Wesley Corpus

20 To Richard Hart

AuthorJohn Wesley
Typeletter
YearNone
Passage IDjw-letter-1763-20-to-richard-hart-001
Words140
Justifying Grace Catholic Spirit Religious Experience
‘I who believe.’ But cannot you as well expect it without believing If not, what is believing but a condition For it is something sine qua non. And what else do you, or I, or any one living mean by a condition And is not believing an inward act What is it else But you say, ‘Not performed by me.’ By whom, then God gives me the power to believe. But does He believe for me He works faith in me. But still is it not I that believe And if so, is not believing an inward act performed by me Is not, then, this hypothesis (to waive all other difficulties) contradictory to itself I have just set down a few hints as they occurred. Wishing you an increase of every blessing, I am, dear sir, Your very affectionate brother.