Wesley Corpus

The General Rules of the Methodist Societies

AuthorJohn Wesley
Typetreatise
Year1743
Passage IDjw-general-rules-003
Words395
Means of Grace Repentance
to them who watch over that Soul, as they that must give an Account. We will abmonish him of the Error of his Ways: We will bear with him for a Season. But then if he repent not, he hath no more Place among us, We have deiiver'd our own Souls. Joun WesLEv, Charles WESLEY May 1, 1743: * a. at. 2 Pl * r CRT, _-- -- + 1 RR ng = -- -- -- -- 1 9 n 1 TIL pf = LS For those who are convinced of Sin. * O Most compassionate High Priest, Full of all Grace we know thou art: Fal n puts its Hand upon thy Breast, And feels beneath thy panting Heart. 2 Thy panting Heart for Sinners bleeds 3. Thy Mercies and Compassions move; Thy groaning Spirit interceeds, And yearn the Bowels of thy Love. 3. Hear then the Pleading Spirit's Prayer, (The Spirit's Will to Thee is known). For all who now thy Sufferings share, And still for full Redemption groan. 4 Poor tempted Souls, with Tempests toss'd, And Strangers to a Moment's Peace; Disconsolate, afflicted, lost, Lost in an howling Wilderness. 5 Torn with an endless War within, Vext with the Flesh and Spirit's Strife, And struggling in the Toils of Sin, And a zonizing into Life. 6 O let the Pris'ners mournful Cries As Incense in thy Sight appear ;. Their humble Wailings pierce the Skies, If haply they may seel thee near: 7 The Captive Exiles make their Moans, From Sin impatient to be tree ; Call home, call home thy banith'd ones! Lead Captive their Captivity ! $ Shew them the Blood that bought their Peace, The Anchor of their ftedfati Hope; | And bid their guilty#Terrors cease, And bring the ransom'd Pris'ners up. 9. Out. vg 3 10 A PRAVER, c. I 9 Out of the Deep regard their Cries, | 4 The Fallen raise, the Mourners chear : I O Sun of Righteousness arise, I And scatter all their Doubts and Fear ! 4 10 Pity the Day of feeble Things; | | 3 O gather ev'ry halting Soul, 5 9 And drop Salvation from thy Wi ings, 2 And make the contrite Sinner whole e. T 11 Stand by them in the fiery Hour, : Their Feebleness of Mind defend; | And in their Weakness how thy Power,