Memoirs of the Late Rev. John Wesley, A.M.: With a Review of his Life and Writings, and a History of Methodism, from its Commencement in 1729, to the Present Time

John Hampson

doi:10.1017/CBO9781139644815

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With a Review of his Life and Writings, and a History of Methodism, from its Commencement in 1729, to the Present Time

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Volume 3
John Hampson

Publisher:: Cambridge University Press
Online publication date:: March 2014
Print publication year:: 2013
Online ISBN:: 9781139644815
DOI:: https://doi.org/10.1017/CBO9781139644815

Series:: Cambridge Library Collection - Religion
Subjects:: Religion, Church History, Religion: General Interest

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This three-volume account of the life of John Wesley (1703–91) was published in the year of his death. Written by John Hampson (c.1753–1819), a Church of England clergyman and former Methodist preacher, the work also contains a thorough review of Wesley's writings and a history of Methodism. Hampson's excellent overview of contemporary assessments of the preacher is more balanced than John Whitehead's two-volume Life of the Rev. John Wesley (1793–6), which has also been reissued in this series. Volume 3 gives an account of Wesley's death, but is predominantly concerned with a critique of Methodist theology, activity and mode of preaching. It gives a measured assessment of Wesley's character and reflects on the opposition to the work's previous volumes displayed by Wesley's executors, highlighting the struggle over his legacy - a matter of great importance in the history of Methodism.

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Memoirs of the Late Rev. John Wesley, A.M.

With a Review of his Life and Writings, and a History of Methodism, from its Commencement in 1729, to the Present Time

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Frontmatter
pp i-vi

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pp vii-vii

Contents
pp viii-viii

CHAP. I - Progress of Methodism in America continued
pp 1-19

CHAP. II - Observations on the Origin and Progress of Methodism
pp 20-38

CHAP. III - of the Principles of Methodism
pp 39-64

CHAP. IV - of the methodistic Discipline
pp 65-91

CHAP. V - Reasons for interfering with the Clergy. Of preaching extempore, and in the open Air
pp 92-109

CHAP. VI - Of the Influence of Methodism
pp 110-122

CHAP. VII - Controversies between Mr Wesley and others
pp 123-143

CHAP. VIII - Of his Writings in general
pp 144-164

CHAP. IX - A Review of his Character
pp 165-209

CHAP. X - His last Sickness and Death
pp 210-230

CHAP. XI - Last Will and Testament
pp 231-235

ERRATA
pp 236-236

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