Memoirs of the Late Rev. John Wesley, A.M.: With a Review of his Life and Writings, and a History of Methodism, from its Commencement in 1729, to the Present Time

John Hampson

doi:10.1017/CBO9781139644808

This three-volume account of the life of John Wesley (1703–91) was published in the year of his death. Written by John Hampson (c.1753–1819), a Church of England clergyman and former Methodist preacher, the work also contains a thorough review of Wesley's writings and a history of Methodism. Hampson's excellent overview of contemporary assessments of the preacher is more balanced than John Whitehead's two-volume Life of the Rev. John Wesley (1793–6), which has also been reissued in this series. Volume 2 traces the growth of Methodism in both England and North America, covering Wesley's itinerant preaching, the death of his mother, and theological differences with his brother Charles. It also gives an account of Wesley's increased activity in ordaining priests for travel to America. Drawing on a wide range of sources, the work remains important for its informed appraisal of this religious movement and its founder.

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CHAP. I - Return to England, and Commencement of Itinerancy and Field-preaching
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CHAP. II - Mrs Wesley's Death and Character. Difference between the Brothers on the Doctrine of Assurance
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CHAP. III - Progress of Methodism
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CHAP. IV - Methodism in North America. Execution of the Deed of Declaration in 1784
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CHAP. V - Consecration of Bishops, and Ordination of Priests for America, by Imposition of the Hands of Mr Wesley
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Memoirs of the Late Rev. John Wesley, A.M.

With a Review of his Life and Writings, and a History of Methodism, from its Commencement in 1729, to the Present Time

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Frontmatter
pp i-vi

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pp vii-viii

CHAP. I - Return to England, and Commencement of Itinerancy and Field-preaching
pp 1-37

CHAP. II - Mrs Wesley's Death and Character. Difference between the Brothers on the Doctrine of Assurance
pp 38-89

CHAP. III - Progress of Methodism
pp 90-142

CHAP. IV - Methodism in North America. Execution of the Deed of Declaration in 1784
pp 143-170

CHAP. V - Consecration of Bishops, and Ordination of Priests for America, by Imposition of the Hands of Mr Wesley
pp 171-216

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Frontmatter pp i-vi

Contents pp vii-viii

CHAP. I - Return to England, and Commencement of Itinerancy and Field-preaching pp 1-37

CHAP. II - Mrs Wesley's Death and Character. Difference between the Brothers on the Doctrine of Assurance pp 38-89

CHAP. III - Progress of Methodism pp 90-142

CHAP. IV - Methodism in North America. Execution of the Deed of Declaration in 1784 pp 143-170

CHAP. V - Consecration of Bishops, and Ordination of Priests for America, by Imposition of the Hands of Mr Wesley pp 171-216

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Frontmatter
pp i-vi

Contents
pp vii-viii

CHAP. I - Return to England, and Commencement of Itinerancy and Field-preaching
pp 1-37

CHAP. II - Mrs Wesley's Death and Character. Difference between the Brothers on the Doctrine of Assurance
pp 38-89

CHAP. III - Progress of Methodism
pp 90-142

CHAP. IV - Methodism in North America. Execution of the Deed of Declaration in 1784
pp 143-170

CHAP. V - Consecration of Bishops, and Ordination of Priests for America, by Imposition of the Hands of Mr Wesley
pp 171-216