From the Preface to A Collection of Hymns for the Use of the People called Methodists, (c 1779)
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When Poetry thus keeps its place as the handmaiden of piety, it shall attain not a poor perishable wreath, but a crown that fadeth not away.
— John Wesley
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About John Wesley
John Wesley (28 June 1703 – 2 March 1791) was a British cleric, theologian, and evangelist, who was a leader of a revival movement within the Church of England known as Methodism. The societies he founded became the dominant form of the independent Methodist movement that continues to this day.
About John Wesley
John Wesley (28 June 1703 – 2 March 1791) was a British cleric, theologian, and evangelist, who was a leader of a revival movement within the Church of England known as Methodism. The societies he founded became the dominant form of the independent Methodist movement that continues to this day.
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