Wesley Corpus

2. And their original properties were, doubtless, the same with those of the holy angels. There is no absurdity in supposing Satan their chief, otherwise styled, "Lucifer, son of the morning," to have...

He kissed him; in token of particular affection to him. Those that are blessed of God are kissed with the kisses of his mouth, and they do by love and loyalty kiss the son, Psa 2:12. 2. He praised him...

Your fathers - Who died there, and never entered Canaan. I will cause - I will bring you out by number, so that you shall either own my scepter, or by a conquered subjection, yield to my sword and pow...

Chapter XXI An explication of the prophecy in the close of the last chapter, with directions to the prophet upon it, ver. 1 - 7. A prediction of the sword that was coming on the land, ver. 8 - 17. A p...

What Is Man "What is man" Psa. 8:4. 1. Nay, what am I With God's assistance, I would consider myself. Here is a curious machine, "fearfully and wonderfully made." It is a little portion of earth, th...

This is the history of the fourth day's work, the creating the sun, moon and stars. Of this we have an account, In general, verse 14, 15. where we have, The command given concerning them. Let there be...

When he makes the mountains tremble, and the earth shake, shall not our hearts be moved "Fear ye not me saith the Lord; and will ye not tremble at my presence" (Jer. 5:22.) Will ye not fear me, who ca...

Cursed be their anger - Not their persons. We ought always in the expressions of our zeal carefully to distinguish between the sinner and the sin, so as not to love or bless the sin for the sake of th...

Earthquakes are set forth by the inspired writers as God's proper judicial act, or the punishment of sin: Sin is the cause, earthquakes the effect, of his anger. So the Psalmist: "The earth trembled a...

In other offerings men were to give according to their ability, but this, which was the ransom of the soul, must be alike for all; for the rich have as much need of Christ as the poor, and the poor ar...

He only shall stand in God's holy place that hath clean hands and a pure heart, <cite>Psa 24:3</cite>,4. And it was to teach us, who are daily to attend upon God, daily to renew our repentance for sin...

Righteousness shall be to us. We shall be owned and pronounced by God to be righteous and holy persons, if we sincerely obey him, otherwise we shall be declared to be unrighteous and ungodly. Or, merc...

So that he had no pleasure of his life. If I be shaven - Not that his hair was in itself the cause of his strength, but because it was the chief condition of that covenant, whereby God was pleased to ...

2. But if we observe these words attentively, will there not appear a considerable difficulty in them "Let him that thinketh he standeth take heed lest he fall." If a man only thinks he stands, he is ...

Chapter XXVIII A prediction of the ruin of the king of Tyre, ver. 1 - 10. A lamentation for him, ver. 11 - 19. A prediction of the destruction of Zidon, ver. 20 - 23. The restoration of Israel, ver. 2...

These mutual respects at their first interview were good presages of their being a happy couple. Providence made that which seemed contingent and fortuitous to give a speedy satisfaction to Jacob's mi...

Thanks be to God there are not herds of lions as there are of oxen, nor flocks of tigers as there are of sheep. Because the clean were for sacrifice to God; and therefore, in honour to him, more of th...

The same day the fountains of the great deep were broken up - There needed no new creation of waters; God has laid up the deep in store - houses, Ps 33:7, and now he broke up those stores. God had, in...

Concerning the inner curtains of the tabernacle, ver. 1 - 6. Concerning the outer curtains, ver. 7 - 13. Concerning the cover which was to secure it from the weather, ver. 14. Concerning the boards wh...

Murrain among the cattle, ver. 1 - 7. Boils upon man and beast, ver. 8 - 12. Hail, with thunder and lightning. Warning is given of this plague, ver. 13 - 21. It is inflicted to their great terror, ver...

On the Death of Rev. Mr. John Fletcher PREACHED ON THE OCCASION OF THE DEATH OF THE REV. MR. JOHN FLETCHER VICAR OF MADELEY, SHROPSHIRE TO THE READER It was a consciousness of my own inability to de...

Chapter IV In this chapter we have both the world and the church in Adam's family, and a specimen of the character and state of both in all ages. As all mankind were represented in Adam, so that great...

Chapter II Directions concerning the meal - offerings. Of fine flour with oil and frankincense, ver. 1 - 11. Of the first fruits, ver. 12 - 16. A meal - offering - (Not meat - offering, an ancient fal...

Charles Wesley The Cause And Cure Of Earthquakes First published in the year 1750. "O come hither, and behold the works of the Lord; what destruction he hath brought upon the earth!" Ps. 46:8. Of ...

Wouldest thou yet escape that eternal death Then receive the sentence of death in thyself, thou miserable self-destroyed sinner! Know thy want of living, saving, divine faith! Groan under thy burden o...

And he washed not only the parts now mentioned, but all the rest, the trunk of the body, and the shoulders. A sweet savour - Not in itself, for so it rather caused a stink, but as it represented Chris...

When the sun was gone down the sign was given - The smoaking furnace signified the affliction of his seed in Egypt: they were there in the furnace of affliction, and labouring in the very fire. They w...

When he makes the mountains tremble, and the earth shake, shall not our hearts be moved "Fear ye not me saith the Lord; and will ye not tremble at my presence" (Jer. 5:22.) Will ye not fear me, who ca...

29. Thus hath the Lord fulfilled the things he spake by his holy prophets, which have been since the world began; -- by Moses in particular, saying, (Deut. 30:6.) I "will circumcise thine heart, and t...

Many other sons and daughters were born to Adam besides Cain and Abel before this; but no notice is taken of them, because an honourable mention must be made of his name only, in whose loins Christ an...

David saves Keilah from the Philistines, ver. 1 - 6. His danger there, and deliverance from it, ver. 7 - 13. He remains in the wilderness of Ziph, and is visited by Jonathan, ver 14 - 18. Saul pursues...

Ziphites - Who were of David's own tribe tho' for this their unnatural carriage to him, he calls them strangers, Ps 54:3. A rock - That is, into a cave which was in the rock; where at first he might t...

Cursed be their anger - Not their persons. We ought always in the expressions of our zeal carefully to distinguish between the sinner and the sin, so as not to love or bless the sin for the sake of th...

That his name be not put out - That a family be not lost. So this was a provision that the number of their families might not be diminished. Loose his shoe - As a sign of his resignation of all his ri...

Chapter XIII In the type of a linen girdle God prefigures their destruction, ver. 1 - 11. Under the parable of bottles filled with wine, is foretold their drunkenness with misery, ver. 12 - 14. He exh...

On The Danger Of Increasing Riches "If riches increase, set not thine heart upon them." Ps. 62:10. 1. From that express declaration of our Lord, "It is easier for a camel to go through the eye of a ...

And Jacob vowed a vow - By religious vows we give glory to God, and own our dependance upon him, and we lay a bond upon our own souls, to engage and quicken our obedience to him. Jacob was now in fear...

About two hundred, mostly fishermen and sailors, saved themselves. They declared that the waves in their retreat surrounded the whole town, without leaving any means for preservation; ad that, in the ...

With what horror are men struck when they hear the earth groan; when her trembling succeeds her complaints; when houses are loosened from their foundations; when the roofs fall upon their heads, and t...

11. It is of great importance to observe, and that more carefully than is commonly done, the wide difference there is between the Jewish and the Christian dispensation; and that ground of it which the...

The ark is called the ark of the testimony, <cite>Exo 30:6</cite>, and the tabernacle, the tabernacle of the testimony, <cite>Num 10:11</cite>. The tables of the law were carefully preserved in the ar...

But because the land of Edom is sometimes taken more largely, and so reacheth even to the Red - sea, and therefore mount Sinai was near to it, and because Paran was also near Sinai, being the next sta...

He hearkened not to her, so much as to be with her. Those that would be kept from harm, must keep themselves out of harm's way. When she laid hold on him, he left his garment in her hand - He would no...

Human Life A Dream "Even like as a dream when one awaketh; so shalt thou make their image to vanish out of the city." Ps. 73:20. 1. Anyone that considers the foregoing verses will easily observe tha...

High places - In which you will sacrifice after the manner of the Heathens. The carcases of your idols - So he calls them, either to signify that their idols how specious soever or glorious in their e...

In Oboth - Not immediately, but after two other stations mentioned, Nu 33:43,44. The valley of Zared - Or rather, by the brook of Zared, which ran into the dead sea. On the other side - Or rather, on ...

A Call To Backsliders "Will the Lord absent himself for ever And will he be no more entreated Is his mercy clean gone for ever And is his promise come utterly to an end for evermore" Ps. 77:7, 8. 1....

It was a bay, or gulf, or arm of the sea, two or three leagues over. The God of nature has not tied himself to its laws, but when he pleases dispenseth with them, and then the fire doth not burn, nor ...

That it was a total darkness. We have reason to think, not only that the lights of heaven were clouded, but that all their fires and candles were put out by the damps or clammy vapours which were the ...

The watering of the host of Israel. In the wilderness they wanted water, ver. 1. In their want they chide with Moses, ver. 2, 3. Moses cried to God, ver. 4. God ordered him to smite the rock, and fetc...

He directed Moses whither to go, appointed him to take of the elders of Israel with him, to be witnesses of what was done, ordered him to smite the rock, which he did, and immediately water came out o...

He that has fed us all our life long will not fail us at last. The angel who redeemed me from all evil - A great deal of hardship he had known in his time, but God had graciously kept him from the evi...

The ark is called the ark of the testimony, <cite>Exo 30:6</cite>, and the tabernacle, the tabernacle of the testimony, <cite>Num 10:11</cite>. The tables of the law were carefully preserved in the ar...

Chapter XX The Levite's case heard in a general convention of the tribes, ver. 1 - 7. They resolve to avenge his quarrel, ver. 8 - 11. The Benjamites assemble in defence of the criminals, ver. 12 - 17...

2. To the same effect are the words of the great Apostle, which it is evident have never yet been fulfilled. "Hath God cast away his people? God forbid." "But through their fall salvation is come to t...

Under these two trees, which were most used and cultivated by the Israelites, he understands all other fruit - bearing trees, and all other comforts. And they are brought in as fitting or dwelling und...

- If the anguish of their spirit makes them deaf to that which would compose and comfort them, much more will his pride and insolence, make him deaf to that which will but exasperate him. Who am of un...

The Reformation of Manners Preached before the Society for Reformation of Manners on Sunday, January 30, 1763 at the Chapel in West-Street, Seven-Dials "Who will rise up with me against the wicked" ...

This book is thus entitled, because of the numbers of the children of Israel, so often mentioned therein, an eminent accomplishment of God's promise to Abraham, that his seed should be as the stars of...

Chapter XVI David's sacrifices and alms, ver. 1 - 3. He appoints Levites to minister before the ark, ver 4 - 6. His psalm of thanksgiving, ver. 7 - 36. Ministers and others are appointed to attend the...

3. They know not the reasons even of many of his present dispensations with the sons of men; but are constrained to rest here, -- Though "clouds and darkness are round about him, righteousness and jud...

Charles Wesley The Cause And Cure Of Earthquakes First published in the year 1750. "O come hither, and behold the works of the Lord; what destruction he hath brought upon the earth!" Ps. 46:8. Of ...

He pitcheth upon the persons who should be his servants, ver. 1. He appoints their livery; their work was holy, and so must their garments be, and answerable to the glory of the house which was now to...

7. But besides evil men, do not evil spirits also continually surround us on every side Do not Satan and his angels continually go about seeking whom they may devour Who is out of reach of their malic...

Chapter XXVII We have here, Isaac's purpose to entail the blessing upon Esau, ver. 1 - 4. Rebekah's plot to procure it for Jacob, ver. 6 - 17. Jacob's obtaining of the blessing, ver. 18 - 29. Esau's r...

The same day the fountains of the great deep were broken up - There needed no new creation of waters; God has laid up the deep in store - houses, Ps 33:7, and now he broke up those stores. God had, in...

Their complaint for want of bread, ver. 1 - 3. The notice God gave them of the provision he intended to make for them, ver. 4 - 12. The sending of the manna, ver. 13 - 15. The laws and orders concerni...

Charles Wesley The Cause And Cure Of Earthquakes First published in the year 1750. "O come hither, and behold the works of the Lord; what destruction he hath brought upon the earth!" Ps. 46:8. Of ...

And when the sun was going down - About the time of the evening oblation. Early in the morning, while the stars were yet to be seen, God had given him orders concerning the sacrifices, Ge 15:5, and we...

He hearkened not to her, so much as to be with her. Those that would be kept from harm, must keep themselves out of harm's way. When she laid hold on him, he left his garment in her hand - He would no...

But God was pleased to give them sensible demonstrations, that he kept them night and day. Was taken up - Or, ascended on high, above its ordinary place, by which it became more visible to all the cam...

Chapter XVI David's sacrifices and alms, ver. 1 - 3. He appoints Levites to minister before the ark, ver 4 - 6. His psalm of thanksgiving, ver. 7 - 36. Ministers and others are appointed to attend the...

Is this Aaron the saint of the Lord! Is this he that had not only seen, but had been employed in summoning the plagues of Egypt, and the judgments executed upon the gods of the Egyptians? What! And ye...

This expression may intimate, that Korah himself was not here, but that he continued with his two hundred and fifty men before the Lord, where they were waiting for God's decision of the controversy. ...

This expression may intimate, that Korah himself was not here, but that he continued with his two hundred and fifty men before the Lord, where they were waiting for God's decision of the controversy. ...

This expression may intimate, that Korah himself was not here, but that he continued with his two hundred and fifty men before the Lord, where they were waiting for God's decision of the controversy. ...

And health being the greatest of all outward blessings, Canaan must therefore needs be a more desirable habitation than Egypt. The rain of heaven - Which is more easy, being given thee without thy cha...

When he makes the mountains tremble, and the earth shake, shall not our hearts be moved "Fear ye not me saith the Lord; and will ye not tremble at my presence" (Jer. 5:22.) Will ye not fear me, who ca...

Never was so great a congregation called together and preached to at once as this was here. No one man's voice could have reached so many, but the voice of God did. Now at length is come that memorabl...

Earthquakes are set forth by the inspired writers as God's proper judicial act, or the punishment of sin: Sin is the cause, earthquakes the effect, of his anger. So the Psalmist: "The earth trembled a...

Chapter IV Directions concerning sin - offerings; which were intended for sins committed thro' ignorance, either by the priest himself, ver. 1 - 12. or by the whole congregation, ver. 13 - 21. or by a...

In order to these, here is, Pharaoh's dream, ver. 1 - 8. The recommendation of Joseph to him for an interpreter, ver. 9 - 13. The interpretation of the dreams, and the prediction of seven years plenty...

Chapter XXXI The restoration of Israel published, ver. 1 - 14. Rachel mourning is comforted, ver. 15 - 17. Ephraim repenting is brought home, ver. 18 - 21. Christ promised, ver. 22 - 26. His care over...

Concerning the consecration of the priests, and the sanctification of the altar, ver. 1 - 37. Concerning the daily sacrifice, ver. 38 - 41. To which gracious promises are annexed, ver. 42 - 46. They w...

Chapter VIII This chapter gives an account of the consecration of Aaron and his sins before the congregation, Moses washes and dresses them, ver. 1 - 9. Anoints the tabernacle with its utensils, and A...

In particular, Ge 1:16,17,18, The lights of heaven are the sun, moon and stars, and these all are the work of God's hands. The sun is the greatest light of all, and the most glorious and useful of all...

We have here the third part of the sixth day's work, which was not any new creation, but a gracious provision of food for all flesh, Psa 136:25. - Here is, 1. Food provided for man, Ge 1:29. herbs and...

In Oboth - Not immediately, but after two other stations mentioned, Nu 33:43,44. The valley of Zared - Or rather, by the brook of Zared, which ran into the dead sea. On the other side - Or rather, on ...

I. 1. Accordingly, I will endeavour, by the assistance of his Spirit, first a little to explain the omnipresence of God; to show how we are to understand this glorious truth, "God is in this, and ever...

I. 1. Accordingly, I will endeavour, by the assistance of his Spirit, first a little to explain the omnipresence of God; to show how we are to understand this glorious truth, "God is in this, and ever...

I. 1. Accordingly, I will endeavour, by the assistance of his Spirit, first a little to explain the omnipresence of God; to show how we are to understand this glorious truth, "God is in this, and ever...

I. 1. Accordingly, I will endeavour, by the assistance of his Spirit, first a little to explain the omnipresence of God; to show how we are to understand this glorious truth, "God is in this, and ever...

Aaron was to burn sweet incense upon this altar every morning and every evening, which was intended not only to take away the ill smell of the flesh that was burnt daily on the brazen altar, but for t...

The tenth part of an ephah - About six pints. He shall put no oil, neither frankincense - Either to distinguish these from the meal - offerings, Lev 2:1, or as a fit expression of their sorrow for the...

Every man's hallowed things - Understand this not of the sacrifices, because these were not the priest's peculiar, but part of them was offered to God, and the remainder was eaten by the offerer as we...

3. His soul, therefore, magnified the Lord, and his spirit rejoiced in God his Saviour. "He rejoiced in him with joy unspeakable," who had reconciled him to God, even the Father; "in whom he had redem...