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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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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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