The life of Wesley; and the rise and progress of Methodism, Volume 1Longman, Brown, Green, Longmans, and Roberts, 1858 - Methodism |
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afterwards ALEXANDER KNOX America Antinomianism appeared Arminian began believe Bishop blessing called Calvinistic cause chapel character Charles Wesley Christ Christian Church of England Coke Conference congregation continued Count Zinzendorf course death Deism desire Devil Divine doctrine doubt effect Everton evil exhort eyes faith father favour fear feel Fletcher friends give God's Gospel Gospel Magazine grace hear hearers heart heaven hell Holy honour Ireland itinerant John Wesley knew labours lay preachers less letter live Lord Lord's Supper manner means mercy Metho Methodism Methodists mind ministers moral morning nature never occasion opinion perfect persons piety pray prayer preachers preaching principles racter reason regard religion religious remarkable replied salvation Satan says Scotland Scripture sense sermon Society soul Southey speak spirit temper things thou thought thousand Tilshead tion truth Wesley's Whitefield word zeal
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Page 185 - Cast away from you all your transgressions, whereby ye have transgressed ; and make you a new heart and a new spirit : for why will ye die, 0 house of Israel ? For I have no pleasure in the death of him that dieth, saith the Lord God : wherefore turn yourselves, and live ye.
Page 185 - If any of you lack wisdom, let him ask of God, who giveth to all men liberally, and upbraideth not, and it shall be given him,
Page 260 - Works done before the grace of Christ, and the inspiration of his Spirit, are not pleasant to God, forasmuch as they spring not of faith in Jesus Christ ; neither do they make men meet to receive grace, or, as the...
Page 266 - But ye are a chosen generation, a royal priesthood, a holy nation, a peculiar people...
Page 185 - The soul that sinneth, it shall die. The son shall not bear the iniquity of the father, neither shall the father bear the iniquity of the son: the righteousness of the righteous shall be upon him, and the wickedness of the wicked shall be upon him.
Page 67 - So the Father is God, the Son is God, and the Holy Ghost is God; And yet they are not three Gods, but one God.
Page 185 - Have I any pleasure at all that the wicked should die? saith the Lord God: and not that he should return from his ways and live?
Page 289 - After my return home, I was much buffeted with temptations ; but cried out, and they fled away. They returned again and again. I as often lifted up my eyes, and He " sent me help from his holy place." And herein I found the difference between this and my former state chiefly consisted. I was striving, yea, fighting with all my might under the Law, as well as under grace. But then I was sometimes, if not often, conquered ; now, I was always conqueror. 17. Thur. 25. — The moment I awaked, "Jesus,...
Page 300 - Baptize, or to administer the Lord's Supper. Ye never dreamed of this for ten or twenty years after ye began to preach. Ye did not then, like Korah, Dathan and Abiram. ' seek the Priesthood also.' Ye knew ' no man taketh this honour unto himself, but he that is called of God, as was Aaron.
Page 182 - O Jerusalem, Jerusalem, thou that killest the prophets, and stonest them that are sent unto thee; how often would I have gathered thy children together, even as a hen gathereth her chickens under her wings ! and ye would not...