Wesley Corpus

Wesley?” No.; his Calvinism is omitted, to make him like the authors going before him; “to preserve a consistency throughout the work;” which still is not done as I could wish. However, those that are fond of his bowels may put them in again, and swallow them as they would the trail of a woodcock. 35. “They to whom the “The nice, metaphysical doc. righteousness of Christ is trine of imputed righteousness, imputed (I mean, who truly instead of furthering men in believe) are made righteous holiness, makes them satisfied by the Spirit of Christ.” without any holiness at all.” I have known a thousand instances of this. And yet “they who truly believe in Christ are made righteous by his Spirit.” Where is the contradiction between these propositions? 36. “Christian Library.” Nothing. 37. “Christ is now the Baxter's Aphorisms go for righteousness of all that truly nothing. Richard Baxter is believe.” not John Wesley. 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 43. Nothing. Nothing against 44. “To all believers, the Goodwin : Nothing. righteousness of Christ is imputed.” We have now examined four-and-forty witnesses; but still have no proof that I contradict myself, either with regard to the covenant, election, and perseverance, or the imputed righte ousness of Christ. With regard to this, the thing, that we are justified merely for the sake of what Christ has done and suf fered, I have constantly and earnestly maintained above four and-thirty years. And I have frequently used the phrase, hoping thereby to please others “for their good to edification.” But it has had a contrary effect, since so many improve it into an objection. Therefore, I will use it no more, unless it occur in an hymn, or steal upon me unawares; I will endeavour to use only such phrases as are strictly scriptural. And I will advise all my brethren, all who are in connexion with me throughout the three kingdoms, to lay aside that ambiguous, unscriptural phrase, which issoliable to be misinterpreted, and to speak in all instances, this in particular, “as the oracles of God.” “Suffering the penalty is not Suffering the penalty is all the all the law requires.” law requires. (Page 132.) 45. “So says the ‘Christian So says John Goodwin. Library.” But this does not prove that I contradict myself. St. Paul speaks of the law as St. Paul does not speak of the a person.