Wesley Corpus

of God ;" that God hath been pleased to use me, a weak, vile n, in reforming many of my fellow sinnera, and making them, at day, living witnesses of " inward and pure religion ;" and that many leae^ ^ from living in all sin, are quite changed, are become" so far ly, that" though they are not '' free from all sin," yet no sin hath Inion over them. And yet I do finnly believe, '' it is nothing but downprejudice, to deny or oppose any of these particulars." (Pref. p. 5.) Allow Mr. Wesley," you say, "but these few points, and he will id his conduct beyond exception." That is most true. If I have n1 *' been advancing nothing but the true knowledge and love of ; if God has made mo an instrument in reforming many siimers, iringing them to ^ inward and pure religion ;" and if many of these nae holy to this day, and free from all wilful sin, then may I, even e those awful words, '' He that despiseth me, despiseth tlim that me." But I never expect the world to allow me one of these points, ever, I must go on as God shall enable me. I must lay out v/haiBr he intrusts me with, (whether others will believe I do it or no,) Ivaocing the true Christian knowledge of God, and the love and of God among men ; in reforming (if so be it please him to use me those who are yet without God in the world ; and in propasating in- , and pure religion, -- righteousness, peace, and joy in Uie Holy Ghost. L But you believe, I only corrupt those who were good Chris- before, teaching them to revile and censure their neighbours, to abuse the clergy, notwithstanding all their meekness and gende- , as I do myself. '' I must declare," say you, ''we have, in general, 'ered your pretence with all meekness and temper ; the railing and ing has been chiefly on the side of the Methodists." {Sec, Let. p. 16.) lur first charge ran thus : " How have such abuses &s these been m out by you against our regular clergy, not the highest or the liiest excepted!" {Remarks, p. 15.) I answered, " I am altogether