Wesley Corpus

day, June 25, when I sat up with him again. Being now much weaker, he roved more than éver. Yet when I asked, ‘Isaac, how do you find your soul?? He answered, ‘I rejoice in God my Saviour. I am as clay in the hands of the potter.’ And about half an hour after twelve, he went to sing praise to God and the Lamb for ever.” Some circumstances related in the following letter, which some may account odd accidents, I think are such instances of the providence of God, as ought to be had in remembrance :-- “ June 28, 1745. Bristol. “ Rev. Sir,--On May 31, I went to Sykehouse, and exhorted the people at all opportunities. On Monday, June 3, about three o’clock in the inorning, W. Holmes came to me, and said, ‘ Brother Moss, I have been just awaked by a dream, that the constables and churchwardens came to press you for a soldier. I would have you get up and go to Norton.’ I did so, and he walked with me about half a mile. At his return, the con stables and churchwardens were come. They asked him, ‘ Where is the preacher?’ He said, ‘I have just carried him away: but have you a warrant to press such men as these?’ They answered, ‘ Yes, we have; and will press him, if we see him here again.’ He replied, ‘ You shall see him again in that day, when the Lord shall judge the world in righteousness.’ ‘“* He came and told me, and advised me to go thence. So I went to Epworth on Tuesday. On Wednesday night I had spoke about a quarter of an hour, when the churehwardens and constables came. They bade me stop. I told them, ‘I will, when I have delivered my message.’ They cried, ‘ Bring him away! bring him away!’ I thought, ‘ But they cannot, unless the Lord will.’ The constable coming up to me, I looked him in the face, and he shrunk back and said, ‘I cannot take him.’ His companions swore, ‘ But we will fetch him soon.’ As they were pressing on, many of the people got between, and kept so close together, that for near half an hour they could get no further. Glory be to God, my soul all the time was rather in heaven than on earth.