Wesley Corpus

If you can, take it in the open air; otherwise, in the house. If your cannot ride or walk abroad, use, within, a dumb-bell, or a wooden horse. If you have not strength to do this for an hour at a time, do it at twice or thrice. Let nothing hinder you. Your life is at stake. Make everything yield to this. Fourthly. Take no more food than mature requires. Dine upon one thing,-except pudding or pie. Eat no flesh at supper; but something light and easy of digestion. Fifthly. Sleep early and rise early; unless you are ill, never lie in bed much above seven hours. Then you will never lie awake. Your flesh will be firm, and your spirits lively. Sixthly. Above all,-- Give not your passions way; God gave them to thee under lock and key. Beware of anger; beware of worldly sorrow; beware of the fear that hath torment; beware of foolish and hurtful desires; beware of inordinate affection; remember the kind command, “My son, give me thy heart !” Then shall there be no more complaining of lowness of spirits But “the peace of God, which passeth all understanding,” shall keep thy heart and mind in Christ Jesus! MELVILL-House, May 20, 1784.