Wesley Corpus

"Though he will not give him, because he is his friend, yet because of his importunity he will rise and give him as many as he needeth." How could our blessed Lord more plainly declare that we may rec...

God reproved him again for giving place to the devil. Yet he would not hearken to the voice of his Shepherd; but gave himself up to that slavish fear, and thereby quenched the Spirit. Then God disapp...

15. "And lead us not into temptation, but deliver us from evil." --"[And] lead us not into temptation." The word translated temptation means trial of any kind. And so the English word temptation was f...

6. But to return. The law of God (speaking after the manner of men) is a copy of the eternal mind, a transcript of the divine nature: Yea, it is the fairest offspring of the everlasting Father, the br...

On Patience "Let patience have its perfect work, that ye may be perfect and entire, wanting nothing." James 1:4. 1. "My brethren," says the Apostle in the preceding verse, "count it all joy when ye ...

29. Yea, the decree is past; and so it was before the foundation of the world. But what decree Even this: "I will set before the sons of men 'life and death, blessing cursing.' And the soul that choos...

A Prayer Under Convictions Source: Hymns and Sacred Poems (1739), Part I Author: Charles Wesley (attributed) --- 1 Father of light,11 from whom proceeds Whate’er thy ev’ry creature needs, Whose goodne...

And that every imagination of the thoughts of his heart was only evil continually - A sad sight, and very offensive to God's holy eye. This was the bitter root, the corrupt spring: all the violence an...

9. If then you fear bringing damnation on yourself by this, you fear where no fear is. Fear it not for eating and drinking unworthily; for that, in St. Paul's sense, ye cannot do. But I will tell you ...

17. "But does not St. James directly contradict this His words are, 'In many things we offend all,' (Jas. 3:2:) And is not offending the same as committing sin" In this place, I allow it is: I allow t...

17. "But does not St. James directly contradict this His words are, 'In many things we offend all,' (Jas. 3:2:) And is not offending the same as committing sin" In this place, I allow it is: I allow t...

17. "But does not St. James directly contradict this His words are, 'In many things we offend all,' (Jas. 3:2:) And is not offending the same as committing sin" In this place, I allow it is: I allow t...

"Though he will not give him, because he is his friend, yet because of his importunity he will rise and give him as many as he needeth." How could our blessed Lord more plainly declare that we may rec...

4. How, indeed, except ye be born again! For ye are now dead in trespasses and sins. To say, then, that ye cannot be born again, that there is no new birth but in baptism, is to seal you all under dam...

John 15:18, 19 Source: Hymns and Sacred Poems (1739), Part I Author: Charles Wesley (attributed) --- 1 Where has my slumb’ring spirit been, So late emerging into light? So imperceptible, within, The w...

3. And as this design thus evidently tends to bring "glory to God in the highest," so it no less manifestly conduces to the establishing "peace upon earth." For as all sin directly tends both to destr...

Chapter XVII Elijah foretells the drought, ver. 1. Is fed by ravens, ver. 2 - 7. By a widow, whose meal and oil are multiplied, ver. 8 - 16. He raises her dead son, ver. 17 - 24 Elijah - The most emin...

Chapter XVII Elijah foretells the drought, ver. 1. Is fed by ravens, ver. 2 - 7. By a widow, whose meal and oil are multiplied, ver. 8 - 16. He raises her dead son, ver. 17 - 24 Elijah - The most emin...

Chapter XVIII Elijah sends notice to Ahab of his coming, ver. 1 - 16. His interview with Ahab, ver. 17 - 19. His interview with all Israel upon mount Carmel, ver. 21 - 39. He slays the prophets of Baa...