John Wesley's Journal: Charles' Journal, March 30, 1736

Tues., March 30th. Having laid hitherto on the ground, in a corner of Mr. Reed's hut, and hearing some boards were to be disposed of, I attempted in vain to get some of them to lie upon. They were given to all besides. The Minister only of Frederica must be afrhtwr, aqemistos, anestios. Yet are we not hereunto called, astatein, kakopaqein. Even the Son of man had not where to lay his head!

I find the Scripture an inexhaustible fund of comfort. "Is my hand shortened at all, that it cannot save? or have I no power to deliver? I gave my back to the stutters, and my cheeks to them that plucked off the hair. I hid not my face from shame and spitting. For the Lord God will help me, therefore shall I not be confounded. Therefore have I set my face like a flint; and I know that I shall not be ashamed. He is near that justifieth me; who will contend with me? Let us stand together. Who is mine adversary? let him come near to me. Behold, the Lord God will help me: who is he that shall condemn me?"

About John Wesley

John Wesley was born in Epworth, 23 miles (37 km) northwest of Lincoln, the son of Samuel Wesley, a graduate of Oxford, and a minister of the Church of England and Susanna Annesley, twenty-fourth child of Dr. Samuel Annesley. In 1696 Samuel Wesley was appointed rector of Epworth, where John, their fifteenth child (of 19), was born.

At the age of six, John was rescued from the burning rectory. This escape made a deep impression on his mind; and he spoke of himself as a "brand plucked from the burning."

In 1713 John was admitted to the Charterhouse School, London. In 1720, Wesley entered Christ Church, Oxford, and received his Master of Arts in 1727. He was ordained deacon in 1725 and elected fellow of Lincoln College in the following year. He was his father's curate for two years, and then returned to Oxford to fulfill his functions as fellow.

John left for Savannah, Georgia in 1735, several months after the death of his father. This is John's journal starting with his voyage to Georgia.

(Reference: Wikipedia)

References

The esteemed editors of this journal would like to thank several entities. Much of the material found in this Journal and additional informative information can be found in these tomes:

Albert C. Outler (ed.), John Wesley

Albert C. Outler & Richard P. Heitzenrater (eds.), John Wesley’s Sermons: An Anthology

Thomas A. Langford, Practical Divinity, Volume 2: Readings in Wesleyan Theology

Thomas A. Langford (ed.), Doctrine and Theology in The United Methodist Church

John B. Cobb Jr., Grace and Responsibility: A Wesleyan Theology for Today

Justo L. González, Church History: An Essential Guide

Richard P. Heitzenrater, Wesley and the People Called Methodists

Randy L. Maddox, Responsible Grace: John Wesley’s Practical Theology

Albert C. Outler, Evangelism and Theology in the Wesleyan Spirit

Thomas A. Langford, Practical Divinity, Volume 1: Theology in the Wesleyan Tradition

Randy L. Maddox (ed.), Rethinking Wesley’s Theology for Contemporary Methodism

W. Stephen Gunter, et al., Wesley and the Quadrilateral: Renewing the Conversation

Theodore Runyon, The New Creation: John Wesley’s Theology Today

The Wesleys and Their Times by the General Board of Global Ministries of the United Methodist Church
Christian Classics Ethereal Library

Wesley Center for Applied Theology
God Rules.net

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