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Collected Works of John Wesley, Volume XII
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DLXXXVIII. — To the Same.
My Dear Sister,August 11, 1770.
I thought it long since I heard from you, and wanted to know how your soul prospered. Undoubtedly, as long as you are in the body, you will come short of what you would be; and you will see more and more of your numberless defects, and the imperfection of your best actions and tempers. Yet all this need not hinder your rejoicing evermore, and in everything giving thanks. Heaviness you may sometimes feel; but you never need come into darkness. Beware of supposing darkness, that is, unbelief, to be better than the light of faith. To suppose this is one of the gross errors of Popery. "He that followeth me," says our Lord, "shall not walk in darkness." That you are tempted a thousand ways will do you no hurt. In all these things you shall be more than conqueror. I hope the select society meets constantly, and that you speak freely to each other. Go on humbly and steadily, denying, yourselves, and taking up your cross daily. Walk in the light as He is in the light, in lowliness, in meekness, in resignation. Then He will purely sanctify you throughout, in spirit, soul, and body. To hear from you is always a pleasure to,
My dear sister,
Your affectionate brother.
I am going to Bristol.
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Chicago: John Wesley, "DLXXXVIII. — 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 October 5, 2024, http://www.originalsources.com/Document.aspx?DocID=KSXGG2F8G9BI29A.
MLA: Wesley, John. "DLXXXVIII. — 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. 5 Oct. 2024. http://www.originalsources.com/Document.aspx?DocID=KSXGG2F8G9BI29A.
Harvard: Wesley, J, 'DLXXXVIII. — 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 5 October 2024, from http://www.originalsources.com/Document.aspx?DocID=KSXGG2F8G9BI29A.
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