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Collected Works of John Wesley, Volume XII
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CCCLXII. — To the Same.
Dear Sister,London, November 20, 1767.
Your letter was exceeding acceptable to me; and the more so, because I was almost afraid you had forgotten me. I am glad to find you have not forgotten the blessing which God gave you when at Newcastle, and the resolutions which you formed there; and I trust you never will, till God gives you the full enjoyment of the glorious liberty which you then tasted. Do not imagine that this is afar off; or, that you must do and suffer a great deal before you attain it; — I dare not affirm that. Has not Christ done and suffered enough for you? The purchase is made; the price is paid already; you have only to believe, and enter into rest; to take the purchased possession; all is ready; and today is the day of salvation! Why should you not now be all love? all devoted to Him that loves you? Is it not the language of your heart? —
"Henceforth may no profane delight
Divide this consecrated soul;
Possess it Thou, who hast the right,
As Lord and Master of the whole."
You are to obey your parent in the Lord only, not in opposition to Him. If, therefore, any means should offer whereby you might enjoy that full liberty of conscience which every creature has a right to, I judge it would be not only lawful, but your bounden duty, to accept of such an offer.
Mrs. Wilberforce’s charity is a good omen: What is it God will not do if we can trust Him? Only cast your whole care upon Him, and He will do all things well: He will withhold from you no manner of thing that is good. O let Him have all your heart!
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Chicago: John Wesley, "CCCLXII. — To the Same.," Collected Works of John Wesley, Volume XII, ed. Thomas Jackson in Collected Works of John Wesley, Volume XII (London: Wesleyan Methodist Book Room, 1872), Original Sources, accessed March 18, 2025, http://www.originalsources.com/Document.aspx?DocID=3YBWHZV6G3635FB.
MLA: Wesley, John. "CCCLXII. — To the Same." Collected Works of John Wesley, Volume XII, edited by Thomas Jackson, in Collected Works of John Wesley, Volume XII, London, Wesleyan Methodist Book Room, 1872, Original Sources. 18 Mar. 2025. http://www.originalsources.com/Document.aspx?DocID=3YBWHZV6G3635FB.
Harvard: Wesley, J, 'CCCLXII. — To the Same.' in Collected Works of John Wesley, Volume XII, ed. . cited in 1872, Collected Works of John Wesley, Volume XII, Wesleyan Methodist Book Room, London. Original Sources, retrieved 18 March 2025, from http://www.originalsources.com/Document.aspx?DocID=3YBWHZV6G3635FB.
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