Wesley Corpus

How, art thou in love with damnation? Art thou in haste to dwell with everlasting burnings; to be day and night tormented in that flame, without a drop of water to cool thy tongue? Dost thou pray for this? I pray God it may never be either my lot or thine. Alas, my brother? What, if God take thee at thy word ' What, if he say, Be it unto thee even as thou wilt! What, if he give thee thy wish, and let thee drop into everlasting fire, prepared for the devil and his angels! I had rather thou shouldest go to the paradise of God. Hadst not thou? Is not heaven better than hell? Art thou not convinced of this in thy own conscience? Why, then, amend thy prayer. Cry to God: “Save my soul, for I have sinned against thee! Save me from all my sins. Save me from all my evil words, and evil works; from my evil tempers, and evil desires ! Make me holy as thou art holy! Let me know thee, and love thee, and serve thee, now and for ever !” And is not God willing to do this? Surely he is; for God loveth thee. He gave his only Son, that thou mightest not perish, but have everlasting life. Christ died for thee; and he that believeth on him hath everlasting life. Mark that word,--he hath it. He hath it now. He hath the beginning of heaven even upon earth; for his soul is filled with the love of God; and the love of God is heaven.