Wesley Corpus

3. The Judge of all will then inquire, "How didst thou employ thy soul I entrusted thee with an immortal spirit, endowed with various powers and faculties, with understanding, imagination, memory, will, affections. I gave thee withal full and express directions, how all these were to be employed. Didst thou employ thy understanding, as far as it was capable, according to those directions; namely, in the knowledge of thyself and me -- my nature, my attributes -- my works, whether of creation, of providence, or of grace -- in acquainting thyself with my word -- in using every means to increase thy knowledge thereof -- in meditating thereon day and night Didst thou employ thy memory, according to my will, in treasuring up whatever knowledge thou hadst acquired, which might conduce to my glory, to thy own salvation, or the advantage of others Didst thou store up therein, not things of no value, but whatever instruction thou hadst learned from my word; and whatever experience thou hadst gained of my wisdom, truth, power, and mercy Was thy imagination employed, not in painting vain images, much less such as nourished "foolish and hurtful desires;" but in representing to thee whatever would profit thy soul, and awaken thy pursuit of wisdom and holiness Didst thou follow my directions with regard to thy will Was it wholly given up to me Was it swallowed up in mine, so as never to oppose, but always run parallel with it Were thy affections placed and regulated in such a manner, as I appointed in my word Didst thou give me thy heart Didst thou not love the world, neither the things of the world Was I the object of thy love Was all thy desire unto me, and unto the remembrance of my name Was I the joy of thy heart, the delight of thy soul, the chief among ten thousand Didst thou sorrow for nothing, but what grieved my spirit Didst thou fear and hate nothing but sin Did the whole stream of thy affections flow back to the ocean from whence they came Were thy thoughts employed according to my will -- not in ranging to the ends of the earth, not on folly, or sin; but on `whatsoever things were pure, whatsoever things were holy;' on whatsoever was conducive to my glory, and to `peace and good-will among men'"