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John Wesley portrait by Jackson.
June 15, 1758. Sermon on Hebrews 4:9 byJohn Wesley.
John Wesley on hisdeath bed.Hand-colored lithograph.
June 15, 1758. Sermon on Hebrews 4:9 p.3by John Wesley.
John Wesley at 63by Hone.
John and CharlesWesley.
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This manuscript from the hand of John Wesley (1703—1791), the founder of Methodism, preserves a sermon on Hebrews 4:9 that remained unpublished until 1940. Discovered and published by Albert F. Hall, a Methodist minister and collector of early documents in Oxfordshire, the ten-page sermon paraphrases Richard Baxter's Saints Everlasting Rest, a book that Wesley long had recommended to his followers, and which he edited in 1751 and had reprinted many times. Wesley's sermon was written on June 15, 1758, a rainy day that received no comment in his journal, but which delayed his travel from Birr, Ireland, to Limerick.
Additional information about John Wesley's 1758 Sermon at Bridwell Library is available in the Early Methodists and Their Books web exhibition on the Bridwell Library website. This digital collection of John Wesley's 1758 sermon presents large-format scans with a searchable transcription by Albert F. Hall. For more information, please contact Bridwell Library Special Collections.
Please cite Bridwell Library Special Collections, SMU, as the source of items in the collection. A high-resolution version of a manuscript may be obtained by contacting Special Collections (bridsc@smu.edu).