Wesley Corpus

You have one business on earth -- to save souls. Give yourself wholly to this. Fulfill the work of a preacher and of an Assistant as you never did before. Be another Thomas Walsh. Pursue the whole of scriptural Christianity. Stand Upon the edge of this world, ready to take wing; having your feet on the earth, eyes and heart in heaven. -I am Your affectionate friend and brother. To Henry Rimius [17] READING October 24, 1755. SIR, -- I never saw or heard of any writing published in England wherein the Moravian Hymns were exposed, except (1) that you mention published in 1749; (2) those you have since published; (3) the Bishop of Exeter’s~ late book [The Moravians Compared and Detected, 1755.]; and (4) the Queries addressed to Count Zinzendorf. Although I hope to be in town tomorrow night, yet, as you desired an immediate answer, I would not lose one day; because I am glad of any opportunity of showing myself, sir, Your most obedient servant. To Mr. Rimius, Next door to Oxenden Chapel, In Coventry Court, Haymarket, London. To Thomas Adam [18] LONDON October 31, 1755, REVERAND SIR, -- One good effect at least has arisen already from the moving of the present question. It has been the occasion of my having some little acquaintance with Mr. Walker and you; which I doubt not would be enlarged, were it not for what you probably think to be Christian I think to be worldly prudence. You have much obliged me by your clear and friendly answer, with the main of which I fully agree. For I am still in my former sentiment, -- ‘We will not go out: if we are thrust out, well.’ And of the same judgment are, I believe, at least nineteen of twenty of our preachers and an equal majority of the people. We are fully convinced that to separate from an Established Church is never lawful but when it is absolutely necessary; and we do not see any such necessity yet. Therefore we have at present no thoughts of separation.