Wesley Corpus

He is so deeply displeased with the Address to the Clergy because it speaks strongly in favour of learning; but still, if this part of it is only 'fit for an old grammarian grown blear-eyed in mending dictionaries,' it will not follow that 'almost all of it is mere empty babble'; for a large part of it much more strongly insists on a single eye and a clean heart. Heathen philosophers may term this 'empty babble'; but let not Christians either account or call it so! I am, sir, Your humble servant. To his Brother Charles REDRUTH September 21, 1760. DEAR BROTHER, I do not apprehend that letter to be any proof of L. A.'s understanding. Nehemiah Curnock thought this reference might be to Wesley's sister Anne. see Journal, iv. 413n. I believe you had not time to consider it. Do you really think she was the inditer That she was the transcriber of it I allow; but is not the hand of Joab in this Did you not take knowledge not only of the sentiments but the very language of honest James Relly See Tyerman's Wesley, ii. 400-1n. He was an Antinomian of bad repute. But see letter of July 7, 1761. Your message by John Jones seems to supersede the necessity of my writing; yet I think of sending a few civil lines, without entering into the merits of the cause. Is it not an excellent copy of our friend's countenance to 'beg leave to live apart' Quis enim negat 'For who forbids this' If the unbeliever will depart, let her depart. But she will as soon leap into the sea. Our friend is his wife. Charles wrote on the letter: 'She asks to part.' I speak everywhere of bribery and run goods. I suppose John Jones has sent you the Minutes of the Conference. Held at Bristol in August. On Friday se'nnight I hope to preach at Shepton Mallet at noon and at Bristol in the evening. On Oct. 3 he preached at both places at the time mentioned. Vive hodie! 'Live to-day', the motto on his seal. Adieu.