Wesley Corpus

Sat. May 1.--One called, whom I had often advised not to hear them that preach smooth things: but she could not believe there was any danger therein, seeing we were all, she said, children of God. The effects of it which now appeared in her were these :--1. She was grown above measure wise in her own eyes: she knew every thing as well as any could tell her, and needed not to be “taught of man.” 2. She utterly despised all her brethren, saying, they were all in the dark ; they knew not what faith meant. 3. She despised her teachers, as much, if not more, than them; saying, they knew nothing of the Gospel; they preached nothing but the Law, and brought all into bondage who minded what they said. “Indeed,” said she, “ after I had heard Mr. Sp I was amazed ; for I never since heard you preach one good sermon. And I said to my husband, ‘ My dear, did Mr. Wesley always preach so?’ And he said, ‘Yes, my dear; but your eyes were not opened.’ ” Thur. 6:--I described that falling away, spoken of by St. Paul to the Thessalonians, which we so terribly feel to be already come, and to have overspread the (so called) Christian world. One of my hearers was highly offended at my supposing any of the Church of England to -be concerned in this; but his speech soon bewrayed him to be of no Church at all, zealous and orthodox as he was. So that after I had May, 1742. ] REV. J. WESLEY’S JOURNAL. 249 appealed to his own heart, as well as to all that heard him, he retired -with confusion of face. Sat. 8.--One, of Fetter-lane, mentioning a ‘etter he had received from a poor man in Lincolnshire, I read and desired a copy of it; part of which is as follows :-- Samuel Meggot to Richard Ridley.