 | Charles Buck - 1831 - 1158 pages
...still are governed. They state me nature and design of u Methodist society in the following words : " Such a society is no other than a " company of men...having the form and " seeking the power of godliness ; uni" ted, in order to pray together, to re"ceive the word of exhortation, and t MET 366 MET " watch... | |
 | Charles Buck - 1831 - 644 pages
...still are governed. They state the nature and design of a Methodist society in the follow ing words : " Such a society is no other than a "company of men...having the form and " seeking the power of godliness ; uni" ted, in order to pray together, to re" ceive the word of exhortation, and to MET 366 * watch... | |
 | 1832 - 572 pages
...of which he was a regularly educated and ordained minister, formed a society of persons who were " united in order to pray together, to receive the word of exhortation, and to watch over each other in love, that they might help each other to work out their own salvation." The members of... | |
 | Ebenezer Ireson - 1833 - 392 pages
...Christ. The language of this sacred compact is such as ought always deeply to impress our minds. ' A company of men having the form, and seeking the...love, that they may help each other to work out their salvation. If then, it is a duty to endeavor the conversion of those who have never made a profession... | |
 | 1835 - 454 pages
...the soul built up in the three cardinal graces of faith, hope, and charity. A Methodist society is "a company of men, having the form and seeking the...love, that they may help each other to work out their salvation." This vitally important design, ought to be steadily kept in view, and every facility should... | |
 | Josiah Conder - 1838 - 724 pages
...and distinct communion.* The original idea of the Society, according to its founder, was that of " A company of men, having the form, and seeking the...love, that they may help each other to work out their own salvation." The first Methodist Society was formed, upon this basis, in 1739.f Mr. Wesley made... | |
 | Charles Buck - 1838 - 1574 pages
...still are governed. They stite the nature and design of a Methodist •ociety in the following words : "Such a society is no other than a company of men having the form and seeking the power rf godliness; united, in order to pray together, to receive the word of exhortation, and to watch mer... | |
 | Methodist Protestant Church - 1839 - 196 pages
...with prayer, suited to their several necessities." This was the rise of the United Society in Europe. Such a society is no other than, " a company of men...love, that they may help each other to work out their salvation." Philip Embury, a preacher from Ireland, began to preach in the city of New York, some time... | |
 | Thomas Jackson - 1839 - 312 pages
...necessities. " This was the rise of the United Society, first in London, and then in other places. Such a society is no other than a company of men having...love, that they may help each other to work out their salvation."! He speaks still more definitely in his " Earnest Appeal," where he says, " The case in... | |
 | 1839 - 32 pages
...who forced them into this schism. On the contrary, they would * These are Wesley's own words. — " Such a society is no other than ' a company of men...love, that they may help each other to work out their salvation.' " Among their rules are these, — " That they should continue to evidence their desire... | |
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Such a society is no other than "a company of men having the form and seeking the power of Godliness, united in order to pray together, to receive the word of exhortation, and to watch over one another in love, that they may help each other to work out... 
