Memoirs of the Late Rev. John Wesley, A.M.: With a Review of His Life and Writings, and a History of Methodism, from It's Commencement in 1729, to the Present Time, Volume 1author, 1791 |
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Page 21
... nothing are , or Jove , from thee ! Whether various nature play , Or reinvers'd , thy will obey , And to rebel man declare , Famine , plague , and wafteful war . Laugh , ye profane , who dare despise The threat'ning B 3 ( 21 )
... nothing are , or Jove , from thee ! Whether various nature play , Or reinvers'd , thy will obey , And to rebel man declare , Famine , plague , and wafteful war . Laugh , ye profane , who dare despise The threat'ning B 3 ( 21 )
Page 22
... despise The threat'ning vengeance of the skies , Whilft the pious , on his guard , Undifmay'd , is ftill prepar'd : Life or death , his mind's at reft , Since what thou fend'it , muft needs be beft . No evil can from thee proceed ...
... despise The threat'ning vengeance of the skies , Whilft the pious , on his guard , Undifmay'd , is ftill prepar'd : Life or death , his mind's at reft , Since what thou fend'it , muft needs be beft . No evil can from thee proceed ...
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... tempt is abfolutely neceffary to his doing his full measure of good in the world . " To establish these pofitions , he adduces the example of Chrift and his apoftles , who were despised by wicked men ; and quotes thefe ( 136 ( )
... tempt is abfolutely neceffary to his doing his full measure of good in the world . " To establish these pofitions , he adduces the example of Chrift and his apoftles , who were despised by wicked men ; and quotes thefe ( 136 ( )
Page 137
... despised by wicked men ; and quotes thefe expreffions of our Lord , " the fervant is not greater than his lord . If they have perfecuted me , they will alfo perfecute you . Because ye are not of the world , therefore the world hateth ...
... despised by wicked men ; and quotes thefe expreffions of our Lord , " the fervant is not greater than his lord . If they have perfecuted me , they will alfo perfecute you . Because ye are not of the world , therefore the world hateth ...
Page 141
... despised as much as your heart can wifh . In your doc- trine , you argue from a particular to a general . To be ufeful , a man must be efteemed , is as certain as any propofition in Euclid ; and I defy all mankind to produce one ...
... despised as much as your heart can wifh . In your doc- trine , you argue from a particular to a general . To be ufeful , a man must be efteemed , is as certain as any propofition in Euclid ; and I defy all mankind to produce one ...
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abfolute againſt alfo almoſt anfwer Apoftles Arminian becauſe beſt Biſhop brother cafe cenfure character Charles Chrift Chriftian church circumftance confider confiderable conftitution contempt converfation death defire defpifed deſpiſed diftinction diſtinguiſhed Epworth eſteem fafe faid faith falvation fame father fatire fcarcely fecond feems feen ferious fermons fervice feve feven feveral fhall fhould fince fingular fions firft firſt fituation fome foon foul fpirit ftate ftill fubject fuccefs fuch fuppofe fure gentleman heaven himſelf holy holy orders honour impoffible inferted inftances inftructed JOHN WESLEY juft juſt laft laſt leaſt lefs letter moft moſt muft muſt myſelf neceffary never o'er obfervation occafion Oxford paffage perfon piety preached prefent racter reafon refidence refolution reft reſpect rife Samuel SAMUEL WESLEY Savannah ſpeak ſtate thee thefe memoirs themſelves theſe thing thofe thoſe thou thouſand tion Tiverton ufual univerfity uſeful verfes Wefley's Weſley Weſtminſter whofe worfe Wroote
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Page 157 - English on board) and each of my brethren to a few more in theirs. At seven I joined with the Germans in their public service ; while Mr. Ingham was reading between the decks to as many as desired to hear. At eight we met again to exhort and instruct one another.
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