Wesley Corpus

6. “He gives up the righteousness of Christ.” (Page 9.) No more than I give up his Godhead. But I renounce both the phrase and thing, as it is explained by Antinomian writers. 7. “He gives up the atonement of Christ. The atonement and the righteousness of Christ he considers as mere words.” (Page 10.) Nothing can be more false. It is not concerning these I advise, Projicere ampullas, et sesquipedalia verba.f “But a man cannot fear God, and work righteousness evangelically, without living faith.” Most certainly. And who denies this? I have proved it an hundred times. 8. “He renounced the grand Protestant doctrine of justifica * Hence proceed those tears.-ED1T. + This line from Horace's Art of Poetry is thus translated by Roscommon: “Forget their swelling and gigantic words.”--EDIT. tion by faith alone, in those horrid Minutes.” I never renounced it yet, and I trust never shall. The “horrid Minutes.” Mr. Fletcher has so effectually vindicated, that I wonder Mr. Hill should mention them any more. 9. “After all possible candour and forbearance had been shown to him,” (By whom? by Mr. Toplady, Mr. Richard Hill, or Mr. Rowland, who has excelled them all?) “this interloper” (a pretty word, but what does it mean?) “has totally renounced the gospel of Christ.” (Page 11.) Totally false; unless by the gospel be meant Antinomian Calvinism. 10. “In his last year’s Minutes, he speaks of the doc trines of grace” (Calvinism) “with as much venom as ever.” Just as much. Let the reader judge. The words occur page ll: “Q. 26. Calvinism has been the greatest hinderance of the work of God. What makes men swallow it so greedily? “A. Because it is so pleasing to flesh and blood; the doctrine of final perseverance in particular. “Q. 27. What can be done to stop its progress? “A. (1.) Let all our Preachers carefully read our tracts, and Mr. Fletcher’s and Sellon’s. “(2.) Let them preach universal redemption frequently and explicitly; but in love and gentleness; taking care never to return railing for railing. Let the Calvinists have all this on their side.” Ecce signum. /* 11. “He is most marvellously curious in forbidding his Preachers to say, My Lady.” Were ever words so distorted and misrepresented !