Wesley Corpus

For they rise at any hour of the night when they awake, and, after eating and drinking as much as they can, go to sleep again. Hence we could not but remark what is the religion of nature, properly so called, or that religion which flows from natural reason, unas sisted by Revelation.’” (Page 290.) I believe this dispute may be cut short by only defining the term. What does your Lordship mean by natural religion ? a system of principles? But I mean by it, in this placc, men’s natural manners. These certainly “flow from their natural passions and appe tites,” with that degree of reason which they have. And this, in other instances, is not contemptible; though it is not sufficient to teach them true religion. II. I proceed to consider, in the Second place, what is advanced concerning the operations of the Holy Spirit. “Our blessed Redeemer promised to send among his follow ers the Holy Ghost, called ‘the Spirit of Truth’ and ‘the Comforter, which should co-operate with man, in establishing his faith, and in perfecting his obedience; or, in other words, should sanctify him to redemption.” (Page 2.) Accordingly, “the sanctification and redemption of the world, man cannot frustrate nor render ineffectual. For it is not in his power to make that to be undone, which is once done and perfected.” (Page 337.) I do not comprehend. Is all the world sanctified? Is not to be sanctified the same as to be made holy? Is all the world holy? And can no man frustrate his own sanctification? “The Holy Ghost establishes our faith, and perfects our obedience, by enlightening the understanding, and rectifying the will.” (Page 3.) “In the former respect, 1. He gave the gift of tongues at the day of Pentecost. “Indeed, enthusiasts, in their ecstasies, have talked very fluently in languages they had a very imperfect knowledge of in their sober intervals.” I can no more believe this on the credit of Lord Shaftesbury and a Polish exorcist, than I can believe the tale of an hundred people talking without tongues, on the credit of Dr. Middleton. “The other gifts of the Spirit St.