Author

John Wesley

· English Anglican priest and evangelist, founder of the Methodist movement

Portrait of John Wesley.
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About John Wesley

John Wesley (1703-1791) was an Anglican priest, evangelist, organizer, and founder of Methodism. Educated at Oxford, he helped create disciplined societies, itinerant preaching networks, and a practical spirituality of holiness. He also published Primitive Physick, a popular guide to simple medical remedies for ordinary people.

Notable works

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Sermons on Several Occasions and Primitive Physick

1746-1790 · 18th Century · Sermons

Wesley's Sermons on Several Occasions and Primitive Physick make an unusually strong pairing for a medical classics library. The sermons define Methodist teaching on salvation, new birth, sanctification, practical holiness, the means of grace, Christian perfection, money, self-denial, and social responsibility.