349. Wesley Family.

350. Wesleyan Times for March 28, 1864.

351. Wesley’s Works, vol. xii. pp. 231, 232.

352. Ibid., vol. viii. p. 296.

353. Ibid., p. 312.

354. Whitehead’s Life of Wesley, vol. i. pp. 21 and 32.

355. This is true only in part. Some of the wits and critics, as Garth, ridiculed Wesley; but others very highly extolled him.

356. Hampson’s Life of Wesley, vol. i.

357. We doubt the correctness of the statement that Wesley “was of a short stature.” The likeness referred to, of which the portrait in this volume is a faithful copy, does not convey this idea.

358. Once more we protest against this. What were High Church principles and politics? Bishop Burnet, who flourished at the time when the names of High Church and Low Church were first introduced, shall answer. He writes, (History of Own Times, vol. ii. p. 347:)—“All that treated the Dissenters with temper and moderation, and were for residing constantly at their cures, and for labouring diligently in them; that expressed a zeal against the Prince of Wales, and for the Revolution; that wished well to the present war, and to the alliance against France, were called Low Churchmen.” If such was a Low Churchman, of course, a High Churchman was just the opposite. Who, in the face of this, will pretend to say that Samuel Wesley was “of High Church principles, and High Church politics?”

359. Clarke’s Wesley Family.

360. Wesley’s Works, vol. i., p 356.

361. Original Letters, published by Priestley, p. 40.

Transcriber’s Note

On p. 126, there is a quotation from Macualay which is an abridgement of the original, including a passage from a footnote, which resulted in a confusion of quotation and embedded quotation marks. These have been sorted out.

On pp. 144–145, there is a series of citations from the Athenian Oracle, which are sometimes paraphrased or elided. It seems the printer had no firm grasp on the boundaries of the various citations. An apparently spurious opening quotation mark has been removed on p. 145.

On p. 200, in the recounting of Mr Wesley’s children, several birthdates are given in the wrong century (1794 and 1795, rather than one hundred years earlier).

There was no footnote marker for was is now footnote 336 on p. 441. One was placed where it seemed most pertinent.

Errors deemed most likely to be the printer’s have been corrected, and are noted here. The references are to the page and line in the original.

24.26 thou art an old knave[.] Restored.
62.31 became the p[r]atronesses Removed.
89.22 and inevitably lo[o]se everything Removed.
93.3 but when James ignomin[i]ously fled Inserted.
106.34 At F[e/a]versham he embarked Replaced.
136.24 a tincture of e[u/n]thusiasm Inverted.
144.34 or by damning him undeservedly.[”] Added.
145.2 the differences [“]arising out of the doctrines Removed.
145.36 [“]We are saved Added.
168.26 the result of this abando[n]ment Inserted.
186.27 in a blaze with[ with] innumerable wax-lights Removed.
200.2 They were baptized December 3, 1[7/6]94 Replaced.
200.3 was born in 1[7/6]95 Replaced.
208.23 [“/‘]Heaven will ... to God betimes![’]” Nested.
229.12 his brother-in-law[-/, ]Samuel Annesley, Replaced.
232.10 to take such child[r]en as apprentices Inserted.
286.6 raised by his probo[s]cis. Inserted.
289.22 in their own opinions.[”] Added.
293.5 the seceders from its communion.[”] Added.
302.10 the general election of 17[6/0]5 Replaced.
316.23 caressed at their houses,[”] (p. 65.) Removed
316.33 than their predecessors[”] Added.
319.8 [“]He adds, Removed.
349.23 in the doc[t]rine of apparitions. Inserted.
372.1 De la Valle, Pentinger[,] Bochart Added.
373.29 soft, smooth, tunefu[l] voice Added.
376.18 [“]In memory of John Whitelamb Added.
382.17 The points upon[ upon] which Removed.
392.n277.5 facts and [s]tatements, Added.
400.3 prudence[,] simplicity, sincerity Added.
429.8 [“]Mr Lyndal>, Added.