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In Annesley's sermon the above quotation is an expansion of the following brief definition of conscience : “ Conscience is man's judgment of himself , of his estate and actions as they are subjected unto the judgment of God .
In Annesley's sermon the above quotation is an expansion of the following brief definition of conscience : “ Conscience is man's judgment of himself , of his estate and actions as they are subjected unto the judgment of God .
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It must be remembered that Wesley was defining the conscience for use within the Christian community ; therefore , his insistence that all knowledge of good and evil must refer to God is quite adequate , framed as it is within a ...
It must be remembered that Wesley was defining the conscience for use within the Christian community ; therefore , his insistence that all knowledge of good and evil must refer to God is quite adequate , framed as it is within a ...
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a tendency to hypostatize conscience as the judge of man.73 Conscience is somehow " over - against ” man in this presentation . Wesley's own comment that conscience is not natural but " above all his natural endowments ” might also ...
a tendency to hypostatize conscience as the judge of man.73 Conscience is somehow " over - against ” man in this presentation . Wesley's own comment that conscience is not natural but " above all his natural endowments ” might also ...
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Contents
Abbreviations | 11 |
Puritan Authors in Wesleys Publications | 31 |
Wesleys Abridgment of Puritan Literature | 47 |
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