Wesley Corpus

“ As soon as the day dawned, finding he was not returned, I went with several of my neighbours to seek him. We found his track at a stile near ‘the house, and followed it as close as we could; but it was not possible to follow him step by step, for he had gone to and fro above three miles. through shrubs, and thick quickset hedges, and over deep ditches full of water. One mile of the three was all a bog, full of sloughs, and drains, and trenches, and deep holes, with hardly one foot of firm ground between them. Eighteen or twenty of us being together, about nine o’clock found him by the side of a lake. He was lying on the grass, stretched out at length, with his face upward: his right hand was lifted up toward heaven, his left stretched upon his body: his eyes were closed, and he had a sweet, pleasant, smiling countenance. What surprised us most was, that he had no hurt or scratch from the crown of his head to the sole of his foot; nor one speck of dirt on any part of his body, no more than if it had been just washed. On Thursday he was buried as he desired, just by my wife, whom he survived fourteen days.” Tues. 26.--I had gone through Montrath, (in the way to Roscrea,) when some met me on the bridge, and earnestly pressed me to preach ; so I went into an empty house, (the rain and the wind preventing my going to the market place,) and immediately began to declare “ the grace of our Lord Jesus Christ.” The house was presently filled: the rest of the audience stood at the doors and windows. I saw not one person, man, woman, or child, who behaved either rudely or carelessly. I preached in the market place, at Roscrea, between six and seven in the evening. Several gentlemen and several clergymen were present, and all behaved well.