Wesley Corpus

By these marks, by these fruits of a living faith, do wela. bour to distinguish ourselves from the unbelieving world, from all those whose minds or lives are not according to the Gospel of Christ. But from real Christians, of whatsoever denomina tion they be, we earnestly desire not to be distinguished at all , not from any who sincerely follow after what they know they have not yet attained. No.: “Whosoever doeth the will of my Father which is in heaven, the same is my brother, and sister, and mother.” And I beseech you, brethren, by the mercies of God, that we be in no wise divided among ourselves. Is thy heart right, as my heart is with thine? I ask no farther ques tion. If it be, give me thy hand. For opinions, or terms, let us not destroy the work of God. Dost thou love and serve God? It is enough. I give thee the right hand of fellow ship. If there be any consolation in Christ, if any comfort of love, if any fellowship of the Spirit, if any bowels and mer cies; let us strive together for the faith of the Gospel; walking worthy of the vocation wherewith we are called; with all lowli ness and meekness, with long-suffering, forbearing one another in love, endeavouring to keep the unity of the Spirit in the bond of peace; remembering, there is one body, and one Spirit, even as we are called with one hope of our calling; “one Lord, one faith, one baptism; one God and Father of all, who is above all, and through all, and in you all.” 1. IT is not easy to reckon up the various accounts which have been given of the people called Methodists; very many of them as far remote from truth as that given by the good gentleman in Ireland: “Methodists Ay, they are the people who place all religion in wearing long beards.” 2. Abundance of the mistakes which are current concerning them have undoubtedly sprung from this: Men lump together, under this general name, many who have no manner of con nexion with each other; and then whatever any of these speaks or does is of course imputed to all. 3.