Wesley Corpus

10. I cannot conclude without addressing a few plain words to those of whom we have now been speaking. O ye false prophets! O ye dry bones! hear ye, for once, the word of the Lord! How long will ye lie in the name of God, saying, "God hath spoken;" and God hath not spoken by you How long will ye pervert the right ways of the Lord, putting darkness for light, and light for darkness How long will ye teach the way of death, and call it the way of life How long will ye deliver to Satan the souls whom ye profess to bring unto God 11. "Woe unto you, ye blind leaders of the blind! for ye shut the kingdom of heaven against men. Ye neither go in yourselves, neither suffer ye them that are entering to go in." Them that would "strive to enter in at the strait gate," ye call back into the broad way. Them that have scarce gone one step in the ways of God, you devilishly caution against going too far. Them that just begin to "hunger and thirst after righteousness," you warn not to "be righteous overmuch." Thus you cause them to stumble at the very threshold; yea, to fall and rise no more. O wherefore do ye this What profit is there in their blood, when they go down to the pit Miserable profit to you! "They shall perish in their iniquity; but their blood will God require at your hands!" 12. Where are your eyes Where is your understanding Have ye deceived others, till you have deceived yourselves also Who hath required this at your hands, to teach a way which ye never knew Are you "given up to" so "strong a delusion," that ye not only teach but "believe a lie" And can you possibly believe that God hath sent you that ye are His messengers Nay; if the Lord had sent you, the work of the Lord would prosper in your hand. As the Lord liveth, if ye were messengers of God, he would "confirm the word of his messengers." But the work of the Lord doth not prosper in your hand. You bring no sinners to repentance. The Lord doth not confirm your word; for you save no souls from death.