An Extract of the Rev. Mr. John Wesley's Journal, from February 1, 1737-8 to His Return from GermanyF. Farley, 1743 - 82 páginas |
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Página 48 - See ye not, that the foundation is nothing in us ? There, is no connexion between God and the ungodly. There is no tie to unite them. They are altogether separate from each other. They have nothing in common. There is nothing less or more in the ungodly, to join them to God. Works, righteousness, contrition? No. Ungodliness only. This then do, if you will lay a right foundation. Go straight to Christ with all your ungodliness. Tell him, Thou whose eyes...
Página 31 - Yet the enemy injected a fear, 'If thou dost believe, why is there not a more sensible change?' I answered, (yet not I,) 'That I know not. But this I know, I have now peace with God. And I sin not to-day, and Jesus my Master has forbid me to take thought for the morrow.
Página 27 - All the time I was at Savannah I was thus beating the air. Being ignorant of the righteousness of Christ, which, by a living faith in Him, bringeth salvation 'to every one that believeth,' I sought to establish my own righteousness; and so laboured in the fire all my days.
Página 26 - The light flowed in so mightily upon my soul, that every thing appeared in a new view. I cried to God for help, and resolved not to prolong the time of obeying Him as I had never done before. And by my continued...
Página 26 - I had been all this time building on the sand, nor considering that "other foundation can no man lay than that which is laid
Página 39 - Bohler had often said upon this head, which was to this effect : 1. When a man has living faith in Christ, then is he justified: 2. This is always given in a moment, 3. And in that moment he has peace with God ; 4. Which he cannot have, without knowing that he has it : 5.
Página 28 - I in this, of the comforts of the gospel. During this whole struggle between nature and grace (which had now continued above ten years) I had many remarkable returns to prayer, especially when I was in trouble. I had many sensible comforts, which are indeed no other than short anticipations of the life of faith. But I was still under the law.
Página 25 - Call (although I was much offended at many parts of both, yet) they convinced me more than ever of the exceeding height, and breadth, and depth of the law of God. The light flowed in so mightily upon my soul that every thing appeared in a new view.
Página 23 - I know, that I too deserve nothing but wrath, being full of all abominations : And having no good thing in me, to atone for them, or to remove the wrath of God. All my works, my righteousness, my prayers, need an atonement for themselves.