Wesley Corpus

Wed. November 3.---Two of those who are called prophets, desired speak with me. They told me, they were sent from God with a ° 272 REV. J. WESLEY’S JOURNAL. [ Nov. 1742. . message to me; which was, that very shortly I should be born’d again. One of them added, they would stay in the house till it was done, unless I turned them out. I answered, gravely, “I will not turn you out,” and showed them down iuto the society-room. It was tolerably cold; and they had neither meat nor drink : however, there they sat from morning to evening. They then went quietly away, and I have heard nothing from them since. Sun. '7.--I concluded the Epistle to the Hebrews, that strong barrier against the too prevailing imagination,--that the privileges of Christian believers are to be measured by those of the Jews. Not so: that Christians are under a better covenant, established upon better promises ; that although “ the Law made nothing perfect,” made none perfect either in holiness or happiness, yet ‘the bringing in of a better hope” did, “ by which we” now “ draw nigh unto God ;” this is the great truth continually inculcated herein, and running through this whole epistle. Mon. 8.--I set out at four, reached Northampton that night, and the next evening, Donnington Park. Wednesday, 10.--I rode on to Rusworth inn, and, on Saturday, 13, reached Newcastle. My brother had been here for some weeks before, and was but just returned to London. At eight I met the wild, staring, loving society ; but not them alone, as I had designed. For we could not persuade the strangers to leave us. So that we only spent about an hour in prayer.