Romanticism and Methodism
The excerpt is taken from John Wesley's "Assorted Sermons," which were a collection of sermons that Wesley preached during the 18th century in England. Wesley was the founder of the Methodist movement, which sought to bring about a revival of Christianity in England by emphasizing the importance of personal piety, social justice, and evangelism.
By salvation I mean not barely according to the vulgar notion deliverance from hell or going to heaven but a present deliverance from sin a restoration of the soul to its primitive health its original purity a recovery of the divine nature the renewal of our souls after the image of God in righteousness and true holiness in justice mercy and truth . . .
Do you not know that God entrusted you with that money (all above what buys necessities for your families) to feed the hungry, to clothe the naked, to help the stranger, the widow, the fatherless; and, indeed, as far as it will go, to relieve the wants of all mankind? How can you, how dare you, defraud the Lord, by applying it to any other purpose? . . .
Thanksgiving is inseparable from true prayer; it is almost essentially connected with it. One who always prays is ever giving praise, whether in ease or pain, both for prosperity and for the greatest adversity. He blesses God for all things, looks on them as coming from Him, and receives them for His sake- not choosing nor refusing, liking or disliking,anything, but only as it is agreeable or disagreeable to His perfect will.
John Wesley, Assorted Sermons
Question 1
Identify one perspective about people's relationship with God described in the excerpt.
Question 2
Explain one historical trend in Europe from 1648 to 1815 that influenced the ideas expressed in the excerpt.
Question 3
Explain one way the ideas expressed in the excerpt affected European religious life from 1648 to 1815.
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