Wesley Corpus

Tues. 14.--I met with a person who was to be pitied indeed. He was once a zealous Papist; but, being convinced he was wrong, cast off Popery and Christianity together. He told me at once, “Sir, I scorn to deceive you, or any man living: don’t tell me of your Bible : T value it not: I do not believe a word of it.” I asked, “Do yeu believe there is a God? And what do you believe concerning him ?” He replied, “I know there is a God; and I believe him to be the sou! of all, the Anima Mundi: if he be not rather, as I sometimes think is more probable, the To Ilav, the whole compages of body and spirit, every where diffused. But further than this, I know not: all is dark; my thought is lost. Whence I come, I. know not; nor what or why | am; nor whither I am going: but this I know, I am unhappy: I am weary of life: I wish it were at an end.” I told him, I would pray to the God in whom I believed, to show him more light before he went hence; and to convince him, how much advantage every way a believer in Christ had over an infidel. _ Sun. 19.--I found one who was a fresh instance of that strange truth, ** The servants of God suffer nothing.” His body was well nigh torn asunder with pain :- but God made all his bed in his sickness: so that he was continually giving thanks to God, and making his boast ot his praise. At five, I besought all that were present, to “ be followers of God, as dear children; and to walk in love as Christ also loved us, and gave himself for us.”” Many who were gathered together for that purpose, endeavoured by shouting to drown my voice: but I turned upon them immediately, and, offered them deliverance from their hard master. ‘The word sunk deep into them, and they opened not their mouth. Satan, thy kingdom hath suffered loss. Thou fool! How long wilt thou contend with Him that is mightier than thou?