Serious Joy John Wesley's Journal

<p>Robert H. Morris wrote Why a new work on Wesley after so many books have been written? For two main reasons: First there have been other condensations of his <em>Journal</em> but none I believe like this one. I have attempted to condense without cutting out aspects some may feel uncomfortable with-that is without trying to remake him in our twenty-first-century image: his totally biblical theology including belief in the devil and demons and a real hell; his strong adherence to the Church of England of which he was an ordained priest; his belief in miracles of which he gives many instances; his belief in levels of Christian growth even to perfection which he considered the peculiar treasure of Methodists; his strong moral stand against abortion infanticide and sodomy. Second my gentle paraphrasing of his language which is 250 years old and which I believe will be helpful to modern readers. I've spent many hours using the <em>Oxford English Dictionary</em> (16000 pages) and the online <em>Merriam-Webster Dictionary</em> finding current words equivalent in meaning to his language so I believe my renderings are rather precise.</p><p><br></p>