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“Orthodoxy, or right opinion, is, at best, a very slender part of religion. Though right tempers cannot subsist without right opinions, yet right opinions may subsist without right tempers. There may be a right opinion of God without either love or one right temper toward Him. Satan is a proof of this.”

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John Wesley (June 17, 1703 - March 2, 1791) was an influential British theologian and priest, one of the founders of the Methodist movement. Known for his work in popularizing and reforming Christianity, especially in America and Britain, Wesley emphasized the practice of personal faith and the improvement of moral living, which had a profound impact on the later Evangelical movement. more

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