The works of the Rev. John Wesley, Vol. 14 (of 32)Wesley, John
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The works of the Rev. John Wesley, Vol. 14 (of 32)
Wesley, John
Methodist Church; Theology -- Early works to 1800; Theology -- History -- 18th century
7. As we were justified, so are we sanctified by one single act of
faith. Then is the soul made like a flame of fire, and the heart is
in one continual frame of praising God. Then the fulness of Christ is
brought into the soul; even as much of the glory of God as this earthly
tabernacle can bear. Then is our inbred sin destroyed. This is the
cause of all our transgressions, and while any of this remains, it is
the believer’s hell, and makes him cry out, _Who shall deliver me from
the body of this death_? Christ will deliver you. He has purchased for
you a full redemption. He has regained paradise, and restores the soul
to that acquaintance with God which _Adam_ lost. By faith, I ever see
him that is invisible, and converse with him, as it were, face to face.
I stand naked before the Lord, and am not ashamed; but rejoice in being
sensible, that he knows the secret thoughts of my heart. I rejoice,
that he has taught me to _put on the whole armour of God_, and has made
it as easy to me, to do and suffer the will of God, as it is to _the
sparks to fly upward_.
8. Pull off then this veil of unbelief, and trample sin and Satan
under your feet. Be _you_ also a faithful witness of Christ, that he
is _able to save to the uttermost_, that he hath power even on earth to
save from all sin, _from all filthiness both of flesh and spirit_. My
experience will profit another nothing, unless applied to the heart by
the Spirit of God. And is not this the one thing needful for _you_, to
be _filled with faith and with the Holy Ghost_? May the Lord hasten the
time, when this faith shall cover the earth, _as the water covers the
sea_! Then shall they not need to teach this to one another: For _all
shall know Him, from the least even to the greatest_.
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