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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... receive the sacraments . The Church of England was moving very slowly in its ar- rangements for American bishops , and was altogether averse to Wesley's proposal that some of his preachers be ordained for ministerial service in the new ...
... receive the sacraments . The Church of England was moving very slowly in its ar- rangements for American bishops , and was altogether averse to Wesley's proposal that some of his preachers be ordained for ministerial service in the new ...
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... edition of 1797 : " He was in the right . I certainly then had the faith of a servant , though not the faith of a son . " were thoroughly bruised by sin , willingly heard and received. 54 THE THEOLOGIAN SELF - INTERPRETED.
... edition of 1797 : " He was in the right . I certainly then had the faith of a servant , though not the faith of a son . " were thoroughly bruised by sin , willingly heard and received. 54 THE THEOLOGIAN SELF - INTERPRETED.
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