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Chapter 1: The Works of the Rev. John Wesley, M.A.
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The volume collects sermons, appeals, and administrative documents that combine theological argument, moral exhortation, and practical organization. It presents extended appeals to reason and religion that criticize common moral failings by comparing contemporary Christians with the ancient Israelite example, offers a clear account of the people called Methodists, sets out the nature, design, and rules of the societies, records minutes of conversations among leaders, outlines the character expected of adherents, and gives a brief institutional history. Together these pieces instruct conscience, call for consistent practice, and provide governance for an active religious movement.

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Title: The works of the Rev. John Wesley, Vol. 15 (of 32)

Author: John Wesley

Release date: December 26, 2025 [eBook #77550]

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 XV.

BRISTOL:

Printed by WILLIAM PINE, in Wine-Street.

MDCCLXXII.

THE

CONTENTS

Of the Fifteenth Volume.

⭘ A farther appeal to men of reason and religion. Part II.

⭘ A farther appeal to men of reason and religion. Part III.

⭘ A plain account of the people called Methodists

⭘ The nature, design, and general rules of the United Societies

⭘ Minutes of some late conversations between the Rev. Mr. Wesleys and others

⭘ Minutes of some late conversations between the Rev. Messieurs John and Charles Wesley, and others

⭘ The character of a Methodist

⭘ A short history of Methodism