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
“_The Doctrines of Grace and Justice equally Essential to the
Pure Gospel_”—Fletcher a millenarian—“_Bible Arminianism and
Bible Calvinism_”—“_The Plan of Reconciliation_”—Another
letter to his parishioners—Letter to W. Wase—Letters to Rev.
V. Perronet and his daughter—Fletcher visited by his
friends—Fletcher’s letter to his bishop—Charles Perronet
dies—Fletcher’s sojourn at Stoke Newington—Removes to Mr.
Ireland’s, at Brislington—Meets Henry Venn—Attends Wesley’s
Conference—Rev. David Lloyd—James Rogers visits
Fletcher—Letter to Rev. V. Perronet—Unpublished letter to
Miss Bosanquet—Lady Mary Fitzgerald—Letters to her and to
Mrs. Thornton—Preparing to leave England—Farewell letters 376–408
CHAPTER XXI.
A LONG RETIREMENT. 1778–1781.
Journey to the south of France—Unpublished letter to Miss
Bosanquet—Sermon concerning the New Birth—Letters to Rev. Mr.
Greaves, W. Perronet, the Wesley Brothers, and Dr.
Conyers—The Perronet estate in Switzerland—Unpublished letter
to Mr. Power—Fletcher among children—Fletcher and his
nephew—Messages to Madeley—Preaching at an execution—William
Perronet joins Fletcher—A perilous journey—Letter to Mr.
Ireland—Letters to Madeley—Other letters—Trials in
Switzerland—An attack of rheumatism—Letter to his
curate—National distress—Methodist meeting house at Madeley
Wood—W. Perronet’s unpublished letter—In a “miserable
lodging”—Loss of manuscripts—Religion in Switzerland—Letters
to Madeley—House of Fletcher’s nativity—Letters to W. Wase,
J. Owen, and M. Onions—Joins Mr. Ireland at Montpelier—Return
to England—Thomas Rankin visits Fletcher at
Brislington—Unpublished letter to Miss Bosanquet 409–450
CHAPTER XXII.
LITERARY WORK DONE IN RETIREMENT.
“_La Grace et la Nature_”—“_The Portrait of St. Paul._” 451–459
CHAPTER XXIII.
THE FIRST THREE MONTHS AFTER THE RETURN TO MADELEY. 1781
Affairs in confusion—Letter to Wesley—Rev. Cornelius
Bayley—Correspondence with Miss Loxdale—Letters to Wesley and
T. Rankin—Attends Wesley’s Conference at Leeds—Joseph
Pescod’s letter—Fletcher the guest of Miss Bosanquet—A
remarkable meeting at Leeds—Sanctification—Visits Sheffield 460–472
CHAPTER XXIV.
FLETCHER’S MARRIAGE. 1781.
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