Wesley Corpus

“ Tasked him, ‘ how do you find yourself now?’ He said, ‘In great pain, but full of love.’ I asked him, ‘ But does not the love of God overcome pain? He answered, ‘ Yes! pain is nothing to me: I did sing praises to the Lord in the midst of my greatest pain; and I could not help it.’ I asked him, if he was willing to die: he replied, ‘O yes, with all my heart.’ I said, ‘ But if life and death were set before you, what would you choose then’ He answered, ‘To die, and to be with Christ: I long to be out of . March, 1742.] REV. J. WESLEY’S JOURNAL. - 245 this wicked world.’ On Thursday night he slept much sweeter than he had done for some time before. In the morning he begged to see Mr. John Wesley. When Mr. Wesley came, and, after some other questions, asked him what he should pray for; he said, that God would give him a clean heart, and renew a right spirit within him. When prayer was ended, he seemed much enlivened, and said, ‘I thought I should have died to-day: but ] must not be in haste; I am content to stay. I will tarry the Lord’s leisure.’ On Saturday, one asked, if he still chose to die: he said, ‘J have no will; my will is resigned to the will of God. But I shall die: mother, be not troubled; I shall go away like a lamb.’