Wesley Corpus

To Thomas Taylor Date: LONDON, February 21, 1786. Source: The Letters of John Wesley (1786) Author: John Wesley --- DEAR TOMMY, - Mr. Madan was the person who informed me that adding new stamps is sufficient. Probably other lawyers would deny this. Why To make work for themselves. 'Why can't these gentlemen,' said wise Bishop Gibson, [The Bishop of London. See letters of June 11, 1747, and June 14, 1786.] 'leave the Church Then they could do no more harm.' Read 'no more good,' I believe, if we had then left the Church, we should not have done a tenth of the good which we have done. But I do not insist upon this head. I go calmly and quietly on my way, doing what I conceive to be the will of God. I do not, will not concern myself with what will be done when I am dead. I take no thought about that. If I did, I should probably shut myself up at Kingswood or Newcastle and leave you all to yourselves. - I am, dear Tommy, Your affectionate friend and brother.