THE
WORKS
OF THE
Rev. JOHN WESLEY, M. A.
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THE
WORKS
OF THE
Rev. JOHN WESLEY, M. A.
Late Fellow of Lincoln-College, OXFORD.
VOLUME I.
BRISTOL:
Printed by WILLIAM PINE, in Wine-Street.
MDCCLXXI.
THE
CONTENTS
Of the FIRST VOLUME.
SERMONS on several Occasions.
Salvation by Faith.
Ephes. ii. 8. By grace ye are saved through faith.
The Almost Christian.
Acts xxvi. 28. Almost thou persuadest me to be a Christian.
Ephes. v. 14. Awake thou that sleepest, and arise from the dead, and Christ shall give thee light.
Scriptural Christianity.
Acts iv. 31. And they were all filled with the Holy Ghost.
Justification by Faith.
Rom. iv. 5. To him that worketh not but believeth on him that justifieth the ungodly, his faith is counted to him for righteousness.
The Righteousness of Faith.
Rom. x. 5, 6, 7, 8. Moses describeth the righteousness which is of the law, that the man which doeth those things shall live by them.
But the righteousness which is of faith speaketh on this wise. Say not in thine heart, who shall ascend into heaven? That is, to bring Christ down from above:
Or who shall descend into the deep? That is, to bring Christ again from the dead.
But what saith it? The word is nigh thee, even in thy mouth and in thy heart; that is the word of faith, which we preach.
Mark i. 15. The kingdom of God is at hand: repent ye, and believe the gospel.
The First-Fruits of the Spirit.
Rom. viii. 1. There is therefore now no condemnation to them which are in Christ Jesus, who walk not after the flesh, but after the Spirit.
The Spirit of Bondage and of Adoption.
Rom. viii. 15. Ye have not received the Spirit of bondage again unto fear: but ye have received the Spirit of adoption, whereby we cry, Abba, Father.
[SERMON X.] and [XI.]
The Witness of the Spirit.
Rom. viii. 16. The Spirit itself beareth witness with our spirit, that we are the children of God.
The Witness of our own Spirit.
2 Cor. i. 12. This is our rejoicing, the testimony of our conscience, that in simplicity, and godly sincerity, not with fleshly wisdom, but by the grace of God; we have had our conversation in the world.
On Sin in Believers.
2 Cor. v. 17. If any man be in Christ he is a new creature.
The Repentance of Believers.
Mark i. 15. Repent and believe the gospel.
The Great Assize.
Rom. xiv. 10. We shall all stand before the judgment seat of Christ.
The Means of Grace.
Malachi iii. 7. Ye are gone away from mine ordinances, and have not kept them.
SERMONS
ON
SEVERAL OCCASIONS.