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  • Try all things by the written word, and let all bow down before it. You are in danger of [fanaticism] every hour, if you depart ever so little from Scripture; yea, or from the plain, literal meaning of an text, taken in connection with the context.

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  • Let it be observed, that slovenliness is no part of religion; that neither this, nor any text of Scripture, condemns neatness of apparel. Certainly this is a duty, not a sin. Cleanliness is indeed next to godliness.

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    Sermons on Several Occasions Sermon 88 (1788). The Oxford Dictionary of Proverbs notes, "Next in this proverb means 'immediately following,' as in serial order." The ODP refers to a passage in Francis Bacon, Advancement of Learning (1605), reading, "Cleannesse of bodie was euer esteemed to proceed from a due reverence to God."

  • In all cases, the Church is to be judged by the Scripture, not the Scripture by the Church.

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    John Wesley (1831). “The Works of the Reverend John Wesley, A. M.”, p.805
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John Wesley

  • Born: June 17, 1703
  • Died: March 2, 1791
  • Occupation: Theologian
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