Wesley Corpus

Sat. 11.--I had the pleasure of spending an hour with Mr. P. He said, “I rejoiced greatly when the Count came over, hoping now I should understand the truth of the matter; and I went to hear him, full of expectation. His text was, ‘ Neither do I condemn thee.’ He began, ‘ The Saviour says, I came not to destroy the law: but the fact is contrary; for he does destroy it. It is plain, the law condemned this woman, but the Saviour does not condemn her. Again, the law commands to keep the Sabbath holy ; but the Saviour did not keep it holy. Nay, God hiruself does not keep the law. For the law says, Put away all lying. But God said, Nineveh shall be destroyed; yet Nineveh was not destroyed.’ The whole sermon was of the same thread. I understood him well, and do not desire to hear him any more.” Sat. 26.--I buried the body of George Adams, a child about twelve years old. He is the first of the children brought up at our school, whom God has called to himself. From the time God manifested his love to him, he was eminently of a meek and quiet spirit. And as he lived, so he died in sweet peace. Sat. November ¥.--I dined at J E ’s. Is not this a brand plucked out of the burning? Has there been one in our memory that so signalized himself as an enemy to all serious, inward religion? But itis past. He was going out on pleasure as usual; his foot slipped, and, as he was falling, a thought came, “ What if, instead of falling to the earth, thou hadst now died and fallen into hell?”? He heard and acknowledged the voice of God, and began to seek his face. Wed. 12.--In the evening, at the chapel, my teeth pained me much. In coming home, Mr. Spear gave me an account of the rupture he had had for some years, which, after the most eminent physicians had declared it incurable, was perfectly cured ina moment. I prayed with submission to the will of God. My pain ceased, and returned no more.