Wesley Corpus

9. And some of our English brethren, who are joined with yours, have said openly, “ You will never have faith till you leave running about to church aad sacrament, and societies.” Another of them has said, (in his public expounding,) “ As many go to hell by praying as by thieving.” Another, “I knew one, who, leaning over the back of a chair, received a great gift. But he must kneel down to give God thanks: so he lost it immediately. And I know not whether he will ever have it again.” And yet another, “ You have lost your first joy: therefore you pray: that is the devil. You read the Bible: that is the devil. You communicate : that is the devil.” 10. Let not any of you, my brethren, say, “ We are not chargeable with what they speak.” Indeed you are: for you can hinder it if you will. Therefore, if you do not, it must be charged upon you. If youdo not use the power which is in your hands, and thereby prevent their speaking thus, you do, in effect, speak thus yourselves. You make their words your own; and are, accordingly, chargeable with every ill consequence which may flow therefrom. 1l. Fourthly, With regard to your Church,* you greatly, yea, above measure, exalt yourselves and despise others. I have scarce heard one Moravian brother, in my life, own his Church to be wrong in any thing. have scarce heard any of you (I think not one in England) own himself to be wrong in any thing. Many of you I have heard speak of your Church, as if it were infallible; or, so led by the Spirit, that it was not possible for it to err in any thing. Some of you have set it up (as indeed you ought to do, if it be infallible) as the judge of allthe earth, of all persons (as well as doctrines) therein: and you have accordingly passed sentence