The life and times of the Rev. Samuel Wesley: Rector of Epworth and father of the Revs. John and Charles Wesley, the founders of the MethodistsTyerman, L. (Luke)
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The life and times of the Rev. Samuel Wesley: Rector of Epworth and father of the Revs. John and Charles Wesley, the founders of the Methodists
Tyerman, L. (Luke)
Church of England -- Clergy -- Biography; Wesley, Samuel, 1662-1735
Wesley’s Dedication of his Dissertations to the 409
Queen,
Wesley’s Dissertations nearly Completed, 410
Wesley a strict Disciplinarian, 411
Letters on Doing Penance, 412
A Difficulty about his Churchwardens, 414
Wesley nearly Killed by being
thrown out of his Waggon, 416
Wesley writes to his son Samuel on Family Affairs, 417
S. Wesley, jun., declines Epworth Living, 419
Wesley learns to Write with his Left Hand, 419
Wesley’s Benevolence, 420
Letter to the Lord Chancellor respecting J. 420
Whitelamb,
Wesley Visits his Sons at Oxford, 422
John Wesley Refuses to be his Father’s Successor, 422
His Father’s Reply to his Objections, 422
Two Papists at Epworth, 424
Wesley’s Kindness to a Fatherless Boy, 424
General Oglethorpe, 425
Wesley’s Letter to Oglethorpe on his Return from 425
Georgia,
Proposed Special Sacraments for his Friends, 427
Would have gone to Georgia if ten years younger, 428
Inquiries respecting Georgia, 429
John Whitelamb’s wish to go to Georgia, 430
The Missionary Spirit a Trait of the Wesley 431
Family,
A Family Letter written by Proxy, 432
Matthew Wesley and his Visit to Epworth, 435
He unjustly Accuses his Brother, 436
S. Wesley’ s Reply to his Brother’s Accusation, 437
CHAPTER XX.
DEATH AND CHARACTER—1735.
Declining Health, 443
Last two Sermons, 443
John Wesley’s Account of his Father’s Death, 444
Charles Wesley’s ditto, 444
Notice of Death in _Gentleman’s Magazine_, 447
His Tomb, 447
His Elegy, by his son Samuel, 448
His Poetry, 448
Eupolis’s Hymn, 449
Wesley’s Wit and Pleasantry, 451
The Miser’s Feast, 451
The Epworth Parish Clerk, 452
Two Letters written by Wesley’s Granddaughter, 453
Snuff and Tobacco, 455
Dr Whitehead’s Critique on Wesley, 456
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