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John Wesley (NT Notes)

1703–1791

# John Wesley (1703–1791) Anglican priest; founder of Methodism; field preacher; hymn-writer (with brother Charles); theologian of Christian perfection.

The life

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.

In their own words

  • “Our God - Our Messiah, long since promised, and for whom we have waited long, is come into the world, bringing salvation with him.”

    Explanatory Notes upon the Bible · on the verse

  • “Beware - Suppress the first risings of such uncharitableness. It be sin - That is, it be charged upon thee as a sin.”

    Explanatory Notes upon the Bible · on the verse

  • “Justify - If I plead against God mine own righteousness and innocency.”

    Explanatory Notes upon the Bible · on the verse

Go further

Read them yourself — the works below are the next step, and the public-domain ones are free to read in full.