Wesley Corpus

12. Thou hopest to be saved; but what reason hast thou to give of the hope that is in thee Is it because thou hast done no harm or, because thou hast done much good or, because thou art not like other men; but wise, or learned, or honest, and morally good; esteemed of men, and of a fair reputation Alas! all this will never bring thee to God. It is in his account lighter than vanity. Dost thou know Jesus Christ, whom he hath sent Hath he taught thee, that "by grace we are saved through faith; and that not of ourselves: it is the gift of God: not of works, lest any man should boast" Hast thou received the faithful saying as the whole foundation of thy hope, "that Jesus Christ came into the world to save sinners" Hast thou learned what that meaneth, "I came not to call the righteous, but sinners to repentance I am not sent, but unto the lost sheep" Art thou (he that heareth, let him understand!) lost, dead, damned already Dost thou know thy deserts Dost thou feel thy wants Art thou "poor in spirit" mourning for God, and refusing to be comforted Is the prodigal "come to himself," and well content to be therefore thought beside himself" by those who are still feeding upon the husks which he hath left Art thou willing to live godly in Christ Jesus And dost thou therefore suffer persecution Do men say all manner of evil against thee falsely, for the Son of Man's sake 13. O that in all these questions ye may hear the voice that wakes the dead; and feel that hammer of the Word, which breaketh the rocks in pieces! "If ye will hear his voice to-day, while it is called to-day, harden not your hearts." Now, "awake, thou that sleepest" in spiritual death, that thou sleep not in death eternal! Feel thy lost estate, and "arise from the dead." Leave thine old companions in sin and death. Follow thou Jesus, and let the dead bury their dead. "Save thyself from this untoward generation." "Come out from among them, and be thou separate, and touch not the unclean thing, and the Lord shall receive thee." "Christ shall give thee light."