Wesley Corpus

2. Whether others may not be led into a disregard of religion, through despair of attaining such exalted heights. A. What heights? the loving God with all our heart? I believe this is the most exalted height in man or angel. But I have not heard that any have been led into a disregard of religion through despair of attaining this. Q. 3. Whether others who have imbibed these notions may not be led by them into a disregard and disesteem of the com mon duties and offices of life. A. My notions are, True religion is the loving God with all our heart, and our neighbour as ourselves; and in that love abstaining from all evil, and doing all possible good to all men. Now, it is not possible, in the nature of things, that any should be led by these notions into either a disregard or disesteem of the common duties and offices of life. Q. 4. But may they not be led by them into such a degree, at least, of disregard for the common duties of life as is incon sistent with that attention to them, and diligence in them, which Providence has made necessary? A. No; quite the reverse. They lead men to discharge all those duties with the strictest diligence and closest atten tion. Q. 5. Does not Christianity require this attention and dili gence in all stations and in all conditions? A. Yes. Q. 6. Does it not declare that the performance even of the lowest offices of life, as unto God, is truly “a serving of Christ;” and will not fail of its reward in the next world? A. It does. But whom are you confuting? Not me; for this is the doctrine I preach continually. 3. Query the Second:--“Whether the enemy of Christi anity may not find his account in carrying Christianity, which was designed for a rule to all stations and all conditions, to such heights as make it practicable by a very few, in comparison, or rather, by none.” I answer, (1.) The height to which we carry Christianity (as was but now observed) is this: “Thou shalt love the Lord thy God with all thy heart, and thy neighbour as thyself.” (2.) The enemy of Christianity cannot find his account in our carrying it to this height.