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Wesley's Designated Successor: The Life, Letters, and Literary Labours of the Rev. John William Fletcher, Vicar of Madeley, Shropshire — John Shaqi

Wesley's Designated Successor: The Life, Letters, and Literary Labours of the Rev. John William Fletcher, Vicar of Madeley, ShropshireTyerman, L. (Luke)

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Wesley's Designated Successor: The Life, Letters, and Literary Labours of the Rev. John William Fletcher, Vicar of Madeley, Shropshire

Name: Wesley's Designated Successor: The Life, Letters, and Literary Labours of the Rev. John William Fletcher, Vicar of Madeley, Shropshire
Author: Tyerman, L. (Luke)

Tyerman, L. (Luke)

Fletcher, John, 1729-1785

Letter to masters and students of Trevecca College—Fletcher at
   Trevecca College—Letter to Rev. David Simpson—Wesley’s
   Doctrinal Minutes—Second anniversary of Trevecca
   College—Wesley’s sermon on the death of Whitefield—Letter of
   Lady Glenorchy—Joseph Benson dismissed from Trevecca
   College—Fletcher’s unpublished letter to Wesley—Fletcher
   resigns his office at Trevecca—Important unpublished
   manuscript—The storm brewing—Shirley’s Circular
   Letter—Fletcher’s “First Check to Antinomianism”—Shirley’s
   “Narrative”—Fletcher’s Letter to Shirley—Fletcher’s
   Vindication of Wesley’s “Minutes”                              164–205


                               CHAPTER IX.

                  “SECOND CHECK TO ANTINOMIANISM.” 1771.

 Letters in the _Gospel Magazine_—Unpublished letter to Joseph
   Benson—Prevalent Antinomianism—Richard Hill’s pamphlet
   respecting a conversation with a monk                          206–217


                                CHAPTER X.

                  “THIRD CHECK TO ANTINOMIANISM.” 1772.

 Edward Elwall—Unpublished letter to Sellon—Letter to the Dublin
   Methodists—Richard Hill’s _Five Letters_—Fletcher’s reply to
   them—Divine Grace given to all—Good men doing the Devil’s
   work—Advices to Arminians                                      218–233


                               CHAPTER XI.
                  “FOURTH CHECK TO ANTINOMIANISM.” 1772.

 Richard Hill’s “_Review of all the Doctrines taught by the Rev.
   J. Wesley_“—Richard Hill’s “_Six Letters_” to
   Fletcher—Rowland Hill’s “_Friendly Remarks_”—“_Logica
   Genevensis_”—Wesley’s “_Remarks on Mr. Hill’s
   Review_”—Unpublished letter by John Pawson—Fletcher rebukes
   Rowland Hill—Absurdities of Calvinism—Free Will—Unpublished
   letter by Richard Hill to Walter Sellon                        234–253


                               CHAPTER XII.

            “APPEAL TO MATTER OF FACT AND COMMON SENSE.” 1772.

 Manuscript lost—Dedication—Doctrine of Original Sin—Colliers,
   bargemen, and iron-workers—England’s favourite amusements—Ten
   inferences                                                     254–262


                              CHAPTER XIII.
             WESLEY’S DESIGNATED SUCCESSOR, ETC., ETC. 1773.
 Wesley requests Fletcher to be his successor—Fletcher’s
   reply—Wesley respecting Fletcher and Whitefield—Samuel
   Bradburn visits Fletcher—Correspondence in 1773—The penitent
   thief—The earthquake—Fletcher’s sermon on it                   263–278


                               CHAPTER XIV.

                    “THE FINISHING STROKE,” ETC. 1773.

 “_The Finishing Stroke_”—“_The Farrago Double
   Distilled_”—Berridge’s “_Christian World Unmasked_”—Letters
   by Berridge—Richard Hill desiring peace—Richard Hill’s
   “_Three Letters_” to Fletcher—“_Creed for Arminians and
   Perfectionists_”                                               279–293


                               CHAPTER XV.

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