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Chapter 1: The Works of the Rev. John Wesley, M.A.
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This volume gathers letters, journal extracts, and short biographical sketches that document evangelical experience, missionary labor, and personal piety. Included are dispatches from a missionary describing harsh living conditions, spiritual conflict, and ministerial efforts among indigenous communities; extracts from women's journals and brief accounts of converts that trace conversion, moral struggle, and perseverance; and correspondence offering pastoral counsel and practical directions for holy living. The pieces emphasize themes of endurance in suffering, reliance on divine grace, disciplined devotion, and the everyday realities of evangelical practice in their historical context.

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Title: The works of the Rev. John Wesley, Vol. 13 (of 32)

Author: John Wesley

Release date: June 8, 2024 [eBook #73797]

Language: English

Original publication: Bristol: William Pine, 1771

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The Works of the
Rev. John Wesley, M.A.

Transcriber’s Notes

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THE

WORKS

OF THE

Rev. JOHN WESLEY, M.A.

Late Fellow of Lincoln-College, Oxford.

Volume XIII.

BRISTOL:

Printed by WILLIAM PINE, in Wine-Street.

MDCCLXXII.

THE

CONTENTS

Of the Thirteenth Volume.

⭘ Letters written by Mr. Brainerd

⭘ An Extract from Miss Mary Gilbert’s Journal

⭘ An Extract from Elizabeth Harper’s Journal

⭘ A short Account of Ann Johnson

⭘ A short Account of Ann Rogers

⭘ A short Account of Mary Langson

⭘ A short Account of Hannah Richardson

⭘ A Letter to the Rev. Mr. John Wesley, by a Gentlewoman

⭘ An Extract of Mrs. L****’s Letters