The works of the Rev. John Wesley, Vol. 10 (of 32)Wesley, John
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The works of the Rev. John Wesley, Vol. 10 (of 32)
Wesley, John
Methodist Church; Theology -- Early works to 1800; Theology -- History -- 18th century
But, O Lord my Judge, thou art also my Redeemer! I have sinned, but
thou, O blessed Jesus, art my advocate! _Enter not into judgment with
me_, lest I die; but spare me, gracious Lord, _spare thy servant, whom
thou hast redeemed with thy most precious blood_. O reserve not evil
in store for me against the day of vengeance, but let thy mercy be
magnified upon me. Deliver me from the power of sin, and preserve me
from the punishment of it.
Thou whose mercy is without measure, whose goodness is ♦unspeakable,
despise not thy returning servant, who earnestly begs for pardon and
reconciliation. Grant me the forgiveness of what is past, and a perfect
repentance of all my sins, that for the time to come I may with a
pure spirit do thy will, O God, walking humbly with thee, conversing
charitably with men, possessing my soul in resignation and holiness,
and my body in sanctification and honour.
♦ “unspeakble” replaced with “unspeakable”
*_My Lord and my God_, I know that unless I am planted together with
thee in the likeness of thy death, I cannot in the likeness of thy
resurrection. O strengthen me, that by _denying myself and taking up
my cross daily_, I may crucify the old man, and utterly destroy the
whole body of sin. Give me grace to _mortify all my members which are
upon earth_, all my works and affections which are according to corrupt
nature. Let me be dead unto sin, unto every transgression of thy law,
which is holy, merciful and perfect. Let me be dead unto the world, and
all that is in the world, the _desires ♦of the flesh, the desire of the
eye, and the pride of life_. Let me be dead unto pleasure, so far as it
tendeth not to thee, and to those pleasures which are at thy right-hand
for evermore. Let me be dead unto my own will, and alive only unto
thine. I am not my own; thou hast _bought me with a price, with the
price of thine own blood. And thou didst therefore die for all, that
we should not henceforth live unto ourselves, but unto him that died
for us._ Arm thou me _with this mind; circumcise my heart_ and make me
a _new creature_. Let me no longer live to the desires of men, but to
the will of God. Let thy holy Spirit enable me to say with thy blessed
apostle, _I am crucified with_ Christ: _nevertheless I live, yet not I,
but |Christ| liveth in me_.
♦ “of the flesh, the desire” added per Errata
O thou _great Shepherd of souls_, bring home unto thy fold all that are
gone astray. Preserve thy church from all heresy and schism, from all
that persecute or oppose the truth: and give unto thy ministers wisdom
and holiness, and the powerful aid of thy blessed Spirit. Advance the
just interests, and preserve the persons of all Christian princes,
especially our sovereign: give to him and his royal family, and to all
his subjects, in their several stations, particularly those that are in
authority among them, grace to do thy will in this world, and eternal
glory in the world to come.
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