Wesley Corpus

exhorted and directed him? (9.) Have I persuaded all I could to attend public prayers, sermons, and sacraments, and in general to obey the laws of the Church Catholic, the Church of England, the State, the University, and their respective Colleges? (10.) Have I, when taxed with any act of obedience, avowed it, and turned the attack with sweetness and firmness? (11.) Have I disputed upon any practical point, unless it was to be practised just then ? (12.) Have I in disputing, (i.) Desired him to define the terms of the question; to limit it; what he grants, what denies? (ii) Delayed speaking my opinion? let him explain and prove his? then insinuated and pressed objections? (13.) Have I after every visit asked him who went with me, “Did I say anything wrong?” (14.) Have I when any one asked advice, directed and exhorted him with all my power? 2. Have I rejoiced with and for my neighbour in virtue or pleasure? grieved with him in pain, for him in sin? 3. Have I received his infirmities with pity, not anger? 4. Have I thought or spoke unkindly of or to him ? Have I revealed any evil of any one, unless it was necessary to some particular good I had in view? Have I then done it with all the tenderness of phrase and manner consistent with that end? Have I anyway appeared to approve them that did otherwise? 5. Has good-will been, and appeared to be, the spring of all my actions toward others? 6. Have I duly used intercession? (1.) Before, (2.) After, speaking to any? (3.) For my friends on Sunday? (4.) For my pupils on Monday? (5.) For those who have parti cularly desired it, on Wednesday and Friday? (6.) For the family in which I am, every day?