John Wesley (1703–1791), Anglican cleric, evangelist, and—with his brother Charles—founder of Methodism. This collection gathers his principal works: his Sermons and Explanatory Notes upon the New Testament (together the doctrinal standards of Methodism), his Journal, his Explanatory Notes on the whole Bible, his major prose treatises and appeals, A Plain Account of Christian Perfection, and the Hymns and Sacred Poems.
Sermons
- Sermons on Several Occasions — all 141 sermons (Jackson 1872 numbering)
The Journal
- The Journal of John Wesley — 21 chapters (Parker’s abridgment)
Explanatory Notes upon the Bible
- Notes upon the New Testament — 260 chapters across 27 books (a doctrinal standard)
- Notes upon the Old Testament — 929 chapters across 39 books
Treatises & Appeals
- A Farther Appeal to Men of Reason and Religion, Part I
- A Farther Appeal to Men of Reason and Religion, Part II
- A Farther Appeal to Men of Reason and Religion, Part III
- A Plain Account of Christian Perfection
- A Plain Account of the People Called Methodists
- A Short History of Methodism
- An Earnest Appeal to Men of Reason and Religion
- Minutes of Several Conversations
- Minutes of Some Late Conversations (The Large Minutes)
- The Character of a Methodist
- The Nature, Design, and General Rules of the United Societies
Poetical Works
- Hymns and Sacred Poems (1739, 1740) — 4 parts