Minutes of Several Conversations at the ... Yearly Conference of the People Called Methodists ..., Volume 2

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Page 300 - Be it known unto you therefore, men and brethren, that through this man is preached unto you the forgiveness of sins : And by him all that believe are justified from all things, from which ye could not be justified by the law of Moses.
Page 255 - Now thanks be unto God, which always causeth us to triumph in Christ, and maketh manifest the savour of his knowledge by us in every place.
Page 254 - Now I beseech you, brethren, for the Lord Jesus Christ's sake, and for the love of the Spirit, that ye strive together with me in your prayers to God for me...
Page 194 - Nevertheless, he left not himself without witness, in that he did good, and gave us rain from heaven, and fruitful seasons, filling our hearts with food and gladness.
Page 27 - The repeating the same words so often, (but especially while another is 'repeating different words, the horrid abuse which runs through the modern church-music) as it shocks all common sense, so it necessarily brings in dead formality, and has no more of religion in it than a Lancashire hornpipe. Besides, it is a flat contradiction to our Lord's command, "Use not vain repetitions.
Page 195 - GOD is our refuge and strength, a very present help in trouble. Therefore will not we fear, though the earth be removed, and though the mountains be carried into the midst of the sea; Though the waters thereof roar and be troubled, though the mountains shake with the swelling thereof.
Page 140 - Meeting, and be examined lefore all the brethren present, respecting his experience, his knowledge of Divine things, his reading, his views of the doctrines of the Gospel, and his regard for Methodism in general.
Page 381 - ... the ornament of a meek and quiet spirit, which in the sight of God is of great price.
Page 405 - It is our judgment that, even supposing such meetings to be allowable in America, they are highly improper in England, and likely to be productive of considerable mischief, and we disclaim connection with them."| Their advocates, however, continued to hold them.
Page 405 - ... in America, they are highly improper in ENGLAND, and likely to be productive of considerable mischief. And WE disclaim all connexion with them.

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