John Wesley
John Wesley
John Wesleywas an Anglican cleric and theologian who, with his brother Charles and fellow cleric George Whitefield, is credited with the foundation of Methodism. His work and writings also played a leading role in the development of the Holiness movement and Pentecostalism...
NationalityEnglish
ProfessionClergyman
Date of Birth28 June 1703
men fire
Get on fire for God and men will come and see you burn.
men light sight
For many ages it has been allowed by sensible men, Nihil est in intellectu quod non fuit prius in sensu: That is, There is nothing in the understanding which was not first perceived by some of the senses. All the knowledge which we naturally have is originally derived from our senses. And therefore those who want any sense cannot have the least knowledge or idea of the objects of that sense; as they that never had sight have not the least knowledge or conception of light or colours.
strong prayer believe
I believe there is no liturgy in the world, either in ancient or modern language, which breathes more of a solid, scriptural, rational piety, than the Common Prayer of the Church of England. And though the main of it was compiled considerably more than two hundred years ago, yet is the language of it, not only pure, but strong and elegant in the highest degree.
men animal order
Fierce and poisonous animals were created for terrifying man, in order that he might be made aware of the final judgment in hell.
I look upon the whole world as my parish.
life heaven sides
The case is this: God offers you one of the greatest mercies on this side of heaven and commands you to accept it. Why do you not accept this mercy in obedience to His command.... God offers you a pardon for all your sins.
belongs extremely nouns simply
Indian nouns are extremely connotive; that is, the name does more than simply denote the thing to which it belongs - in denoting the object, it also assigns to it some quality or characteristic.
consists linguistic parts
The integers of language are sentences, and their organs are the parts of speech. Linguistic organization, then, consists in the differentiation of the parts of speech and the integration of the sentence.
distinct express few ideas possible problem require vast
Possible ideas and thoughts are vast in number. A distinct word for every distinct idea and thought would require a vast vocabulary. The problem in language is to express many ideas and thoughts with comparatively few words.
civilized greater importance relatively verb
The verb is relatively of much greater importance in an Indian tongue than in a civilized language.
changed climate famine flood
Years of drought and famine come and years of flood and famine come, and the climate is not changed with dance, libation or prayer.
sublime elements canyons
The elements that unite to make the Grand Canyon the most sublime spectacle in nature are multifarious and exceedingly diverse.
rivers rocks landscape
The landscape everywhere, away from the river, is of rock - cliffs of rock; plateaus of rock; terraces of rock; crags of rock - ten thousand strangely carved forms.
running distance rivers
We have an unknown distance yet to run, an unknown river to explore.