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
Tyerman, L. (Luke)
Fletcher, John, 1729-1785
“FIFTH CHECK TO ANTINOMIANISM.” 1774.
Toplady’s letter to Ambrose Serle—“_Logica Genevensis
continued_”—Remaining differences—Fletcher answering
Berridge—Wesley on Fletcher’s “_Checks_”—Lady Huntingdon
wishes an interview with Fletcher—Fletcher’s reply—Fletcher
writing and weary 294–301
CHAPTER XVI.
FURTHER PUBLICATIONS IN 1774.
“_Equal Check to Pharisaism and Antinomianism_”—Doleful
picture—Letter to Lady Huntingdon—Saving Faith—The Athanasian
Creed—Letters to J. Benson and C. Wesley 302–311
CHAPTER XVII.
PUBLICATIONS IN THE YEAR 1775.
“_Equal Check to Pharisaism and Antinomianism
continued_”—“_Scripture Scales_”—“_The Fictitious and the
Genuine Creed_”—The controversy has done Fletcher good—Rev.
Thomas Reader visits Fletcher—Christian perfection—Letter to
J. Benson—Wesley dangerously ill—Charles Wesley writes to
Fletcher—Fletcher’s reply—“_Checks to
Antinomianism_”—Reconciliations—Dr. Coke’s Letter to
Fletcher—Letter to C. Wesley 312–333
CHAPTER XVIII.
PUBLICATIONS IN THE YEAR 1776.
Toplady—Fletcher’s “_Answer to the Vindication of the
Decrees_”—Toplady attacks Wesley—Fletcher answers
Toplady—Review of six years’ work—Rev. Caleb Evans’ letter on
Wesley’s “_Calm Address_”—Fletcher’s “_Vindication of the
Calm Address_”—Mr. Evans’ “_Reply_” to Fletcher’s
“_Vindication_”—Fletcher publishes “_American Patriotism_”—A
Public Fast—“_The Bible and the Sword_”—The _Monthly Review_
on Fletcher—Government desires to reward Fletcher 334–353
CHAPTER XIX.
CORRESPONDENCE IN 1776.
Fletcher’s labours and abstinence—Again objects to become
Wesley’s successor—An excursion with Wesley—Fletcher
discouraged—Unpublished letter by J. Benson—Another work for
the press—“_Driving_ Methodism and _Still_
Mysticism”—Fletcher dangerously ill—C. Wesley’s hymn—Michael
Onions—Letters—Fletcher apparently dying—An impromptu
hymn—Wesley escorts Fletcher to London—Another excursion with
Wesley—Second visit to Berridge—Fletcher and Venn at St.
Neots—Charles Greenwood—Fletcher resides with him—Letter “to
the parishioners of Madeley” 354–375
CHAPTER XX.
PUBLICATIONS AND CORRESPONDENCE IN 1777.
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