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Collected Works of John Wesley, Volume XII
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LXXXVII. — To the Same.
Dear Bother,Colchester, November 4, 1772.
Nay, there was some ground for that report; for I did dream that I was robbed. True; it was twenty years ago; but you know that was all one.
The connection is well proved in the Fourth Check. Mr. Knox’s Letter is ready for the press. But give your dear friends a little time to chew upon Mr. Fletcher; else you may overload their stomach. There is no danger of my writing anything yet. I have just made my tour through Oxfordshire, Bedfordshire, Northamptonshire, Norfolk, Suffolk, and Essex; but Kent, Sussex, and Hertfordshire still remain to be visited. Only the visitation of the classes (a fortnight’s work, which begins on Monday) must come between.
I have an exceeding loving letter from J. R., in answer to my plain one. So, if it did him no good, (but possibly it might,) at least, it did him no harm. If we duly join faith and works in all our preaching, we shall not fail of a blessing. But of all preaching, what is usually called Gospel preaching is the most useless, if not the most mischievous: A dull, yea, or lively, harangue on the sufferings of Christ, or salvation by faith, without strongly inculcating holiness. I see, more and more, that this naturally tends to drive holiness out of the world.
Peace be with your spirits! Adieu!
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Chicago:
John Wesley, "LXXXVII. — 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 July 3, 2025, http://www.originalsources.com/Document.aspx?DocID=94UQWEPWCIM8IIP.
MLA:
Wesley, John. "LXXXVII. — 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. 3 Jul. 2025. http://www.originalsources.com/Document.aspx?DocID=94UQWEPWCIM8IIP.
Harvard:
Wesley, J, 'LXXXVII. — 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 3 July 2025, from http://www.originalsources.com/Document.aspx?DocID=94UQWEPWCIM8IIP.
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