Wesley Corpus

Lord and his Anointed, either reviling the whole of his glorious Gospel, or making him a liar as to some of the blessed truths which he hath graciously revealed therein r How many of those who profess to believe the whole, yet in effect preach another Gospel ; so disguising the most essential doctrines thereof, by their new interpretations, as to retain the words only, but nothing of the " faith once delivered to the saints !" How many who have not yet made shipwreck of the faith are strangers to the fruits of it ? It hath not purified their hearts ; it hath not overcome the world ; they are yet " in the gall of bitterness, and in the bond of iniquity." They are still " lovers of them selves, lovers of the world, lovers of pleasure," and not " lovers of God." Lovers of God ? No. " He is not in all their thoughts ! " They delight not in him, they thirst not after him : They do not rejoice in doing his will, neither make their boast of his praise ! O faith work ing by love, whither art thou fled : Surely the Son of Man did once plant thee upon earth. Where then art thou now f Among the wealthy? No. The " deceitfulness of riches