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Page 154
... Wesley . It may be argued that Wesley would naturally be prejudiced against one who , having been converted by himself , had turned to Calvinism . But Wesley , while he vigorously opposed Calvinism as a theology , was charitable towards ...
... Wesley . It may be argued that Wesley would naturally be prejudiced against one who , having been converted by himself , had turned to Calvinism . But Wesley , while he vigorously opposed Calvinism as a theology , was charitable towards ...
Page 173
... Wesley , by saving others , himself found salvation . He eventually formulated his beliefs into doctrines . These need not detain us . We cannot give Wesley a place among the great intellectual reformers of the Church . " But if we ...
... Wesley , by saving others , himself found salvation . He eventually formulated his beliefs into doctrines . These need not detain us . We cannot give Wesley a place among the great intellectual reformers of the Church . " But if we ...
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... Wesley's time- table probably did not make possible a journey to Weston Underwood , and Cowper was not easily moved to travel . In two of Wesley's letters to Churchey there are references to The Task . " I think , " says one , " that Mr ...
... Wesley's time- table probably did not make possible a journey to Weston Underwood , and Cowper was not easily moved to travel . In two of Wesley's letters to Churchey there are references to The Task . " I think , " says one , " that Mr ...
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FOREWORD II | 11 |
AN EXTRAMUNDANE AND HIS WORLD | 34 |
THE EVANGELICAL REVIVAL | 158 |
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