Wesley Corpus

09 To Various Clergymen

AuthorJohn Wesley
Typeletter
YearNone
Passage IDjw-letter-1764-09-to-various-clergymen-003
Words84
Reign of God Christology Works of Piety
When Mr. Conyers was objecting the impossibility of ever effecting such an union, I went upstairs, and after a little prayer opened Kempis on these words: Expecta Dominum: Viriliter age: Noli diffidere: Noli discedere; sed corpus et animam expone constanter pro gloria Dei. [Imitation, 111. xxxv. 3: 'Wait for the Lord. Quit thyself like a man. Yield not to distrust. Be unwilling to depart (desert); but constantly expose body and soul for the glory of God.'] -- I am, dear sir, Your affectionate servant.