Wesley Corpus

These are demon strable facts; I can name the men, with their places of abode. One of them was an avowed Atheist for many years; some were Jews; aconsiderable number Papists; the greatest part of them as much strangers to the form, as to the power, of godliness.” My Lord, can you deny these facts? I will make whatever proof of them you shall require. But if the facts be allowed, who can deny the doctrines to be, in substance, the gospel of Christ? “For is there any other name under heaven given to men, whereby they may thus be saved?” or is there any other word that thus “commendeth itself to every man’s conscience in the sight of God?” 22. But I must draw to a conclusion. Your Lordship has, without doubt, had some success in opposing this doctrine. Very many have, by your Lordship’s unwearied endeavours, been deterred from hearing at all; and have thereby probably escaped the being seduced into holiness, have lived and died in their sins. My Lord, the time is short. I am past the noon of life, and my remaining years flee away as a shadow. Your Lordship is old and full of days, having past the usual age of man. It cannot, therefore, be long before we shall both drop this house of earth, and stand naked before God: No, nor before we shall see the great white throne coming down from heaven, and Him that sitteth thereon. On his left hand shall be those who are shortly to dwell in everlasting fire, prepared for the devil and his angels. In that number will be all who died in their sins; and, among the rest, those whom you pre served from repentance. Will you then rejoice in your success? The Lord God grant it may not be said in that hour, “These have perished in their iniquity; but their blood I require at thy hands !” I am Your Lordship's dutiful son and servant, LoNDoN