The Circumcision of the Heart · §1 · John Wesley

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Circumcision is that of the heart, in the spirit, and not in the letter. Romans 2:29.

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Preached at Oxford on 1 January 1733 on Romans 2:29: the holiness of heart God asks for, in humility, faith, hope and love.

EditionPrinted in the 1771 Works. Preached at Saint Mary's, Oxford, before the University, on 1 January 1733

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.

Reference

Sermon 17 in the 1771 Works. Romans 2:29. Saint Mary's, Oxford, 1 January 1733.

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