John WesleyOxford University Press, 1980 M11 13 - 528 pages A major figure in eighteenth-century Christianity, John Wesley sought to combine the essential elements of the Catholic and Evangelical traditions and to restore to the laity a vital role in church life. He began one of the most dynamic movements in the history of modern Protestantism, a movement which eventually produced the Methodist churches. This volume offers a representative selection of theological writings by Wesley and includes historically oriented introductions and footnotes which indicate Wesley's Anglican, patristic, and biblical sources. |
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... apostle's direction . But leaving them afterwards to themselves , the seriousness they showed at first soon vanished away . On Monday the 9th , and the following days , I reflected much on that vain desire which had pursued me for so ...
... apostle's direction . But leaving them afterwards to themselves , the seriousness they showed at first soon vanished away . On Monday the 9th , and the following days , I reflected much on that vain desire which had pursued me for so ...
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... apostles lived and taught.18 I had a plenary dispensation from all the commands of God . The form ran thus : " Love is all ; all the commands beside are only means of love ; you must choose those which you feel are means to you and use ...
... apostles lived and taught.18 I had a plenary dispensation from all the commands of God . The form ran thus : " Love is all ; all the commands beside are only means of love ; you must choose those which you feel are means to you and use ...
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... apostles had even at Cana in Galilee , when Jesus first ' manifested forth his glory ' [ cf. Jn . 2:11 ] ; even then they , in a sort , ' believed on him , ' but they had not then ' the faith that overcometh the world ' [ 1 Jn . 5 : 4 ] ...
... apostles had even at Cana in Galilee , when Jesus first ' manifested forth his glory ' [ cf. Jn . 2:11 ] ; even then they , in a sort , ' believed on him , ' but they had not then ' the faith that overcometh the world ' [ 1 Jn . 5 : 4 ] ...
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... Apostles : but , to my utter as- tonishment , found scarce any instances there of other than instantaneous conversions ; scarce any so slow as that of St. Paul , who was three days in the pangs of the new birth . I had but one retreat ...
... Apostles : but , to my utter as- tonishment , found scarce any instances there of other than instantaneous conversions ; scarce any so slow as that of St. Paul , who was three days in the pangs of the new birth . I had but one retreat ...
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