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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.
Notable works
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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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8,010 quotes across 66 books
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“For priests - God will find among the converted Gentiles those who though they are not of the tribe of Levi, yet shall do the true work of priests and Levites.”
“The new heavens - The new state of the church to be raised up under the Messiah. Remain - As I intend that shall abide, so there shall be a daily succession of true believers for the upholding of it.”
“And, &c. - In the gospel-church there shall be as constant and settled a course of worship (though of another nature) as ever was in the Jewish church: Christians are not bound to keep the Jewish sabbaths or new-moons. But New Testament worship is expressed by…”