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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... doubt , indeed , I am much nearer that mystery of Satan which some writers affect to call by that name . So near that I had probably sunk wholly into it had not the great mercy of God just now thrown me upon reading St. Cyprian's works ...
... doubt , indeed , I am much nearer that mystery of Satan which some writers affect to call by that name . So near that I had probably sunk wholly into it had not the great mercy of God just now thrown me upon reading St. Cyprian's works ...
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... doubt , ' having the love of God shed abroad in his heart through the Holy Ghost which is given unto him ' [ Rom . 5 : 5 ] , which ' Spirit itself beareth witness with his spirit that he is a child of God ' " [ Rom . 8:16 ] . ܀ II THE ...
... doubt , ' having the love of God shed abroad in his heart through the Holy Ghost which is given unto him ' [ Rom . 5 : 5 ] , which ' Spirit itself beareth witness with his spirit that he is a child of God ' " [ Rom . 8:16 ] . ܀ II THE ...
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... doubt , however , that what this experience represented is crucial to an understanding of Wesley's thought . Since his first act of self - dedication to God in 1725 , he had striven to pass from faith's threshold to its fullness without ...
... doubt , however , that what this experience represented is crucial to an understanding of Wesley's thought . Since his first act of self - dedication to God in 1725 , he had striven to pass from faith's threshold to its fullness without ...
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