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A Perfect Love

John Wesley

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A modern-language reading of John Wesley's Plain Account of Christian Perfection, with notes.

Author: John Wesley

  • 71 chapters
  • 148 PDF pages
  • 94,053 words
  • ≈ 723 min read
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    Table of Contents

    1Bishop Taylor: Jeremy Taylor
    pp. 13–13 · ≈ 5 min
    2Bishop Taylor's Rule and Exercises of Holy Living and Dying. In
    pp. 13–13 · ≈ 5 min
    3tempers: attitudes, temperament,
    pp. 13–13 · ≈ 5 min
    4Serious Call were put into my hands. These convinced me more than teacher best known for his books
    pp. 13–13 · ≈ 5 min
    5Bible as the only standard of truth and model of pure religion. For
    pp. 14–14 · ≈ 5 min
    6Christian faith (with all those young gentlemen called Methodists in Collection, #333"
    pp. 15–15 · ≈ 5 min
    7Sacred Poems. In many of these we declared our sentiments strongly
    pp. 16–16 · ≈ 3 min
    8published near the end of this year. So that no one may be biased So freely spilt for me!
    pp. 17–18 · ≈ 10 min
    9Diffuse thine image through my soul,has made any objection against The Character of a Methodist. I did not
    pp. 19–19 · ≈ 5 min
    10tion with Dr. Gibson, then Bishop of London, at Whitehall. He asked
    pp. 20–24 · ≈ 22 min
    11_ stood and, consequently, misrepresented, I set out to explain it more
    pp. 25–25 · ≈ 4 min
    12_ stood and, consequently, misrepresented, I set out to explain it more
    pp. 25–26 · ≈ 10 min
    13Take me into thee, my Lord,
    pp. 27–28 · ≈ 8 min
    14With the dispute at its height, we spoke more clearly to the point than
    pp. 29–32 · ≈ 14 min
    1510. "This is too strong. Our Lord Him- 36. 1 Corinthians 9:27
    pp. 33–33 · ≈ 3 min
    1610. "This is too strong. Our Lord Him- 36. 1 Corinthians 9:27
    pp. 33–33 · ≈ 3 min
    1741. 1 John 2:10, NRSV
    pp. 33–33 · ≈ 3 min
    1815. "It may be so for a time, but not 47. Galatians 2:19b-20, NRSV
    pp. 33–33 · ≈ 3 min
    1917. "Sometimes they do not; at other
    pp. 33–33 · ≈ 3 min
    20saved from sin. Many of them have Die 1 Thessalonians 5:23
    pp. 33–33 · ≈ 3 min
    2124. Romans 14:17, NRSV 61. Philippians 2:5
    pp. 33–33 · ≈ 3 min
    2225. Romans 6:9 62. 1 John 2:6
    pp. 33–33 · ≈ 3 min
    2326. Romans 5:1
    pp. 33–34 · ≈ 3 min
    24clergymen and all our preachers were present. On Tuesday morning meeting of the Methodist preachers
    pp. 35–42 · ≈ 24 min
    25diversity of opinions could cause confusion and damage within our
    pp. 43–53 · ≈ 53 min
    267. 1 Thessalonians 5:16, 18 17. Job 12:2
    pp. 54–54 · ≈ 4 min
    277. 1 Thessalonians 5:16, 18 17. Job 12:2
    pp. 54–54 · ≈ 4 min
    287. 1 Thessalonians 5:16, 18 17. Job 12:2
    pp. 54–54 · ≈ 4 min
    297. 1 Thessalonians 5:16, 18 17. Job 12:2
    pp. 54–54 · ≈ 4 min
    307. 1 Thessalonians 5:16, 18 17. Job 12:2
    pp. 54–54 · ≈ 4 min
    317. 1 Thessalonians 5:16, 18 17. Job 12:2
    pp. 54–54 · ≈ 4 min
    329. Luke 21:3, NRSV 19. Philippians 4:7
    pp. 54–54 · ≈ 4 min
    3310. John 7:24
    pp. 54–54 · ≈ 4 min
    34God in London. Many who previously had no interest in any of these
    pp. 55–55 · ≈ 4 min
    35wrote to me as follows: meetings and because of the
    pp. 55–57 · ≈ 15 min
    36and shining light, Jane Cooper. As she was both a living and a dying
    pp. 58–61 · ≈ 20 min
    376. 1 John 1:7 Hebrews 10:38
    pp. 62–62 · ≈ 1 min
    386. 1 John 1:7 Hebrews 10:38
    pp. 62–62 · ≈ 1 min
    396. 1 John 1:7 Hebrews 10:38
    pp. 62–62 · ≈ 1 min
    406. 1 John 1:7 Hebrews 10:38
    pp. 62–62 · ≈ 1 min
    416. 1 John 1:7 Hebrews 10:38
    pp. 62–62 · ≈ 1 min
    428. Malachi 3:1 16. Matthew 4:4, NRSV
    pp. 62–62 · ≈ 1 min
    439. Psalm 46:10 uA: Romans 8:38, 39
    pp. 62–62 · ≈ 1 min
    44saved from sin still increasing, I judged it necessary to publish, mainly
    pp. 63–73 · ≈ 52 min
    454. 1 John 2:20 13. Hebrews 3:14
    pp. 74–74 · ≈ 4 min
    464. 1 John 2:20 13. Hebrews 3:14
    pp. 74–74 · ≈ 4 min
    474. 1 John 2:20 13. Hebrews 3:14
    pp. 74–74 · ≈ 4 min
    486. 1 John 3:4 15. Matthew 20:15, NRSV
    pp. 74–74 · ≈ 4 min
    499. Luke 11:4a 18. See 2 Corinthians 7:9-11.
    pp. 74–77 · ≈ 17 min
    50us grow in grace. Even the great truth, that "Christ is the end of the law,"'
    pp. 78–78 · ≈ 5 min
    51us grow in grace. Even the great truth, that "Christ is the end of the law,"'
    pp. 78–78 · ≈ 5 min
    52us grow in grace. Even the great truth, that "Christ is the end of the law,"'
    pp. 78–81 · ≈ 21 min
    532. 1 Thessalonians 5:12, NRSV 14. John 6:12
    pp. 82–82 · ≈ 2 min
    544. 1 Peter 5:5, NRSV 16. Proverbs 10:19, NRSV
    pp. 82–82 · ≈ 2 min
    557. Isaiah 8:19-20 19. See Luke 9:23.
    pp. 82–82 · ≈ 2 min
    568. Romans 3:31 20. See John 17:1-2.
    pp. 82–82 · ≈ 2 min
    579. Romans 10:4 21. See Psalm 51:8.
    pp. 82–82 · ≈ 2 min
    5810. Isaiah 42:21 2222) Petepaz9
    pp. 82–82 · ≈ 2 min
    5911. Philippians 4:8 2322 Peteri318
    pp. 82–82 · ≈ 2 min
    6012. James 2322 24. 2 Peter 1:11, NRSV
    pp. 82–86 · ≈ 17 min
    61from the very goodness of these works;
    pp. 87–87 · ≈ 4 min
    62from the very goodness of these works;
    pp. 87–87 · ≈ 4 min
    63itself in prayer, with all the graces we have received
    pp. 87–90 · ≈ 20 min
    64speak one word against it? Will any dare to speak against loving the
    pp. 91–92 · ≈ 5 min
    65our neighbor, ruling our habits, attitudes, words, and actions.
    pp. 93–93 · ≈ 2 min
    66in the soul by a simple act of faith, consequently in an instant.
    pp. 93–93 · ≈ 2 min
    67the instant of death, the moment before the soul leaves the body.
    pp. 93–94 · ≈ 4 min
    68How does the Scripture nurture and convict you to
    pp. 95–99 · ≈ 30 min
    69¢ Pride: If you know you have attained to the mind
    pp. 100–101 · ≈ 12 min
    70MM. Review Christian Perfection. Read Paragraph
    pp. 102–102 · ≈ 6 min
    71might be some of the "troubles that sometimes and rewrite them in your own works. Add one or
    pp. 102–148 · ≈ 206 min

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