Wesley Corpus

Sat. 16.--I mentioned this to Peter Bohler. But he told me, “ The:e is no such state on earth. Sin will and must always remain in the soul. The old man will remain till death. The old nature is like an old tooth: you may break off one bit, and another, and another ; but you can never get it all away: the stump of it will stay as long as you live; und sometimes will ache too.” Mon. 18.--At the pressing instanee of my brother, I left London, and the next evening met him at. Bristol. I was a little surprised when I came into the room, just after he had ended his sermon. Some wept aloud; some clapped their hands , some shouted: and the rest sang praise; with whom (having svon recovered themselves) the whole congregation joined. So I trust, Ae hae . June, 1741.] REV. J. WESLEY’S JOURNAL. 21, it ever God were pleased that we should suffer for the truth’s sake, alt other sounds would soon be swallowed up in the voice of praise and thanksgiving. * Wed. 20.--I spent most of the morning in speaking with the new members of the society. In the afternoon I saw the sick; but not one - in fear, neither repining against God. Thur. 21.--In the evening I published the great decree of God, eternal, unchangeable, (so miserably misunderstood and misrepresented by vain men that would be wise,) “ He that believeth shall be saved; he that believeth not shall be damned.” Sat. 23.--At a meeting of the stewards of the society, (who receive and expend what is contributed weekly,) it was found needful to retrench the expenses; the contributions not answering thereto. And it was accordingly agreed to discharge two of the schoolmasters at Bristol; the present fund being barely sufficient to keep two masters and a mistress here, and one master and a mistress at Kingswood.