Scriptural Christianity · §6 · John Wesley

Three views of Christianity

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First, as beginning to exist in individuals. Second, as spreading from one to another. Third, as covering the earth. I intend to close these considerations with a plain practical application.

1771 text

I. As beginning to exist in individuals. II. As spreading from one to another. III. As covering the earth.

I design to close these considerations with a plain practical application.

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Preached at Oxford in 1744 on Acts 4:31: Christianity as it began at Pentecost, as it spread, and as it will one day fill the earth, with a hard look at Oxford itself.

EditionPreached at Saint Mary's, Oxford, 24 August 1744. The panel is the 1771 Works

Wesley's own sermon in updated English wording. The 1771 panel is the text of the Works Wesley himself had printed in 1771. It is public domain.

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Sermon 4 in the 1771 Works. Saint Mary's, Oxford, 24 August 1744. Acts 4:31.

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