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The Works of the Reverend John Wesley, A.M.
The Works of the Reverend John Wesley AM Author:John Wesley, John Emory Purchase of this book includes free trial access to www.million-books.com where you can read more than a million books for free. This is an OCR edition with typos. Excerpt from book: ?? ??? READER I Am sensible there are many particulars in the ensuing Journal, which some serious persons will not believe, and which others will turn to ridi... more »cule. But this 1 cannot help, unless by concealing those thing? which I believe it my bounden duty to declare. I cannot do otherwise while I am persuaded that this was a real work of God ; and that he hath so wrought this and all " bis marvellous works, that they ought to be had in remembrance." I have only to desire, that those who think differently from me, will bear with me, as I do with them ; and that those who think with me, that this was the most glorious work of God which has ever been wrought in our memory, may be encouraged to expect to be themselves partakers of all the great and precious promises,—and that without delay,—seeing, " now is the accepted time ! Now is the day of salvation !" London, January 31, 1767. AN EXTRACT or va? REV. MR. JOHN WESLEY'S JOURNAL. FROM ??Y ?, 1790, YO OCYOBER . 17?.t. JOURNAL,—No. XII. Tcesoay, May 6.—I had much conversation, (at Carrickfergus) with Monsieur Cavenac, the French generali not on the circumstances, but the essence, of religion. He seemed to startle at nothing ; but said more than once, and with emotion, " Why, this is my religion : there is no true religion besides it !" Wed. 7.—I rode to Lara. The rain, which had continued with little intermission for several days, stopped this afternoon ; so that I had a very large, as well as serious congregation : and I spoke to them with the utmost plainness ; but I could not find the way to their hearts. f/,. i.. 8—We rode over the mountains to Ballymena, and had just passed through the town, when a man came running out of the field, called me by my name, and pressed me much to preach there. But I could n...« less