Wesley Corpus

And on Wednesday he fell a sacrifice to the justice of a long-offended God. O consider this, ye that now forget God, and know not the day of your visitation ! In the afternoon I buried the body of James St. Angel, who, having long been tried in the fire, on Monday, in the full triumph of faith, gave up his spirit to God. I heard of several to-day, who began to run well, but did not endure to the end. Men fond of their own opinions tore +hem from their brethren, and could not keep them when they had done ; but they soon fell back into the world, and are now swallowed up in its pleasures or cares. I fear those zealots who took these souls out of my hands, will give but a poor account of them to God. On Thursday and Friday, I visited the sick; by many of whom I was greatly refreshed. Monday, 18.--We greatly rejoiced in the Lord at Longlane, even in the midst of those that contradicted and blasphemed. Nor was it long before many of them also were touched, and blasphemies were turned to praise. Thur. 21.--I again visited many that were sick, but I found no fear either of pain or death among them. One (Mary Whittle) said, «I shall go to my Lord to-morrow; but before I go, he will finish his work.” The next day she lay quiet for about two hours, and then opening her eyes, cried out, “ It is done, itis done! Christ liveth in me! He lives in me:” and died ina moment. Fri. 22.--I met the society in Short’s Gardens, Drury-lane, for the first time. Sat. 23. 240 REV. J. WESLEY’S JOURNAL. [Jan. 1742 --I called on another who was believed to be near death, and greatly triumphing over it. “I know,” said she, “ that my Redeemer liveth, and will stand at the latter day upon the earth. I fear not death; it hath no sting for me. I shall live for evermore.” Mon. 25.--While I was explaining at Long-lane, “ He that committeth sin is of the devil ;” his servants were above measure enraged . They not only made all possible noise ; (although, as I had desired _ before, no man stirred from his place, or answered them a word ;) but