Author:John Wesley

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John Wesley (1703–1791)

An Anglican clergyman and Christian theologian who was an early leader in the Methodist movement.

John Wesley

Works

Books and Collected Works

• A Plain Account of Christian Perfection
• Character of a Methodist
• A Collection of Hymns, for the Use of the People Called Methodists
• Articles of Religion (Methodist)
• Forty-Four Sermons - the "Standard" sermons
• Sermons on Several Occasions — collection of 141 sermons

Sermons

• Salvation by Faith
• The Almost Christian
• Awake, Thou That Sleepest
• Scriptural Christianity
• Justification by Faith
• The Righteousness of Faith
• The Way to the Kingdom
• The First Fruits of the Spirit
• The Spirit of Bondage and of Adoption
• The Witness of the Spirit (Discourse I and Discourse II)
• The Witness of our own Spirit
• On Sin in Believers
• The Repentance of Believers
• The Great Assize
• The Means of Grace
• The Circumcision of the Heart
• The Marks of the New Birth
• The Great Privilege of those that are Born of God
• The Lord our Righteousness
• Upon our Lord's Sermon on the Mount
• The Original, Nature, Property, and Use of the Law
• The Law Established through Faith
• The Nature of Enthusiasm
• A Caution against Bigotry
• Catholic Spirit
• Christian Perfection
• Wandering Thoughts
• Satan's Devices
• The Scripture Way of Salvation
• Original Sin
• The New Birth
• The Wilderness State
• Heaviness through Manifold Temptations
• Self-denial
• The Cure of Evil-speaking
• The Use of Money
• The Good Steward
• The Reformation of Manners
• On the Death of the Rev. Mr. George Whitefield
• On Eternity
• On the Trinity
• God's Approbation of His Works
• On the Fall of Man
• On Predestination
• God's Love to Fallen Man
• The General Deliverance
• The Mystery of Iniquity
• The End of Christ's Coming
• The General Spread of the Gospel
• The New Creation
• The Duty of Reproving our Neighbour
• The Signs of the Times
• On Divine Providence
• The Wisdom of God’s Counsels
• The Imperfection of Human Knowledge
• The Case of Reason Impartially Considered
• Of Good Angels
• Of Evil Angels
• Of Hell
• Of the Church
• On Schism
• On Perfection
• Spiritual Worship
• Spiritual Idolatry
• On Dissipation
• On Friendship with the World
• In What Sense we are to Leave the World
• On Temptation
• On Patience
• The Important Question
• On Working out our own Salvation
• A Call to Backsliders
• The Danger of Riches
• On Dress
• The More Excellent Way
• An Israelite Indeed
• On Charity
• On Zeal
• On Redeeming the Time
• On Family Religion
• On the Education of Children
• On Obedience to Parents
• On Obedience to Pastors
• On Visiting the Sick
• The Reward of the Righteous
• On Pleasing all Men
• The Duty of Constant Communion
• Of Former Times
• What is Man?
• On Attending the Church Service
• On Conscience
• On Faith
• On God's Vineyard
• On Riches
• What is Man?
• On the Discoveries of Faith
• On the Omnipresence of God
• The Rich Man and Lazarus
• The Difference Between Walking by Sight, and Walking by Faith
• The Unity of the Divine Being
• The Ministerial Office
• Causes of the Inefficacy of Christianity
• On Knowing Christ after the Flesh
• On a Single Eye
• On Worldly Folly
• On the Wedding Garment
• Human Life a Dream
• On Faith
• The Deceitfulness of the Human Heart
• The Heavenly Treasure in Earthen Vessels
• On Living Without God
• On the Danger of Increasing Riches
• The Trouble and Rest of Good Men
• Free Grace
• The Cause and Cure of Earthquakes
• National Sins and Miseries
• The Late Work of God in North America
• On Laying the Foundation of the New Chapel, Near the City-Road, London
• Preached on Occasion of the Death of the Rev. Mr. John Fletcher, Vicar of Madeley, Shropshire
• True Christianity Defended
• On Mourning for the Dead
• On Corrupting the Word Of God
• On the Resurrection of the Dead
• On Grieving the Holy Spirit
• On Love
• On Public Diversions
• On the Holy Spirit

Hymns

• Author of Life Divine
• How Happy is the Pilgrim's Lot
• O the Hope of Israel, the Savior Thereof
• Servant of God, Well Done!
• We Life Our Hearts to Thee

Works about Wesley

• “Wesley, John” in A Short Biographical Dictionary of English Literature by John William Cousin, London: J. M. Dent & Sons, 1910.
• Samuel G. Ayres, “Wesley, John,” The New International Encyclopædia. New York: Dodd, Mead and Co., 1905.
• Emma Polk Harris, “Wesley, John,” Appletons' Cyclopædia of American Biography. New York: D. Appleton and Co., 1900.

Works by this author published before January 1, 1923 are in the public domain worldwide because the author died at least 100 years ago. Translations or editions published later may be copyrighted. Posthumous works may be copyrighted based on how long they have been published in certain countries and areas.