------------------------------------------------------------------------ Transcriber’s Note: This version of the text cannot represent certain typographical effects. Italics are delimited with the ‘_’ character as _italic_. Characters printed in ‘smallcap’ form are simply given in CAPITAL characters. The occasional superscripted character is preceded by ‘^’. Footnotes have been moved to follow the paragraphs in which they are referenced. The Table of Contents was printed in double columns, but are presented here in a single column. Minor errors, attributable to the printer, have been corrected. Please see the transcriber’s note at the end of this text for details regarding the handling of any textual issues encountered during its preparation. THE LIFE AND TIMES OF THE REV. SAMUEL WESLEY, M.A. [Illustration: _Sam^ḷ Wesley._] THE LIFE AND TIMES OF THE REV. SAMUEL WESLEY, M.A., RECTOR OF EPWORTH, AND FATHER OF THE REVS. JOHN AND CHARLES WESLEY, THE FOUNDERS OF THE METHODISTS. BY L. TYERMAN. LONDON: SIMPKIN, MARSHALL & CO., STATIONERS’ HALL COURT. SOLD ALSO AT 66 PATERNOSTER ROW. 1866. TO THE REVEREND WILLIAM SHAW, PRESIDENT OF THE METHODIST CONFERENCE, =This Volume= IS MOST RESPECTFULLY AND AFFECTIONATELY INSCRIBED, AS A SMALL TRIBUTE TO HIS LONG AND USEFUL LABOURS AT HOME AND ABROAD, AND AS AN EXPRESSION OF THE BENEFIT DERIVED FROM HIS PRIVATE FRIENDSHIP BY THE AUTHOR. PREFACE.