. [June, 1740. His soul was full of peace, and a day or two after, returned to God that gave it. Sat. 1'7.--I found more and more undeniable proofs, that the Christian state is a continual warfare ; and that we have need every moment to “watch and pray, lest we enter into temptation.” Outward trials indeed were now removed, and peace was in all our borders. But so much the more did inward trials abound ; and “ if one member suffered al. the members suffered with it.” So strange a sympathy did I never observe before: whatever considerable temptation fell on any one, unaccountably spreading itself to the rest, so that exceeding few were ' able to escape it. Sun. 18.--I endeavoured to explain those important words of St. Peter, ‘“ Beloved, think it not strange concerning the fiery trial which is to try you, as if some strange thing happened unto you.” My genfsode on ev ‘uma wupwoe wpos wEipacwov ‘uusy yivowevn: Literally, “¢ Marvel not at the burning in you which is for your trial.” Wed. 21.--In the evening such a spirit of laughter was among us, that many were much offended. But the attention of all was fixed on poor L aS , whom we all knew to be no dissembler. One so violently and variously torn of the evil one did I never see before. Sometimes she laughed till almost strangled ; then broke out into cursing and blaspheming ; then stamped and struggled with incredible strength, so that four or five could scarce hold her: then cried out, “O eternity, eternity! O that I had no soul! O that I had never been born!” At last she faintly called on Christ to help her. And the violence of her pangs ceased.