The Witness of the Spirit Discourse I · §1 · John Wesley

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The Spirit itself bears witness with our spirit, that we are the children of God (Romans 8:16). Romans 8:16.

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On Romans 8:16: how God's Spirit bears witness with ours that we are His children, and how to tell that witness from a delusion.

EditionPrinted in Wesley's 1771 Works, which do not say when he preached it

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 10 in the 1771 Works. Romans 8:16. The first discourse on the witness of the Spirit.

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