Wesley Corpus

won. 17.--I had designed this morning to set out for Bristol ; but was unexpectedly prevented. In the afternoon I received a letter from Leicestershire, pressing me to come without delay, and pay the iast office of friendship to one whose. soul was on the wing for eternity. In Thursday, 20, I set out. The next afternoon I stopped a little at Newport Pagnell, and then rode on till I overtook a serious man, with whom I immediately fell into conversation. He presently gave me to «now what his opinions were; therefore I said nothing to contradict ‘hem. But that did not content him; he was quite uneasy to know, whether [ held the doctrine of the decrees as he did; but I told him over and over, “ We had better keep to practical things, lest we should 4e angry at one another.” And so we did for two miles, till he caught me unawares, and dragged me into the dispute before I knew where I was. He then grew warmer and warmer; told me I was rotten at neart, and supposed I was one of John Wesley’s followers. I told him, «“ No, I am John Wesley himself.” Upon which,-- Improvisum aspris veluti qui sentibus anguem Pressit,--(As one that has unawares trodden upon a snake,--) he would gladly have run away outright. But, being the better mounted of the two, I kept close to his side, and endeavoured to show him his heart till we came into the street cf Northampton. Saturday, 22. About five in the afternoon, I reached Donnington Park. Miss Cowper was just alive. But as soon as we came in, her spirit greatly revived. For three days we rejoiced in the grace of God, whereby she was filled 252 REV. J. WESLEY’S JOURNAL. [May, 1742 with a hope full of immortality ; with meckness, gentleness, patience. and humble love, knowing in whom she had believed.