John Wesley's 1758 Sermon

Sermon on Hebrews 4:9 by John Wesley, June 15, 1758:
"There remaineth therefore a rest to the people of God."

Bridwell Library owns many published copies of John Wesley's sermons. This manuscript is the only hand-written sermon by Wesley held at the Library. The sermon was written in Birr, Ireland, and paraphrases Richard Baxter's Saints' Everlasting Rest, a book recommended by Wesley to his followers.

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John Wesley's 1758 Sermon