Wesley Corpus

Fri. 8.--I found myself much out of order. However, I made shift to preach in the evening: but on Saturday my bodily strength quite failed, so that for several hours I could scarce lift up my head. Sunday, £10 REV. J. WESLEY’S JOURNAL. [ May, 1741. 10, I was obliged to lie down most part of the day, being easy only in the. pusture. Yet in the evening my weakness was suspended, while I was calling sinners to repentance. But at our love-feast which followed, beside the pain in my back and head, and the fever which still continued upon me, just as I began to pray, I was seized with such a cough, that I could hardly speak. At the same time came strongly into my mind, “ These signs shall follow them that believe.” I called on Jesus aloud, to “increase my faith ;” and to “ confirm the word of his grace.” While I was speaking, my pain vanished away; the fever left me; my bodily strength returned ; and for many weeks I felt neither weakness nor pain. ‘“ Unto thee, O Lord, do I give thanks.” Thur. 14.--Hearing that one was in a high fever, of whom I had for some time stood in doubt, I went to her, and asked how she did. She replied, “I am very ill,--but I am very well. OI am happy, happy, happy! for my spirit continually rejoices in God my Saviour. All the angels in heaven rejoice in my Saviour. And I rejoice with them, for I am united to Jesus.” She added, “‘ How the angels rejoice over an heir of salvation! How they now rejoice over me! And I am partaker of their joy. O my Saviour, how happy am I in thee!”