The works of the Rev. John Wesley, Vol. 12 (of 32)Wesley, John
Religion
The works of the Rev. John Wesley, Vol. 12 (of 32)
Wesley, John
Methodist Church; Theology -- Early works to 1800; Theology -- History -- 18th century
*[In the evening, his mouth spake out of the abundance of his heart,
expressing in a very affecting manner much the same things as are
written in his _diary_: and among many other extraordinary expressions,
were these; “_My heaven_ is to _please_ God, and _glorify_ him, and
to give all to him, and to be wholly devoted to his glory; that is the
heaven I long for; this is my _religion_, and that is my happiness, and
always was, ever since I had any true religion; and all those that are
of _that_ religion shall meet _me_ in heaven――I do not go to heaven to
be advanced, but to give honour to God. It is no matter where I shall
be stationed in heaven, whether I have a high or a low seat there; but
to love, and please, and glorify God is all: had I a _thousand souls_,
if they were worth any thing, I would give them all to God; but I have
nothing to give, when all is done.――――It is impossible for any rational
creature to be _happy_ without acting all _for God_; God himself could
not make him happy any other way.――――I long to be in heaven, _praising_
and _glorifying_ God with the holy angels: all my desire is to glorify
God.――――My heart goes out to the _burying-place_; it seems to me
a _desirable_ place; but Oh to _glorify_ God! that is it; that is
above all.――――It is a great comfort to me, to think that I have done a
little for God in the world: Oh! it is but a _very small_ matter; yet
I _have_ done a _little_, and I lament it, that I have done no _more_
for him.――――There is nothing in the world worth living for, but _doing
good_ and _finishing God’s work_. I see nothing else in the world, that
can yield any satisfaction, besides _living to God, pleasing him_, and
_doing his whole will_.――――My greatest joy and comfort has been, to
do something for promoting the interest of religion, and the souls of
particular persons: and now, in my illness, while I am full of pain
and distress from day to day, all the comfort I have, is in being able
to do some little _char_ (or small piece of work) _for God_; either by
something that I say, or by writing, or some other way.”
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