7. The one charge then advanced against them was, That they were _righteous overmuch_; that they were ♦abundantly too scrupulous, and too strict, carrying things to great extremes. In particular, that they laid too much stress upon the rubrics and canons of the church; that they insisted too much on observing the statutes of the university: and that they took the scriptures in too strict and literal a sense: so that if they were right, _few_ indeed would _be saved_. ♦ “abundanly” replaced with “abundantly” 8. In _October 1735_, Mr. _John_ and _Charles Wesley_, and Mr. _Ingham_, left _England_, with a design to go and preach to the _Indians_ in _Georgia_. But the rest of the gentlemen continued to meet, till one and another was ordained and left the university. By which means, in about two years time, scarce any of them were left. 9. In _February 1738_, Mr. _Whitefield_ went over to _Georgia_, with a design to assist Mr. _John Wesley_; but Mr. _Wesley_ just then returned to _England_. Soon after he had a meeting with Mess. _Ingham_, _Stonhouse_, _Hall_, _Hutchings_, _Kinchin_, and a few other clergymen, who all appeared to be of one heart, as well as of one judgment, resolved to be _Bible-Christians_ at all events, and, wherever they were, to preach with all their might, plain, old, Bible-Christianity. 10. They were hitherto perfectly regular in all things, and zealously attached to the _church_ of _England_. Meantime they began to be convinced, that _by grace we are saved through faith_; that justification by faith was the doctrine of the church, as well as of the bible. As soon as they _believed_, they _spake_; salvation by faith being now their standing topic. Indeed this implied three things, 1. That men are all by nature _dead in sin_, and consequently _children of wrath_. 2. That they are _justified by faith alone_. 3. That faith produces inward and outward holiness. And these points they insisted on, day and night. In a short time, they became popular preachers. The congregations were large wherever they preached. The former name was then revived. And all these gentlemen, with their followers, were intitled _Methodists_. 11. In _March 1741_, Mr. ♦_Whitefield_ being returned to _England_, entirely separated from Mr. _Wesley_ and his friends, “Because he did not hold _the decrees_.” Here was the first breach, which warm men persuaded Mr. _Whitefield_ to make, merely for a difference of opinion. Those indeed who believed _universal redemption_, had no desire at all to separate. But those who held _particular redemption_, would not hear of any accommodation, being determined to have no fellowship with men that “were in so dangerous errors.” So there were now two sorts of _Methodists_, so called; those for _particular_, and those for _general_, redemption. ♦ “Whitfield” replaced with “Whitefield”