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Where and when was John Wesley born?
June 17, 1702
Epworth Englaand
Who are Welsey’s parents?
Susannah and Samuel Wesley
When did Wesley die?
March 2, 1791
What were Wesley’s last words?
Best of all, God is with is.
What was the status of England when Welsey was born?
State of moral and spiritual disintegration and on the verge of a revolution
What happened when Wesley began his new ministry?
He was kicked out od churches, mobbed, beaten, and stoned
How was Wesley honored when he died?
Honored as an elder statesman.
How many Methodists were in 1791?
300 preachers and 70,000 Methodists
What ten questions should we ask when we try to understand Welsey?
1. What was his world like?
2. What made him the man he was?
3. How was he trained?
4. How was he influenced by his family, church, and the mystics?
5. What really happened at Aldersgate?
6. Why did he fail as a missionary?
7. Why was Wesley so clueless about women?
8. Why did his movement survive while George Whitfield’s failed?
9. What were his theological views?
10. Why should we even care about his views today?
What areas should one consider to judge the moral condition of a nation?
Contemporary vices
Literature
Gambling
Drunkenness
Cruel sport
How did the Prime Minister, Sir Robert Walpole live?
Openly with his mistress
How was the life of the Prime Minister reflected?
Amusements of the culture
What were popular cruel and degrading sports?
Cock fighting
Cock throwing
Dog tossing
Bull baiting
Badger baiting
Many hangings in the Navy
In the gallows, how many people we hung?
10-12 men a day
1 was a 10yr old stealing bread
What was this time referred as?
Cesspool of the 1st two millennia
Why was this referred to as the cesspool of the 1st two millennia?
Broken homes
Moral degradation
Child abuse
Alcoholism
Violent crime
Repression of the poor
Where does the blame lie?
The church must bear a large part of the responsibility.
The church became irrelevant and refused responsiblity
Who was the author of “Gulliver’s Travels”?
Jonathon Swift
Who is the auhtor of “Robinson Crusoe”?
Daniel Defoe
What happened to being the church to such a point?
There was totally inefficient clergy leading to totally indifferent people.
What was the difference between membership of a church then verse 1999?
2020 - 47%
1999 - 70%
What was the preaching model?
Enthusiasm was to be avoided at all costs.
What was troubling about the preaching model?
There was distrust of theology and biblically-based preaching
What was another problem during this time?
The rise of Diesm
Why was deism on the rise?
It was originally to defend Christianity against irratinalibility
When was Christianity introduced?
6th Century by Augustine of Canterbury
The King could have affairs
After the Reformation, what did Henry VII do with the Church of England?
He separated from the church and declared himself the :Defender of the Faith”
What was established from the Reformation Parliament?
Erastian
What is the Act of Supremacy?
The Church of England was named the official religion of the state.
What were some theological changes?
the Book of Common Prayer
42 Articles of Religion
What was the middle ground that the Queen of England did?
Catholic and reformers called Puritans
When was the New Act of Supremacy passed?
1559
What was the Act of Uniformity?
defined standards for liturgy and doctrine and the use of the Book of Common Prayer\Changed to 39 Articles of Religion
What authorities should consider in answering ecclesiastical answers?q
Scripture
Tradition
Reason
What did Luther and Calvin beleive?
Cod predetermined who would be saved
What did the Armenians believe?
Christi died for all those who accepted His grace.
Act of Toleration - Ministers could not support the 39 Articles that could exist legally if….
The house was registered with the government
Dissenting ministers were licensed
They were not Catholic or Unitarian
What did deism and spiritual lethargy led to what?
A growth of small-group religious socirties (Puritians)
What did philip Spencer do?
outlined desires for piety in the church
Who are on Welsey’s paternal side?
Great grandfather Bartholomew Wesley
Grandfather John Welsey
Who is Welsey’s maternal family?
Grandfather Dr. Samuel Annesley
What did Samuel Wesley do?
Masters and BA from Oxford
wrote paper on the Anglican case against the dissenter
Who is Susannah Wesley?
Mother of Welsey
25th child in her family
Strong-willed woman
How long did Samuel Welsey stay at the parish in Epworth?
38 years
When did the fire in the Welssey home happen?
February 9, 1709
When Welsey saw a Sign, what did he refer himself to?
A brand plucked from the burning
How many children did Susannah giver birth to?
17-19 Children
9 only survived
What were the names of all of Welsey’s siblings?
Samuel
Emily
Susanna
Mary
Hetty (Mehetabel)
Anne
Charles
martha
Kezia
How were the children educated?
Each child had a specific day.
Started at 5
What were the 16 rules Susannah had?
1. Eating between meals is not allowed.
2. As children, they are to be in bed by 8 pm
3. They are required to take medicine without complaining.
4. Subdue self–will in a child, and thus work together with God to save the child’s soul.
5. To teach a child to pray as soon as he can speak.
6. Required all to be still during Family Worship.
7. Give them nothing that they cry for, and only that when asked for politely/
8. To prevent lying, punish no fault which is first confessed and repented of.
9. Never allow a sinful act to go unpunished.
10. Never punish a child twice for a single offense
11. Comment and reward good behavior.
12. Any attempt to please, even if poorly performed. Should be commended.
13. Preserve property rights, even in the smallest matters
14. Strictly observe all promises.
15. Require no daughter to work before she can read well.
16. Teach children to fear the rod.
Did Wesley agree with his mother’s method?
Yes
Was Susannah mission-minded?
Yes
What happened went Samuel was at a convention and Susannah did not like how the church was running?
She held devotionals on Sunday night and over 200 attended
What school did Welsey go to?
Charter House
How long was Welsey at Charter House?
Seven years
What developed while Wesley was at Charter house?
1. A real fear of dying, “I must admit I became a man obsessed.”
2. Interest in ghosts – Old Jeffery was first experienced at Epworth in 1716 by his sisters Sukey and Nancy.
When was Welsey admitted ti Christi Church College at Oxford?
1720
When did Wesley graduate with a BA?
1724
WHat did one need for ordination?
BA
Exam by a Bishop
Ordination as a deacon - 2 years probation
Exam by a Bishop
Ordination as a priest
What college did Welsey go to after Christ Church?
Lincoln College
What important events took place at Lincoln College?
Search for his spirituality
What three authors influenced Wesley?
Thomas A Kempis
Jeremy Taylor
William Law
What two areas was Welsey concerned about with Taylor?
1. All were excluded from salvation and could not live up to the rules.
2. The lack of assurance – Taylor felt we could not know of our salvation. “Whether God has forgiven us or no, we know not, therefore still sorrowful for ever having sinned.”
What did Thomas A Kempis write?
The Imitation of Christ
What did Jeremy Taylor write?
Holy Living and Holy Dying
What did William Law write?
Christian Perfection
What was Wesley’s nickname while he was at Oxford?
Mr. Primitive Christianity
Who else did Charles join for a weekly Bible study?
Robert Kirkham and William Morgan
When was the Holy Club created?
October 1727
What was the Holy Club accused of?
extremely unbalanced ascetics
What type of diary was to keep track of every detail?
Exacter diary
What were the two forms of casting lots?
Casting lots by member
Casting lots by bibliomancy
What was the last words of Samuel Wesley?
The inward witness son, the inward witness, that it the strongest witness of Christianity
When did Wesley leave for Georigia?
October 14 1735
What was the ship called?
Simmonds
When was a letter discovered after landing at the island of Tybee?
1744
What did the letter entail?
His self-righteousness was about to collapse
How many Moravians were on the Simmonds?
26
Wesley wanted to be a missionary for the natives, but what did he do instead?
Being a pastor Savannah and Fredrickberg
When did Charles leave?
After six months
Who was Sophi Hopkey?
The love interest of Wesley
Wesley became her tutor
Why did Welsey not marry Sohpie?
He put his ministry first
He cast lots (Think not more)
What were the three options of the lots?
Marry
Think not of this year
Think no more
Who did Sophie marry?
Mr. Williansom
What did Wesley find Sophie neglegent of?
Guity of neglecting service and not receiving the Lord’s Supper
How may points were brought against Wesley?
10 points
When did Wesley jump bail and leave for England?
December 2, 1737
What was reflected on the way home from America?
Of unbelief
Pride
Levity of Spirit
When did Welsey land back in England?
February 1st
What did people say about Wesley with Georgia?
In Georgia, we see a man who made himself
After Georgia, the man we meet is a God remade man
What four observations did Wesley see when he reflected on his spiritual life?
§ 1. Tow years and four months ago I went to teach the Indians. I went to convert others, but I was never converted myself. 1744 – I’m not sure of this
§ 2. I had a rational conviction of the truth of Christianity. Does this give me a claim to the holy, divine character of a Christian? By no means (1744) I had faith of a servant not a son.
§ 3. I am a Child of Wrath an heir of Hell – 1744 0 I think not
4. He wished the faith that through the merits of Christ his sins were forgiven. Faith that none can have without knowing it
What did Peter Bohler convince Welsey of?
He lacked faith necessary for salvation
What did Bolher recommend to Wesley?
“Preach faith until you have it, then because you have it you will preach faith.”
How many witnessed Welsey search Scripture?
11 English brethren
How does Bohler say Wesley sinned?
“You have sinned in not believing the savior”
How long did Wesley preach faith with little fruit in himself?
Six months
Where does Bohler recommend Wesley to go?
Fetter’s lane (little society)
What did Charles say when he was not illl anymore?
A strange palpitation of the heart
When was Welsey’s experience at Aldersgate?
May 24th
What Scripture did Wesley ponder?
Mark 12:24
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