Wesley Corpus

* We went through this into a third place. There I saw God, sitting upon his throne. It was a throne of light, brighter than the sun. I could not fix my eyes uponit. I saw three, but all as one. Our Saviour held a pen in his hand. A great book lay at his right side; another at his left; and a third partiy behind him. In the first he set down the prayers and good works of his people; in the second he set down all the curses, and all the evil works of the wicked. I saw that he discerns the whole earth at a glance; and he discerns the whole heavens. At once he beholds earth and heaven with one look. “Then our Lord took the first book in his hand, and went and said, ‘Father, behold the prayers and the works of my people.’ And he held up his hands, and prayed, and interceded to his Father for us. I never heard any voice like that; but I cannot tell how to explain it. And his Father said, ‘Son, I forgive thy people; not for their sake, but thine.’ Then our Lord wrote it down in the third book, and returned to his throne, rejoicing with the host of heaven. “It seemed to me, as if I stayed here several months ; but I never slept all the while. And there was no night: and I saw no sky or sun, but clear light every where. 376 REV. J. WESLEY’S JOURNAL. | Sept. 1746 “Then we went back to a large door, which my guide opened; and we walked into pleasant gardens, by brooks and fountains. As we walked, T said I did not see my brother here; (who died some time before.) He said, ‘Child, thou canst not know thy brother yet, because thy breath rema‘ns in thy body. ‘Thy spirit is to return to the earth. Thou must watcli and pray ; and when thy breath leaves thy body, thou shalt come again hither, and be joined to these, and know every one as before.’ | said, ‘When is that to be?’ He said, ‘I know not, nor any angel in heaven; but God alone.’