Wesley Corpus

Treatise Character Of A Methodist

AuthorJohn Wesley
Typetreatise
YearNone
Passage IDjw-treatise-character-of-a-methodist-010
Words262
Christology Social Holiness Trinity
By these marks, by these fruits of a living faith, do wela. bour to distinguish ourselves from the unbelieving world, from all those whose minds or lives are not according to the Gospel of Christ. But from real Christians, of whatsoever denomina tion they be, we earnestly desire not to be distinguished at all , not from any who sincerely follow after what they know they have not yet attained. No.: “Whosoever doeth the will of my Father which is in heaven, the same is my brother, and sister, and mother.” And I beseech you, brethren, by the mercies of God, that we be in no wise divided among ourselves. Is thy heart right, as my heart is with thine? I ask no farther ques tion. If it be, give me thy hand. For opinions, or terms, let us not destroy the work of God. Dost thou love and serve God? It is enough. I give thee the right hand of fellow ship. If there be any consolation in Christ, if any comfort of love, if any fellowship of the Spirit, if any bowels and mer cies; let us strive together for the faith of the Gospel; walking worthy of the vocation wherewith we are called; with all lowli ness and meekness, with long-suffering, forbearing one another in love, endeavouring to keep the unity of the Spirit in the bond of peace; remembering, there is one body, and one Spirit, even as we are called with one hope of our calling; “one Lord, one faith, one baptism; one God and Father of