Today, I acquired a copy, in four volumes, of The Journal of the Rev. John Wesley, A.M., published in the "Everyman's Library" series. There's no date given, but it appears to be an edition published during the first quarter of the 20th century.

The journals cover the period from October, 1735, when Wesley was 32, to October, 1790, when he was 87. It's a 55-year journey.

I've never read Wesley's journals. Should be interesting.

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Richard T. Zuelch, M.Div
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Westminster Presbyterian Church, CA (OPC)
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Devout souls do not take offence at the depths and difficulties of God's Word, but are, thereby, drawn to intenser contemplation of them. - Alexander Maclaren (1826-1910)

Sounds like interesting reading. I wasn't aware that the 'Everyman' series contained this title.

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Nathan Tyler
Reformed Baptist
University of Toronto (Student: Hons. B.A. in Philosophy)
Ontario, Canada

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They are very interesting. I was quite intrigued by the laughing fits that came upon John and Charles both in one day, and their reaction to them.

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I have an abridged version of Wesley's journals and I would strongly recommend them. It is fascinating and heart warming to read of the conversions following his preaching. It is most interesting to read of him visiting towns and places you are familiar and his experiences there.

If you get a chance to read JW Bready's fascinating book 'England before and after Wesley', then you should read that too. It shows the long term fruits of Wesley and his contemporaries and the social reforms that took place. Indeed some historians, secular and Christian, would say that it was due to the preaching of Wesley, Whitefield and others and the subsequent revivals that followed that spared Britian from the same type of violent revolution, such as took place in France.

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Stuart
Elder, Lambeg Baptist, Northern Ireland, UK

In Him the fulness of the Godhead dwells in bodily form and in Him you are complete (Col 2.9-10)

The Christian is a person who makes it easy for others to believe in God. (RM M'Cheyne)

Well, they did decades and decades ago. They probably wouldn't bother themselves with Wesley now (yes, the Everyman's Library series still exists).

Not surprising.