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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... heart , now appeared to me in a stronger light than ever it had done before . I saw that giving even all my life to God ( supposing it possible to do this and go no further ) would profit me nothing unless I gave my heart , yea , all my ...
... heart , now appeared to me in a stronger light than ever it had done before . I saw that giving even all my life to God ( supposing it possible to do this and go no further ) would profit me nothing unless I gave my heart , yea , all my ...
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... heart be as my heart , give me thy hand " ) , 98 was the disposition to make and keep the vital reality of faith forever regnant over any and all of its verbalizations.99 Many have supposed that this was meant to minimize the role of ...
... heart be as my heart , give me thy hand " ) , 98 was the disposition to make and keep the vital reality of faith forever regnant over any and all of its verbalizations.99 Many have supposed that this was meant to minimize the role of ...
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... heart was " strangely warmed . " In the later Wesley there is a remarkable balance between ex- pression and restraint and this marks a genuine transformation from what had earlier been his hunger for and fear of vivid emotion . There is ...
... heart was " strangely warmed . " In the later Wesley there is a remarkable balance between ex- pression and restraint and this marks a genuine transformation from what had earlier been his hunger for and fear of vivid emotion . There is ...
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... heart , I wrote the follow- ing words : 2 By the most infallible of proofs , inward feeling , I am convinced : 1. Of unbelief having no such faith in Christ as will prevent my heart from being troubled , which it could not be if I ...
... heart , I wrote the follow- ing words : 2 By the most infallible of proofs , inward feeling , I am convinced : 1. Of unbelief having no such faith in Christ as will prevent my heart from being troubled , which it could not be if I ...
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... heart of un- belief ? I have a fair summer religion . I can talk well , nay , and believe myself , while no danger is near . But let death look me in the face , and my spirit is troubled . Nor can I say , " to die is gain " [ Phil , 1 ...
... heart of un- belief ? I have a fair summer religion . I can talk well , nay , and believe myself , while no danger is near . But let death look me in the face , and my spirit is troubled . Nor can I say , " to die is gain " [ Phil , 1 ...
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