Wesley Collected Works Vol 9
| Author | John Wesley |
|---|---|
| Type | treatise |
| Year | None |
| Passage ID | jw-wesley-collected-works-vol-9-090 |
| Words | 390 |
“I fear God and honour the King. I earnestly desire to
be at peace with all men. I have not willingly given any
offence, either to the Magistrates, the Clergy, or any of the
inhabitants of the city of Cork; neither do I desire anything
of them, but to be treated (I will not say, as a Clergyman, a
gentleman, or a Christian, but) with such justice and
humanity as are due to a Jew, a Turk, or a Pagan. “I am,
“Sir,
“Your obedient servant,
II. l. Your performance is dated, May 28th, the most
material parts of which I am now to consider. It contains, First, a charge against the Methodist Preachers:
Secondly, a defence of the Corporation and Clergy of Cork. With regard to your charge against those Preachers, may I
take the liberty to inquire why you drop six out of the eleven
that have been at Cork, viz., Mr. Swindells, Wheatly, Lar
wood, Skelton, Tucker, and Haughton P Can you glean up
no story concerning these; or is it out of mere compassion
that you spare them ? 2. But before I proceed, I must beg leave to ask, Who is this
evidence against the other five? Why, one that neither dares
show his face, nor tell his name, or the place of his abode; one
that is ashamed (and truly not without cause) of the dirty work
he is employed in; so that we could not even conjecture who
he was, but that his speech bewrayeth him. How much credit
is due to such an evidence, let any man of reason judge. 3. This worthy witness falls foul upon Mr. Cownly, and
miserably murders a tale he has got by the end. (Page 13.)
Sir, Mr. M. is nothing obliged to you for bringing the charac
'ter of his niece into question. He is perfectly satisfied that
Mr. C. acted, in that whole affair, with the strictest regard
both to honour and conscience. You next aver, that Mr. Reeves “asked a young woman,
whether she had a mind to go to hell with her father.”
(Page 16.) It is possible. I will neither deny nor affirm it
without some better proof. But, suppose he did; unless I
know the circumstances of the case, I could not say whether
he spoke right or wrong. 4.