Late Fellow of _Lincoln-College_, OXFORD. VOLUME XV. BRISTOL: Printed by WILLIAM PINE, in _Wine-Street_. MDCCLXXII. THE CONTENTS Of the _Fifteenth_ Volume. ⭘ _A farther appeal to men of reason and religion._ Part II. ⭘ _A farther appeal to men of reason and religion._ Part III. ⭘ _A plain account of the people called Methodists_ ⭘ _The nature, design, and general rules of the United Societies_ ⭘ _Minutes of some late conversations between the_ Rev. Mr. Wesleys _and others_ ⭘ _Minutes of some late conversations between the_ Rev. Messieurs John _and_ Charles Wesley, _and others_ ⭘ _The character of a Methodist_ ⭘ _A short history of Methodism_ Illustration: (‡ decoration) A farther APPEAL To MEN of REASON _and_ RELIGION. PART II. I. 1. IT is not my present design to touch on any particular _opinions_, whether they are right or wrong; nor on any of those smaller points of practice, which are variously held by men of different persuasions: but first, to point out some things which on _common_ principles are condemned by men of every denomination, and yet found in all; and secondly, some wherein those of each denomination, are more particularly inconsistent with _their own_ principles. And, first, it is my design, abstracting from _opinions_ of every kind, as well as from disputable points of practice, to mention such of those things as occur to my mind, which are on _common_ principles condemned, and notwithstanding found, more or less, among men of every denomination. 2. But before I enter on this unpleasing task, I beseech you, brethren, by the mercies of God, by whatever love you bear to God, to your country, to your own souls; do not consider _who_ speaks, but _what_ is spoken. If it be possible, for one hour lay prejudice aside; give what is advanced a fair hearing. Consider simply on each head, Is this true, or is it false? Is it reasonable, or is it not? If you ask, “But in whose judgment?” I answer, in your own; I appeal to the light of your own mind. Is there not a faithful witness in your own breast? By this you must stand or fall. You cannot be judged by another man’s conscience. Judge for yourself by the best light you have. And the merciful God teach me and thee whatsoever we know not!