Wesley Corpus

i ; ;f: r;i »v;j/») (Preached at Cowes, in the Isle of Wight, 1735: at Savannah, in Georgia, June, 1736: at Dr. Cutter's church, in Boston, Oct. 17 1736.y . «» And Elijah came unto all the people, and said, How long halt ye between two opinions ? If the Lord be God, then follow him : but if Baal,follow him. 1 Kings, xviii. '21. An exclamation this, in which Christians are no less concerned than those Jews to whom it was immediately spoken : for do we not, most of us, halt between two opinions ? do we not endeavour to do service to two masters ? and is it not the frequent practice of the generality of Christians to compound between God and the world ? to contrive how to serve God, without renouncing the service of the world, the flesh, and the devil? Do we not see many, who make loud professions of their zeal for religion, still anxious for the good things of this Mfe? In