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John Wesley (NT Notes)
# John Wesley (1703–1791) Anglican priest; founder of Methodism; field preacher; hymn-writer (with brother Charles); theologian of Christian perfection.
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# John Wesley (1703–1791) Anglican priest; founder of Methodism; field preacher; hymn-writer (with brother Charles); theologian of Christian perfection. His **Explanatory Notes Upon the New Testament** (1754) and **Explanatory Notes Upon the Old Testament** (published 1765-1766) are the most widely-used Methodist-Arminian verse-by-verse commentary in the PD canon.
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| Title | Year | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Notes on the Bible | 1754 | **1,168 chapters / 66 books** — NT complete, OT selective: |
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“But in the mean time watch. There is a close connection between this, and the duly casting our care upon him. How deeply had St. Peter himself suffered for want of watching!”
“Be the more steadfast, as ye know the same kind of afflictions are accomplished in - That is, suffered by, your brethren, till the measure allotted them is filled up.”
“Now the God of all grace - By which alone the whole work is begun, continued, and finished in your soul. After ye have suffered a while - A very little while compared with eternity.”
“As I suppose - As I judge, upon good grounds, though not by immediate inspiration. I have written - That is, sent my letter by him. Adding my testimony - To that which ye before heard from Paul, that this is the true gospel of the grace of God.”
“The church that is at Babylon - Near which St. Peter probably was, when he wrote this epistle. Elected together with you - Partaking of the same faith with you.”