The Pattern of Revival: John Wesley’s Vision of ‘Iniquity’ and ‘Godliness’ in Church History

On 24 August 1744, in a sermon at St Mary’s, Oxford, John Wesley indicted what he perceived to be a poverty of ‘Scriptural Christianity’ within the University. Wesley began his homily by portraying an early declension of the Church; already in apostolic times, he maintained, the ‘mystery of iniquity...

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Main Author: Schmidt, Darren (Author)
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
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Published: 2008
In: Studies in church history
Year: 2008, Volume: 44, Pages: 142-153
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