Chapter I: Front Matter

THE
WORKS
OF THE
Rev. JOHN WESLEY

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THE

WORKS

OF THE

Rev. JOHN WESLEY, M.A.
Late Fellow of _Lincoln-College_, OXFORD.

VOLUME V.

BRISTOL:
Printed by WILLIAM PINE, in _Wine-Street_.
MDCCLXXI.

THE
CONTENTS
Of the _Fifth_ VOLUME.

An extract from Mr. LAW’s treatise
on _Christian Perfection_.

CHAP. VI.

_Christians are called to a constant state of prayer and
devotion._

CHAP. VII.

_All Christians are required to imitate the life and example
of Jesus Christ._

CHAP. VIII.

_An exhortation to Christian Perfection._

An extract from Mr. LAW’s serious _Call_
to a _Holy Life_.

CHAP. I.

_Concerning the nature and extent of Christian devotion._

CHAP. II.

_An enquiry into the reason why the generality of
|Christians| fall so short of the holiness and devotion
of Christianity._

CHAP. III.

_Of the great danger and folly of not |intending| to be as
eminent as we can, in the practice of all Christian virtues._

CHAP. IV.

_We can please God in no state or employment, but by
|intending| and |devoting| it all to his glory._

CHAP. V.

_Persons that are free from the necessity of labour and
employments, are to consider themselves as devoted to God
in a higher degree._

CHAP. VI.

_How the imprudent use of an |estate| corrupts all the
tempers, and fills the heart with poor and ridiculous
passions; represented in the character of |Flavia|._

CHAP. VII.

_How the wise and pious use of an estate carrieth us to
all the virtues of the Christian life; represented in
the character of |Miranda|._

CHAP. VIII.

_Shewing all orders of men and women, of all ages, are
obliged to devote themselves to God._

CHAP. IX.

_Shewing that great devotion fills our lives with the
greatest peace and happiness that can be enjoyed in this
world._

CHAP. X.

_The happiness of a life wholly devoted unto God,
farther proved, from the |vanity|, and |ridiculous, poor|
enjoyments which they are forced to take up with, who live
according to their own humours. This represented in various
characters._

CHAP. XI.

_That not only a life of |vanity|, or |sensuality|, but
even the |most regular| kind of life, that is not governed
by great devotion, sufficiently shews its miseries, its
wants and emptiness to the eyes of all the world. This
represented in various characters._

CHAP. XII.

_Concerning that part of devotion which relates to |times|
and |hours| of |prayer|. Of daily |early| prayer in the
morning. How we may improve our |forms| of prayer, and
increase the |spirit| of devotion._

CHAP. XIII.

_Recommending devotion at nine o’clock in the morning,
called, in scripture, the |third hour| of the day. The
subject of these prayers may be humility._

CHAP. XIV.

_Shewing how the |education| which men generally receive,
makes the doctrines of humility difficult to be practised.
The spirit of a better education represented in the
character of |Paternus|._

CHAP. XV.

_Shewing how the method of educating |daughters|, makes it
difficult for them to enter into the spirit of Christian
humility. How miserably they are injured and abused by such
an education. The spirit of a better education, represented
in the ♦character of |Eusebia|._

♦ ‘charact’ replaced with ‘character’

CHAP. XVI.

_Recommending devotion at twelve o’clock, called, in scripture,
the |sixth hour| of the day, this frequency of devotion,
equally desirable by all orders of people. |Universal love|
is recommended to be the subject of prayer at this hour. Of
intercession, as an act of universal love._

CHAP. XVII.

_Of the necessity and benefit of |intercession|, considered
as an exercise of universal love. How all orders of men
are to interceed with God for one another: how such
intercession amends and reforms the heart._

Illustration: (‡ decoration)

An Extract from Mr. LAW’s
TREATISE
On CHRISTIAN PERFECTION.

CHAP. VI.

_Christians are called to a constant state
of prayer and devotion?_