Wesley Corpus

“T have been ill this fortnight, having got a great cold, but am obliged lo Keep it to myself as much as I can; because a person here cannot have the very form of godliness, but if he is sick, that is the cause of it. I seem not to desire life or death, but that the will of God may be done.” Fri. 6.--Many of our friends were grieved at the advertisement Journal L--23 -- 350 REV. J. WESLEY’S JOURNAL. (Sept. 174. which James Hutton had just published, by order of Count Zinzendorf, declaring, that he and his people had no connection with Mr. John and Charles Wesley. But I believed that declaration would do us no more harm than the prophecy which the Count subjoined to it,--that we should soon run our heads against the wall.--We will not, if we can help it. Sun. 8.--In the evening I desired the society to stay, that ve might commend each other to God, as not knowing how he might see good to dispose of us before we saw each other’s face again. Mon. 9.--I left London, and the next morning called on Dr. Doddridge, at Northampton. It was about the hour when he was accustomed to expound a portion of Scripture to the young gentlemen under his care. He desired me to take his place. It may be the seed was not altogether sown in vain. In the evening, the church at Markfield was full, while I explained, “ The Scripture hath concluded all under sin.” Wed. 11.--I preached at Sheffield. I had designed to go round by Epworth; but hearing of more and more commotions in the north, I judged it best to go straight on to Newcastle.