The life and times of the Rev. John Wesley, M.A., founder of the Methodists. Vol. 1 (of 3)Tyerman, L. (Luke)
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The life and times of the Rev. John Wesley, M.A., founder of the Methodists. Vol. 1 (of 3)
Tyerman, L. (Luke)
Methodism; Wesley, John, 1703-1791
The two divisions of this important sermon are: (1) in what sense
Christians _are not_, and (2) in what sense they _are_, _perfect_.
Wesley shows that no one is so perfect in this life, as to be free
from ignorance, from mistakes, from infirmities, and from temptations.
On the other hand, he proves that the perfect Christian is freed from
outward sin; from evil thoughts; and from evil tempers. The sermon is
elaborate, and has affixed to it Charles Wesley’s hymn on “The Promise
of Sanctification,” consisting of twenty-eight stanzas, and beginning
with the line,—“God of all power, and truth, and grace.”
Another of Wesley’s publications was, “A Collection of Psalms and
Hymns.” Hitherto, all the hymn-books, except the first, had borne, on
the title-page, the names of both the brothers; but this has the name
of Wesley only.
A third was, “A Dialogue between a Predestinarian and his Friend.”
12mo, eight pages. The object of this short tract is to show,
from the writings of Piscator, Calvin, Zanchius, and others, that
predestinarianism teaches, that God causes reprobates to sin, and
creates them on purpose to be damned.[428]
Besides the above, Wesley published four abridgments from other works.
1. “The Scripture Doctrine concerning Predestination, Election, and
Reprobation.” 12mo, 16 pages.
2. “Serious Considerations on Absolute Predestination.” 12mo, 24 pages.
The tract proves, that the doctrine of absolute predestination is
objectionable: (1) because it makes God the author of sin; (2) because,
it makes Him delight in the death of sinners; (3) because, it is highly
injurious to Christ our Mediator; (4) because, it makes the preaching
of the gospel a mere mock and illusion; etc.
Public-domain text, read in full here on John Shaqi.
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