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Excerpt from The Poetical Works of John and Charles Wesley, Vol. 9: Reprinted From the Originals THE "Short Hymns on Select Passages of the Holy Scriptures" were originally published in two volumes "in the year 1762." Some copies appeared without any other words on the title-page, the Author probably fearing that some might be deterred by his name from buying or reading what was designed for their benefit. But the greater part of the edition was issued with the names of both author and printer; the latter being E. Farley, in Small Street, Bristol; and the former announcing himself, as in other publications, "Charles Wesley, M.A., and Presbyter of the Church of England." The following Preface appears in most copies: - "God, having graciously laid His hand upon my body, and disabled me for the principal work of the ministry, has thereby given me an unexpected occasion of writing the following hymns. Many of the thoughts arc borrowed from Mr. Henry's Comment, Dr. Gell on the Pentateuch, and Bengelius on the New Testament. "Several of the hymns are intended to prove, and several to guard, the doctrine of Christian Perfection. I durst not publish one without the other. "In the latter sort I use some severity; not against particular persons, but against Enthusiasts and Antinomians, who, by not living up to their profession, give abundant occasion to them that seek it, and cause the truth to be evil spoken of. "Such there have been, in every age, in every revival of religion. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.