[22] "The Spiritual Combat; or, the Christian Pilgrim in his Spiritual Conflict and Conquest." By John de Castaniza. Revised and recommended by the Rev. Richard Lucas, D.D., Rector of St. Stephen's, Coleman Street.
[23] "College business obliged me to go down."—Edit. 1756.
[24] "Than himself."—Edit 1756.
[25] "And began to visit the poor."—Edit. 1756.
[26] "But, however, notwithstanding my fit of sickness continued six or seven weeks, I trust I shall have reason to bless God for it, through the endless ages of eternity. For," Edit. 1756.
[27] "After having undergone innumerable buffetings of Satan, and many months' inexpressible trials by night and day under the spirit of bondage, God was pleased at length to remove the heavy load, to enable me to lay hold on His dear Son by a living faith, and, by giving me the spirit of adoption, to seal me, as I humbly hope, even to the day of everlasting redemption. But oh! with what joy—joy unspeakable—even joy that was full of, and big with glory, was my soul filled, when the weight of sin went off, and an abiding sense of the pardoning love of God, and a full assurance of faith broke in upon my disconsolate soul! Surely it was the day of my espousals,—a day to be had in everlasting remembrance. At first my joys were like a spring tide, and, as it were, overflowed the banks. Go where I would, I could not avoid singing of psalms almost aloud; afterwards it became more settled—and, blessed be God, saving a few casual intervals, has abode and increased in my soul ever since. But to proceed."—Edit. 1756.
[28] Eighteen Sermons preached by Rev. George Whitefield. Revised by Dr, Gifford: p. 359.
[29] A book entitled "The Country Parson's Advice to his Parishioners."
[30] Probably, "A Collection of Forms of Prayer for every Day in the Week," printed by Wesley in 1733,—his first publication, and originally intended for his pupils in Lincoln College.
[31] St. Mary de Crypt, Gloucester.