The Journal of the Rev. John Wesley, Sometime Fellow of Lincoln College, Oxford, Vol. 8: Enlarged from Original with Notes from Unpublished Diaries, Annotations, Maps, and Illustrations; Edited by Nehemiah Curnock (Classic Reprint)

by John Wesley

Excerpt from The Journal of the Rev. John Wesley, Sometime Fellow of Lincoln College, Oxford, Vol. 8: Enlarged From Original With Notes From Unpublished Diaries, Annotations, Maps, and Illustrations; Edited by Nehemiah Curnock

The Cornish Tour - Plymouth and Exeter - Joseph Alleine - In and Around Bristol - Back to London - Eastern Counties - Witney and Oxford - Northamptonshire - A Kentish Visit - new-year Reflections - Busy Days in London - Bath and Bristol - The Midlands - easter-day at Manchester - Lancashire and York shire Tour - Last Visit to Scotland - Newcastle and the Orphan House - East Yorks - Lincoln - Sheffield and Leicester to Bristol - The 1790 Conference - Last Visit to W'ales - Bristol Scenes and incidents-joseph Easterbrook - Wiltshire - lsle of Wight Trip - Return to London - Kent and Sussex - Eastern Counties Tour.

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John Wesley

John Wesley (1703 - 1791)

Was an Anglican cleric and Christian theologian. Wesley is largely credited, along with his brother Charles Wesley, as founding the Methodist movement which began when he took to open-air preaching in a similar manner to George Whitefield. In contrast to Whitefield's Calvinism, Wesley embraced the Arminian doctrines that were dominant in the 18th-century Church of England. Methodism in both forms became a highly successful evangelical movement in Britain, which encouraged people to experience Jesus Christ personally.

Wesley helped to organise and form societies of Christians throughout Great Britain, North America and Ireland as small groups that developed intensive, personal accountability, discipleship and religious instruction among members. His great contribution was to appoint itinerant, unordained preachers who travelled widely to evangelise and care for people in the societies. Under Wesley's direction, Methodists became leaders in many social issues of the day, including the prison reform and abolitionism movements.

John Wesley was an Anglican cleric and Christian theologian. Wesley is largely credited, along with his brother Charles Wesley, with founding the Methodist movement which began when he took to open-air preaching in a similar manner to George Whitefield. In contrast to George Whitefield's Calvinism (which later led to the forming of the Calvinistic Methodists), Wesley embraced Arminianism. Methodism in both forms was a highly successful evangelical movement in the United Kingdom, which encouraged people to experience Christ personally.

Wesley believed that this doctrine should be constantly preached, especially among the people called Methodists. In fact, he contended that the purpose of the Methodist movement was to "spread scriptural holiness across England."

Throughout his life, Wesley remained within the Church of England and insisted that his movement was well within the bounds of the Anglican tradition. His maverick use of church policy put him at odds with many within the Church of England, though toward the end of his life he was widely respected.

John Wesley was the founder of the Methodist movement which grew from the 'Holy Club' of his Oxford friends into a great religious revival. An indefatigable traveller, preacher and writer, Wesley averaged 8,000 miles a year on horseback and gave 15 sermons a week. The reluctance of the Anglican clergy to lend him their pulpits led him to give some of his sermons in the open air, a decision which enabled him to reach those among the poorer sections of society who were not accustomed to going to church.

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The Journal of the Rev. John Wesley, Sometime Fellow of Lincoln College, Oxford, Vol. 8: Enlarged from Original with Notes from Unpublished Diaries, Annotations, Maps, and Illustrations; Edited by Nehemiah Curnock (Classic Reprint)

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John Wesley (1703 - 1791)

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