Wesley Corpus

Sat, 28.--I showed at large, 1. That the Lord’s Supper was ordained by God, to be a means of conveying to men either preventing, or justifying, or sanctifying grace, according to their several necessities. 2. That the persons for whom it was ordained, are all those who know and feel that they want the grace of God, either to restrain them from sin, or to show their sins forgiven, or to renew their souls in the image of God. 3. That inasmuch as we come to his table, not to give him any thing, but to receive whatsoever he sees best for us, there is no previous preparation indispensably necessary, but a desire to receive whatsoever he pleases to give. And, 4. That no fitness is required at the time of communicating, but a sense of our state, of our utter sinfulness and helplessness ; every one who knows he is fit for hell, being just fit to come to Christ, in this as well as all other ways of his ap pointment. Sun. 29.--I preached in the morning at Moorfields, and in the evening at Kennington, on Titus ili, 8, and endeavoured at both places to explain and enforce the Apostle’s direction, that those “who have believed, be careful to maintain good works.” The works I particularly mentioned were, praying, communicating, searching the Scriptures ; feeding the hungry, clothing tae naked, assisting the stranger, and visiting or relieving those that are sick or in prison. Several of our brethren, of Fetter-lane, being met in the evening, Mr. Simpson told them I had been preaching up the works of the Law; ‘ which,” added Mr. V , “we believers are no more bound to obey, than the subjects of the king of England are bound to obey the laws of the king of France.”