Wesley Corpus

“Now, my brother, answer for thyself. Dost thou believe that thou must always have this heart, which is corrupted through and through with sin? I say, dost thou believe thy heart must be thus impure: If thou dost, the same doctrine must be preached to thee which was at first: ‘ Ye must receive the Holy Ghost;’ that is, thou must be brought to the first remission; and there thou wilt see Jesus laid slain in thy heart. This thy first purity I will acknowledge, and none else. I believe the foundation of life was once in thee. But many together with thee have fallen away. ‘Thou hearest how I acknowledge thee and where, and no where else. And herein J have communion with thee in my spirit, and hope it will continue to the end.” And is poor Samuel Meggot himself now fallen into the very same snare against which he so earnestly warned his friend? Lord, what 1s man! Sun. 9.--I preached in Charles’ Square to the largest congregation I have ever seen there. Many of the baser people would fair have interrupted; but they found, after a time, it was lost tapour One, who was more serious, was (as she afterward confessed) ex ceeding angry at them. But she was quickly rebuked, by a stone which light upon her forehead, and struck her down to the grounc In that moment her anger was at an end, and love only filled her hearz Wed. 12.--I waited on the archbisnop of Canterbury with Mr. White field, and agam on Friday ; as also on the bishop of London. ! trust if we should be called to appear before princes. we should not be asnamea.