John Wesley Deceitful Action Against Augustus Toplady

John Wesley Deceitful Action Against Augustus Toplady

John Wesley’ deceitful action against Augustus Toplady: John Wesley, an Arminian, had taken a pamphlet published by Augustus Toplady, a Calvinist, in which Toplady had translated, from Latin, an excerpt from Jerome Zanchius’ “Absolute Predestination.” John Wesley manifestly changed the meaning of the pamphlet; disclaiming the doctrines of grace. When John Wesley distributed his pamphlet …

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Steadfastly Fixed On Him – Augustus Toplady

Steadfastly fixed on Him. If anything can awake astonishment, and inflame our gratitude, it must be that mystery of love, God manifested in our nature, and made man, to bleed and die for our salvation. That He should condescend to be sold for thirty shekels of silver; to be apprehended and condemned as a malefactor; …

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Righteousness of Christ – Augustus Toplady

As Christ’s righteousness is the only merit that can exalt us to the presence and to the kingdom of God; so that doctrine alone is to be considered as evangelical which depresses the righteousness of man, and exalts the righteousness of Christ: leading us to trust, not on what we do, but singly on what He has done and suffered for us.