Wesley Corpus

Wed. November 3. -Two of those who are called prophets, desired speak with me. They told me, they were sent from God with a 272 REV. J. WESLEY'S JOURNAL. Nov. 1742. . message to me; which was, that very shortly I should be born'd again. One of them added, they would stay in the house till it was done, unless I turned them out. I answered, gravely, "I will not turn you out," and showed them down iuto the society-room. It was tolerably cold; and they had neither meat nor drink : however, there they sat from morning to evening. They then went quietly away, and I have heard nothing from them since. Sun. '7. I concluded the Epistle to the Hebrews, that strong barrier against the too prevailing imagination, that the privileges of Christian believers are to be measured by those of the Jews. Not so: that Christians are under a better covenant, established upon better promises ; that although " the Law made nothing perfect," made none perfect either in holiness or happiness, yet 'the bringing in of a better hope" did, " by which we" now " draw nigh unto God ;" this is the great truth continually inculcated herein, and running through this whole epistle. I set out at four, reached Northampton that night, and the next evening, Donnington Park. Wednesday, 10. I rode on to Rusworth inn, and, on Saturday, 13, reached Newcastle. My brother had been here for some weeks before, and was but just returned to London. At eight I met the wild, staring, loving society ; but not them alone, as I had designed. For we could not persuade the strangers to leave us. So that we only spent about an hour in prayer.