Friday, February 1.—We set out for London in another bitter morning, having such a
wind (now got to the east, and so in our face again) as I hardly ever remember. But by five
in the evening we were under shelter at the Foundry. It being the night before appointed
for a watch night, we continued praying and praising God as usual, till about twelve o’clock;
and I found no inconvenience but a little faintness, which a few hours’ sleep removed.
Saturday, 2.—Having received a full answer from Mr. P---, I was clearly convinced that I ought to marry. For many years I remained single because I believed I could be more useful in a single, than in a married state. And I praise God, who enabled me so to do. I now as fully believed, that in my present circumstances, I might be more useful in a married state; into which, upon this clear conviction, and by the advice of my friends, I entered a few days after.
The Journal of John Wesley
Saturday, 2.—Having received a full answer from Mr. P---, I was clearly convinced that I ought to marry. For many years I remained single because I believed I could be more useful in a single, than in a married state. And I praise God, who enabled me so to do. I now as fully believed, that in my present circumstances, I might be more useful in a married state; into which, upon this clear conviction, and by the advice of my friends, I entered a few days after.
The Journal of John Wesley
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