Iexpressmyselfbadly。Butdoyouwish，Lord，thatIshouldincloseinpoorandbarrenwordssentimentswhichtheheartalonecanunderstand？”
Imightmultiplycasesalmostindefinitely，butthesewillsufficetoshowyouhowreal，definite，andmemorableaneventasuddenconversionmaybetohimwhohastheexperience。
Throughouttheheightofitheundoubtedlyseemstohimselfapassivespectatororundergoerofanastoundingprocessperformeduponhimfromabove。Thereistoomuchevidenceofthisforanydoubtofittobepossible。Theology，combiningthisfactwiththedoctrinesofelectionandgrace，hasconcludedthatthespiritofGodiswithusatthesedramaticmomentsinapeculiarlymiraculousway，unlikewhathappensatanyotherjunctureofourlives。Atthatmoment，itbelieves，anabsolutelynewnatureisbreathedintous，andwebecomepartakersoftheverysubstanceoftheDeity。
Thattheconversionshouldbeinstantaneousseemscalledforonthisview，andtheMoravianProtestantsappeartohavebeenthefirsttoseethislogicalconsequence。TheMethodistssoonfollowedsuit，practicallyifnotdogmatically，andashorttimeerehisdeath，JohnWesleywrote：——
“InLondonaloneIfound652membersofourSocietywhowereexceedingclearintheirexperience，andwhosetestimonyIcouldseenoreasontodoubt。Andeveryoneofthesewithoutasingleexceptionhasdeclaredthathisdeliverancefromsinwasinstantaneous；thatthechangewaswroughtinamoment。Hadhalfofthese，oronethird，oroneintwenty，declareditwasGRADUALLYwroughtinTHEM，Ishouldhavebelievedthis，withregardtoTHEM，andthoughtthatSOMEweregraduallysanctifiedandsomeinstantaneously。ButasIhavenotfound，insolongaspaceoftime，asinglepersonspeakingthus，Icannotbutbelievethatsanctificationiscommonly，ifnotalways，aninstantaneouswork。”[122]